IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday, September 29th – Magazine turn in day
Thursday, October 1st – Picture Day
Saturday, October 3rd – Market Day pick up
We are participating in a Bullying Program each day this week. Please ask your child about it later in the week.
Math This week in math we will go over adding and subtraction greater numbers. They will have to round first to get an estimate and then solve the problem. Both will be expected for their answers.
We will have a math test on Thursday of this week over chapter two. The children may keep their books at home for the week. They should focus on lessons 1,2,3,4 (just the break apart method) 5, and 6.
Spelling Many words are spelled with the letters "oi". These letters are usually found in the middle of a word.
Reading The children are working on using their vocabulary words in "good" sentences and drawing pictures to go with them. They should be able to visualize what they wrote about in their sentences and then draw a picture to go with it.
This week the students will begin reading a literature book. They will either read Because of Winn Dixie or Charlotte's Web. Both books are excellent in developing characters' personalities, and different relationships between the characters.
Science In science this week we will have a test over Introduction - Getting Ready for Science. This will be on Wednesday of this week instead of Tuesday as mentioned last week. A review sheet will come home on Monday.
They should :
Use the sheets in their science binder to help them study.
Know:
All Vocabulary
They should understand the difference between making an inference and hypothesis.
steps of the scientific method and the correct order
how to find the volume of a solid
understand the tools for inquiry and what they are used for
when are different times you might make a prediction in your every day life
understand what you are doing when you compare things
understand variables and why they need to be controlled in an experiment
understand what communicating the results of an experiment means
understand how models may be used and why we need to use them
Social Studies We will begin a unit on the Northeast region this week. The students will bring home a map with a rubric on how to fill it out. I will be giving them a grade on this map.
They should study the states and the bodies of water in the Northeast. They will have a map quiz on Friday. If they learn the capitals I will give extra points toward their grade.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 21-25
Things to Remember:
Monday: Students can still turn their book orders in on Monday.
Tuesday, September 22nd – Early Dismissal at 11:00
Tuesday, September 22nd – Magazine turn in dayFriday, September 25th – Magazine turn in day
Does you child want to eat lunch in the library and talk about their favorite book? More information about this will come home on Monday. Please look for this informational sheet.
Please remember that we collect box tops, soup labels, and pop tabs in the school!
Math This week in math the students will learn about the "break apart" method to help them solve addition and subtraction problems. They will continue to use mental math strategies to help them solve problems. They will estmate addition and subtraction problems that have 3 and 4 digit numbers. There will be an open book/quiz on lessons 1-4 in chapter 2 on Friday.
I know there may be confusion on the estimation. I tell the children that if there is no direction as to what place value to round to that they should always round to the greater place value. Also, when estimating, they should always round first. Then add or subtract the numbers they have rounded.
Spelling Many letters are spelled with the letters - ea. Remember that the letters -ea have different sounds.
English This week we will review how quotation marks are used and how to write titles correctly. Look for homework to come home to help them review the skills.
There will be a test on Friday to over chapter 5.
Reading This week in reading the children will read a story called Akiak. This is about the Iditarod race in Alaska. If you have any information about this race, please send it in. The students will study vocabulary words that go with this chapter. The strategy we will work on this week is visualizing. We will review the story elements: setting, characters, plot, problem and solution.
Science Last week the students made models of buildings. You may want to ask them why engineers and others who design things make models before they build the real thing. This week we will do an experiment and review the steps of a scientific experiment.
The science test is planned for Tuesday, September 29. More information will come home later in the week.
Social Studies This week in social studies the students will continue to use their study skills to highlight important information in the text and skim to find the answers. All students should have completed the Patriotic Quest and should have it in their folders to study. This is a very important study packet. They also have started to make their T-chart with vocabulary words. They can study this as well.
The test over Chapter 2 lesson 2 & 3 is on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The students should know:
All vocabulary
Know all information on the "Patriotic Quest" including the graphic organizer page
Know responsiblities of U.S. children as citizens
Know responsiblities of all 18 years and older U.S. citizens
What do taxes pay for?
Why is it important for Americans to vote?
Which branch of government would you like to be a part of and why? Be able to give 2 examples explaining your reason.
Monday: Students can still turn their book orders in on Monday.
Tuesday, September 22nd – Early Dismissal at 11:00
Tuesday, September 22nd – Magazine turn in dayFriday, September 25th – Magazine turn in day
Does you child want to eat lunch in the library and talk about their favorite book? More information about this will come home on Monday. Please look for this informational sheet.
Please remember that we collect box tops, soup labels, and pop tabs in the school!
Math This week in math the students will learn about the "break apart" method to help them solve addition and subtraction problems. They will continue to use mental math strategies to help them solve problems. They will estmate addition and subtraction problems that have 3 and 4 digit numbers. There will be an open book/quiz on lessons 1-4 in chapter 2 on Friday.
I know there may be confusion on the estimation. I tell the children that if there is no direction as to what place value to round to that they should always round to the greater place value. Also, when estimating, they should always round first. Then add or subtract the numbers they have rounded.
Spelling Many letters are spelled with the letters - ea. Remember that the letters -ea have different sounds.
English This week we will review how quotation marks are used and how to write titles correctly. Look for homework to come home to help them review the skills.
There will be a test on Friday to over chapter 5.
Reading This week in reading the children will read a story called Akiak. This is about the Iditarod race in Alaska. If you have any information about this race, please send it in. The students will study vocabulary words that go with this chapter. The strategy we will work on this week is visualizing. We will review the story elements: setting, characters, plot, problem and solution.
Science Last week the students made models of buildings. You may want to ask them why engineers and others who design things make models before they build the real thing. This week we will do an experiment and review the steps of a scientific experiment.
The science test is planned for Tuesday, September 29. More information will come home later in the week.
Social Studies This week in social studies the students will continue to use their study skills to highlight important information in the text and skim to find the answers. All students should have completed the Patriotic Quest and should have it in their folders to study. This is a very important study packet. They also have started to make their T-chart with vocabulary words. They can study this as well.
The test over Chapter 2 lesson 2 & 3 is on Thursday, Sept. 24.
The students should know:
All vocabulary
Know all information on the "Patriotic Quest" including the graphic organizer page
Know responsiblities of U.S. children as citizens
Know responsiblities of all 18 years and older U.S. citizens
What do taxes pay for?
Why is it important for Americans to vote?
Which branch of government would you like to be a part of and why? Be able to give 2 examples explaining your reason.
Friday, September 11, 2009
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Class Sept. 14-18th
IMPORTANT DATES: September 14th – Beginner Band Parent Information Meeting (7:00 pm)
Scholastic Book Orders will go home on Monday. They are due by Friday. Remember to only send a check made out to the particular book club.
If you would like instructions on how to get into the online science book please let me know.
Spelling- The rule this week in spelling is when a word ends in silent e, do not drop the e before you add an ending that begins with a consonant.
English There will be a DOL quiz on Friday of this week. The students can bring their notebooks home to know the skills we have been working on for the last couple of weeks. They should be ready to find errors in capital letters in people, places, and things along with end marks in different kinds of sentences, exclamations, statements, questions, and commands.
This week we will work on using commas correctly in sentences and quotation marks. A test is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 23 over the skills in Unit 5.
Reading- In reading this week the students will work on root words and prefixes and suffixes. I will be checking their silent reading books to be sure they are reading chapter books at this time. They will apply the skills they have been learning as they are reading their books.
Social Studies The students will work on their study skills.They will learn how to use a Tchart to study vocabulary words, and they will use the reading strategy of skimming as they use key words from the questions to find answers in the text. They will also use the titles and subtitles to help them locate answers in the text.
**A social studies test is schedule for Thursday, Sept. 24 over chapter 2. More information will come home next week. They can begin studying the vocabulary from the chapter and the worksheets that will be in their folders next week. They should study the "Patriotic Quests" that they completed.
Science The students will learn that making models will help them answer questions about science. Models help people better understand how parts work togther. They can also help with finding problems before the actual building. They will investigate this by making their own model of a building.
Math We will begin a new chapter this week over addition and subtraction of larger numbers. They will learn about rounding and estimation. These skills are very difficult and any extra reinforcement from home will be helpful. They will also have addition and subtraction fact tests on Friday so they should practice those at home.
Scholastic Book Orders will go home on Monday. They are due by Friday. Remember to only send a check made out to the particular book club.
If you would like instructions on how to get into the online science book please let me know.
Spelling- The rule this week in spelling is when a word ends in silent e, do not drop the e before you add an ending that begins with a consonant.
English There will be a DOL quiz on Friday of this week. The students can bring their notebooks home to know the skills we have been working on for the last couple of weeks. They should be ready to find errors in capital letters in people, places, and things along with end marks in different kinds of sentences, exclamations, statements, questions, and commands.
This week we will work on using commas correctly in sentences and quotation marks. A test is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 23 over the skills in Unit 5.
Reading- In reading this week the students will work on root words and prefixes and suffixes. I will be checking their silent reading books to be sure they are reading chapter books at this time. They will apply the skills they have been learning as they are reading their books.
Social Studies The students will work on their study skills.They will learn how to use a Tchart to study vocabulary words, and they will use the reading strategy of skimming as they use key words from the questions to find answers in the text. They will also use the titles and subtitles to help them locate answers in the text.
**A social studies test is schedule for Thursday, Sept. 24 over chapter 2. More information will come home next week. They can begin studying the vocabulary from the chapter and the worksheets that will be in their folders next week. They should study the "Patriotic Quests" that they completed.
Science The students will learn that making models will help them answer questions about science. Models help people better understand how parts work togther. They can also help with finding problems before the actual building. They will investigate this by making their own model of a building.
Math We will begin a new chapter this week over addition and subtraction of larger numbers. They will learn about rounding and estimation. These skills are very difficult and any extra reinforcement from home will be helpful. They will also have addition and subtraction fact tests on Friday so they should practice those at home.
Friday, September 4, 2009
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 7- 11
IMPORTANT DATES:
September 11th – Magazine Kick Off Assembly
September 11th – Back to School Bingo Night
September 12th – Market Day Pick Up
September 14th – Beginner Band Parent Information Meeting (7:00 pm)
Spelling The rule this week is when a word ends with a silent -e, do not drop the -e before you add an ending that begins with a consonant. There will be a test on Friday over the unit words. Homework every night is to write the words one time each.
English This week the students will go over capitalization of names of places and things. They will also go over abbreviations.
*** There will be a quiz over abbreviations of the days of the week and the months on Friday of this week. They will bring home a review sheet to help them practice on Wednesday.
Reading The students are using their predication skills to solve "Puzzlers". They are given a made up word which stands for something. They have to use the clues that I give them to figure out what the word is. You might want to ask them about the "Puzzler" that we did on Friday. Ask them what "The Blog" was. It will surprise you. Ask them how they figured out what it was.
They will also be working with prefixes, suffixes and rootwords this week along with figuring out probable outcomes to a story by using context and picture clues.
Science This week the students will discover what certain observation tools are used for. They will also practice finding the volume of a solid object.
Social Studies We will begin our government unit this week. The students will complete a "Patriotic Quest" as they use their textbook to locate information about our country's government.
Math - This week the students will work on the problem solving strategy using logical reasoning. Please refer to their folder for examples of different ways to use logical reasoning if your child needs help.
***There will be a test on Thursday of this week over Chapter 1. They will have homework that will help them to review the concepts that were taught through out the chapter. They should also bring their textbook home on Tuesday evening to study and keep it at home until Friday. They will not need to bring it to class until Friday.
September 11th – Magazine Kick Off Assembly
September 11th – Back to School Bingo Night
September 12th – Market Day Pick Up
September 14th – Beginner Band Parent Information Meeting (7:00 pm)
Spelling The rule this week is when a word ends with a silent -e, do not drop the -e before you add an ending that begins with a consonant. There will be a test on Friday over the unit words. Homework every night is to write the words one time each.
English This week the students will go over capitalization of names of places and things. They will also go over abbreviations.
*** There will be a quiz over abbreviations of the days of the week and the months on Friday of this week. They will bring home a review sheet to help them practice on Wednesday.
Reading The students are using their predication skills to solve "Puzzlers". They are given a made up word which stands for something. They have to use the clues that I give them to figure out what the word is. You might want to ask them about the "Puzzler" that we did on Friday. Ask them what "The Blog" was. It will surprise you. Ask them how they figured out what it was.
They will also be working with prefixes, suffixes and rootwords this week along with figuring out probable outcomes to a story by using context and picture clues.
Science This week the students will discover what certain observation tools are used for. They will also practice finding the volume of a solid object.
Social Studies We will begin our government unit this week. The students will complete a "Patriotic Quest" as they use their textbook to locate information about our country's government.
Math - This week the students will work on the problem solving strategy using logical reasoning. Please refer to their folder for examples of different ways to use logical reasoning if your child needs help.
***There will be a test on Thursday of this week over Chapter 1. They will have homework that will help them to review the concepts that were taught through out the chapter. They should also bring their textbook home on Tuesday evening to study and keep it at home until Friday. They will not need to bring it to class until Friday.
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