Miss Pellin's Post

April 24th to April 28th

Please join us for our spring Open House on Thursday, April 27th from 6:30 - 8:00.  Third grade's Open House themes are space and Chicago, so come wearing your favorite Chicago team's apparel!  There will also be a book fair.  I look forward to seeing each of you! 

Today marks the halfway point of the trimester. Please check your child's grades.

Zoo Field Trip: As enrichment for our ELA unit on The One and Only Ivan and an upcoming unit in science on ecosystems, we will go to Brookfield Zoo on May 11th! Please turn in permission slips by Friday, April 28th.

The Thirty-fifth Week at School:

Science: At the end of this week, we will begin studying ecosystems in chapter 4.

Social Studies: We will continue reading about Chicago. Students will finish making a brochure on a place in Chicago of their choice such as the Shedd Aquarium or Field Museum. They will also learn more about how Chicago is multicultural and about many of the ethnic neighborhoods.  

Math:  We will finish unit 6 on Multiplication & Division, Data, & Fractions.  The unit 6 study guide is due on Tuesday, April 25th. The unit 6 test is on Wednesday, April 26th. Then we will begin unit 7 on Reviewing & Extending Fractions, Decimals & Multi-Digit Multiplication. 

Spelling: Students have received their spelling list. The 3 activities will be due on Friday, April 28th. They will also have their spelling test on Friday, April 28th.

ELA: We will continue our third unit titled, Stand Up for What You Believe In! We finished reading The One and Only Ivan! This week students will find character traits along with text evidence. We will continue our Daily 5 program.

Things to Remember: 

Tuesday 4/25: Math Unit 6 Study Guides are due.
Wednesday 4/26: There will be a Math Unit 6 Test.

Thursday 4/27: It is Prairieview's Open House and Book Fair!

Friday 4/28: There is a spelling test and 3 activities are due.

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