Dates to Remember:
Monday & Tuesday, October 29-30 Parent Teacher conferences
Wednesday, October 31- Halloween Party 1:00 parade
Monday, November 5-No School Parent/Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, November 6 - No School- Teacher Institute
Math- This week we will continue to work on multiplication facts. The students should be working on their squares, twos, fives, 3's and 4's this week week. They will should know the terms: factors(numbers being multiplied), products (answer to a multiplication equation), dividend (the number that is being divided), divisor (the number that is doing the dividing) and quotient (answer to a division problem).
Spelling - This week in spelling the focus will be on more long and short vowel sounds. The students will work on WB pages 90-101 or activities. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading Mysteries will be the focus in reading next week. We
will begin by learning vocabulary words that are typically associated with
mysteries, such as “suspect”, “evidence” and “suspense”. All students will read
and study “The Case of the Purloined Pachyderm”. While reading this mystery,
and other mystery stories, students will be studying the format of a mystery,
and using the reading strategies of monitoring and clarifying. Students will
take a mystery vocabulary QUIZ on 11/1.
English - We will work on using quotation marks and titles correctly. There will be an English test on Chapter 5 Capitalization and Punctuation on Friday of this week. There will be homework each evening to help the students review and study for the test.
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 be finishing their invertebrate posters this week. There will be a science test over chapter 1 lesson 3 on Wednesday of this week. (How Animals are Classified)
They should know:
all vocabulary
two groups that the animal kingdom is classified into
5 animal classes of vertebrates and be able to tell at least two physical traits of each
know examples of each of the classes of vertebrates
Know the traits of arthropods and be able to identify some
insect traits
body parts of an insect
understand what an exoskeleton is
Friday, October 26, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 22-Oct.26
Dates to Remember:
Thursday, October 25 - Early Dismissal 11:00
October 29 & October 30 Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Party 1:00 parade, 1:30 Party. Students should bring their costumes to change into.
Monday, Nov. 5 - No School/Parent/Teacher conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - No School Teacher Institute
Math - In math this week, we will begin a unit on multiplication and division. The students will understand that multiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They will recognize the relationship between multiplication and division. On Wednesday, we will begin a program called multiplication in 7 days. The students will bring home facts that they will be responsible for learning. We are asking parents to help their child learn these facts. After practicing the facts, please sign the sheet and return it to school with your child. They will take a test in math the next day to determine if they have mastered the facts. A grade will be taken on each of these tests. Another note will come home notifying you of the facts they mastered and or need to still practice.
Spelling - This will be a review unit. There will be no pretest this week. There will be a test on Friday on all 30 words. The students will all be responsible for completing the workbooks pages for the week pages 87-89.
Reading - Together we will write a response to the story, because of Winn Dixie. The students will use the their own ideas and text clues to help them answer a question about the story. We are having our Celebration of Knowledge party on Friday. The permission slips have gone home for the Movie Because of Winn Dixie. We will have a party just as they did in the story. Our menu: Egg Salad Sandwiches, "Dump Punch", Pickles and "Littmus Lozenges". The students will decide on the theme.
This week we will also read the story of The Parcel Post Kid, by Michael O. Tunnel. This piece is a nonfiction story set in 1914, which tells the tale of a young girl whose parents mail her to her grandmother because it is cheaper than paying her train fare. While reading the story, students will be reviewing the strategies and skills that we have studied so far this year, with particular emphasis on predicting and making inferences
Science In science this week, the students will create posters showing their knowledge of the five classes invertebrates.
Social Studies - The students will continue to learn about the resources of the Northeast Region. There will be a test on Friday of this week over the Northeast Region. Chapter 4. The students should study:
all vocabulary, and all sheets in their folder:
know how Niagara Falls was formed and its importance to the area
know the mountain ranges that are part of the Appalachian Mountains
largest of the Finger Lakes and understand the importance of this lake to the grapes that are grown around it
difference between the Maine Coast line and the New Jersey Coast Line.
problems that challenge Chesapeake Bay and some of the ways they have tried to solve the problem.
resources of the Northeast Region and what part of the region they come from
We will have resource day on Wednesday of this week. We will have a feast of cranberries, grapes, and pancakes with maple syrup, and crab sticks - products that come from resources of the Northeast.
Thursday, October 25 - Early Dismissal 11:00
October 29 & October 30 Parent Teacher Conferences
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Party 1:00 parade, 1:30 Party. Students should bring their costumes to change into.
Monday, Nov. 5 - No School/Parent/Teacher conferences
Tuesday, Nov. 6 - No School Teacher Institute
Math - In math this week, we will begin a unit on multiplication and division. The students will understand that multiplication is repeated addition and division is repeated subtraction. They will recognize the relationship between multiplication and division. On Wednesday, we will begin a program called multiplication in 7 days. The students will bring home facts that they will be responsible for learning. We are asking parents to help their child learn these facts. After practicing the facts, please sign the sheet and return it to school with your child. They will take a test in math the next day to determine if they have mastered the facts. A grade will be taken on each of these tests. Another note will come home notifying you of the facts they mastered and or need to still practice.
Spelling - This will be a review unit. There will be no pretest this week. There will be a test on Friday on all 30 words. The students will all be responsible for completing the workbooks pages for the week pages 87-89.
Reading - Together we will write a response to the story, because of Winn Dixie. The students will use the their own ideas and text clues to help them answer a question about the story. We are having our Celebration of Knowledge party on Friday. The permission slips have gone home for the Movie Because of Winn Dixie. We will have a party just as they did in the story. Our menu: Egg Salad Sandwiches, "Dump Punch", Pickles and "Littmus Lozenges". The students will decide on the theme.
This week we will also read the story of The Parcel Post Kid, by Michael O. Tunnel. This piece is a nonfiction story set in 1914, which tells the tale of a young girl whose parents mail her to her grandmother because it is cheaper than paying her train fare. While reading the story, students will be reviewing the strategies and skills that we have studied so far this year, with particular emphasis on predicting and making inferences
Science In science this week, the students will create posters showing their knowledge of the five classes invertebrates.
Social Studies - The students will continue to learn about the resources of the Northeast Region. There will be a test on Friday of this week over the Northeast Region. Chapter 4. The students should study:
all vocabulary, and all sheets in their folder:
know how Niagara Falls was formed and its importance to the area
know the mountain ranges that are part of the Appalachian Mountains
largest of the Finger Lakes and understand the importance of this lake to the grapes that are grown around it
difference between the Maine Coast line and the New Jersey Coast Line.
problems that challenge Chesapeake Bay and some of the ways they have tried to solve the problem.
resources of the Northeast Region and what part of the region they come from
We will have resource day on Wednesday of this week. We will have a feast of cranberries, grapes, and pancakes with maple syrup, and crab sticks - products that come from resources of the Northeast.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room - October 15-19
Dates to Remember:
Thursday, October 18- Book Fair 6:30-8:00
Friday, October 19 - Mario Kart Assembly- Congratulations! Our class came in 3rd place in the magazine drive, so 1 student from the class will be picked to participate in the race against the other 3 classes.
Thursday, October 25- Early Dismissal 11:00
Monday &; Tuesday, October 29-30 Parent Teacher conferences
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Party - parade begins at 1:00
Math - This week in math there will be a quiz over lessons 1-3 on Tuesday. This will cover math properties, expressions and equations. The students should review their textbook as well as the sheets in their binders. They will also practice working backwards to solve problems with elapsed time and figure out patterns of numbers and write rules to go with them. There is a test that is scheduled for Friday of this week over chapter 3. The students should bring their books home and use the sheets in their binders to help them study for this test.
Spelling - This week our lesson focus is on homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. They will be assigned workbook pages 67-69 throughout the week. If they are in the pretest group, they will be assigned activities throughout the week.
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. We will be reading both fiction and nonfiction passages as we work on these skills.
We will finish Because of Winn Dixie this week. There will be a vocabulary and comprehension test on Friday of this week. They will be able to use their book for this.
English - This week in English there will be an abbreviation quiz on Tuesday. We will review on Monday. The students should bring home a review sheet on Monday to help them practice writing abbreviations of days and months and other important abbreviations.
Social Studies - In social studies this week, the students will work on their map of the Northeast. They will finish their map keys and then use their keys to place the symbols on the map in the correct spots. The symbols will represent the main mountain ranges that make up the Appalachian Mountains, and they will show the differences in the coastlines of the different states as you travel from the northern states to the southern states in the Northeast Region.
Science - The students will investigate vertebrates and invertebrates this week. The will learn about the 5 classes of vertebrates. They will also learn about the different classes of invertebrates.
Thursday, October 18- Book Fair 6:30-8:00
Friday, October 19 - Mario Kart Assembly- Congratulations! Our class came in 3rd place in the magazine drive, so 1 student from the class will be picked to participate in the race against the other 3 classes.
Thursday, October 25- Early Dismissal 11:00
Monday &; Tuesday, October 29-30 Parent Teacher conferences
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Party - parade begins at 1:00
Math - This week in math there will be a quiz over lessons 1-3 on Tuesday. This will cover math properties, expressions and equations. The students should review their textbook as well as the sheets in their binders. They will also practice working backwards to solve problems with elapsed time and figure out patterns of numbers and write rules to go with them. There is a test that is scheduled for Friday of this week over chapter 3. The students should bring their books home and use the sheets in their binders to help them study for this test.
Spelling - This week our lesson focus is on homophones. These are words that sound the same but have different spellings and different meanings. They will be assigned workbook pages 67-69 throughout the week. If they are in the pretest group, they will be assigned activities throughout the week.
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. We will be reading both fiction and nonfiction passages as we work on these skills.
We will finish Because of Winn Dixie this week. There will be a vocabulary and comprehension test on Friday of this week. They will be able to use their book for this.
English - This week in English there will be an abbreviation quiz on Tuesday. We will review on Monday. The students should bring home a review sheet on Monday to help them practice writing abbreviations of days and months and other important abbreviations.
Social Studies - In social studies this week, the students will work on their map of the Northeast. They will finish their map keys and then use their keys to place the symbols on the map in the correct spots. The symbols will represent the main mountain ranges that make up the Appalachian Mountains, and they will show the differences in the coastlines of the different states as you travel from the northern states to the southern states in the Northeast Region.
Science - The students will investigate vertebrates and invertebrates this week. The will learn about the 5 classes of vertebrates. They will also learn about the different classes of invertebrates.
Friday, October 5, 2012
News From Mrs. Cavoto's Room Oct. 8-12
Dates to Remember:
Monday, Oct. 8- No School- Columbus Day
Wednesday, Oct. 10-Movie Night permission slips due
Thursday, Oct. 25- Early Dismissal - 11:00
Friday, October 26 - End of first quarter
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Parade at 1:00, Party at 1:30-2:20
Math - We will begin a new chapter this week using Algebra with Addition and Subtraction. Our first lesson will be on the properties of addition. We did go over the commutative property today, so you may want to ask your child if they can tell you what it is and give you an example of the commutative property( It says that numbers can be added in any order and the sum will be the same. Ex. 2 + 4= 4 + 2) They will also learn the associative property and the identity property. They will bring home sheets that have these properties explained on them. The students will also write and evaluate addition and subtraction expressions. Please look in their math folder next week for explanations and examples. They can also keep their book at home, so that you can review this with them or use it as a resource.
Spelling - No spelling this week.
Reading - We will continue to study text organization with non-fiction articles.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. We will continue to apply our reading strategies to our story Winn Dixie.
English - The students have been applying their sentence writing skills as they create their own comic strips. They are using a variety of sentences in their comics as well as trying to write more compound sentences. This week they will review their use of capital letters with names of people, pets, places, and things. They will also work with writing abbreviations. There will be a quiz on Tuesday, October, 16th over abbreviations.
Science- We will begin our next unit with a classification activity. The students will classify dinosaurs according to their physical traits. Then we will move into our unit How are Animals classified? They will classify animals into two categories-vertebrates and invertebrates.
Social Studies - The students are making mind maps to help them understand how Niagara Falls were created. We should finish them on Tuesday. Please ask them to share them with you, so they can practice explaining how they were formed. We will continue to study the land and resources of the Northeast. The students will learn about the Appalachian Trail and the mountain ranges that cover the Northeast Region. They will also learn about the coastline of the Northeast Region, and notice the differences between those states that are located way up north to the states that are further south in the region. They will be making their own maps and keys to show these physical traits of the Northeast.
Monday, Oct. 8- No School- Columbus Day
Wednesday, Oct. 10-Movie Night permission slips due
Thursday, Oct. 25- Early Dismissal - 11:00
Friday, October 26 - End of first quarter
Wednesday, October 31 - Halloween Parade at 1:00, Party at 1:30-2:20
Math - We will begin a new chapter this week using Algebra with Addition and Subtraction. Our first lesson will be on the properties of addition. We did go over the commutative property today, so you may want to ask your child if they can tell you what it is and give you an example of the commutative property( It says that numbers can be added in any order and the sum will be the same. Ex. 2 + 4= 4 + 2) They will also learn the associative property and the identity property. They will bring home sheets that have these properties explained on them. The students will also write and evaluate addition and subtraction expressions. Please look in their math folder next week for explanations and examples. They can also keep their book at home, so that you can review this with them or use it as a resource.
Spelling - No spelling this week.
Reading - We will continue to study text organization with non-fiction articles.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. We will continue to apply our reading strategies to our story Winn Dixie.
English - The students have been applying their sentence writing skills as they create their own comic strips. They are using a variety of sentences in their comics as well as trying to write more compound sentences. This week they will review their use of capital letters with names of people, pets, places, and things. They will also work with writing abbreviations. There will be a quiz on Tuesday, October, 16th over abbreviations.
Science- We will begin our next unit with a classification activity. The students will classify dinosaurs according to their physical traits. Then we will move into our unit How are Animals classified? They will classify animals into two categories-vertebrates and invertebrates.
Social Studies - The students are making mind maps to help them understand how Niagara Falls were created. We should finish them on Tuesday. Please ask them to share them with you, so they can practice explaining how they were formed. We will continue to study the land and resources of the Northeast. The students will learn about the Appalachian Trail and the mountain ranges that cover the Northeast Region. They will also learn about the coastline of the Northeast Region, and notice the differences between those states that are located way up north to the states that are further south in the region. They will be making their own maps and keys to show these physical traits of the Northeast.
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