Friday, March 28, 2014
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room April 7-April 11
Math - This week in math we will review equivalent fractions. The students will write fractions in simplest form. They will compare and order fractions with like and unlike denominators, and they will understand how to find the least common multiple to create equivalent fractions.
Spelling - The students will work with more words that have the vcv pattern. They will be responsible for workbook pages 175-177. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading - In reading this week, the students will read a biography on Gloria Estefan. They will practice making judgments. Making judgments involves deciding whether or not a character's actions are appropriate for a situation; readers can ask themselves, Do I agree with this? Is this right or fair? They will answer text dependent questions.
English- We will review adverbs. The students will practice writing with adverbs and prepositions. There will be a test on Thursday of this week over Adverbs unit 7. Be on the look out for homework coming home to help them study for this test.
Science- This week the students will investigate pulleys. They will understand how a pulley changes how work is done. They will be able to explain how a wheel- and- axle change how work is done.
Social Studies - We will begin our study of the Southwest Region. The students will choose a state in the Southwest to make a brochure about. They will research their state and work on a Google Doc to complete a brochure of the special places in their state.
Friday, March 21, 2014
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 24-March 28
March 31-April 4 Spring Break
Math - This week we will begin chapter 8 on fractions. We will begin with a review of divisibility rules. Then the students will study factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers. The students will understand how factors are related to prime numbers. They will also work with equivalent fractions. They will understand how different fractions can name the same amount.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will study patterns with CVC words. They will be responsible for pages 144-146. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading - The students will read a "What if"poem and discuss the meaning of the different Stanzas. They will show their understanding of the poem by creating a page to go in a class "What if " book. The students will also enter the world of mythology as they understand what mythology is and read their first Greek Myth.
English - We will continue our work with adverbs. The students will compare using adverbs and practice using good and well correctly. We will also begin expository writing this week. The students will brainstorm ideas and learn how to organize them.
Science - This week we will begin a unit on Simple Machines. The students will investigate levers and define work and simple machines.
Be on the look out for invention information. Information about their invention will go home on Monday. All the due dates are specified in the information. The students will observe videos to help them understand what the project involves.
They will have to have a decision about the invention they will create and the contract filled in by Thursday, with a parent signature. A diagram of the invention should be included on the back of the contract form. Please look for this on Monday when they come home.
Social Studies -A test is planned for Tuesday, March 25, over Chapter 8 Midwest Land and Resources. The students should study the notes in their binder, all vocabulary, and the main concepts from the chapter.
They should know:
What did the melting of the glaciers create
Understand the where the St. Lawrence Seaway and the St. Lawrence River are and their importance to the Midwest (They connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean)
Understand why the flow of the Chicago River was changed
Be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods by barge
Explain the badlands millions of years ago and how and why the climate changed
Explain why the Midwest is an important agricultural region
Understand the Corn Belt
Know the crops grown in the Midwest /main crops in Wisconsin
Understand irrigation
Know how the Great Lakes were formed
Explain how a lock works and why they were built
Explain why the prairie is better for farming than the badlands
Math - This week we will begin chapter 8 on fractions. We will begin with a review of divisibility rules. Then the students will study factors, multiples, prime and composite numbers. The students will understand how factors are related to prime numbers. They will also work with equivalent fractions. They will understand how different fractions can name the same amount.
Spelling - In spelling this week the students will study patterns with CVC words. They will be responsible for pages 144-146. There will be a test on Friday of this week.
Reading - The students will read a "What if"poem and discuss the meaning of the different Stanzas. They will show their understanding of the poem by creating a page to go in a class "What if " book. The students will also enter the world of mythology as they understand what mythology is and read their first Greek Myth.
English - We will continue our work with adverbs. The students will compare using adverbs and practice using good and well correctly. We will also begin expository writing this week. The students will brainstorm ideas and learn how to organize them.
Science - This week we will begin a unit on Simple Machines. The students will investigate levers and define work and simple machines.
Be on the look out for invention information. Information about their invention will go home on Monday. All the due dates are specified in the information. The students will observe videos to help them understand what the project involves.
They will have to have a decision about the invention they will create and the contract filled in by Thursday, with a parent signature. A diagram of the invention should be included on the back of the contract form. Please look for this on Monday when they come home.
Social Studies -A test is planned for Tuesday, March 25, over Chapter 8 Midwest Land and Resources. The students should study the notes in their binder, all vocabulary, and the main concepts from the chapter.
They should know:
What did the melting of the glaciers create
Understand the where the St. Lawrence Seaway and the St. Lawrence River are and their importance to the Midwest (They connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean)
Understand why the flow of the Chicago River was changed
Be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods by barge
Explain the badlands millions of years ago and how and why the climate changed
Explain why the Midwest is an important agricultural region
Understand the Corn Belt
Know the crops grown in the Midwest /main crops in Wisconsin
Understand irrigation
Know how the Great Lakes were formed
Explain how a lock works and why they were built
Explain why the prairie is better for farming than the badlands
Friday, March 14, 2014
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 17-March 21
- No School Monday, March 17th: Parent/Teacher Conferences
- No School Tuesday, March 18th: Teacher Institute Day/Election Day
- Lifetouch Picture Packets: Reminder - Payments and/or unwanted pictures must be returned to school by Wednesday, March 19th.
Math - We will review order of operations and the students will learn to use tables to recognize and write equations with two or more operations. There will be a test on Friday over chapter 7 Patterns and Operations. The students should review all the pages in their binders. They may even finish some of the pages, that we did not get to complete during class time, as a review for them. There will be a review sheet sent home to help them review the concepts.
Spelling- No spelling this week.
English - We will begin unit on Adverbs and Prepositions this week. The students will identify adverbs in a sentence. They will recognize whether an adverb tells how, when, or where about the verb.
Reading - We will finish our work with text dependent questions this week and review cause effect relationships this week.
Social Studies - The students will understand why the Midwest is an important agricultural region. They will understand the effect that irrigation has had on the Great Plains. They will know the different farm products that come from the Midwest. A test is planned for the following week on Tuesday over Chapter 8 Midwest Land and Resources. The students should study the notes in their binder, all vocabulary, and the main concepts in from the chapter.
They should know:
What did the melting of the glaciers create
Understand the where the St. Lawrence Seaway and the St. Lawrence River are and their importance to the Midwest (They connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean)
Understand why the flow of the Chicago River was changed
Be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods by barge
Explain the badlands millions of years ago and how and why the climate changed
Explain why the Midwest is an important agricultural region
Understand the Corn Belt
Know the crops grown in the Midwest /main crops in Wisconsin
Understand irrigation
Know how the Great Lakes were formed
Explain how a lock works and why they were built
Explain why the prairie is better for farming than the badlands
Science - There will be a science test over the Human Body on Thursday of this week. The students should study the main vocabulary and concepts from the book, and use all the notes in their binder.
They should know:
the different kinds of joints and muscles
understand how muscles work to move bones
understand the steps in digestion
understand the different systems and main parts in them
understand and be able to explain what happens if you fall and scrape your knee
know the different jobs of the bones
understand and be able to explain how messages are carried from the brain throughout your body.
English - We will begin unit on Adverbs and Prepositions this week. The students will identify adverbs in a sentence. They will recognize whether an adverb tells how, when, or where about the verb.
Reading - We will finish our work with text dependent questions this week and review cause effect relationships this week.
Social Studies - The students will understand why the Midwest is an important agricultural region. They will understand the effect that irrigation has had on the Great Plains. They will know the different farm products that come from the Midwest. A test is planned for the following week on Tuesday over Chapter 8 Midwest Land and Resources. The students should study the notes in their binder, all vocabulary, and the main concepts in from the chapter.
They should know:
What did the melting of the glaciers create
Understand the where the St. Lawrence Seaway and the St. Lawrence River are and their importance to the Midwest (They connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean)
Understand why the flow of the Chicago River was changed
Be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods by barge
Explain the badlands millions of years ago and how and why the climate changed
Explain why the Midwest is an important agricultural region
Understand the Corn Belt
Know the crops grown in the Midwest /main crops in Wisconsin
Understand irrigation
Know how the Great Lakes were formed
Explain how a lock works and why they were built
Explain why the prairie is better for farming than the badlands
Science - There will be a science test over the Human Body on Thursday of this week. The students should study the main vocabulary and concepts from the book, and use all the notes in their binder.
They should know:
the different kinds of joints and muscles
understand how muscles work to move bones
understand the steps in digestion
understand the different systems and main parts in them
understand and be able to explain what happens if you fall and scrape your knee
know the different jobs of the bones
understand and be able to explain how messages are carried from the brain throughout your body.
Friday, March 7, 2014
News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room March 10-March 14
March 17 - No School
March 18 - No School Institute
This week:
Spelling - This week the students will work with words that change the final "y" to "i". They will be responsible for completing workbook pages 129-131 or activities assigned through the week if they passed the pretest.
Reading This week in reading we will begin a unit on Courage. We will begin by reading Happy Birthday Dr. King and complete text dependent questions for a grade. They will work on understanding vocabulary, cause/effect relationships and sequencing of events.
English - There will be an English test on verbs on Thursday of this week. The students will bring homework home to help them practice and review verbs. There are lots of pages to practice at the end of the chapter.
The students should be working on their poems each evening at home. They should have at least 6 poems finished in their Google Doc by Monday. They have their binders and packets to help guide them. The goal for completion will be Friday, March 14.
Science - The students will learn about the muscular and skeletal systems this week. They will understand how bones protect organs and what joints do. They will learn how muscles work and the kinds of work they do. A test is planned for Tuesday, March 18, over the Body Systems. The students should study the main vocabulary and concepts from the book, and use all the notes in their binder.
They should know:
the different kinds of joints and muscles
understand how muscles work to move bones
understand the steps in digestion
understand the different systems and main parts in them
understand and be able to explain what happens if you fall and scrape your knee
know the different jobs of the bones
understand and be able to explain how messages are carried from the brain throughout your body.
March 18 - No School Institute
This week:
- ISAT testing Science- Monday and Tuesday
- Math conferences this week.
Spelling - This week the students will work with words that change the final "y" to "i". They will be responsible for completing workbook pages 129-131 or activities assigned through the week if they passed the pretest.
Reading This week in reading we will begin a unit on Courage. We will begin by reading Happy Birthday Dr. King and complete text dependent questions for a grade. They will work on understanding vocabulary, cause/effect relationships and sequencing of events.
English - There will be an English test on verbs on Thursday of this week. The students will bring homework home to help them practice and review verbs. There are lots of pages to practice at the end of the chapter.
The students should be working on their poems each evening at home. They should have at least 6 poems finished in their Google Doc by Monday. They have their binders and packets to help guide them. The goal for completion will be Friday, March 14.
Science - The students will learn about the muscular and skeletal systems this week. They will understand how bones protect organs and what joints do. They will learn how muscles work and the kinds of work they do. A test is planned for Tuesday, March 18, over the Body Systems. The students should study the main vocabulary and concepts from the book, and use all the notes in their binder.
They should know:
the different kinds of joints and muscles
understand how muscles work to move bones
understand the steps in digestion
understand the different systems and main parts in them
understand and be able to explain what happens if you fall and scrape your knee
know the different jobs of the bones
understand and be able to explain how messages are carried from the brain throughout your body.
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