News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room October 3-October 7

Dates to Remember:

Tuesday, October 4- Picture Day
Monday, October 10- No School Columbus Day

Math- There will be a unit 1 test on Tuesday of this week.   They have a pretest in their folder that shows the skills that will be tested.    They should also review the other papers in their binders.  If anyone is having trouble, they should come in for recess on Monday to get an extra review.  The students will then  explore linear measurement, mass, weight, and liquid volume. They will review the definitions and units of measure for each category.

Spelling -  Unit 6 - "Suffixes "-ed" and "-ing"
This week's spelling/vocabulary list will include words with the suffixes -ed and -ing.  We will study how adding these suffixes to base words changes their spelling. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 10/7.

Reading: We will continue the story Happy Birthday, Dr. King.  This text will help us work on answering text-dependent questions as well as understanding cause and effect relationships.  The students will also be doing vocabulary assignments in Google Classroom.

English: In English, we will focus on paragraph writing.  We will learn how to write good leads and adding  more details to make our writing more interesting.

We will continue to work with capitalization of names of people, pets, places and things


Social Studies - The students will choose a project to do for the Narragansett, the Native Americans from the Northeast region.  They will work on this project following a rubric. They will have an open book quiz over lesson one, Chapter 5. The Narragansett on Wednesday.  


Science:   We will begin the introduction chapter of "Getting Ready for Science".   Our focus this week will be on how tools are used for science, and safety in the lab. We will also begin learning the steps to the "Scientific Method".

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 26-Sept. 30

Things to Remember:

Tuesday, Sept. 27-Early Dismissal 11:35
Friday, Sept. 30-Field trip to Brookfield Zoo-Bring a disposable sack lunch and dress for the weather.
Tuesday, Oct. 4- Picture Day

Math - There is a checkpoint quiz on Tuesday of this week, and an end of unit 1 test on Tuesday, Oct. 4.  I will send home a review sheet for them to practice their skills for the check point quiz, and  I will send home a pretest for them to review and practice skills for their end of the unit test.   They should also review their Home Connections  book pages 1-16 and  Student Book pages 1-30.  Many of those pages are in their math binder folder.

Spelling -
This week the students will be working with "Greek Roots".  The spelling/vocabulary list will include words with the Greek roots "graph", "auto", "photo", "tele", and "rupt".  We will study the meanings of these roots and how to use them correctly. The final TEST is scheduled for Friday, 9/30.

Reading-The students will  Close Read the story Happy Birthday, Dr. King, Jr..  They will practice answering text-dependent questions and complete a vocabulary study for the story. The students will understand how the author uses  cause-effect relationships to help them understand the text.  They will be assessed in finding the theme of a passage.  They can continue to practice finding the theme activity cards in their Reading Classroom.

English- This week the students will continue to work with different kinds of sentences. They will write  sentences  using correct end marks, capitalization, and recognize run on sentences. They will practice using a variety of statements, commands, questions, and exclamations to make their writing more interesting.
 

Social Studies-   We will have a test on Tuesday of this week over chapter 4 Unit 2 The Northeast Land and Resources.

Pages 104-119.  The students should study all the sheets from their binder.  They should know:

• all vocabulary 
• how Niagara Falls was formed, where it is located, and why it is so important to the Northeast (2 ways)
• what is produced by hydro power plants
• the important mountain ranges that make up part of the Appalachian Mountains
• which states do not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean
• the Finger Lakes and understand why grapes grow well there
• difference between the coast of Maine and the coast of New Jersey
• two challenges that threaten the fish population of Chesapeake Bay
• what are some solutions to the problems that face the Bay
• how Green Mountains and the White Mountains alike and different
• which state would you like to live in the Northeast Region-why? 2 reasons

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 19-Sept. 23

Math -This week the students will use area models to illustrate the distributive property.  We will continue to review multiplication strategies to help them demonstrate an understanding of multiplication.    The students may need help in understanding these strategies. It may seem as though they are more difficult than just memorizing their facts, however, we believe that these strategies will help them gain a better sense for numbers, and as they work with more difficult equations, we hope these strategies will help them figure them out quickly with more efficiency. Please continue to help your child know their basic multiplication and division facts by studying them each night. Don't forget they can practice them in the Math Classroom on their Chromebooks.

Spelling-This week in spelling the students will work with homophones. These are words that can be easily confused because they sound alike but have different meanings and spellings.  There will be a test on Friday of this week.

Reading - On Monday and Tuesday of this week the students will take a preassessment in reading.  This is a test that will help me know what the students know already and what they need to work on.  It will look very similar to a PARCC Assessment.  They will not be graded on this.

The Kick off to our theme Courage was last week.  We listened to the U2 song Pride and discussed how one person can make a difference, but it takes courage to do so.  We will continue our discussion of theme.  The students will understand what theme is and do activities to help them understand it.  We will begin reading Happy Birthday, Dr. King.

English- The students will have a test on Friday of this week over Chapter 1 in their text book, "The Sentence".  They will have homework assignments to help them practice the skills, and there are many pages at the end of the chapter that will help them review as well.   Finding the subject and predicates of sentences is difficult for many children, and they may need extra help on this at home.

Social Studies- This week the students will understand the importance of the Chesapeake Bay to the Northeast. They will understand how the Bay is being threatened by pollution and over fishing.  They will also be able to describe actions a resident or the Bay Area  Foundation are taking to help preserve the Bay.   A test is planned for Tuesday, Sept. 27 over Chapter 4 Unit 2 The Northeast.

Pages 104-119.  The students should study all the sheets from their binder and their text.  They should know:

• all vocabulary 
• how Niagara Falls was formed, where it is located, and why it is so important to the Northeast (2 ways)
• What is produced by hydro power plants?
• the important mountain ranges that make up part of the Appalachian Mountains
• Which states do not share a border with the Atlantic Ocean?
• the Finger Lakes and understand why grapes grow well there
• difference between the coast of Maine and the coast of New Jersey
• two challenges that threaten the fish population of Chesapeake Bay
• how the Green Mountains and the White Mountains are alike and different
• Which state would you like to live in the Northeast Region-why? 2 reasons

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Sept. 12-Sept. 16th

Math-The students will have a quiz on Tuesday of this week.  They should be able to use the strategies we have used in class to solve problems.  So they should be able to use a number line, area model, tile array, and ratio table.  See their binder for the work they have accomplished to help them review. The students will investigate factors and factor pairs for numbers between 1 and 100. They will multiply using the commutative property.They will determine whether a whole number between 1-100 is a prime or composite number.    Please help your child review their multiplication facts.  This will make it easier for them as we progress through the skills and concepts they need to know.  They can refer to their Math Classroom for the speed game to practice their facts.

Spelling:  This week in spelling the students will be working with words that have  ow, ou , au, and aw .  They will also work with antonyms.

Language Arts:  This week the students will compare and contrast two texts: the song Mighty Jackie the Home Run Queen and the poem Casey at the Bat.  They will also understand text dependent questions and work with a partner to practice writing their own text dependent questions. They will have test over Casey at the Bat and they should review to be sure they understand the poem.

They will also understand the complete subject includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about and the complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is.

Social Studies- The students will share their Niagara Falls research.  They will identify three mountain ranges in the Northeastern part of the Appalachian Mountains, and they will understand the different features of those ranges.

It was so nice meeting many of you at Curriculum Night. Remember if you have any questions feel free to send me an e-mail.

Dates to Remember:
Mon. Sept. 5- No school Veteran's Day
Friday, Sept. 30- Field trip to the zoo -Zoo permission slips due- Students will need to dress for the weather and bring a disposable sack lunch.

Here is the plan for the week:

Math:  This week the students will continue to investigate the relationship between multiplication and division using open number lines, ratio tables and the area model.

Spelling: The list this week will have the suffixes able and ible.  We will review synonyms, words that mean almost the same. There will be a test on Friday. There are 16 words all together. 5 of the words are vocabulary words which they will have to understand the meanings of as well as the spelling.

Writing: The students have been working on a page for our Important Book. They are writing about why they are important following the pattern  from the Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown.  The are working on English conventions, capitalization, commas, end marks, & spelling) as they are writing.

English-The students have been reviewing sentence writing.  What is a sentence? This week they will review statements, questions, commands and exclamations.

Reading: We will continue our Close Read with Casey at the Bat.   They will look closer at the vocabulary in the passage and discuss how to use context clues to help determine the meaning of some words. They will also understand perspective and point of view.  How does the story change meaning based on the person who is telling the story?

Social Studies-This week the students will research information on Niagara Falls. What is it? What does it look like?  Where is it located? How and when was it formed?  How does it help the people who live around it?  What are some interesting facts?  The students will share their information with the class.