News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Nov. 7-11

Dates to Remember:

• Monday, November 7 - All School Roller Skating Party - 3:45 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.All students attending the roller skating party need to check in at 3:45 to get their hands stamped before
• Friday, November 11 - No School/Veteran's Day
• Friday, November 18 - End of the First Trimester
• PBIS & PTO Power Paws Community Service Project - 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. PV-Gym
• Wednesday, November 23 thru Friday, November 25 -No School/Thanksgiving Break
• Monday, November 28, thru Thursday, December 1,Parent/Teacher Conferences Begin
• Tuesday, November 29 - Report Card Issued Online
• Wednesday, November 30 - Late Night Parent/Teacher Conference 3:05 to 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, December 2 - No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Math - This week in math the students will write, evaluate, and solve multiplication and division sentences. They will use the order of operations to find the value of expressions. There will be a fact test on Thursday over all the facts. The students should be working on them all week. It is so important for them to know their facts as we move into problems that have a higher level of difficulty.

Spelling - In spelling this week the students will be working with words that have the sounds of ou and ow. There will be a test on Thursday of this week since there is no school on Friday.

Reading - This week, we will focus on the reading comprehension skill known as sequence of events. Recognizing the order of events in a story makes it easier to understand the story. Clue words such as first, later, then, and finally signal sequence.

We will continue to read Winn Dixie. There will be a vocabulary and comprehension quiz over chapters 11-26 on Thursday, November 17. The vocabulary words will go home at the beginning of the week. They should begin to study now so that by test time, it will just be a simple review.

English - The students will work on using commas in sentences correctly. They will identify quotations in sentences and use quotation marks before and after a direct quotation, and they will understand the difference between a direct and indirect quotation. There will be a test over chapter 5 on Wednesday, November 16th.

Science - We will begin a new unit this week. The essential question is How do the bodies of animals help them meet their needs? What are the basic needs of living things? (food, water, air, and shelter) How do adaptations help living things meet their needs? (They needs certain adaptations to survive: body parts and behavior )

Social Studies - This week in social studies the students will show their knowledge of the Narragansett culture by drawing a picture showing specific items of their culture in it.