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

PARCC testing will begin on Monday, March 2nd. 
Parents can play an important role in getting students ready for these tests. Here are suggestions on how parents can help their children prepare for the PARCC: 

1. Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep before the tests
2. Make sure your child eats a healthy breakfast the days of the test
3. Let your child know that he or she should take the test seriously and do his or her best
4. Talk to your child about what to do while taking the test, including:
a. Paying attention to directions
b. Asking questions about directions if they are unclear
c. Reading each question carefully
d. Eliminating wrong answers right away, concentrating on remaining choices
e. Double checking answers

The testing dates are during the first and second week of March:  

Mon. 3/2, Wed. 3/4,  Mon. 3/9, Wed. 3/11,  and Fri. 3/13.

The Twenty-sixth Week at School:

Science: We will focus on social studies this week. 

Social Studies: We will continue the study of chapter 3 on culture.  

Math:  There will be a topic 8 test on Tuesday, March 3rd.    

Students have already started taking timed multiplication tests.  All students have passed their multiplication by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 6's, 7's and 10's test.  This week students will take their divide by 7 test.  They have 3 minutes to complete 24 problems.  Students will have 5 days to pass each multiplication test which they take daily.  If they pass in less than 5 days then they will move on to a new fact.  Students should be practicing their facts every night.  They will be tested on facts in the following order:

-8's
-9's
-11's
-12's

Spelling:  This week in spelling we will work on List 18.  There will be a pretest on Monday, March 2nd.  The final test will be on Friday, March 6th.

Reading: We will continue our unit on traditions. We will be reading nonfiction text and answering text dependent questions.  We will work in our Daily 5 stations on various reading strategies while reading good fit articles and/or books. The February reading log is due on Monday, March 2nd.  

English:   We finish our study of adjectives and adverbs in unit 4.  There will be an unit 4 test on Friday, March 6th.  

Things to Remember: 
Monday 3/2: There will be PARCC testing.  The February reading log is due.
Tuesday 3/3: There will a topic 8 math test.
Wednesday 3/4:  There will be PARCC testing.
Friday 3/6:  There will be a spelling test and an English test.  

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