News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Jan. 3-6

Dates to Remember:
Tuesday, Jan. 10- MAP testing Reading
Wednesday, Jan. 11-MAP testing Math

Math-This week the students will be studying the relationships between hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, and millions.  They will understand different methods for adding multiple digits. They will use the standard algorithm to solve multi - digit addition story problems.

Spelling- The students will be working with words that have the silent g sound.  They will also understand similes used as figurative language.

Reading-We will begin a unit on mythology.  The students will read a passage which will help them to understand what mythology is.  They will then read a story about Hercules, and answer questions based on the story.  They will begin a project on the 12 labors of Hercules.

Social Studies -The students will learn about the Native Americans - The Cherokee, who lived in the Southeast Region.  They will describe how the Cherokee lived before the Europeans came to North America and understand how their life changed once the Europeans came.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Dec. 12-16

Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Whole going school to see A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane. Students should dress up for this special occasion.  It is best to bring a lunch that day because there will be a long line, but hot lunch will be offered.
Thursday, Dec. 15- Bowling in the A.M.
Dec. 16-Jan. 3 - Winter Vacation


Math-There will be a math test over unit 3, fractions and decimals, on Friday of this week.  A pretest study guide will go home to help the students know what to focus on .

Spelling- No spelling this week.

Reading-We will begin a unit on mythology.  The students will read a passage which will help them to understand what mythology is.  They will then read a story about Hercules, and answer questions based on the story.  They will begin a project on the 12 labors of Hercules.

They will study the Latin and Greek roots.

Social Studies- There will be a social studies test over chapter 6 on Thursday of this week.
The students should:

Study all vocabulary and main ideas from the text.  They should study any sheets that are in their Social Studies folder.

They should know:
The different landforms in the Southeast and traits about them, barrier islands, wetlands, inner and outer-coastal plains, piedmont, Appalachian Mountains,
The difference between the inner and outer coastal plains
The climate of the Southeast
Understand the use of lighthouses in the past
Know the animals that live in the different areas of the Southeast
What is burned to run generators?
What products can come from a logging industry?
What is a hurricane and how can it be dangerous? Be able to explain 3 details about a hurricane and 3 ways in which it can be dangerous.
What are crops that grow well in the Southeast, but not very well in other regions of the U.S?
Where would you like to visit in the Southeast?  Be able to explain at least two good reasons why you would like to visit there.

News from Mrs. Cavoto's Room Dec. 5-9

Dates to Remember:
Dec. 7- Early Dismissal 11:35- SIP Day
Tuesday, Dec. 13 - Whole going school to see A Christmas Carol at Drury Lane. Students should dress up for this special occasion.
Thursday, Dec. 15- Bowling in the A.M.
Dec. 16-Jan. 3 - Winter Vacation

Math- We will continue our work  with adding fractions to mixed numbers and multiplying a fraction by a whole number.  The students will also continue to work with equivalent fractions.  Decimals will be introduced and the students will investigate the relationships between tenths and hundredths.

Spelling- This week in spelling the students will work with words that are homographs. These are words that are spelling the same but have different meanings depending on the context of the sentence they are used in.  There will be a test on Friday of this week.

Reading/LA-There will be a comprehension assessment on Gloria Estefan on Thursday of this week.  The students should bring home their reading books to practice reading the story and become very familiar with it.

The students will understand the cause/effect relationships the author used in the text structure of Gloria Estefan.

The students will also work with modal auxiliaries, can, may & must.

Social Studies- This week the students will describe the climate of the Southeast. They will understand and examine hurricanes.  They will compare the function of lighthouses today to how they were used in past.