Week of 5/26/08 - 5/30/08

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 5/26/08 – 5/30/08


SPELLING – Lesson 33 – The Letter “y” in Words

This week's final test is on 5/30 and will consist of 15 words from this week's list, and 5 words from last week's list. Checklist work is due on 5/30.


READING

We will be wrapping up our study of Night of the Twisters by watching the movie. Students will be asked to complete a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the novel and the movie. We will also be playing board games that focus on the reading skills of inferring, finding the main idea, determining cause and effect, fact or opinion and using context clues.
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“Bite into a Good Book” Program
Folders were collected for assessment on 5/23. Students who achieved their goal will participate in a reading celebration on May 28th.



LANGUAGE ARTS
Adverbs and prepositions are on the docket this week. We will focus on comparing with adverbs, using negatives and how prepositions are used. If you walk by our class this week, you may hear us singing our new Schoolhouse Rock song, "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get your Adverbs Here".




SOCIAL STUDIES
We continue our study of Chapter 13 – “People Moving West” by taking a look at the settlement of California, including the Gold Rush.



MATH - Mrs. Bell's Class
Proportions will be our topic this week. The last day of math will be Tuesday, 6/3.


FYI

Our field trip to the Robert Crown center will be on Tuesday, 5/27. Please remember to bring a SACK LUNCH on that day.


The Fifth Grade "Farewell Celebration" will be on Friday, 5/30 at 1:15.


Center Cass School District #66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and structure for school teams in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational interventions.


Please look for the additional information on RTI, which will be included with your child’s end of the year Report Card.


Have a safe & relaxing holiday weekend!


Mrs. Karen Bell