News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Dec. 14- Dec. 18

Things to Remember:
Thursday, December 17- 4th Grade - Bowling - p.m.
Friday, December 18 -Tivoli Theater in Downers Grove - Unaccompanied Minors Student/Staff Holiday Celebration
Monday -December 21, 2009 thru Friday, January 1, 2010Winter Break
Monday, January 4-Classes Resume

Please be advised that as of January 4, 2010 there will be a price increase in the student hot lunch program. The price of hot lunch will be $2.50 per meal.


Serivce Project
Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts and generous gift cards. Your response was amazing. I am sure this will help bring some joy to our family and perhaps take their minds off the suffering they have been through with a sick child and financial difficulties. I hope everyone has a happy holiday and enjoys their winter break.

Math - This week our test is on Thursday over chaper 6. The students should bring their books home to use the reviews and extra practice at the end of the chapters to help with studying. They will not be tested on lesson 6.5 or lesson 6.7. They need to know all the other lessons. Any assistance you can give them to practice these skills is appreciated. I will continue to give tests on their division facts. They should study their 4, 5, 6, and 7 division facts for next week.

Spelling - The lesson this week is on ow & ou words. The letters ou are usually found at the beginning or in the middle of a word. The letters ow are usually found at the end of a word or followed by one n, one l, or the lettters er. No test will be given on Friday.


English - This week the students will be writing paragraphs. Their focus will be on using proper punctuation, a main idea and writing many descriptive details to support the main idea.

Reading- The students will read the article "Wildfires". The focus will be on finding main ideas and supporting details of paragraphs.

Social Studies - This week the students will learn about the land of the Southeast. They will identify and describe major landforms in the Southeast