Things to Remember:
March 1 - No school - Casimir Pulaski Day
March 2-March 5 - ISAT testing
March 5 - End of 2nd Trimester
March 8 - 10 Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 9 - Report Cards
Friday, March 12 - No School
ISAT Testing: Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a healthy breakfast each morning. We will be testing in the morning and afternoon. Your child may want to bring an extra snack and/or drink to help keep them focused for both tests each day.
Spelling - This week the rule is when a word ends with sh, ch, x or s, add es to make the plural form. When a word ends with se, ce, ze, or ge, drop the e and add es to make the plural.
There will not be a spelling test this week.
Language Arts - This week the students will choose a fable to practice and perform in front of the class.
Social Studies - The students will understand the impact the Civil War had on the Southeast. They will describe how the Southeast changed during the Reconstruction. They will also analyze the development of the Civil Rights Movement.
There will be a test over Chapter 7 on Tuesday, March 9. The students should study: The worksheets in their folders and the main ideas of the textbook.
They should know:
*all vocabulary
*important people: Sequoyah, Davy Crocket, George Washington, Rosa Parks, Danile Boone, Juan Ponce de Leon, Robert LaSalle, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson
*important places: Roanoke Island St. Augustine, Florida
*Explain: how the Cherokee had to adapt there way of life after the Europeons arived, causes of the civil war, how Martin Luther King, Jr. protested segregation, reasons for moving into cities in the Southeast now
Science- This week the students will describe the uses of chemical and mechanical energy and how chemical energy can be changed to other forms of energy.
There will be a test covering chapter 15 on Thursday, March 11. The students should review all papers in their binders, understand the main ideas in the book and all vocabulary.
More information will follow.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Feb. 22-26
Things to Remember:
Monday, March 1- No school Casimir Polaski Day
March 2-March 5 - ISAT Testing
Friday, March 4 - End of second trimester
Friday, March 12 - No school Parent teacher conferences
Thank You!
I want to thank Mrs. Caldarazzo for organizing the Valentine's Day party, Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Melendez for sending in the drinks and treats, and Mrs. Mendoza and Merrinete for organizing the games. It was wonderful having all your help.
Conference notes are going home this week. Spring conferences are scheduled with the math teachers. If the homeroom teacher feels a conference is necessary you will be contacted as well.
Math - In math this week the students will work on their problem solving skills. They will practice using a calculator to solve problems. They will solve math problems and then write an explanation using a T-chart to show what they did and why they did it. They will have a test on Thursday covering this. To help them study, they should review the papers that we do throughout the week. They will have homework each night that will help them practice.
Spelling The rule this week is to use tch immediately after a , short vowel in a one-syllable word. Use ch in most other words.
Reading -This week in reading the students will study and compare the genres of fairytales, folktales, fables, and myths. They will choose a fable to practice and perform. They will continue to read passages and write responses to them.
English - The students will review their knowledge of the different styles of figurative language : onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, rhyme, and idioms. There will be a quiz on Friday over this.
Social Studies - In social studies this week, the students will identify the causes of the civil war and explain its effects on the Southeast.
Science - In science this week we will study energy uses and their sources. The students will also describe the uses of chemical and mechanical energy and how chemical energy can be changed to other forms of energy.
Monday, March 1- No school Casimir Polaski Day
March 2-March 5 - ISAT Testing
Friday, March 4 - End of second trimester
Friday, March 12 - No school Parent teacher conferences
Thank You!
I want to thank Mrs. Caldarazzo for organizing the Valentine's Day party, Mrs. Schmidt and Mrs. Melendez for sending in the drinks and treats, and Mrs. Mendoza and Merrinete for organizing the games. It was wonderful having all your help.
Conference notes are going home this week. Spring conferences are scheduled with the math teachers. If the homeroom teacher feels a conference is necessary you will be contacted as well.
Math - In math this week the students will work on their problem solving skills. They will practice using a calculator to solve problems. They will solve math problems and then write an explanation using a T-chart to show what they did and why they did it. They will have a test on Thursday covering this. To help them study, they should review the papers that we do throughout the week. They will have homework each night that will help them practice.
Spelling The rule this week is to use tch immediately after a , short vowel in a one-syllable word. Use ch in most other words.
Reading -This week in reading the students will study and compare the genres of fairytales, folktales, fables, and myths. They will choose a fable to practice and perform. They will continue to read passages and write responses to them.
English - The students will review their knowledge of the different styles of figurative language : onomatopoeia, similes, metaphors, rhyme, and idioms. There will be a quiz on Friday over this.
Social Studies - In social studies this week, the students will identify the causes of the civil war and explain its effects on the Southeast.
Science - In science this week we will study energy uses and their sources. The students will also describe the uses of chemical and mechanical energy and how chemical energy can be changed to other forms of energy.
Monday, February 15, 2010
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room February 15-19
Things to Remember:
Friday, February 19 Classroom Reading club party/Folders due on Thursday FEb. 18
Friday, February 19 Six Flag Great America Reading Club sheets due
Tuesday, February 23 - Movie Night permission slips due
Thursday, February 25 -Spring Picture Day
Friday, February 26 Ozzie Reading Club sheets due
Friday, February 26 Movie Night
Math - The students should bring home their text books to help them review for the quiz covering lessons 21.1(faces, edges, vertices, and identification of solid figures) 21.3 (Patterns of solid figures) and 21.4 (different views of solid figures) in chapter 21.
Reading - This week in reading the students will continue to work on author's purpose and motivation. The students will work on writing an extended response to a passage using the text and their own ideas. This involves the students using evidence from the text and then making inferences on their own to explain what the evidence means. They may be bringing this home to work on. They have samples in their reading binders that we have done together. Any help that you can give them on this would be great.
Reading folders are due on Thursday of this week.
English - The test over adjectives will be on Thursday, instead of Wednesday this week. Look for homework to come home that will help the students review.
Science - In science this week the students will learn about different kinds of energy and where it comes from. They will investigate variables that affect the amount of potential energy an object has. They will recognize that energy can change forms and that electricity can be produced by energy transormations of different kinds.
Friday, February 19 Classroom Reading club party/Folders due on Thursday FEb. 18
Friday, February 19 Six Flag Great America Reading Club sheets due
Tuesday, February 23 - Movie Night permission slips due
Thursday, February 25 -Spring Picture Day
Friday, February 26 Ozzie Reading Club sheets due
Friday, February 26 Movie Night
Math - The students should bring home their text books to help them review for the quiz covering lessons 21.1(faces, edges, vertices, and identification of solid figures) 21.3 (Patterns of solid figures) and 21.4 (different views of solid figures) in chapter 21.
Reading - This week in reading the students will continue to work on author's purpose and motivation. The students will work on writing an extended response to a passage using the text and their own ideas. This involves the students using evidence from the text and then making inferences on their own to explain what the evidence means. They may be bringing this home to work on. They have samples in their reading binders that we have done together. Any help that you can give them on this would be great.
Reading folders are due on Thursday of this week.
English - The test over adjectives will be on Thursday, instead of Wednesday this week. Look for homework to come home that will help the students review.
Science - In science this week the students will learn about different kinds of energy and where it comes from. They will investigate variables that affect the amount of potential energy an object has. They will recognize that energy can change forms and that electricity can be produced by energy transormations of different kinds.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Feb. 8-12
Things to Remember:
Friday, February 12 - Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:15
Monday, February 15 - No School President's Day
Friday, February 19- Classroom Reading Club Party - Six Flags Reading Club deadline
Thursdy, February 25- Spring Pictures on Thursday
Friady, February 26 - Ozzie's Reading Club deadline
Friday, February 26 - Movie Night
Math - There will be a quiz on Tuesday over congruent and similar figures, symmetry, and finding patterns. These are lessons 20.1, 20.3, and 20.6 in chapter 20 of their textbook. They should review their 3 times tables. They will have a test over their 3 facts on Friday.
The students will identify, classify, describe, and make solid figures this week.
Reading - This week in reading the students will read and compare different genres. They will identify the author's purpose and motivation for writing a passage. We will work with figurative language and the students will learn about onomatopoeia and idioms.
English - We will continue our work with adjectives this week. The students will learn that a, an, and the are adjectives. They will also learn how to make comparisons using er and iest and more and most. They will also learn to write the correct forms of good and bad. A test is planned for Wednesday, February 17 over adjectives.
Social Studies - This week the students will learn about the early history of the Southeast. They will learn about some of the early explorers and what they originally set out to accomplish. Did they accomplish their goals or not? They will learn about St. Augustine, the first permanent European setlement in the U.S., and they will learn about Roanoke, " The Lost Colony".
Science - In science this week we will explore magnetic fields. The students will discover that magnetic forces are strongest at the poles. They will learn that the earth has two magnetic poles. The north magnetic pole and the south magnetic pole. The needle in a compass is a magnet. The colored one-half of the needle points to the north magnetic pole of the earth.
Friday, February 12 - Valentine's Day Party 1:30-2:15
Monday, February 15 - No School President's Day
Friday, February 19- Classroom Reading Club Party - Six Flags Reading Club deadline
Thursdy, February 25- Spring Pictures on Thursday
Friady, February 26 - Ozzie's Reading Club deadline
Friday, February 26 - Movie Night
Math - There will be a quiz on Tuesday over congruent and similar figures, symmetry, and finding patterns. These are lessons 20.1, 20.3, and 20.6 in chapter 20 of their textbook. They should review their 3 times tables. They will have a test over their 3 facts on Friday.
The students will identify, classify, describe, and make solid figures this week.
Reading - This week in reading the students will read and compare different genres. They will identify the author's purpose and motivation for writing a passage. We will work with figurative language and the students will learn about onomatopoeia and idioms.
English - We will continue our work with adjectives this week. The students will learn that a, an, and the are adjectives. They will also learn how to make comparisons using er and iest and more and most. They will also learn to write the correct forms of good and bad. A test is planned for Wednesday, February 17 over adjectives.
Social Studies - This week the students will learn about the early history of the Southeast. They will learn about some of the early explorers and what they originally set out to accomplish. Did they accomplish their goals or not? They will learn about St. Augustine, the first permanent European setlement in the U.S., and they will learn about Roanoke, " The Lost Colony".
Science - In science this week we will explore magnetic fields. The students will discover that magnetic forces are strongest at the poles. They will learn that the earth has two magnetic poles. The north magnetic pole and the south magnetic pole. The needle in a compass is a magnet. The colored one-half of the needle points to the north magnetic pole of the earth.
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