News From Mrs. Cavoto's Class April 6-April 10th

Things to Remember:
April 7th – Teacher Institute – No School
April 10th – No School
April 13th – Inventions are due
April 16th – Spring Open House



Roller skating permission slips went home. They are due by April 17th. Only 175 students will be able to attend. Please get them in right away!

Family Book Club Night is Wednesday, April 29th @ 6:30 p.m. Simply go to the Center Cass 66 District website, click on "Prairieview", and read more about this great school event! You can then print a registration form and send it in. Please note that registration has been extended.

Spelling- No spelling test this week

Reading - Those students who are reading Riding Freedom should be ready on with their book discussion sheets on chapters "In the Middle" and Chapters 6 & 7. Those students who are reading Behind Rebel Lines should be ready with their book discussion sheets on chapter 6-8. They are due Monday, April 6. We had a couple of days in class the week before break to work on this assignment, so many students probably already have this completed.

Don't forget to keep track of your reading in your folder. The reading that you are doing at home for your literature book can be counted on your reading folder.

English - The students will identify possessive pronouns in sentences and combine pronouns and verbs to write contractions. A test over Unit 6 Pronouns will be on Thursday, April 16th.

We will continue to write our Just Look books this week. Most students are finished with their research and are now organizing and typing up their information.

Science - In science this week the students will learn about other simple machines and how they help people do work. They will investigate inclined planes and explain how screws and wedges change the way work is done.

A test is planned for Tuesday, April 14th over chapter 17.

Things to know:
All vocabulary and essential ideas from the chapter
Be able to give examples of what scientists say that work is
What makes a wheel and axle a simple machine?
Know examples of how or when a pulley can be used
Be able to identify the simple machines - how they work and what they are made up of
Understand how a fulcrum works
Understand how force works

Social Studies The students will finish their Illinois research and writing this week.

Math - In math this week the students will learn about solid figures. They will identify different solid figures and compare the edges, faces and vertices of different solid figures. They will build a pyramid and a cube. A quiz will be on Wednesday over these concepts.