Miss Pellin's Post

September 8th- September 12th

I really enjoyed seeing everyone at Curriculum Night!  I hope it was informative.  If you ever have a question or comment for me, please let me know!

We are truly getting into our 3rd grade curriculum and are starting quizzes and tests very soon. Watch the blog for news in each subject. 

A few reminders:  

Please sign your child's planner daily.

Please label all envelopes sent in with your child's name, their grade, what is in the envelope, and my name.

Please review the Prairieview Handbook at http://www.ccsd66.org/schools/prairieview/.  On the left hand side you will find a link to the Student Handbook.  

The Third Week of School:
Science:  We will be studying ecosystems in chapter 4.  

Social Studies: Students will continue to learn about cardinal and intermediate directions.  Study guides were handed out on Friday, September 5th.  There will be a short direction quiz on Thursday, September 11th.  Students will get a chance to go on a direction scavenger hunt around the building to find a prize this week.  

Math: We will begin switching for math on Wednesday.

Spelling: This week in spelling we will work on List 3. This list will focus on words with more short vowels.  There will be a pretest on Monday, September 8th.  The final test will be on Friday, September 12th.

Reading: This week we will work on finding the conflict and resolution in various stories.  Students will also work on their reading stamina for reading to self and reading to someone, which are both components of our Daily 5 reading program.  By the end of the week students will start to get to know Ivan, a mighty silverback gorilla.  He is the main character in our anchor text, The One and Only Ivan.  

English:  We will continue to study sentences in unit 1.   Students will review the difference between statements, questions, commands, and exclamation sentences.  They will apply this knowledge to their writing.

Things to Remember:
Monday 9/8: There will be a spelling pretest.
Thursday 9/11:  There will be a direction quiz.
Friday 9/12: There will be a spelling test. 

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