Week of 10/10/11-10/14/11

Highlights for the Week of 10/10/11 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom!

Spelling
Due to the 3 day week, there will be NO spelling lesson this week.

Reading - Review of Story Structure, Author's Viewpoint & Text Organization
We will continue focusing on the reading strategy of text organization. Many non-fiction authors organize their selections in time order. They also use features such as headings, pictures, captions, and charts to help the reader better understand the information.

English - Capitalization & Punctuation
Capitalization of the names of places & things is the topic for the week !

Social Studies - "The Beautiful Northeast"
Students will be doing some descriptive writing in Social Studies this week. They will be imagining what it would be like to take a "road trip" through the Northeast, and writing a descriptive paragraph about the experience. The assignment will also require two illustrations to go with the paragraph. Look for the assignment sheet for this activity to come home on Wednesday. The rough draft is due on Friday, 10/14, and the final copy will be collected on Monday, 10/17.

Science - "What are Some Life Cycles of Plants?"
Students will make their last observation for our "Sprouting Seeds" investigate on Wednesday. The lab report for that activity will be collected on Thursday, 10/13.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class
We will begin chapter 4, "Multiplication & Division Facts", this week. The concepts that we will cover include relating multiplication & division and multiplication & division facts through fives.

Don't forget...
10/10 - No School - Columbus Day
10/11 - No School - Teachers' Institute

Enjoy the long weekend!
Mrs. Karen Bell