Week of 10/21/13 - 10/25/13

Highlights for the Week of 10/21/13

 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom !

Spelling - Theme 1 Review

This week's spelling list will contain words from the first theme in our reading text. Included in this group are words with long and short "a","e", "i", "o", "u", and homophones. Students must score 100% on the pretest to do challenge work.  The final test will be on Friday, 10/25, and homework will also be collected that same day.

Reading - I Can Predict and Make Inferences

This week, we will be reading the story of The Parcel Post Kid, by Michael O. Tunnel. This piece is a nonfiction story set in 1914, which tells the tale of a young girl whose parents mail her to her grandmother because it is cheaper than paying her train fare. While reading the story, students will be reviewing the strategies and skills that we have studied so far this year, with particular emphasis on predicting and making inferences. Students will take a QUIZ on this story on Friday. The quiz will include vocabulary and comprehension questions. We will also be reading an issue of Time for Kids that highlights the use of chimpanzees for medical testing.  Students will take the TFK QUIZ independently on Thursday.

English - Capitalization & Punctuation

This week's topic in English will be how to write names of places and things. Students will be taking a graded review on Wednesday, which will review capitalization of people, pets, places, and things.

Social Studies - People of the Northeast
We will be studying the Native Americans of the Northeast Region, the Narragansetts. Students will learn about the culture and traditions of the Narragansetts. They will also learn about the Iroqouis Americans & will compare & contrast their culture with the Narragansetts

Science - Life Cycles of Plants and Animals

The Tomato Life Cycle drawing is due on Monday, 10/21. Students will make their last observation for our "Sprouting Seeds" investigate on Wednesday. The lab report for that activity will be collected on Thursday, 10/24. The open note/book QUIZ on lesson 2 of chapter 2 is scheduled for Thursday, 10/24.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class
We will finish our study of multiplication and division with a problem solving strategy called "Check for Reasonableness". On Tuesday, we will review for the Unit 3 TEST, which is scheduled for Wednesday, 10/23. At the end of the week we will revisit T-Charts using multiple step problem solving with multiplication and division.

Don't Forget...

10/24 - Early Dismissal - Students dismissed at 11:00
10/29 - PTO Coupon Book deadline - Please return the Coupon Book or payment

Mrs. Karen Bell