Week of 5/2/11 - 5/6/11

Highlights for the Week of 5/2/11 - 5/6/11 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Mrs. Bell's Homeroom

English - Adverbs & Prepositions
Students will be taking the pretest for the Adverbs & Prepositions unit on Tuesday. Students who get perfect scores in two or more lessons will be given challenge work for those lessons. The first few topics that we will cover in this unit include what is an adverb and comparing with adverbs.

Social Studies - The Southwest

Resources and the economy of the Southwest region will be our focus this week. Students will learn about how the oil and technology industries have shaped the economies of this area.

Science - Simple Machines

Students will be taking an open note/book QUIZ on lesson 1 of chapter 17 on Tuesday, 5/3. Then we will take a look at two more simple machines, the pulley, and the wheel & axle.

Mrs. Bell's Reading Class

Spelling - Silent Consonants

The test for this lesson will be on Friday, 5/6. The homework packet will also be collect on that day.

Reading - Earthquake Terror

Our reading strategy for next week is making inferences. Readers must make inferences, or "read between the lines", when the author doesn't tell the reader everything. Readers can do this by applying what they already know to story clues given by the author.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class

We will finish up chapter 23 with a look at how to estimate and find the volume of prisms. Students will be taking the TEST for chapter 23 on Thursday, 5/5.


FYI...

May 13 - Early Dismissal - PV students dismissed at 11:00

May 30 - Memorial Day - No School

Prairieview School is helping to reduce what goes into landfills by recycling shoes. Old gym shoes will be given to SCARE's (School & Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) annual Gym Shoe Rescue for Nike's Go Places Program. Regular shoes, in good condition, will be given to 2nd hand stores that benefit those in need. Collection dates are 5/2 - 5/11. When bringing shoes to donate, please tie them together, or place each pair in a plastic grocery bag so they do not become separated.

Mrs. Karen Bell