Week of 10/15/12 - 10/19/12

Highlights for the Week of 10/15/2012 
in Mrs. Bell's Classroom! 

Spelling - Homophones
This week's spelling list will consist of homophones, which are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently & have different meanings. The final test for the week will be on Friday, 10/19. Workbook & cursive pages or challenge work will also be collected that day.

Reading - "I Can Note Details"

In reading this week, the students will focus on noting details in a story. They will learn that details may give information, explain ideas, and reveal characters' feelings.  We will be reading both fiction and nonfiction passages as we work on these skills. On Friday, students will complete an independent assessment using this skill.

English - Capitalization & Punctuation

We continue our study of capitalization & punctuation with a look at how to write the names of people, pets, places and things. 

Social Studies - The Beautiful Northeast

We have finished the last lesson in chapter 4, so students will be taking the TEST on Monday, 10/15.  Then, we will begin working on creating individual U.S. maps that will be a year long Social Studies project.

Science - Life Cycles of Plants and Animals

Students will make their last observation for our "Sprouting Seeds" investigate on Wednesday. The lab report for that activity will be collected on Thursday, 10/18. On Thursday, we will read and discuss this week's Time for Kids magazine, which highlights the travels of the Mars Rover.  Students will be taking a comprehension QUIZ on the TFK on Friday, 10/19. They MUST have their magazine at school that day.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class

Students will be taking a QUIZ on lessons 1-3 of chapter 3 on Monday, 10/15.  The quiz will cover properties of addition, writing and evaluating expressions, and addition & subtraction equations. There will be a new lesson on Tuesday, which will take a look at how to find a rule.  If all goes as planned, the chapter 3 TEST will be on Thursday, 10/18.  I will send an email if I have to adjust our schedule.

Don't Forget...

October 25- Early Dismissal - 11:00

The Prairieview Book Fair is scheduled for Thursday, 10/18 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Classrooms will not be open that evening.

Mrs. Karen Bell