Week of 9/28/09 - 10/2/09

Highlights for the Week of 9/28/09 - 10/2/09 in Mrs. Bell's Class

Spelling - Lesson 5 - Prefixes & Root Words

The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 10/2. "Words to Know" are coming-different. Workbook pages and Master 5A are due on 10/1, and contract work will be collected on 10/2.

Reading - Summarizing

We will continue our focus on the reading strategy of summarizing by beginning a novel study of the book, The Wishgiver. Students will meet in small groups to discuss the book. There will be nightly reading assignments, as well as vocabulary, synonym/antonym work, context clues and/or comprehension work. The culminating activity for this novel study will be when students create a comic book using the summaries that they have written for the book.

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"Bite into a Good Book" - Independent Reading Program

Students must ALWAYS have a silent reading book with them at school!

English - Capitalization & Punctuation

We will begin our week with a look at proper nouns & adjectives. Students will take some time out from the textbook to work on a small expository piece about themselves. This piece will be the lead story in a year-long project called "Me Front Page", a newspaper about your child!

Social Studies

Settlement of the Jamestown colony will be our topic for the week. Students will learn how John Smith led the settlers to the new land, and how Pocahontas and her father Chief Powhaton helped them to survive. We will take notes by creating a study guide for this lesson.

Science - Getting Ready for Science

We will complete our study of the scientific method and begin to prepare for the chapter assessment. The TEST is tentatively scheduled for Friday, 10/2.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class

We will finish chapter 2 by taking a look at solving multiplication and division equations. The chapter 2 TEST is scheduled for Thursday, 10/1.

FYI...

We are so proud of the three students from our classroom who spoke about responsibility at the Character Counts assembly on Friday. Way to go, Kelsey, Daniel & Katie!

We have another magazine turn in day on Tuesday, 9/29.

Picture day is Thursday, 10/1. Watch for information to be sent home with your child.

Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Karen Bell