Wednesday, November 11th - Veteran's Day - Day off!
Friday, November 20th End of Trimester 1
The Halloween Celebration was a success! Thank you so much for sending in supplies to decorate the pumpkins with. I couldn't believe the creative pumpkins that we had. The children all did an excellent job.
In addition, thank you to those parents who sent in the drinks and snacks. The kids really enjoyed them.
Roller skating permission slips were handed out last week. There is a limit of only 175 participants allowed. It is on a first come, first serve basis. If your child is planning on attending, please return the slip right away.
There is a PE test scheduled for Tuesday. The study guide went home. Have you seen it yet? If not, please ask your child about it.
Spelling The Rule/ Pattern this week is to make the plural form of a noun that ends with vowel + y add the letter s. To make the plural form of a noun that ends with consonant + y change the y to an i and add es.
Math - In math this week the children should be ready to be tested on their squares, 2's, and 5's on Monday. Rather than give this test to them orally, I will give them a test where they will have to write their answers down.
In class this week they will learn their 3's,4's,6's,7's,8's times tables. Remember that these facts will be tested through the 12's so they will need to add 10, 11 and 12 on to their fact sheets. Each night they should be reviewing and studying. We will be working on lessons 4.7, 4.4, 4.8 and 4.5 in that order. They will work on problem solving skills: understanding when to multiply or add in a word problem, and the break apart method to help them solve problems. For example: 9 x 4 you can break apart if you can't remember into 5 x 4 = 20 4 x 4 = 16 than add them together or since 4 is a double, you can do 9 x 2 = 18 and 9 x 2 = 18 than add it that way.
English The children will work with the simple subject and simple predicate of a sentence. They will also identify run-on sentences and know how to correct them.
There will be an open book quiz on Friday of this week to check for understanding of the following skills: Identify and punctuate commands, exclamations, statements and questions, recognize if a sentence is or is not a sentence (It needs to have both a subject and a predicate for it to be a sentence) identify the complete subject and predicate and simple subject and predicate of a sentence and identify and fix run on sentences.
There will be a test on chapter 1 on Tuesday of next week, November 10.
Reading This week we will go over the reading response which will culminate our literature books. The new skill this week will be problem/solution. They will be reading passages and finding the problems and solutions from the passages. They may be bringing home work that they have done in class for parents to look over and help them proofread before they turn them in.
Social Studies - This week the children will learn about the people of the Northeast. They will learn about the Native American tribe that settled in the area before the English settlers moved in. They will describe key events that affected the Narragansett way of life once European settlers arrived.
Science - This week the children will finish their invertebrate posters. They will learn more about insects. There will be a test on Friday over Chapter 1 in science.
The children should know:
All vocabulary
Study all the sheets in their folders
building blocks of life
nucleus
understand vascular/nonvascular plants
different ways plants reproduce
understand bacteria traits/ how are they helpful
know the 5 classes of vertebrates and be able to give examples and at least 2 characteristics of each
understand arthropods and what they include
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 26-29
IMPORTANT DATES:
Thursday, October 29th – Halloween Celebration in the afternoon
Friday, October 30th – Teacher's Institute
A permission slip went home regarding “all” field trips that will be taken this year. Please sign the form (on each line) and return the form with one check by October 27th.
Halloween will be celebrated on October 29th in the afternoon. The children should bring in a costume to change into. The parade will begin at 12:30. The afternoon will then consist of a snack, a pumpkin decorating contest, and an assembly. Your child can bring in things from home to help decorate their pumpkin (no push pins please). In addition, if your child would like to bring in something to pass out to the class on that day, it is fine. We will be “sending” home these items.
Spelling - No test this week.
English- We will continue our work with sentences. What makes a sentence and the different kinds of sentences. Understanding the subject and predicate of the sentence is a difficult skill so any help you can give your child on this will would be great.
We will be working on a reading response this week that goes with their literature book. I will be sending home their books for them to reread certain chapters over again to keep the ideas fresh in their minds.
Reading - The children will be wrapping up their literature books this week. They are completing different activities from the story. We will culminate our units by watching the movies that go along with the books. If anyone has the movie Because of Winn Dixie could you please send it in with your child? The kids will be able to sit and eat lunch in the classroom and watch the movies.
Don't forget to turn in your reading folders after 7 days of reading.
Social Studies - There is a test scheduled for Thursday of this week. I will be sending homework home with the children to help them review for this test. There are many important papers in their binders that they should study. They should definitely review the true/false sheet that we have been using throughout the chapter to confirm the knowledge that we have gained.
To study for the test:
Know all vocabulary
Do the review at the end of each lesson
Study all sheets in their social studies binder
Where is Niagra Falls located
Why is Niagra Falls so important to the NE
Understand what Hydropower plants do
What mountanin ranges make up the Appalachian Mountains
What NE states no not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean
Where do grapes grow and why do they grow well there
The largest Finger Lake
Know the differences of the Maine Coast and the New Jersey Coast
The challenges that threaten the fish in Chesapake Bay and how people can help save the bay
Know how the Green Mountains and the White Mountains are alike and different be able to give a couple of differences and similarities
Science This week in science our Essential Question is "How are Animals Classified?" Ask your child how animals are classified. Can they tell you the five groups of vertebrates and the different traits for each? They should be able to answer these questions by the end of the week.
Math - Last week in math the students learned what division and multiplcation are. They also took notes in their journals and diagramed the parts of a multiplication equation ( factors, products) and a division equation (divisor, dividend and quotient) They should be able to recognize these parts. They learned that multiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They are inverse operations. In addition, they worked with fact families. This week the students will be responsible for studying their facts. We will start with the square numbers. 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 up to 12 x 12. etc. They will be expected to know them for Tuesday. I will test them on just those facts when they come to class on Tuesday. They will be responsbile for studying each night on a different fact. A letter will come home explaining. Wednesday will be the 2's plus the squares. Thursday will be the 5's plus the 2's and the squares. Friday we will not have math so they will have lots of time to practice their 2's, 5's, and squares before they are tested on Monday on the 3'x plus the 2's, 5's, and squares.
Thursday, October 29th – Halloween Celebration in the afternoon
Friday, October 30th – Teacher's Institute
A permission slip went home regarding “all” field trips that will be taken this year. Please sign the form (on each line) and return the form with one check by October 27th.
Halloween will be celebrated on October 29th in the afternoon. The children should bring in a costume to change into. The parade will begin at 12:30. The afternoon will then consist of a snack, a pumpkin decorating contest, and an assembly. Your child can bring in things from home to help decorate their pumpkin (no push pins please). In addition, if your child would like to bring in something to pass out to the class on that day, it is fine. We will be “sending” home these items.
Spelling - No test this week.
English- We will continue our work with sentences. What makes a sentence and the different kinds of sentences. Understanding the subject and predicate of the sentence is a difficult skill so any help you can give your child on this will would be great.
We will be working on a reading response this week that goes with their literature book. I will be sending home their books for them to reread certain chapters over again to keep the ideas fresh in their minds.
Reading - The children will be wrapping up their literature books this week. They are completing different activities from the story. We will culminate our units by watching the movies that go along with the books. If anyone has the movie Because of Winn Dixie could you please send it in with your child? The kids will be able to sit and eat lunch in the classroom and watch the movies.
Don't forget to turn in your reading folders after 7 days of reading.
Social Studies - There is a test scheduled for Thursday of this week. I will be sending homework home with the children to help them review for this test. There are many important papers in their binders that they should study. They should definitely review the true/false sheet that we have been using throughout the chapter to confirm the knowledge that we have gained.
To study for the test:
Know all vocabulary
Do the review at the end of each lesson
Study all sheets in their social studies binder
Where is Niagra Falls located
Why is Niagra Falls so important to the NE
Understand what Hydropower plants do
What mountanin ranges make up the Appalachian Mountains
What NE states no not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean
Where do grapes grow and why do they grow well there
The largest Finger Lake
Know the differences of the Maine Coast and the New Jersey Coast
The challenges that threaten the fish in Chesapake Bay and how people can help save the bay
Know how the Green Mountains and the White Mountains are alike and different be able to give a couple of differences and similarities
Science This week in science our Essential Question is "How are Animals Classified?" Ask your child how animals are classified. Can they tell you the five groups of vertebrates and the different traits for each? They should be able to answer these questions by the end of the week.
Math - Last week in math the students learned what division and multiplcation are. They also took notes in their journals and diagramed the parts of a multiplication equation ( factors, products) and a division equation (divisor, dividend and quotient) They should be able to recognize these parts. They learned that multiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They are inverse operations. In addition, they worked with fact families. This week the students will be responsible for studying their facts. We will start with the square numbers. 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 up to 12 x 12. etc. They will be expected to know them for Tuesday. I will test them on just those facts when they come to class on Tuesday. They will be responsbile for studying each night on a different fact. A letter will come home explaining. Wednesday will be the 2's plus the squares. Thursday will be the 5's plus the 2's and the squares. Friday we will not have math so they will have lots of time to practice their 2's, 5's, and squares before they are tested on Monday on the 3'x plus the 2's, 5's, and squares.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 19-23
IMPORTANT DATES:
Tuesday, October 20th – Art to Remember Order Packets are due
Wednesday, October 21st – Early Dismissal
Thursday, October 22nd – Book Fair – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 30 - Teacher institute No School
A permission slip went home last week regarding “all” field trips that will be taken this year. Please sign the form (on each line) and return the form with one check by October 27th.
Halloween Party Schedule of Events:
October 29th
Kids should bring their costumes to school to change in.
12:30 parade.
1:00-1:30 Treats/ Pumpkin decorating/contest- in the classrooms - If anyone has any materials that can be used to decorate pumpkins please send them in.
1:30-2:15 Halloween story teller
Spelling- This week is a review unit of lessons 1-7. The children will be tested on any words from lessons 1-7.(not neccessarily the words listed on the spelling list sent home) The test is a multiple choice test. The children will be asked to find the word in each row that is misspelled.
Reading - This week the students will finish their literature books. They be assessed on their ability to use clues in the story to show character traits. They will also show their understanding of the sequence of events and problems and solutions in specific chapters. Understanding cause/effect relationships will also be studied this week.
English- The children will use an editing checklist to proofread and revise the descriptions of their special things. They will then write their final descriptions.
The students will also be working on sentences. They will learn about the subject and predicate of a sentence.
Social Studies - We will be studying the resources of the Northeast region. I am looking for volunteers to bring in:
grapes (washed and ready to eat)
jellied cranberries(taken out of the can and sliced ready to be served)
maple syrup
frozen mini pancakes (I will microwave them)
If anyone would like to send in one of these items for Wednesday please let me know.
A test over chapter 4 in social studies is planned for Thursday, October 29. Get a head start on studying. This week begin to review the vocabulary and
Know:
What are the three main types of vascular plants?(flowering plants, plants with cones, and ferns that reproduce by spores)
Math - A test over chapter 3 is planned for Tuesday of this week. A pretest will go home on Monday for practice. We will then begin chapter 4 a unit on multiplication and division. The students will learn that muliiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They will learn the vocabulary quotient, dividend, divisor, product, and factor. Chapter 4, lessons 1 and 2 will be the focus this week.
Next week in math the students will be held responsible for learning specific facts each night. A sheet will go home explaining what they will need to do. The first night they will need to know their square numbers: 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 etc. (If you want to have your child begin studying, that will give them a head start)
Tuesday, October 20th – Art to Remember Order Packets are due
Wednesday, October 21st – Early Dismissal
Thursday, October 22nd – Book Fair – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Friday, October 30 - Teacher institute No School
A permission slip went home last week regarding “all” field trips that will be taken this year. Please sign the form (on each line) and return the form with one check by October 27th.
Halloween Party Schedule of Events:
October 29th
Kids should bring their costumes to school to change in.
12:30 parade.
1:00-1:30 Treats/ Pumpkin decorating/contest- in the classrooms - If anyone has any materials that can be used to decorate pumpkins please send them in.
1:30-2:15 Halloween story teller
Spelling- This week is a review unit of lessons 1-7. The children will be tested on any words from lessons 1-7.(not neccessarily the words listed on the spelling list sent home) The test is a multiple choice test. The children will be asked to find the word in each row that is misspelled.
Reading - This week the students will finish their literature books. They be assessed on their ability to use clues in the story to show character traits. They will also show their understanding of the sequence of events and problems and solutions in specific chapters. Understanding cause/effect relationships will also be studied this week.
English- The children will use an editing checklist to proofread and revise the descriptions of their special things. They will then write their final descriptions.
The students will also be working on sentences. They will learn about the subject and predicate of a sentence.
Social Studies - We will be studying the resources of the Northeast region. I am looking for volunteers to bring in:
grapes (washed and ready to eat)
jellied cranberries(taken out of the can and sliced ready to be served)
maple syrup
frozen mini pancakes (I will microwave them)
If anyone would like to send in one of these items for Wednesday please let me know.
A test over chapter 4 in social studies is planned for Thursday, October 29. Get a head start on studying. This week begin to review the vocabulary and
Know:
- how the Great Lakes and Niagra Falls were formed
- why Niagra Falls so important to the people of the northeast
- what mountain ranges make up the Appalacian Trail
- what the northeast coastlines are like as you begin north and move your way south. What are the different states (Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey) along the coast known for?
- the main resources of the northeast and the state they come from
What are the three main types of vascular plants?(flowering plants, plants with cones, and ferns that reproduce by spores)
Math - A test over chapter 3 is planned for Tuesday of this week. A pretest will go home on Monday for practice. We will then begin chapter 4 a unit on multiplication and division. The students will learn that muliiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They will learn the vocabulary quotient, dividend, divisor, product, and factor. Chapter 4, lessons 1 and 2 will be the focus this week.
Next week in math the students will be held responsible for learning specific facts each night. A sheet will go home explaining what they will need to do. The first night they will need to know their square numbers: 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 4 x 4 etc. (If you want to have your child begin studying, that will give them a head start)
Friday, October 9, 2009
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 13-16
IMPORTANT DATES:
Friday, October 16th – Movie Night
Wednesday, October 21st – Early Dismissal
Thursday, October 22nd – Book Fair – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Spelling This rhyme will help you spell words that have the letters i and e:
i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh.
Math There will be a test covering chapter 3 on Tuesday, October 20. Lessons 1-5 will be covered on the test. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over lessons 1-3 to help the children review and know what they need to practice. The children will be learning about the "Working Backward" strategy and finding the pattern/rule of a set of numbers.
Reading We will continue reading Charlotte's Webb and Winn Dixie. The students will be working on their comprehension skills. They will learn about the climax of a story and the plot and subplot. Both groups will have a vocabulary quiz. The Charlotte's Web group will have a quiz on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (They have their vocabulary words in their folder) and the Winn Dixie group will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday of next week.
English - The children have been working on their descriptive writing. They have written their leads, and have started to write their details. They are being encouraged to write using "colorful language". This will make their writing come alive for the reader and paint pictures in the readers' minds.
Science I hope your child came home and taught you the cheer we learned to help them remember how scientists classify the 5 kingdoms of living things. "FBPAP"- ask them to tell you what it means and what they know about each kingdom. This week the students will study the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about the Appalachian Trail and the mountains that make up the trail. They will create a map key to show the mountains and place them in the correct state on a map. They will also compare/contrast the coastlines of the different states in the northeast. They will add these features to their keys and include them in their maps.
Friday, October 16th – Movie Night
Wednesday, October 21st – Early Dismissal
Thursday, October 22nd – Book Fair – 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Spelling This rhyme will help you spell words that have the letters i and e:
i before e except after c or when sounded like a as in neighbor and weigh.
Math There will be a test covering chapter 3 on Tuesday, October 20. Lessons 1-5 will be covered on the test. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over lessons 1-3 to help the children review and know what they need to practice. The children will be learning about the "Working Backward" strategy and finding the pattern/rule of a set of numbers.
Reading We will continue reading Charlotte's Webb and Winn Dixie. The students will be working on their comprehension skills. They will learn about the climax of a story and the plot and subplot. Both groups will have a vocabulary quiz. The Charlotte's Web group will have a quiz on Wednesday, Oct. 14 (They have their vocabulary words in their folder) and the Winn Dixie group will have a vocabulary quiz on Friday of next week.
English - The children have been working on their descriptive writing. They have written their leads, and have started to write their details. They are being encouraged to write using "colorful language". This will make their writing come alive for the reader and paint pictures in the readers' minds.
Science I hope your child came home and taught you the cheer we learned to help them remember how scientists classify the 5 kingdoms of living things. "FBPAP"- ask them to tell you what it means and what they know about each kingdom. This week the students will study the difference between vascular and nonvascular plants.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about the Appalachian Trail and the mountains that make up the trail. They will create a map key to show the mountains and place them in the correct state on a map. They will also compare/contrast the coastlines of the different states in the northeast. They will add these features to their keys and include them in their maps.
Friday, October 2, 2009
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Class October 5-9
Important Dates:
Sat. 10/3 - Market Day pick-up
Tues. 10/6 - Progress reports
Mon. 10/12 - No School Columbus Day
Reading folders are due on Thursday, October 8. Our reading party will be on October 9th. The students who have 4 weeks of reading logged by Thursday will be able to participate. The students will eat their lunch in the room and watch a movie. I will provide popcorn and a drink.
***I will be sending home a poem every Monday for the children to practice reading each day. They should practice reading with expression and fluency. On Friday, they will be tested to see how fluently they can read the poem.
Math - This week we will begin a unit on algebra. The children will learn the commutative, identity, and associative properties. They will then learn the difference between expressions and equations and understand what variables are. Remember to look in their folders for papers that will explain what they have been learning in class if you are not sure how to help them. They can also take their math books home. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.
Spelling: The words this week are contractions. An apostrophe takes the place of one or more letters that have been taken out. Homework each night is to write the words one time each. You might want to look over the words after your child has written them. Often times students are misspelling the words that they are writing.
Reading: We will continue our novel studies of Charlotte'sWeb and Because of Winn Dixie. We will be working on character studies, story mapping, and vocabulary.
English: The students will work on descriptive writing this week. They will learn about "colorful language '"(language that paints pictures in their minds as they are reading)
They should look for colorful language as they are reading and bring it in to share with the class.
On Tuesday the children should bring in something from home that is special to them. This should be something that can fit in a paper bag/jewel bag. They will bring it home when they are done, but it needs to be at school for awhile.
Science: We will move into the world of living things. The students will learn to classify and understand that scientists classify living things into 5 kingdoms. You should ask them what the kingdoms are by the end of the week.
They will learn that all living things are made of cells. They will make a model of an animal cell. We will be using raisins, malted milk balls and jellybeans in the model. If your child should not handle any of these things please let me know.
Social Studies: The map test is on Tuesday of this week. The students need to place the states correctly on the map. They also need to put the bodies of water Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and the Atlantic Ocean in the proper place on the map. I will give extra points of they know their capitals.
By the end of the week, you may review with your child how Niagara Falls was formed and why it so important: ( It was formed about 12,000 years ago when the earth was covered with glaciers. As the glaciers melted they carved out the Great Lakes and the Niagra Gorge. Then the Niagara River spilled into the Gorge and it created Niagara Falls.) It is so important because the running water turns the generators which create hydroelectricity. It is the largest supplier of electricity for New York State and it generates enough power to light 24 million 100 watt light bulbs.
Sat. 10/3 - Market Day pick-up
Tues. 10/6 - Progress reports
Mon. 10/12 - No School Columbus Day
Reading folders are due on Thursday, October 8. Our reading party will be on October 9th. The students who have 4 weeks of reading logged by Thursday will be able to participate. The students will eat their lunch in the room and watch a movie. I will provide popcorn and a drink.
***I will be sending home a poem every Monday for the children to practice reading each day. They should practice reading with expression and fluency. On Friday, they will be tested to see how fluently they can read the poem.
Math - This week we will begin a unit on algebra. The children will learn the commutative, identity, and associative properties. They will then learn the difference between expressions and equations and understand what variables are. Remember to look in their folders for papers that will explain what they have been learning in class if you are not sure how to help them. They can also take their math books home. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me.
Spelling: The words this week are contractions. An apostrophe takes the place of one or more letters that have been taken out. Homework each night is to write the words one time each. You might want to look over the words after your child has written them. Often times students are misspelling the words that they are writing.
Reading: We will continue our novel studies of Charlotte'sWeb and Because of Winn Dixie. We will be working on character studies, story mapping, and vocabulary.
English: The students will work on descriptive writing this week. They will learn about "colorful language '"(language that paints pictures in their minds as they are reading)
They should look for colorful language as they are reading and bring it in to share with the class.
On Tuesday the children should bring in something from home that is special to them. This should be something that can fit in a paper bag/jewel bag. They will bring it home when they are done, but it needs to be at school for awhile.
Science: We will move into the world of living things. The students will learn to classify and understand that scientists classify living things into 5 kingdoms. You should ask them what the kingdoms are by the end of the week.
They will learn that all living things are made of cells. They will make a model of an animal cell. We will be using raisins, malted milk balls and jellybeans in the model. If your child should not handle any of these things please let me know.
Social Studies: The map test is on Tuesday of this week. The students need to place the states correctly on the map. They also need to put the bodies of water Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, and the Atlantic Ocean in the proper place on the map. I will give extra points of they know their capitals.
By the end of the week, you may review with your child how Niagara Falls was formed and why it so important: ( It was formed about 12,000 years ago when the earth was covered with glaciers. As the glaciers melted they carved out the Great Lakes and the Niagra Gorge. Then the Niagara River spilled into the Gorge and it created Niagara Falls.) It is so important because the running water turns the generators which create hydroelectricity. It is the largest supplier of electricity for New York State and it generates enough power to light 24 million 100 watt light bulbs.
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