Mrs. Pellin's Post
March 2nd to March 6th

Monday, March 3rd is Casimir Pulaski Day. Here's another picture of what he looks like! There is no school! Have a great day off!

This week the first graders will be reading about a lost hungry kitten and how a little boy rescues the kitten. We will write about different ways people can help animals. We will continue our "Word Wall" study and put the words in sentences.

This week the second graders will begin a writing project. They will write using the following topic sentence: If I were a leprechaun and I had a pot of gold, I would ... They will write a rough draft first and after making corrections together, they will write a final draft.

Center Cass School District # 66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response of Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and instruction for school teams in designing, implementing, and educational interventions.

Mrs. Pellin's Post
February 23rd to February 27th

Monday, March 3rd is Casimir Pulaski Day. Here's what he looks like! There is no school! Have a great day off!

This week the first graders will continue their own personal "Word Wall Chart." Each day two new words will be added to their chart. At the end of each week, they will read all of their "Word Wall" words. We will also be reading baby and mother hippos. They will learn how the mother protects its baby. The children will start to write the beginning, middle, and ending of the stories we read.

This week the second graders will read about a dinosaurs and how a Triceratops scares away a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Sometimes being brave is more important than being large. The second graders will start to write summaries of this story independently with the aid of story guide words.

Center Cass School District # 66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response of Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and instruction for school teams in designing, implementing, and educational interventions.

Mrs. Pellin's Post
February 16th to February 20th

Monday, February 16th is Presidents Day. There is no school! Have a great day off!

This week the first graders will begin their own personal "Word Wall Chart." Each day two new words will be added to their chart. At the end of each week, they will read all of their "Word Wall" words. We will also be reading about lizards. The children will learn about how lizards change colors and lose their tails to hide from their enemies.

Last week the second graders read about a family who experienced a flood that was caused by a local river overflowing. This week we will read about how the family returns home to clean up their house and cars. The children will write about each step the family has to take to restore their home.

Center Cass School District # 66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response of Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and instruction for school teams in designing, implementing, and educational interventions.

Mrs. Pellin's Post
February 9th to February 13th

This week first and second grade students will be taking the Iowa Basics Test. During this time the RTI team will be evaluating the interventions that we have used this school year. We will also research new interventions that would be beneficial to our program during the next school year.

Center Cass School District # 66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response of Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and instruction for school teams in designing, implementing, and educational interventions.