Week of 9/22/08 - 9/26/09

Highlights for the Week of 9/22/08 - 9/26/08 in Mrs. Bell’s Classroom

Mrs. Bell’s Reading Class

Spelling - Lesson 4 ' "Prefixes & Base Words"

The final test will be on Friday, 9/26. Words to Know are before-because & the vocabulary word of the week is apathy.

Reading - Summarizing

We will begin studying the reading comprehension strategy of summarization with a review of main ideas and details, and sequencing.

"Bite into a Good Book" reminder: every student must make a book presentation in order to reach his/her reading goal. Has your child signed up to present?

Language Arts

The TEST on Unit 1 - "The Sentence" is scheduled for Tuesday, 9/23. Our next unit will be Capitalization and Punctuation.

Mrs. Bell’s Math Class

On Monday, students will take the midchapter QUIZ for Chapter 2. We will finish out the week by studying addition, subtraction and multiplication equations

Mrs. Bell’s Homeroom Class

Social Studies

Topics covered this week will include the lost colony of Roanoke Island, the Battle of the Spanish Armada, and the Jamestown Colony. Ask your student about his/her theory of the lost colonists at Roanoke!

Science

We will study the Scientific Process. Students will participate in an activity which focuses on the steps of the Scientific Method, and what tasks are performed under each step. We will also review for the test which is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, 9/30

FYI…

MEET YOSHI...

This week our class welcomed a new member...a bearded dragon named "Yoshi". The students have enjoyed learning about our new "student", and will take turns caring for him. We are providing "foster" care for him until the end of the year, when he will return to his owner. Yoshi enjoys a diet of greens, crickets, and mealworms. If you would like more information about bearded dragons, please refer to the following website:
http://www.biology.lsa.umich.edu/research/labs/ktosney/file/BDcare.html

Don't forget...PICTURE DAY is 9/25!

Happy Weekend!

Mrs. Karen Bell