Week of 11/8/10 - 11/12/10

Highlights for the week of 11/8/10 - 11/12/10 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom!

Mrs. Bell's Homeroom Class

English - Nouns

Singular and plural nouns will be our focus this week. We will study the rules of spelling for plural nouns, including nouns that end in "s", "x", "ch", "sh" and "y". Plural nouns that do not follow any pattern will also be studied. Ask your child how to pluralize the words sheep & ox!

Social Studies - The Narragansett People

Lesson 1 of chapter 5 will include information about the Narragansett people, native americans who lived in the Northeast region. We will learn about their culture and then compare and contrast it with the culture of the Iroquois people.

Science

The QUIZ for chapter 2, lesson 2 will be on Monday, 11/8. We will be moving on to the next lesson, Life Cycle of Animals, later in the week.

Mrs. Bell's Reading Class

Spelling - The "ou" & "aw" sound

The final test for this lesson is on Friday, 11/12. The print/cursive sheet, workbook pages and/or contract work will also be collected that day.

Reading

This week we will focus on two important reading strategies. The first reading strategy that we will discuss is to make predictions, or educated guesses, about what will happen next in the story. The second reading strategy that we will apply is the use of inferences, or the ability to figure something out, even though it isn't exactly stated in the story. Additionally, we will focus on sequencing events in literature. Our reading class will be studying the novel Because of Winn-Dixie while we work on these strategies.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class

Early in the week, we will finish chapter 4 by taking a look at the problem solving skills of choosing an operation and finding missing factors. The TEST for chapter 4 will be on Friday, 11/12. Students will not be allowed to use their multiplication table for the test.

FYI....

Dates to Remember:

November 8-- Roller Skating Party
November 11 -- Veteran's Day -- No School

November 12 -- End of 1st Trimester

November 16 -- Report Cards issued

November 24, 25, 26 -- Thanksgiving Holiday -- No School

Students attending the roller skating party on Monday, November 8th, will need to report to school at 3:45 p.m. to check in and to have their hands stamped before boarding the buses. Students should bring their fast pass with them at check in, which will go home with them on Monday. Please remember not to park in the bus lanes when dropping your student off, and for pick up.

Mrs. Karen Bell