Dates to Remember:
Monday, October 10 - No School/Columbus Day
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 No School/Teacher Institute
Math -This week in math we will review the addition properties and writing and evaluating addition and subtraction expressions (lesson 3.1 and 3.2). They will write and solve addition and subtraction equations, and they will solve problems using the work backward strategy. The students will practice writing explanations on how they solved their problems. They may need some extra help with explaining what they did and why they solved the problem the way they did.
Spelling - This week in spelling the students will be working with words that have the short "u" as in brush/ "yoo" as in juice/ "oo" as in threw. Workbook pages 52-54 will be due on Friday, unless your child is in the pretest group, and then they should be ready to turn in their activities for the week. There will be a test on Friday.
Reading This week in reading our story is “Finding the Titanic” by Robert D. Ballard.The reading strategy that we will focus on is text organization.Many non-fiction authors organize their selections in time order.They also use features such as headings, pictures, captions, and charts to help the reader better understand the information.
English The students will practice writing with nouns. They will learn to combine two short sentences with the same predicate to create a sentence with a compound subject. They will also identify singular and plural nouns, and write plural nouns correctly.
Social Studies -The students will have homework to color a map of the Northeast Region, which will be due on Wednesday. It is very important that they follow the checklist they are given to be sure that they include all they need in their map and color it correctly. This is a homework assignment that will be graded. They will then take a map quiz on Thursday. They will have to place all the states and bodies of water correctly a map. If they can spell all the words correctly, they will earn an extra point. If they learn all their capitals, they will earn 2 extra points. So they could earn a total of 3 extra points for this quiz.
Science - The following concepts will be covered over the next couple of weeks. How are animals classified? with backbones (vertebrates) without backbones (invertebrates) What are the five groups of vertebrates? Can you tell some facts about each group? (fish,mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles) What are some of the groups of invertebrates? (sponges, mollusks, worms, arthropods) Which is the largest group of invertebrates? ( arthropods- these are insects, crustaceans, and spiders)
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 26-Sept. 30
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 2nd Magazine turn in day
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Picture Day; 3rd magazine turn in day
Friday, Sept. 30 - Early Dismissal, 11:00 a.m.
Mon. 10/10 - No school; Columbus Day
Tues. 10/11 - No school; Teacher Institute
Math This week in math the student will work on the problem solving skill deciding whether they should give an estimate or an exact answer. They will also add and subtract 3 & 4 digit numbers with regrouping. This would be a good time to review their basic addition and subtraction facts. There will be a test on Thursday over the skills in chapter 2.
Spelling This week the pattern is long and short i and long and short o. They should work on w.b. pages 37-39 throughout the week. If they passed the pretest, they will work on different activities.
ReadingWe will focus on the reading strategy, author's viewpoint. Author's viewpoint refers to the author's opinion, ideas of what is important or attitude. The author might give their opinion directly or you might have to infer the information by reading clues or other information that the author provides. Here is a great link to practice author’s viewpoint: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4//authorsviewpointp.cfm
English - In English this week, we will begin a unit on nouns. The students will learn what a noun is and distinguish proper nouns from common nouns.
Science - This week in science we will begin a new unit on classifying plants and animals. The students will observe the function of a plant stem and describe the structures of vascular and non vascular plants as well as fungi.
Social Studies We will have a test over chapter 2 lesson 3 & 4.
The students should:
study all vocabulary
study the main concepts in the book
know the three levels of government
know the three branches of government, where they are housed, who makes up that branch, and their roll or main job
know at least 3 responsibilities of the U.S. citizens
Know what their responsibility as a child is to be a good citizen
study the sheets/the patriotic quest is important
understand why people should vote
understand why people pay taxes
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 2nd Magazine turn in day
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Picture Day; 3rd magazine turn in day
Friday, Sept. 30 - Early Dismissal, 11:00 a.m.
Mon. 10/10 - No school; Columbus Day
Tues. 10/11 - No school; Teacher Institute
Math This week in math the student will work on the problem solving skill deciding whether they should give an estimate or an exact answer. They will also add and subtract 3 & 4 digit numbers with regrouping. This would be a good time to review their basic addition and subtraction facts. There will be a test on Thursday over the skills in chapter 2.
Spelling This week the pattern is long and short i and long and short o. They should work on w.b. pages 37-39 throughout the week. If they passed the pretest, they will work on different activities.
ReadingWe will focus on the reading strategy, author's viewpoint. Author's viewpoint refers to the author's opinion, ideas of what is important or attitude. The author might give their opinion directly or you might have to infer the information by reading clues or other information that the author provides. Here is a great link to practice author’s viewpoint: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4//authorsviewpointp.cfm
English - In English this week, we will begin a unit on nouns. The students will learn what a noun is and distinguish proper nouns from common nouns.
Science - This week in science we will begin a new unit on classifying plants and animals. The students will observe the function of a plant stem and describe the structures of vascular and non vascular plants as well as fungi.
Social Studies We will have a test over chapter 2 lesson 3 & 4.
The students should:
study all vocabulary
study the main concepts in the book
know the three levels of government
know the three branches of government, where they are housed, who makes up that branch, and their roll or main job
know at least 3 responsibilities of the U.S. citizens
Know what their responsibility as a child is to be a good citizen
study the sheets/the patriotic quest is important
understand why people should vote
understand why people pay taxes
Thursday, September 15, 2011
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 19-23
Things to Remember:
Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 1st Magazine turn in day
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 2nd Magazine turn in day
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Picture Day; Final Magazine turn in day
Friday, Sept. 30 - Early Dismissal 11:00 a.m.
Math- We will begin a new chapter this week. The students will understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to solve problems. They will also round whole numbers through millions. On Wednesday ask them to tell you about the "nosy neighbor" and how that can help them round numbers. Estimating sums and differences will also be covered.
Spelling This week will be a review week of words the students have already had. The test will be on Friday. They will get a list of activities they need to finish each day in their spelling journal. They will be asked to turn in one of those activities on Friday. I will be looking for proper spelling, capitalization, and end marks in the activities they accomplish.
Reading- This week, we will continue to focus on story structure. The children will also explore character and setting in depth. When your child is reading at home, you can practice and review story structure by asking them to identify characters, setting, and plot (which includes the problem, sequenced events, and the solution).
English - The English test has been moved to Thursday. Understanding the complete and simple subject and predicate is very difficult. Any extra help that you can give your child with this will help them a lot. Look for homework to come home to help them practice.
Science - There will be a test over the scientific method on Wednesday of next week. They will need to know the steps of the scientific method and be able to give examples of each step. They can look in their folder at past sheets that we have filled out.
The children have been very busy investigating their worms. After the weekend, your child may need to bring in a new worm. They will let you know if they think that they will need a new one.
Last Friday they were given an assignment to make a worm track for our worm races. The students will need to follow the guidelines on a sheet to make their track. Tracks will be graded based on the accuracy of those guideline. Did they follow the directions carefully? These tracks will be due on Thursday of this week. We will have our worm races on Thursday.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about our Constitutional Rights. They will identify two ways that a person can become a citizen of the U.S. They will identify three types of services that are paid for by taxes, and three responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
There will be a test in Social Studies on Tuesday, September 27. It will cover the information from Chapter 2 only lessons 2 & 3. The students should be sure to review the vocabulary and the important review questions from each section. There are very important papers to go over in their social studies folder: The Social Studies Quest 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Review of lesson 3 sheet. It will be very important for them to know the things on these sheets.
Tuesday, Sept. 20 - 1st Magazine turn in day
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - 2nd Magazine turn in day
Thursday, Sept. 29 - Picture Day; Final Magazine turn in day
Friday, Sept. 30 - Early Dismissal 11:00 a.m.
Math- We will begin a new chapter this week. The students will understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to solve problems. They will also round whole numbers through millions. On Wednesday ask them to tell you about the "nosy neighbor" and how that can help them round numbers. Estimating sums and differences will also be covered.
Spelling This week will be a review week of words the students have already had. The test will be on Friday. They will get a list of activities they need to finish each day in their spelling journal. They will be asked to turn in one of those activities on Friday. I will be looking for proper spelling, capitalization, and end marks in the activities they accomplish.
Reading- This week, we will continue to focus on story structure. The children will also explore character and setting in depth. When your child is reading at home, you can practice and review story structure by asking them to identify characters, setting, and plot (which includes the problem, sequenced events, and the solution).
English - The English test has been moved to Thursday. Understanding the complete and simple subject and predicate is very difficult. Any extra help that you can give your child with this will help them a lot. Look for homework to come home to help them practice.
Science - There will be a test over the scientific method on Wednesday of next week. They will need to know the steps of the scientific method and be able to give examples of each step. They can look in their folder at past sheets that we have filled out.
The children have been very busy investigating their worms. After the weekend, your child may need to bring in a new worm. They will let you know if they think that they will need a new one.
Last Friday they were given an assignment to make a worm track for our worm races. The students will need to follow the guidelines on a sheet to make their track. Tracks will be graded based on the accuracy of those guideline. Did they follow the directions carefully? These tracks will be due on Thursday of this week. We will have our worm races on Thursday.
Social Studies This week the students will learn about our Constitutional Rights. They will identify two ways that a person can become a citizen of the U.S. They will identify three types of services that are paid for by taxes, and three responsibilities of U.S. citizens.
There will be a test in Social Studies on Tuesday, September 27. It will cover the information from Chapter 2 only lessons 2 & 3. The students should be sure to review the vocabulary and the important review questions from each section. There are very important papers to go over in their social studies folder: The Social Studies Quest 1, 2, 3, and 4 and Review of lesson 3 sheet. It will be very important for them to know the things on these sheets.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 12-16
Dates to Remember:
Monday, September 12, Magazine Kick-Off - 1:15 p.m. gym
Tuesday, September 13, Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Wednesday, September 14, Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Friday September 30 - Early Dismissal
Math There will be a test over unit 1 on Friday of this week.The students should bring their books home to study. I will also send home a pretest so they can get a look at what their real test will look like. They should also look over the sheets in their math folders for a review.
Spelling - This week the pattern is long and short "a" and "e". A pretest will be given on Monday. Test on Friday. Any assistance you can give your child with writing their cursive letters correctly would be very helpful.
Reading - This week, we will focus on story structure. We will use a story map to look at how a problem and its solution affect the story’s plot and characters. When your child is reading at home, you can practice and review story structure by asking them to identify characters, setting, and plot (which includes the problem, sequenced events, and the solution).
English The students will learn about the subject and predicate of a sentence and simple subject and simple predicates of a sentence. They will identify and edit run-on sentences. There will be a DOL quiz on Tuesday of this week. A review will be sent home on Monday. There will be a test over unit 1 The Sentence on Tuesday of next week. The students will have homework throughout the week to help them review the concepts of this unit.
Science- We will begin our worm unit this week on Tuesday, so the kids should bring in their worms and habitats on Tuesday. As we progress through our worm unit the students will continue to learn about the scientific method.
Social Studies - This week the children will learn about the three branches of government. They will understand the role of each branch and where they are housed.
Monday, September 12, Magazine Kick-Off - 1:15 p.m. gym
Tuesday, September 13, Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Wednesday, September 14, Beginning Band Sign-Up - 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Band Room
Friday September 30 - Early Dismissal
Math There will be a test over unit 1 on Friday of this week.The students should bring their books home to study. I will also send home a pretest so they can get a look at what their real test will look like. They should also look over the sheets in their math folders for a review.
Spelling - This week the pattern is long and short "a" and "e". A pretest will be given on Monday. Test on Friday. Any assistance you can give your child with writing their cursive letters correctly would be very helpful.
Reading - This week, we will focus on story structure. We will use a story map to look at how a problem and its solution affect the story’s plot and characters. When your child is reading at home, you can practice and review story structure by asking them to identify characters, setting, and plot (which includes the problem, sequenced events, and the solution).
English The students will learn about the subject and predicate of a sentence and simple subject and simple predicates of a sentence. They will identify and edit run-on sentences. There will be a DOL quiz on Tuesday of this week. A review will be sent home on Monday. There will be a test over unit 1 The Sentence on Tuesday of next week. The students will have homework throughout the week to help them review the concepts of this unit.
Science- We will begin our worm unit this week on Tuesday, so the kids should bring in their worms and habitats on Tuesday. As we progress through our worm unit the students will continue to learn about the scientific method.
Social Studies - This week the children will learn about the three branches of government. They will understand the role of each branch and where they are housed.
Friday, September 2, 2011
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 5-9
Monday, September 5, No School/Labor Day
Tuesday, September 6, Fourth and Fifth Grade Curriculum Night - Parents Only - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 7, Beginning Band Parent Meeting - 7:00 p.m. - Multi-Purpose Room
Tuesday-Wed. September 13-14 Beginning Band Sign up from 3:00-8:00 p.m
Math - Mrs. Cavoto's Class
This week we will review reading, writing, and identifying the place value of numbers through millions. The students will also compare and order numbers through millions.
Spelling - This week in spelling we will continue to work on commonly misspelled words. The pretest for this lesson will be given on Tuesday, 9/7. Students that score 95% or better on the pretest will receive a different list of spelling words for the week with 10 words on it. They will do specific activities to go with those words. They may choose to take the spelling test with their new words and earn extra points on their grade, or they may elect not to take it.
A test will be given on Friday for those students who do not score 95% or better and during this week they will be given activities to do with their 20 words. A sheet will come home with the activities for each day explaining them. All activities are due on Friday. The test will be on Friday unless there is no school, and then we will have it on Thursday.
Reading This week in reading the students will learn to use skimming and scanning skills to locate answers. During science, social studies, and reading, the students will be given tasks where they have to locate answers in the text. They will practice highlighting key words in questions or clues, and then skim the headlines, subtitles, captions, and passages to help them find the answers to those questions.
English - This week in English we will continue to work on Sentences. There will be a DOL quiz on Friday. This quiz will cover capitalization and end marks in the different kinds of sentences (commands, questions, statements, exclamations). I will give them sentences that need to be edited and they will need to edit them.
Social Studies - We will continue to study U.S. Government and they will work on their "Patriotic Quest" for lesson 2.
Science - Students will understand the steps of the Scientific Method. We will prepare for our worm unit. They should be thinking of a good spot to find a nice juicy worm that they can bring into class. I will let the children know when they should bring them in. More information will follow.
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