Friday, December 12, 2014

Miss Pellin's Post
December 15th to December 19th


Our class will go on a bowling field trip on Monday, December 15th. Optional: Students can bring $5.00 if they would like to buy a snack at the bowling alley. Please send your child with a sack lunch on this day.

On Friday, December 19th, the third grade students will watch the movie Miracle on 34th Street at the Tivoli.

The Seventeenth Week of 2014 at School:
Science: We will focus on social studies this week.  

Social Studies:  We will finish the study of local government in chapter 12.  There will be an open book/open packet test on modern day Downers Grove and chapter 12 on Thursday, December 18th.  

We will also start a new unit, holidays around the world.  In this unit, students will work in groups and be given a country.  They will be doing research on that country and then make a poster to present to the class.  They will get to learn about how other countries celebrate this holiday. 

Math:  We will finish the study of topic 5 on multiplication facts using patterns.  Students received a practice test which is due on Wednesday, December 17th.  The topic 5 test will be on Thursday, December 18th.  

Students should continue to study their math facts each night.  

Spelling: This week students will be given a holiday list.  They will write a story using the words on the holiday list.  Their story will be graded.  Students will not be tested on the holiday list.  

Reading:  There will not be a Weekly Words Quiz this week.   We will continue our new unit called Traditions.  We will also be reading a lot of nonfiction text and learn different nonfiction reading strategies.  In addition we will discuss cause and effect.  

English: We will finish the study of verbs in unit 3.  There will be a test on verbs on Friday, December 19th.  

 


Things to Remember:
Monday 12/15We will go bowling. 
Thursday 12/18There will be a topic 5 math test and a modern day Downers Grove/Chapter 12 test.  
Friday 12/19:  We will go to the Tivoli.  There will be a verb test.