Junior Achievement will begin this week on Wed.
The "Amazing Animals" assembly will be on Wed. of this week.
Reading This week in reading we will continue our work with problem/solution. We will begin a new theme called "Battle of the Wits" The students will be challenged with determining the problems and solutions of the characters in our stories this week.
This will take us right into our Inventions unit. Many inventions were created to solve problems that people had every day and/or to make life easier for people. Some inventions were even created by mistake. Believe it or not, many inventions were created by kids. Look for the information coming home on Monday. The students should be thinking about an invention that can make their life easier. We will discuss this in class on Monday. Their idea for their invention will be due on Wednesday of this week.
English This week we will begin a unit on poetry. The students will learn about the different kinds of poetry and write their own acrostic, cinquain, and alliteration poems.
If they have a favorite poetry book, they may bring it in to share with the class.
Social Studies This week the students will have a quiz on Wednesday over the map of the Midwest. They should be able to label the states correctly and the bodies of water (Great Lakes). They will earn 1/4 point for every capital they can label correctly.
Their assignment tonight is to fill in the map of the Midwest. They will be graded on the neatness and spelling. They should also color each state a different color and outline the states in a skinny black marker. The bodies of water should be shaded in blue and labeled as well.
A test over chapter nine in social studies is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9th.
They should begin reviewing the vocabulary in the chapter and then the main concepts at the end of each lesson and section in the chapter.
Questions to know:
1. Why did the Ojibwa rely on fish, game, and wild rice instead of farming as their main sources of food?
2. What challenges did the Midwestern settlers face and how could they overcome these challenges?
3. What were two main goals of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
4. Why were Cahokia and St. Louis good places for trade?
5. How did the invention of the steamboat affect the city of St. Louis?
Science This week in science the students will learn about simple machines. They will learn about the first simple machine used by humans-the lever. Along with this they will learn the vocabulary terms: load, load arm, force arm, fulcrum and effort and be able to label them in a diagram. They will learn about different types of levers: first, second, and third class levers. The other simple machine they will learn about this week is the inclined plane. They will investigate to see how an inclined plane makes work easier.
Math - In math this week the students will review the units for capacity. They will begin to review the metric units of measurement. They will study the metric units of length, mass, and capacity. A division 7 timed test will be given on Friday. Be sure to ask you child if he/she passed out the thier 6 division. They should make it up during recess if they did not.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Sunday, March 16, 2008
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room March17-21
Spring Break begins on Friday, March 21st.
Reading This week the students will be evaluating problem/solution text patterns. The students will read passages that are both fiction and non-fiction to determine problems and solutions. They will understand that there may be more than one problem in a story and that there are several ways to solve a problem. They will also look at the events leading to the solutions.
Language This week the students will work on persuasive writing. They will review and understand what persuasion is. They will read their persausive ad final drafts to the class. They will then begin their research for their first persausive essay.
Science There will be a test over the first 6 activities on Thursday of this week. The material to be tested is highlighted in their science journals, which they should bring home on Monday. They should also study the vocabulary from the unit which they should have in their science binders.
Social Studies This week we will learn about the changes that took place as the French fur traders came to the Midwest. The students will study the factors that led some Native American groups in the Midwest to lose their land and as the Midwestern settlers moved in,
the challenges they had to overcome.
Math In math this week the students will review calendar skills. They will measure using non-standard units of measure and then move to standard units of measure.They will also review their standard measurements of inch, foot, yard, and mile. They will measure using inch, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch. They will need to know how many feet in a yard , how many yards in a mile, how many inches in a foot etc. They will also learn their standard units of capacity, ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon. I have postponed the division 6 test until Thursday of this week.
Reading This week the students will be evaluating problem/solution text patterns. The students will read passages that are both fiction and non-fiction to determine problems and solutions. They will understand that there may be more than one problem in a story and that there are several ways to solve a problem. They will also look at the events leading to the solutions.
Language This week the students will work on persuasive writing. They will review and understand what persuasion is. They will read their persausive ad final drafts to the class. They will then begin their research for their first persausive essay.
Science There will be a test over the first 6 activities on Thursday of this week. The material to be tested is highlighted in their science journals, which they should bring home on Monday. They should also study the vocabulary from the unit which they should have in their science binders.
Social Studies This week we will learn about the changes that took place as the French fur traders came to the Midwest. The students will study the factors that led some Native American groups in the Midwest to lose their land and as the Midwestern settlers moved in,
the challenges they had to overcome.
Math In math this week the students will review calendar skills. They will measure using non-standard units of measure and then move to standard units of measure.They will also review their standard measurements of inch, foot, yard, and mile. They will measure using inch, 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, and 1/8 inch. They will need to know how many feet in a yard , how many yards in a mile, how many inches in a foot etc. They will also learn their standard units of capacity, ounce, cup, pint, quart, gallon. I have postponed the division 6 test until Thursday of this week.
Friday, March 7, 2008
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 10-14
ISAT Week
This week the students will be taking the ISAT tests. The best way to help the children prepare is to review the models sent home for written responses to math and reading. They can review the science and math packets to go over the skills that they know they had some difficulty with.
It is important that they get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast. I healthy snack would be a good idea for the kids to bring in on these days to give them that late morning boost.
There will be no spelling test this week.
Science The students will conduct experiments to investigate the effects of friction and lubricants on moving things. When is friction needed and not needed? When are lubricants useful? How do we use them in our everyday life?
Social Studies The students will learn about the people of the Midwest. They will learn about the different Native American tribes that lived in the Midwest. They will compare the Ojibawa culture from the 1600's to today. They will understand how these Native Americans keep their culture alive today. The students will make their own "Talking Stick". The Ojibawas had a talking stick that they used when they had meetings. The person with the talking stick was the one who could talk. Everyone else in the group had to listen and be respectful to the person with the talking stick. This gave everyone in the group a chance to speak.
Math We will be meeting this week only for ISAT testing.
This week the students will be taking the ISAT tests. The best way to help the children prepare is to review the models sent home for written responses to math and reading. They can review the science and math packets to go over the skills that they know they had some difficulty with.
It is important that they get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast. I healthy snack would be a good idea for the kids to bring in on these days to give them that late morning boost.
There will be no spelling test this week.
Science The students will conduct experiments to investigate the effects of friction and lubricants on moving things. When is friction needed and not needed? When are lubricants useful? How do we use them in our everyday life?
Social Studies The students will learn about the people of the Midwest. They will learn about the different Native American tribes that lived in the Midwest. They will compare the Ojibawa culture from the 1600's to today. They will understand how these Native Americans keep their culture alive today. The students will make their own "Talking Stick". The Ojibawas had a talking stick that they used when they had meetings. The person with the talking stick was the one who could talk. Everyone else in the group had to listen and be respectful to the person with the talking stick. This gave everyone in the group a chance to speak.
Math We will be meeting this week only for ISAT testing.
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