Miss Pellin's Post
December 2nd to December 6th

The Fifteenth Week of 2013 at School: 

Science: We will finish the study of chapter 11 on matter.  A study guide will go home on Tuesday, December 3rd.  There will be a chapter 11 test on Monday, December 9th.  

Social Studies: We will finish the study of chapter 12 on local government.  Students received a study guide today, November 26th.  There will be a chapter 12 test on Wednesday, December 4th.  

Math: This week we will continue chapter 5 on understanding division.  We will discuss inverse operations and then focus on word problems. A study guide will be handed out on Monday, December 2nd.  There will be a chapter 5 test on Friday, December 6th.   Students should also continue to study their multiply and divide by 2 facts.  There will be a multiply and divide by 2 timed test on Thursday, December 5th.  Students went home with an example test today, November 26th.  Students will be given two minutes to complete the test.

Spelling: 
Monday:  Pretest on lesson 13
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Write your words fives times each.
Wednesday: Homework - Write sentences using your spelling words.
Friday:  Post test on lesson 13

Reading: The November reading logs will be due on Monday, December 2nd.  Students will pick one fictional and one non-fictional character we have read about and use text proof to support how they have broken through gender barriers.  Then we will begin a new story titled The Keeping Quilt.  Students will receive new vocabulary words and will have a quiz on Wednesday, December 11th.   

English: We will begin the study of verbs in unit 3.





Things to Remember:
Monday 12/2: November reading logs are due.  
Wednesday 12/4: There will be a chapter 12 social studies test.
Thursday 12/5: There will be a multiplication test.
Friday 12/6: There will be a chapter 5 math test and a spelling test.
Monday 12/9: There will a chapter 11 science test.

Contact Information: 
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org 
Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
November 25th- November 29th

Happy Thanksgiving!!  There will not be school from Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29th due to Thanksgiving. 

The Fourteenth Week of 2013 at School: 

Science: We will continue the study of matter in chapter 11.  Students will learn about how matter can change in lesson 3.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of lesson 2 on community leaders in chapter 12.   

Math: This week we will continue the study of chapter 5.  We discuss the relationship between multiplication and division.  Students can begin studying their multiplication and division by 2 facts.  We will have a timed test on these facts in the week of December 2nd.  I will give you more details about the test in my blog next week.

Spelling: There will not be spelling this week.

Reading: Students will present their mirror to the class.  One side of the mirror shows the class information most people might already know about them and the other side shows the class information most people do not know about them.  Students were given a speaking rubric on how they will be graded for the presentation.  It would be great if they could practice their presentation at home.  

English: Students will read their turkey stories to the class.  




Things to Remember:

Tuesday 11/26: Mirror presentations
Wednesday 11/27: No School
Thursday 11/28: No School
Friday 11/29: No School

Contact Information: 
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org 
Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
November 18th to November 22nd 

Prairieview School-Community Service Project Animal Assisted Therapy Program-Edward Hospital

Prairieview School, in Downers Grove, (3^rd, 4^th and 5^th Graders) is proud to have an opportunity to sponsor an Edward Hospital therapy dog, Kodi. Prairieview School will take donations until November 19^th!

If you want to learn more about this Animal Assisted Therapy Program go the the following link:  httpwww.edward.org/animalassistedtherapy

The Thirteenth Week of 2013 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of states of matter in chapter 11, lesson 2.  Students will do an experiment in order to see that air takes up space.  

Social Studies: We will continue the study of local government in chapter 12.  Students will learn about local leaders in lesson 2.  

Math:  We will continue the study of chapter 5 on understanding division.  Students will learn about the concept of division.  We will discuss vocabulary words such as partition, division sentence, dividend, divisor, and quotient.  

Spelling: 
Monday:  Pretest on lesson 12
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Tuesday:  Homework - Write your words fives times each.
Wednesday: Homework - Write sentences using your spelling words.
Friday:  Post test on lesson 12

Reading:  This week students will read Mulan.  They will be given vocabulary words on Monday, November 18th.  There will be a vocabulary quiz and comprehension check on Thursday, November 21st.  

English: This week students will write a persuasive paper from a turkey's point of view.  They will have to convince a farmer to let them escape!  


Things to Remember:
Thursday 11/21:  There will be a vocabulary and comprehension check.  
Friday 11/22: There will be a spelling test.

Miss Pellin's Post
November 11th to November 15th 


There will be no school on Friday, November 10th or on Monday, November 11th.  Monday is Veterans Day.  Please plan accordingly.    

In the picture above the class is standing in front of Pierce Downers house!  Thank you to all the parents who were chaperones for the Downers Grove field trip!

The Twelfth Week of 2013 at School:

Science: We will continue to study matter in chapter 11.  This week we will finish the study of lesson 1 and move on to lesson 2.  

Social Studies: We will learn about community services in chapter 12.  We will discuss how this relates to Downers Grove.  

Math:  There will be a chapter 4 test on Wednesday, November 13th.  Students should use their book and study guide to prepare.  Then we will begin chapter 5 on understanding division.  

Spelling: 
Tuesday:  Pretest on lesson 11
Homework - Cursive worksheet
Wednesday:  Homework - Write your words fives times each.
Thursday: Homework - Write sentences using your spelling words.
Friday:  Post test on lesson 11

Reading:  Students will read about characters who have broken through gender barriers.  Students will continue working on finding text proof.  We will also continue our Daily 5 program.  

English: This week we will finish the study of nouns in unit 2.  Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday, November 12th.  There will be a noun test on Friday, November 15th.  Also, at the end of the week students will bring home a turkey that they need to disguise.  They will be writing about it in the following week.   


Things to Remember:
Monday 11/11: There will be no school for Veterans Day. 
Wednesday 11/13:  There will be a chapter 4 math test.
Friday 11/15: There will be an English test and a spelling test.