News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room May 31-June7th

Weekly Reminders:

*No school on Monday.
*Talent show Tuesday, 1:00-2:00

*"We're Bowling" Wednesday - Fourth grade bowling trip in afternoon.

*"Take it Easy" Thursday - Bring a board game to school. 4th grade talent show 12:20-1:00

*"Film Festival" Friday - We will sit back and enjoy a film.

*Last day of math and reading on Friday.

*"We Made It" Monday, June 6 - All-school picnic & Sky Dogz assembly.

*"That's All Folks" Tuesday, June 7 - Report cards and yearbooks issued.

On Film Festival Friday we are in need of popcorn and a drink. Would anyone like to volunteer to make popcorn or send in Capri Suns? Just send me an e-mail if you can, and I will get back to you. Thank you.

I want to thank the parents and students who participated in the Walk for Japan. It was wonderful to see so many families coming together for such a great cause.

American Red Cross for Japan:

The raffle for Japan has just begun. A letter was sent home on Wednesday, with the list of raffle items and raffle tickets. If you wish to participate, just fill in the tickets, put them in an envelope with the money, and return it to your classroom teacher. All tickets must be turned in by June 3rd. We will have the raffle at the all school assembly on June 6th. Thank you so much for your support.

Spelling - We have finished our spelling units for the year.

Reading - As we wrap up reading class for the 2010-2011 school year, we will review all the strategies we have covered. Friday will be our last day of reading.

We will watch the movie Charlotte's Web and compare and contrast the book to the movie.

Math - We will continue to work with fractions this week. The students will review equivalent fractions and reducing fractions to their lowest forms. Please continue to help your child with this skill. Over the summer, please continue to work on multiplication and division facts. This is very important for them to be successful next year. Thank you for all of your support this year in helping your child with fourth grade math.

Social Studies - The students will learn about the states in the West. They will choose a state in the West to do research and create a poster with their information.

Science - This week in science we will compare particle sizes in different types of soils and describe what soil is-how it forms and how soils differ.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room May 22-May 27

Things to Remember:
Mon. 5/30 - Memorial Day - No school
Wed. 6/1 - 4th grade bowling
Sat. 6/4 - Market Day
Mon. 6/6 - Picnic and Sky Dogz assembly
Tues. 6/7 - Last day of school;dismissal @ 9:30

Don't forget about our 2 Mile Walk for Japan. I am excited that there are so many students and parents from class participating. I look forward to seeing everyone. Remember if you want to go, but haven't signed up, you can come and pay when you get here.


Math - This week in math we will continue to work with fractions. The students will review how to find equivalent fractions and to reduce fractions to their lowest form. They will compare and order fractions with like denominators. The students should be prepared for a test over these skills in chapter 15 on Thursday of this week.


Spelling - This week the pattern to look for is the schwa sounds in the final part of the word. The students will have a pretest on Monday and final test on Friday. The pages to work on for the week are pages 237-239.

Reading - Next week, in addition to reviewing all reading strategies, students will be focusing on identifying the elements of fantasy and realism. Students will learn that fantasy involves events that could not happen in real life, and that realism involves events that could happen or that have happened in the past.

We will continue to read Charlotte's Web this week. There will be a vocab/comp. test on Thursday of this week. More information will come home with your child.

English There will be a test over pronouns on Wednesday of this week.

Science The students will learn about the rock cycle. They will learn about Sedentary and Metamorphic rocks this week. They will identify their own rocks.

Social Studies The students will review the early culture of the Navajo, They will illustrate how they made a living, what their homes were like and how they were governed.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room May 16-20

Things to remember:
Tues. 5/17 - 4th grade band concert;7:00 pm
Mon. 5/30 - Memorial Day - No school
Wed. 6/1 - 4th grade bowling
Sat. 6/4 - Market Day
Mon. 6/6 - Picnic and Sky Dogz assembly
Tues. 6/7 - Last day of school;
dismissal @ 9:30

Don’t forget to sign up for the 2 mile Walk Day on Tuesday, May 24^th at Prairieview School. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross to help the victims of the earthquake in Japan. There will also be a raffle to help raise money for the cause, and any donations would be appreciated. (gift cards, sport items, games, services, small goodies). Anyone who would like to volunteer on May 24^th, please e-mail Mrs. Cavoto ccavoto@ccsd66.org or Mrs. Sulima Ssulima@ccsd66.org to let them know.

Math This week in math we will have a quiz over diving 2 digit numbers with one digit numbers with and without remainders on Tuesday, May 17. This is lesson 11.1 and 11.3 in their textbook. Any help you can give your child is greatly appreciate. I will let them use their fact chart for this, but they have to know the steps in long division.

Reading - Next week we will focus on the reading target skill of comparing and contrasting. Comparing means showing similarities. Contrasting means showing differences. By comparing and
contrasting one thing with another, readers can remember more of the information.

Spelling - Next week our words will be a review. The pre-test will be on Monday and the test on Friday.

English- This week we will continue working with pronouns. The students will use I and me correctly. They will also use and write singular and possessive pronouns correctly in sentences. A test is planned for Tuesday, May 24 over pronouns.

Science - The students will review how to identify minerals next week. They will then be given minerals to identify. They will understand and identify the different types of rocks: igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic. We will have rock day on Wednesday of this week. The students should bring in a rock that they find in the yard or at the park.

Social Studies - The students will study the culture of the Navajo people. They will describe the "Long Walk" and they will understand how the Navajo Council governs th Navajo Nation.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room May 9 - May 13

Things to Remember:
Fri. 5/13 - Early Dismissal @ 11:00
Wed. 6/1 - 4th grade bowling
Mon. 6/6 - Picnic
Tues. 6/7 - Last day of school;
dismissal @ 9:30

I have some disposable cameras that I need volunteers to have developed. I
have taken pictures of your children throughout the year, for their end-of-
the-year memory books. If you are willing to have one developed, please email me. Thank you.

Math - This week in math we will begin chapter 11. The students will review division and then they will learn to divide with remainders and divide with two digit by one digit. Any help you can give your children with this would be greatly appreciated.

Spelling - No spelling this week

Reading - Our focus in reading this week is on the reading strategy of monitor/clarify. Students should monitor how well they understand a story. If they don't understand something, they can reread or read ahead for help.

We will practice this strategy as we are reading our new Book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White. Since there are many new vocabulary words in this story, the students will be encouraged to use the context to help them understand the meaning. They will be doing vocabulary activities to help them build their "word power".

English - We will continue our unit on pronouns. The students will understand and identify subject and object pronouns. They will also practice writing with pronouns.

Science - We will have a test this week over chapter 17, Simple Machines. The students should study: All sheets in their folder, use their textbook and be sure to understand the main concepts from each lesson, answer the questions at the end of the chapter to help review.

They should know:
All vocabulary
How scientists define work
Understand how a wheel and an axle work together to be a simple machine
Know the six simple machines and what they are made up of
Which simple machine does not change the direction of the force
What simple machine would you use to pry something off of something else
What simple machines would you use to help you lift and move heavy things from one place to another