Dates to Remember:
Dec. 19-Bowling (kids may bring money for snacks)
Dec. 21 - Tivoli Field Trip (Hot lunch will be available, but kids should try to bring a lunch, because we will be eating in the classroom that day.)
Dec. 24- January 4 - Winter Break
Jan. 9 & Jan. 11 MAP testing
Math - In math this week, we will review elapsed time, and the kids will have a quiz on elapsed time on Thursday of this week. The students will also work on using algebra to change units of time. They will learn that when you go from a shorter unit to a longer unit you need to divide, for example: How many minutes in 3 hours. 60 divided by 3. When you go from a longer unit to a shorter unit you multiply, for example how many days are in 2 years? 365 x 2. Calculators will be allowed while we are doing this section.
Spelling This week in spelling the students will be working with words that have the sounds of /k/, /ng/, and /kw/. They will be responsible for workbook pages 9-11 in volume 2, or activities. There will be a test on Friday.
English- The students will review singular and plural nouns. They will write the nouns ending with y and irregular plural nouns correctly. They will also form possessive singular nouns correctly.
Reading - We will be working on predicting outcomes. Readers can often guess ahead of
time, or predict, what will happen in a story, based on information the author
has given. Additionally, readers can change or adjust their predictions as they
read.
Social Studies - The students will be working with Inspiration, a computer program, to make a timeline of the Cherokee Life from the 1400's-2000.
Science- In science this week, the students will review animal adaptations. The students will identify and classify animals according to their physical and behavioral adaptations this week.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, December 7, 2012
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Dec. 10-14
Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Barnes and Noble Event (Mrs. Cavoto will be there from 5:15-5:45)
Wednesday, December 19 - Bowling Trip 12:00-2:00 (Students may bring in money for snacks.)
Friday, December 21 - Tivoli Theater in P.M. Polar Express/Permission slips due
Math- The students will be able to finish their tests on Monday. I sent home a review sheet so that they can review the skills. We will write an extended response, and begin chapter 6 on Time and Temperature. It would help your child to practice telling time using both a digital and an analog clock. They will need to use a digital clock to tell time before and after the hour.They will also understand elapsed time on the clock and on the calendar. This is knowing how much time has passed from the beginning to the end of an activity.
Spelling - This week is a review unit. The students will be responsible for completing pages 187-189. Their will be a test on Friday.
Reading - This week we will continue to work on organizing and classifying skills as we read our the stories in our anthology. They will also work on dictionary skills. The students will be assessed on the skills we have been learning over the last couple of weeks.
English - The students are finishing up their descriptive essays on their Southeast Animals. They have also been writing expository essays on special traditions they have during the month of December. This week we will begin a unit on nouns. They will be able to identify nouns and proper nouns in a sentence.
Science We will begin a unit on Adaptations. The students will discover how the bodies of animals help them meet their needs. They will understand the basic needs of all animals, and they will explain how adaptations help living things meet their needs.
Social Studies - The students will learn about the people who helped shape the Southeast beginning with the Cherokee Native Americans. We will be learning about their culture and discovering how their life changed after the Europeans arrived. This week we will have our Southeast Resource Day on Thursday. We will have a feast of citrus fruits, rice, peaches, and soybeans.
Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Barnes and Noble Event (Mrs. Cavoto will be there from 5:15-5:45)
Wednesday, December 19 - Bowling Trip 12:00-2:00 (Students may bring in money for snacks.)
Friday, December 21 - Tivoli Theater in P.M. Polar Express/Permission slips due
Math- The students will be able to finish their tests on Monday. I sent home a review sheet so that they can review the skills. We will write an extended response, and begin chapter 6 on Time and Temperature. It would help your child to practice telling time using both a digital and an analog clock. They will need to use a digital clock to tell time before and after the hour.They will also understand elapsed time on the clock and on the calendar. This is knowing how much time has passed from the beginning to the end of an activity.
Spelling - This week is a review unit. The students will be responsible for completing pages 187-189. Their will be a test on Friday.
Reading - This week we will continue to work on organizing and classifying skills as we read our the stories in our anthology. They will also work on dictionary skills. The students will be assessed on the skills we have been learning over the last couple of weeks.
English - The students are finishing up their descriptive essays on their Southeast Animals. They have also been writing expository essays on special traditions they have during the month of December. This week we will begin a unit on nouns. They will be able to identify nouns and proper nouns in a sentence.
Science We will begin a unit on Adaptations. The students will discover how the bodies of animals help them meet their needs. They will understand the basic needs of all animals, and they will explain how adaptations help living things meet their needs.
Social Studies - The students will learn about the people who helped shape the Southeast beginning with the Cherokee Native Americans. We will be learning about their culture and discovering how their life changed after the Europeans arrived. This week we will have our Southeast Resource Day on Thursday. We will have a feast of citrus fruits, rice, peaches, and soybeans.
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