News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Oct. 31-November 4

Dates to Remember:
Thursday, November 3 - Picture Retake Day
Monday, November 7 -All School Roller Skating Party - 3:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Friday, November 11 -No School/Veteran's Day
Wednesday, November 23 -Friday, November 25 No School/Thanksgiving Break
Monday, November 28, - Thursday, December 1-Parent/Teacher Conferences Begin


Math - There will be a math test on Friday of this week over chapter 4. The students should bring their books home and study the lessons in the chapter as well as the worksheets that they have in their binders. I encourage the students to use the break apart method if they do not have their 6, 7, 8, and 9 facts memorized yet. For example: 8 x 7 break it up into 8 x 5 = 40 and 8 x 2 = 16 then add the two answers. If they are doing division of higher numbers and do not know their facts yet, I encourage them to use subtraction to get to their answer. For example: 63 divided by 9 keep subtracting 9 until you get to 0. Then add up the 9 that you subtracted and that is your answer. Hopefully they will see that if they memorize their facts it is much easier than having to do the other methods, but at least they have a strategy to use if they don't know their facts. Please look in their folders for the results of their 1-5 review of concepts. This will help them know which skills they need to focus on too.

Spelling - The word patterns for this week are short and long vowel sounds. The students should be able to recognize the signs for the long and short vowel sounds. The pages for the week are 99-101. If they pass out of the pretest, then they will work on alternate activities assigned each day.

English - This week in English we will work on abbreviations and using commas correctly. There will be an abbreviations quiz on Friday of this week. The students should know the abbreviations for the following words: Mister, (Mr.) Junior (Jr.), Senior (Sr.), Doctor (Dr.), married woman (Mrs.), any woman (Ms.), Road (Rd.) Street (St.) , Avenue (Ave.) , Boulevard (Blvd.) , Company (Co.), Post Office (P.O.) , Illinois ( IL), all the days of the week and all the months. They should start making note cards now to help them study.

Reading - We will continue to work with making predictions and inferences this week as we read our book Because of Winn Dixie. There will be a vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Wednesday of the week over chapters 1-10. The vocabulary words have been sent home for the students to study. The should know the definitions as they were used in the story, and be able to write the words in a good sentences .They should reread some of the chapters to be sure they understand the main events that have happened so far.

Social Studies - This week we will learn the culture of the Native Americans who once lived in the Northeast Region, the Narragansett and the Iroquois. The students will learn and understand how their life changed after the Europeans moved in.

Science - The students will learn about the life cycles of animals. They will order and describe the stages of an animal's life cycle. They will describe how some animals grow and develop. There will be an open book quiz on Thursday of this week on chapter 2 lesson 3.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Class October 24-28

Dates to Remember:
Thursday, October 27, Early Dismissal 11:00 a.m.

Friday, October 28 Halloween Parade Starts 1:00 p.m. Halloween Parties - 1:30 p.m.
Bingo Night 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room


Math- Thank you for helping your child review and practice their facts. This week in math the students should review their square's, 2's and 5's. They should practice their 3's, and 4's this week. I will be giving a fact test to review all of these facts on Friday. The students will understand and apply the properties of multiplication. They will work with multiples, and be able to solve division and multiplication problems. A test is planned for Wednesday, November 3 over chapter 4.

Spelling - This week is a review of the words we have had so far. The students should be working on workbook pages 87-89 throughout the week. They will be due on Friday. There will be a test on Friday. I will give a pretest on Monday. Those students who pass will do an alternate list and have alternate activities for the week.

Reading - This week in reading we will review the skills that have been taught so far. We will concentrate on making predictions, and noting details as we read our book Because of Winn Dixie.

English - In English this week, we will begin a review unit on capitalization and punctuation. The students will review the different kinds of sentences and how to punctuate them. They will also review capitalizations of proper nouns.

Social Studies The test over chapter 5 is now on Wednesday of this week. The children should know:
All vocabulary
location of Niagara Falls
The importance of Niagara Falls to the Northeast
What Mountain ranges make up the Appalachian Mountains
What NE state does not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean
The largest Finger Lake
What conditions do grapes need to grow? (see sheet in folder)
What are the coastlines like from Maine to New Jersey?
two Challenges that threaten the fish population in Chesapeake Bay
What are ways that people of Chesapeake Bay can help save the Bay?
Which State in the Northeast Region would you like to live in? Give two reasons why you would like to live there.

Science - In science this week the students will learn about the life cycle of a plant. They will understand pollination and its importance in the life cycle of a plant. You may want to ask your child to explain photosynthesis to you.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 17-21

Dates to Remember:

Thursday, October 27, Early Dismissal 11:00 a.m.
Friday, October 28, Halloween Parade Starts 1:00 p.m. Halloween Parties - 1:30 p.m.

Math This week in math we will begin a new unit on multiplication. The students will relate repeated multiplication to addition and repeated subtraction to division. They will use the inverse relationships between multiplication and division. They should be reviewing their multiplication facts 0-12. I will give a mixed review 2 minute fact test to see who knows their facts already on Monday. I will be sending home sheets daily for them to practice their facts. There will be fact quizzes throughout the week. Next week they should know their 2's, squares, (2x2, 3x3 up to 12 x 12 ) and 5's.

Spelling This week the students will be working on homophones. Homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently. There will be a test on Friday and workbook pages 67-69 will be assigned. If the students passed out of their pretest then they will do the activities assigned.

Reading In reading this week, the students will focus on noting details in a story. They will learn that details may give information, explain ideas, and reveal characters' feelings. They will also work on the Question comprehension strategy. Good readers ask themselves questions about important ideas as they read. The students will practice asking questions about the text that can be answered as they read the text and finish the story.

We will apply the skills we are learning as we read the book Because of Winn-Dixie.

English- There will be an English test on Wednesday, October 19 over chapter 2, Nouns.
The students should use the end of the chapter reviews to help them study for the test.

Science - The children will learn about the life cycles of some plants this week. We will conduct and Investigate t find out if seeds need water to sprout. Throughout the week we will record our observations on a chart. What process do plants use to make food, using energy from the sun? The students will understand this process of photosynthesis.

Social Studies - The students will understand where some of the resources come from in the Northeast and the products that are made from them.

There will be a test over chapter 4 Land and Water of the Northeast on Tuesday, October 25th.

We will have a resource day on Thursday. Would any parent like to volunteer to bring in pancakes for the class? Since Maple syrup comes from Vermont, we will eat pancakes with real maple syrup. We also, need 1 can of jellied cranberries. Cranberries come from South Carver, Massachusetts. The third thing we need is crab sticks, which we will cut into little pieces for a taste. Crab is just one kind of seafood that is fished from Chesapeake Bay.
Please let me know if you can bring in anything and which item you would like to bring in.