Go Fairmont Falcons

Welcome to Third Grade!

Contact Me!

cpawlak@fsd89.org

(815) 726 -4158

Mrs. Christe Pawlak

Important Dates:

December: 

2nd - 2nd Quarter Positive Behavior Reward movies

6th - Special School Board Meeting.  5:30 PM

9th - READING MAP TEST

12th - MATH MAP TEST       

13th - LA MAP TEST

20th - Winter Program 1:15 PM

21st - 2nd Quarter ends / Report Cards mailed home

          Last day of classes before Winter Break

          School Board Meeting 5:30 PM

22nd - January 4th - NO SCHOOL / WINTER BREAK

Favorite Links

• http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com
• http://www.funbrain.com
• http://www.toonuniversity.com
• http://www.freemathtest.com
• http://www.funschool.kaboose.com
• http://www.multiplication.com
• http://pbskids.org/
• http://www.starfall.com/
• http://www.wegivebooks.org/
• http://www.seussville.com/
• http://www.freerice.com/
• http://www.vocabulary.co.il/

Homework

We have homework Monday through Thursday!

Each day late an assignment loses 10% of it's possible grade. If an assignment is more than 3 days late the student will receive a 0% (F) as a grade. 

What We're Reading:

We started our Fourth novel: 

George's Marvelous Medicine

by Roald Dahl

George is home alone with his horrible old grunion Grandma. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. George knows just what to put in it! Ask your student what happens when George decides to 'cure' Grandma himself!

A Little About Me....

     I am very happy to be starting my fifth year teaching 3rd Grade at Fairmont School. I hold a Bachelor Degree from Dominican University, and a Masters in Early Childhood Education from National-Louis University. 

   My husband and I are very proud  of our daughter, who is in her senior year at college. In my spare time I enjoy reading, traveling to exciting places, snorkeling, and watching movies. We all enjoy playing with our lab, Max!

                          Websites for Reading

  Fairmont School has begun using a new Reading Comprehension Program called Making Meaning. It encourages students to become critical thinkers of the texts they read. Students actively participate in conversations with partners and as a whole class to  summarize, analyze, and at times, debate what they have read. We are also using a sister program called Being a Writer to strengthen our writing skills. 

Look here for new websites to practice learned skills!

Classroom Expectations:

Students are expected to follow the Fairmont Five.

Animal Research Websites

  Here are some websites to explore for information on your animal. Be sure to have an adult work with you on the Internet!!

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html

http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/animals/creaturefeature/

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

http://www.stmary.pvt.k12.de.us/Lib_Animal.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals.html

http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/