Week of 12/5/11 - 12/9/11

Highlights for the Week of 12/5/11 in Mrs. Bell's Class!

Spelling - The ôr/ ür / yŏŏr sounds
The words this week will have sounds like the words, "more", "hurt" & "pure". The final test for this week's lesson will be on Friday, 12/9. Cursive and workbook pages OR challenge work will also be collected that day.

Reading - Strategies Review
Our reading strategies for this week are questioning, categorizing and classifying. Recognizing the question a story may raise is a good way to make sure you understand it. Also, as people read they wonder about the things they are reading and they form questions in their mind. Good readers usually do this without thinking. The students will practice the questioning strategy this week. Classifying involves grouping like items, and categorizing involves naming the group. Grouping the items makes it easier to remember them. Students will also classify and categorize information in the stories they read this week.

English - Nouns
We will cover the last two lessons in the Nouns chapter this week. The topics we will focus on are Singular and Plural possessive nouns. Students will review how to write each of these types of nouns and how to use apostrophes correctly. Look for the Nouns TEST to be scheduled the week of 12/12.

Social Studies - The Midwest
Our journey through the regions of the U.S. has brought us to the Midwest. Students will create their own Midwest Map, labeling the states and important water areas in the region. The QUIZ on the Midwest Map is tentatively scheduled for Monday, 12/12. We will also look at the impact that the Great Lakes has on this region.

Science - How do Living Things of the Past Compare with Those of Today?
Next week, we will take a look at how scientists use fossils to study plants and animals of the past. We will also learn about extinction. Students will be taking an open note/book QUIZ on Lessons 2 & 3 of chapter 3 on Thursday, 12/8

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class
Classifying data by using Venn diagrams will be our first topic this week. Then we will move on to the study of Mean, Median, Mode & Range. Students will be collecting weather data from cities around the world for an activity scheduled for Wednesday. There will be a QUIZ on lessons 1-3 of chapter 7 on Thursday, 12/8.

Don't forget...

Our BOWLING FIELD TRIP to Brunswick Zone is scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, 12/9. Students may bring money to purchase snacks at the bowling alley. Brunswick Zone is offering a concession special: 2 slices of cheese pizza & a 16 oz. drink for $3.23 (including tax). Please keep in mind that we will be going bowling after lunch.

The Tivoli Movie outing on Friday, 12/16 has been canceled. The fourth grade teachers have decided to show movies in our individual classrooms that afternoon. Our class recently
completed reading aloud the book, Hachiko Waits. This novel is based on a true story, and tells the tale of a dog who shows tremendous honor and loyalty. It is one of my favorite read alouds, and the children truly enjoyed it. For this reason, I have chosen to show the movie Hachi on the afternoon of the 16th. The movie is based on the book, and is rated G. I will be serving popcorn and juice boxes to the children that afternoon. If you would like to send in a bag of popcorn or some juice boxes that day, please contact me.
Thank you in advance !

Mrs. Karen Bell

Posted by Mrs. Karen Bell at 4:46 PM