Miss Pellin's Post
November 2nd to November 5th

We had a boo-tiful time at our Halloween Party and Halloween Parade. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make it possible. The class had so much fun!  

There will not be school on Friday, November 6th.  Please plan accordingly.  

Conferences are geared toward meeting with students' homeroom teacher.  I look forward to meeting with you on Monday, November 2nd, Tuesday, November 3rd, and  Wednesday, November 4th!  

If anyone has a veteran in their family, we are inviting veterans to come into PV on Veteran's Day, 11/11, to say the Pledge of Allegiance with our students.  If you do, please let me or Mr. Pagel know.

We are also looking for a parent representative to help our PBIS team by organizing various charitable events throughout the school year.  Let me know if you are interested and I'll connect you with the appropriate people.  


The Eleventh Week of 2015 at School:
Science: We will focus on social studies this week.   

Social Studies: We will begin learning about the history of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about the founder of Downers Grove, Pierce Downer.  

Math:  We will begin the study of unit 2, module 4 on division with remainders.  Look for a study guide to come home this week.  We will finish the study of unit 2 and there will be a test in the week of November 9th.  Students will take a multiplication by 9 test on Tuesday, November 3rd.  Students will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, November 3rd will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students were given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities.    Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Thursday, November 5th.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Thursday, November 5th.  

ELA:  We will continue the study of myths and our Daily 5 program.  Fiction reading contracts will be due on Tuesday, November 3rd.  Students can work on their reading contract packet both at school and at home.  October reading logs will be due on Monday, November 2nd.  On Monday, students will receive their November reading logs.  We will begin to study nouns this week and identify them in our writing.  




Things to Remember:Monday 11/2:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  October reading logs are due.
Tuesday 11/3:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  Reading contracts are due.

Wednesday 11/4:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  
Thursday 11/5:  There will be a spelling test and the 8 activities are due.  
Friday 11/6:  There will be no school.

Miss Pellin's Post
October 26th to October 30th

 

The classroom Halloween Party will go from 1:10-2:10 p.m. and then the parade will begin. 

Halloween: 

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

Conferences are geared toward meeting with students' homeroom teacher.  I look forward to meeting with you on Monday, November 2nd, Tuesday, November 3rd, and  Wednesday, November 4th!  

The Tenth Week of 2015 at School:

Science: There will be a chapter 9 science test on Thursday, October 29th.  

Social Studies: We will begin studying the history of Downers Grove.  

Math:  We will continue the study of unit 2, module 3 on multiplication stories and strategies.  They will take a multiplication by 8 test on Tuesday, October 27th.  Students will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, October 27th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Spelling:  Students will be given a new word sort.  Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Thursday, November 5th.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Thursday, November 5th.  

ELA:  We will begin the study of myths.  Students will also continue to edit and type their haunted house paper.  Fiction reading contracts will be due on Tuesday, November 3rd.  Students can  work on their reading contract packet both at school and at home.  October reading logs will be due on Monday, November 2nd.  We will continue our Daily 5 program.  






Things to Remember:
Thursday 10/29:  There will be a chapter 9 science test.
Friday 10/30: Happy Halloween!  We will have our party and parade!

Monday 11/2:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  October reading logs are due.
Tuesday 11/3:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  Reading contracts are due.

Wednesday 11/4:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  
Thursday 11/5:  There will be a spelling test and the 8 activities are due.  
Friday 11/6:  There will be no school.

Miss Pellin's Post
October 19th - October 23rd 

Conferences for students' homeroom teacher will be held in the first week of November.  Sign ups will be coming out soon.

Halloween:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

P.E.:
Please sign your child's Physical Fitness page.  This should be in their Homework pocket of their binder.

The Ninth Week of 2015 at School:

Science: We will finish studying the water cycle in chapter 9, lesson 2.  Then we will study weather in chapter 9, lesson 3.  Look for a study guide to come home this week.  There will be a test in the week of October 26th.  

The students watched the water cycle in progress during a class experiment.  First, the water evaporated when it was boiled.  Ice cubes were placed in the pie pan in order to cool down the air.  This caused the water vapor  to condense on the bottom of the pie pan. As the condensed water started to build up, it fell like precipitation.  

Social Studies: We will focus on science.  

Spelling:  We will continue our Ways Their Way program.  Students were given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities.    Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, October 23rd.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Friday, October 23rd.  

ELA:    This week we will focus on reading a complex text describing a monster.  Students will also work on writing a paper persuading a movie director to buy their haunted house! They will continue the Daily 5 reading program.  During the read to self station, students will work on their Independent Reading Contract.  

Math: We will continue the study of unit 2, module 2 on arrays and ratio tables.  Students will use base ten blocks, the distributive property, and ratio tables to solve multiplication problems.   They will take a multiplication by 7 test on Tuesday, October 20th.  Students will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, October 20th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  

Things to Remember:

Tuesday 10/20: There will be a multiplication by 7 test.
Friday 10/23:  There will be a spelling test and the 8 spelling activities are due. 

Miss Pellin's Post
October 12th - October 16th 

Remember Monday, October 12th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Please plan accordingly.

Halloween: 

The Halloween parade and party will be on October 30th.  

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

On Thursday, October 15th there will be a book fair and taffy apple sale from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

The Eighth Week of 2015 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of the water cycle in chapter 9, lesson 2.  Ask your child to show you hand motions for the water cycle.  We will also conduct an experiment where we can see the water cycle in motion.  

Social Studies: We will focus on science.  

Spelling:  Students will be given a new word sort.  Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, October 23rd.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Friday, October 23rd.  

ELA:  We will continue our study of fables.  We have "close" watched The Tortoise and the Hare Disney video using three levels of questioning and we will compare this video with the Super Bowl commercial featuring The Tortoise and the Hare.  We will also continue our Daily 5 program.  In your child's reading folder you will find their graded fiction reading contract.  Feel free to look at the graded rubric, but then please place the packet back in the reading folder.  This packet will be added to each child's portfolio.  For English, we are going to work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as we prepare to write a haunted house story.  The students will try to convince a movie director to buy their haunted house!

Math: We will continue the study of unit 2, module 1 on building multiplication arrays.  Students will use linear measurements such as decimeters to calculate the area of arrays.  Students will take a multiplication by 6 test on Tuesday, October 13th.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, October 13th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  


Things to Remember:
Monday 10/12:  There is no school today.
Tuesday 10/13: There will be a multiplication by 6 test.
Thursday 10/15:  The book fair and taffy apple sale is tonight from 6:30-8:00.  

Miss Pellin's Post
October 5th - October 9th 

Halloween:

The Halloween parade and party will be on Friday, October 30th.  
Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 10-15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

There will be an early dismissal on Friday, October 9th.  Students will be dismissed at 11:35 a.m.  Please plan accordingly.  

Picture Day:  A sheet was sent home regarding picture day.  It will be on Tuesday, October 6th. 

The Seventh Week of 2015 at School:

Social Studies: We will focus on science.  

Science: We will continue the study of the water cycle in chapter 9.

Spelling: We will continue our Words Their Way program.  Students will be given a new word sort.  Students should complete 8 activities from their homework sheet and turn them in on Friday, October 9th.  Some of activities listed cannot be turned in.   Please initial next to the activity name so that I know the activity was completed if needed.  The spelling test will also be on Friday, October 9th.  

ELA: We will focus on fables and finding the moral of the story.  Students will look for evidence to support their claim (the moral).  For language, we will study subjects and predicates.  We will also start a descriptive writing unit.  We will also continue our Daily 5 program.  

Math: We will continue the study measurement.  Then we will begin unit 2, module 1 on  building multiplication arrays.. Students will take a multiplication by 5 test on Tuesday, October 6th.  They will have two and a half minutes to complete 26 problems.   Students who pass on Tuesday, October 6th will receive the full amount of points (13/13).  If students don't pass the test on the first day, they will take the test the next day and receive 12/13 if they pass.  Students will continue taking the test each day until they pass and one point will be taken off each day.  


Things to Remember:
Tuesday 10/6: It is picture day.  There will be a multiplication by 5 test.  

Friday 10/9:  There will be a spelling test and the 8 spelling activities are due.  It is an early dismissal day.

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