Dates to Remember:
Wed., December 19- Bowling field trip for 4th grade
Fri., December 21 - Tivoli movie The Polar Express in P.M
Mon., December 24 Winter Break begins
Mon., Jan. 7 - Classes Resume
Math This week in math we will have a quiz over chapter 5, lessons 1-4 on Tuesday. The students should review the skills we have learned using the worksheets from their folders. They can also use their books. We will then learn the Predict and Test problem solving strategy and work with inequalities. I will begin sending home division facts for the students to practice. A test over chapter 5 will be given on Friday of next week.
Spelling - The students will work with words that have the sounds of /or/, /ur/ and /yoor/. They will work on pages 167-169 or activities for the week.
English In English this week the students will proofread their descriptive essays on their southeast animal. I will conference with them and they will type their final drafts on the computer. They will also take a pretest for our next grammar unit which is on nouns.
Reading This week we will continue to work on summarizing. We will also work on the strategies of questioning, categorizing, and
classifying. Recognizing the question a story may raise is a good way to make
you understand it. Also, as people read, they wonder about the things they are
reading and they form questions in their mind. Good readers usually do this
without thinking. The students will practice the questioning strategy next
week. Classifying involves grouping like items, and categorizing involves
naming the group. Grouping the item makes it easier to remember them. Students
will also classify and categorize information in the stories they read next
week.
Social Studies - This week the students will describe the climate of the Southeast. They will examine hurricanes and their effects on the land and lives of people who live where hurricanes are common. They will also, identify ways in which resources of the southeast are used, and where renewable and nonrenewable resources are found in the southeast. A test is planned for Friday of this week over chapter 6.
The students should know:
all vocabulary
understand the main concepts from the chapter
land forms of the southeast and characteristics of them- see the model they made in folder.
climate of the southeast
first uses for lighthouses
animals of the southeast as discussed in their books and where they live?
differences between renewable and nonrenewable resources, what they are used for, and be able to identify those in the southeast
crops of the southeast and why they grow well there
explain what a hurricane is and how it can be dangerous
What are your favorite places in the southeast that we have learned about? Would you like to visit them? Why?
Science The students have been researching life cycles of animals and making comparisons between them. There is a science test planned for Wednesday of this week over chapter 2 lessons 2 & 3 only.They should study all papers in their folder and the textbook.
The students should know:
all vocabulary
understand the parts of a plant and their function
understand how the different plants reproduce (ferns, mosses, tubers)
Be able to draw the life cycle of a moth and a sea horse (see textbook)
Friday, November 30, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Nov. 26-Nov. 30
Dates to Remember:
Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Bowling Field Trip in P.M
Friday, Dec. 21 - Tivoli Field Trip
Math - We will begin a new unit this week. The students will study the properties of multiplication and they will write multiplication and division expressions and find the value of the expressions. They will also learn the orders of operations. They will follow the orders of operations to find the value of each expression. We will continue to review multiplication and division facts, and a fact test will be given each Friday, so the students should continue to study their facts.There will be a quiz over chapter 5 lessons 1-4 on Tuesday, Dec. 4th.
Spelling - This week the students will be working with words that have the /ir/,/ar/ sounds. They will be working on pages 152-154 in their books. If they passed the pretest, they will do the activities assigned for the week. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading - Over the next couple of weeks we will be reviewing the skills that we have gone over since the beginning of the year. We'll also work on summarizing and making generalizations. In writing summaries, your child will learn to pick out the main points or events of a story or passage and concisely put them in their own words. In making generalizations, the stu dents will learn that generalizations are broad statements that are true most of the time, and are based on fact or good reasons, and may include words like always and most.
English - We will continue our work with descriptive writing. The students will research an animal from the southeast, and they will write a descriptive paragraph on it. They are working on using a variety of sentences and figurative language in their descriptive, as well as including an interesting hook and zinger of a closing.
Social Studies - The students will work on their maps of the Southeast. This is due on Wednesday of this week. There will be a southeast map test on Thursday. They will place the states correctly on the map along with the important water areas- Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, and The Gulf of Mexico. They can earn extra points for knowing their capitals, but they are not expected to know them. They will review the major land forms of the southeast, including barrier islands, wetlands, inner and outer coastal plains, Piedmont Appalachian Mountains.
Science - In science this week, we will review the life cycle of flowering plants, and compare that to those that reproduce using only spores.The students will also order and describe the stages of different animals' life cycles They will be able to describe how some animals grow and develop. A test over chapter 2 lessons 2 & 3 is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5th.
Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Bowling Field Trip in P.M
Friday, Dec. 21 - Tivoli Field Trip
Math - We will begin a new unit this week. The students will study the properties of multiplication and they will write multiplication and division expressions and find the value of the expressions. They will also learn the orders of operations. They will follow the orders of operations to find the value of each expression. We will continue to review multiplication and division facts, and a fact test will be given each Friday, so the students should continue to study their facts.There will be a quiz over chapter 5 lessons 1-4 on Tuesday, Dec. 4th.
Spelling - This week the students will be working with words that have the /ir/,/ar/ sounds. They will be working on pages 152-154 in their books. If they passed the pretest, they will do the activities assigned for the week. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading - Over the next couple of weeks we will be reviewing the skills that we have gone over since the beginning of the year. We'll also work on summarizing and making generalizations. In writing summaries, your child will learn to pick out the main points or events of a story or passage and concisely put them in their own words. In making generalizations, the stu dents will learn that generalizations are broad statements that are true most of the time, and are based on fact or good reasons, and may include words like always and most.
English - We will continue our work with descriptive writing. The students will research an animal from the southeast, and they will write a descriptive paragraph on it. They are working on using a variety of sentences and figurative language in their descriptive, as well as including an interesting hook and zinger of a closing.
Social Studies - The students will work on their maps of the Southeast. This is due on Wednesday of this week. There will be a southeast map test on Thursday. They will place the states correctly on the map along with the important water areas- Mississippi River, Atlantic Ocean, and The Gulf of Mexico. They can earn extra points for knowing their capitals, but they are not expected to know them. They will review the major land forms of the southeast, including barrier islands, wetlands, inner and outer coastal plains, Piedmont Appalachian Mountains.
Science - In science this week, we will review the life cycle of flowering plants, and compare that to those that reproduce using only spores.The students will also order and describe the stages of different animals' life cycles They will be able to describe how some animals grow and develop. A test over chapter 2 lessons 2 & 3 is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5th.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Nov. 5-Nov. 16
Dates to Remember:
Monday, Nov. 12 - No School, Veteran's Day
Wed., Nov. 21-Fri., Nov. 23 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Math-This week of Nov. 12, the students will be given 6,7, 8's & 9's to study. They will need to learn those facts by Friday, Nov. 16th. They will review problem solving that involves multiplication and division. They will also be using algebra to find the missing factors.They will use related sentences and their fact families to help them solve these problems.
There is a test scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20th over chapter 4.
Spelling- This week the students will work with words that have the sound of /ou/ as in pound, and the o sound as in jaw. They will be assigned workbook pages 117-119.
Reading - This week the students will continue to work on solving mysteries for the beginning of the week. Our focus strategy this week will be sequencing of events. Our reading skills will be: contractions and antonyms.
English- We will continue our unit on descriptive writing. They will read passages in books that have lots of figurative language and description. They will learn about similes and metaphors and work to identify them in their reading and also include them in their writing. They will begin a descriptive writing project. The students will describe animals of the Southeast Region.
Science- The students will learn how plants make their own food and compare and contrast the life cycles of plants from seeds, and plants from spores. They will also understand animal life cycles. They will study animals with direct development and those that go through a metamorphosis.
Social Studies - The students will continue to study the culture of the Native Americans of the Northeast, the Narragansett. They will describe key events that affected the Narragansett way of life once European settlers arrived. They will describe what goods the Europeans and Native Americans traded, and they will explain why the Iroquois Confederacy was established.
A test is scheduled for Thursday, November 15th over chapter 5 lesson 1. More information will follow.
Monday, Nov. 12 - No School, Veteran's Day
Wed., Nov. 21-Fri., Nov. 23 No School, Thanksgiving Break
Math-This week of Nov. 12, the students will be given 6,7, 8's & 9's to study. They will need to learn those facts by Friday, Nov. 16th. They will review problem solving that involves multiplication and division. They will also be using algebra to find the missing factors.They will use related sentences and their fact families to help them solve these problems.
There is a test scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 20th over chapter 4.
Spelling- This week the students will work with words that have the sound of /ou/ as in pound, and the o sound as in jaw. They will be assigned workbook pages 117-119.
Reading - This week the students will continue to work on solving mysteries for the beginning of the week. Our focus strategy this week will be sequencing of events. Our reading skills will be: contractions and antonyms.
English- We will continue our unit on descriptive writing. They will read passages in books that have lots of figurative language and description. They will learn about similes and metaphors and work to identify them in their reading and also include them in their writing. They will begin a descriptive writing project. The students will describe animals of the Southeast Region.
Science- The students will learn how plants make their own food and compare and contrast the life cycles of plants from seeds, and plants from spores. They will also understand animal life cycles. They will study animals with direct development and those that go through a metamorphosis.
Social Studies - The students will continue to study the culture of the Native Americans of the Northeast, the Narragansett. They will describe key events that affected the Narragansett way of life once European settlers arrived. They will describe what goods the Europeans and Native Americans traded, and they will explain why the Iroquois Confederacy was established.
A test is scheduled for Thursday, November 15th over chapter 5 lesson 1. More information will follow.
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