Things to Remember:
Spring Break-week of February 28
I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break!
Math - There will be a test on Wednesday of this week covering chapter 22, measurement. They will need to know how to convert the units of measure. They will be able to use their calculators. Text page 626-627 are good pages to use for extra practice. They will also learn to estimate and measure perimeter and use a formula to find perimeter.
Spelling- This week in spelling the students will be working with words with vowel consonant vowel patterns (VCV patterns). They will be assigned WB pages 144-146 in their workbooks. If they get 100% or 1 wrong on their pretest, they will follow an activity sheet for the week.
Reading -Next week in reading, students will be focusing on the skills of identifying fact and opinion, and evaluating. A fact is a statement that can be proven to be true. An opinion tells what a person thinks, believes or feels. Good readers should be able to identify when an author is using a fact or an opinion in a story. Evaluating text involves considering how well the author expresses and supports ideas. Students will be practicing these skills while reading the third story in our “Heroes” theme, Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man.
We will have a vocabulary test on Thursday of this week. The students should know the meanings of the words and be able to use them in a good sentence.
English The students will continue to work with expository essays. They will learn different ways to support their ideas in the their essays. After completing, our class expository essay, they will be given a new prompt and practice writing their own hooks this week.
Science - On Monday, I will introduce the "Invention Convention" project to the class. The children will have until Thursday to plan out and draw a diagram of their invention. On Thursday, I will meet with each child to discuss and approve their inventions. After my approval, your child can begin constructing their invention. These projects will be due on Tuesday, April 12.
Social Studies - This week we will be writing "mini reports" on places, landmarks, and people from Illinois. The students will use the computer and other resources to help them find information.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 14-18
Things to Remember:
Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend
Monday, March 14 - Roller Skating Party 3:45-6:30
Tuesday, March 15 MAPS parent meeting 6:30-7:30.
Monday, March 28 - Friday, April 1 - Spring break
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have the final y changed to an i. They will be responsible for completing pages 129-131 in their workbooks. If they passed out of the pretest they will have to do the three activities that are assigned.
Math This week in math the students will estimate and measure the customary weights of objects and change units of weight. They will also estimate and measure the customary capacity of containers and change units of capacity. We will begin to study the metric system and estimate and measure metric length along with changing metric linear units by multiplying and dividing.
Reading- This week the students will read about Gloria Estefan, a famous singer whose acts of kindness have made her a hero to many people. Our strategy will be making judgments. Making Judgments involves deciding whether or not a character's actions are appropriate for a situation. Readers can ask themselves, "Do I agree with this? Is this right or fair?
English This week the students will compare using the words more and most with adverbs. They will also use the words good and well correctly.
We will begin writing expository essays this week. The students will brainstorm ideas and organize them. We will practice writing a "hook" that will grab the readers attention.
Social Studies - This week we will begin a unit on the Southwest. The students will have a map project to do this week. It will be due on Thursday. There will be a map test on the Southwest on Friday of this week. Along with the states they will have to be able to label the Rio Grande River, the Grand Canyon, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Science - The students will understand how energy changes form from potential energy into kinetic energy. They will understand the sources of electricity- hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, solar power, and wind turbines.
There will be a science test on Friday of this week.
To study:
All vocabulary
All main idea questions at the end of each section in the book
Four ways to light a bulb
How to build a small electric generator
Understand magnetism and how it works
Two kinds of energy
Four sources of energy
Understand a parellel and series circuit and be able explain how they work
What things make good insulators and conductors
Don't forget to change your clocks this weekend
Monday, March 14 - Roller Skating Party 3:45-6:30
Tuesday, March 15 MAPS parent meeting 6:30-7:30.
Monday, March 28 - Friday, April 1 - Spring break
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have the final y changed to an i. They will be responsible for completing pages 129-131 in their workbooks. If they passed out of the pretest they will have to do the three activities that are assigned.
Math This week in math the students will estimate and measure the customary weights of objects and change units of weight. They will also estimate and measure the customary capacity of containers and change units of capacity. We will begin to study the metric system and estimate and measure metric length along with changing metric linear units by multiplying and dividing.
Reading- This week the students will read about Gloria Estefan, a famous singer whose acts of kindness have made her a hero to many people. Our strategy will be making judgments. Making Judgments involves deciding whether or not a character's actions are appropriate for a situation. Readers can ask themselves, "Do I agree with this? Is this right or fair?
English This week the students will compare using the words more and most with adverbs. They will also use the words good and well correctly.
We will begin writing expository essays this week. The students will brainstorm ideas and organize them. We will practice writing a "hook" that will grab the readers attention.
Social Studies - This week we will begin a unit on the Southwest. The students will have a map project to do this week. It will be due on Thursday. There will be a map test on the Southwest on Friday of this week. Along with the states they will have to be able to label the Rio Grande River, the Grand Canyon, and the Gulf of Mexico.
Science - The students will understand how energy changes form from potential energy into kinetic energy. They will understand the sources of electricity- hydroelectric power, geothermal energy, solar power, and wind turbines.
There will be a science test on Friday of this week.
To study:
All vocabulary
All main idea questions at the end of each section in the book
Four ways to light a bulb
How to build a small electric generator
Understand magnetism and how it works
Two kinds of energy
Four sources of energy
Understand a parellel and series circuit and be able explain how they work
What things make good insulators and conductors
Thursday, March 3, 2011
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 7-March 11
Things to Remember:
Monday, March 7 - No school on Monday, Pulaski Day.
Wednesday, March 9 - ISAT Science Part 1 & 2
Tuesday, March 15, MAPs Parent Meeting,6:30-7:30.
Monday, March 28-Friday, April 1 - Spring Break
Math- We will begin a unit on measurement this week. The students will use customary units to measure to the nearest inch, half inch and quarter inch. They will also use custormary units to measure weight.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have suffixes and prefixes. Workbook page 109-111 are due on Friday. All tests and spelling pages need to be done in cursive beginning this week.
Reading - We will be using the predict/infer strategy, as well as cause and effect. Thinking about story events and personal knowledge helps readers predict likely events. With cause and effect, students will focus on why story events happen and what happens as a result.
You may want to ask your child if they have a red pen for grading in reading. If not, that is something they should remember to bring to class with them.
English - We will continue our work with adverbs. We will also begin a unit on expository writing.
Social Studies - Our test on chapter 9 will be on Friday, March 10. To prepare for the test, review the following items:
All main ideas/concepts from the lessons
All vocabulary
Understand the Ojibwa way of life
Know the accomplishments of the explorers Joliett and Marquettte
Major Midwestern cities that began as forts or trading posts
What it was like for the Midwestern pioneers when they arrived in the Midwest
John Deere's accomplishments
What were Lewis and Clark's goals? Who hired them?
Understand how the steamboats effected the life of farmers in the Midwest
Advantages of shipping by railroad rather than by steamboat
Science - ISAT testing this week.
Monday, March 7 - No school on Monday, Pulaski Day.
Wednesday, March 9 - ISAT Science Part 1 & 2
Tuesday, March 15, MAPs Parent Meeting,6:30-7:30.
Monday, March 28-Friday, April 1 - Spring Break
Math- We will begin a unit on measurement this week. The students will use customary units to measure to the nearest inch, half inch and quarter inch. They will also use custormary units to measure weight.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will work with words that have suffixes and prefixes. Workbook page 109-111 are due on Friday. All tests and spelling pages need to be done in cursive beginning this week.
Reading - We will be using the predict/infer strategy, as well as cause and effect. Thinking about story events and personal knowledge helps readers predict likely events. With cause and effect, students will focus on why story events happen and what happens as a result.
You may want to ask your child if they have a red pen for grading in reading. If not, that is something they should remember to bring to class with them.
English - We will continue our work with adverbs. We will also begin a unit on expository writing.
Social Studies - Our test on chapter 9 will be on Friday, March 10. To prepare for the test, review the following items:
All main ideas/concepts from the lessons
All vocabulary
Understand the Ojibwa way of life
Know the accomplishments of the explorers Joliett and Marquettte
Major Midwestern cities that began as forts or trading posts
What it was like for the Midwestern pioneers when they arrived in the Midwest
John Deere's accomplishments
What were Lewis and Clark's goals? Who hired them?
Understand how the steamboats effected the life of farmers in the Midwest
Advantages of shipping by railroad rather than by steamboat
Science - ISAT testing this week.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)