Week of 4/25/2016

Highlights for the Week of 4/25/2016

in Mrs. Bell 's Classroom

Spelling - Unusual Spellings
This week's lesson will contain words that have unusual spellings. The final test will be on Friday, 4/29.   Cursive & Google Classroom activities are also due that day.

Reading - A Poetic Journey
We are coming to the end of our novel study. I am so proud of the growth that I have seen in the reading skills of the students. Their ability to interpret and make inferences about text has grown in leaps and bounds from the beginning of the year. So many of them have told me that they love this book. Who would have thought that poetry could be so much fun?


English - Poetry
Students will be writing a Cinquain poem, a color poem, a Five "W" Poem and a poem of choice this week. We will also learn about hyperbole...a type of figurative language that involves exaggeration. Poetry books will be submitted on or before 5/2.

Social Studies - The Southwest

Brochures must be SUBMITTED by 7:00 a.m. on Monday, 4/25. Students have the grading rubric that I will use to assess their work. Please ask your child if he/she has used the rubric to check that his/her work meets the project requirements.

The chapter 10 TEST is scheduled for Thursday, 4/28. Study guides have been sent home. We will finish the week by completing the Southwest portion of the U.S. map project.

Science - Invention Convention
INVENTIONS are due on Tuesday, 4/26. Students will be presenting on the 27th and the inventions will be on display at Open House on 4/28.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class - Unit 5 - Multiplying and Dividing Fractions
We are nearing the end of Unit 5 with a look at how to divide a fraction by a whole number & a fraction. Look for the Unit 5 TEST to be scheduled for the week of 5/2.

Sixth-grade math?  No problem for these mathematicians! Last week we took a break from Bridges to study the Coordinate Plane. Students learned about the four quadrants and how to identify and graph ordered pairs. This lesson led to a discussion about how to find the area of a triangle. Ask your child if he/she remembers the formula (Hint: A = 1/2 BH). Below are some photos of students working with the coordinate plane...

Don't Forget...

4/28 - PV Open House / Book Fair - 6:30 - 8:00

We look forward to seeing you at the Prairieview Open House on Thursday, 4/28 from 6:30 to 8:00. The students have been working hard to create a "Southwestern Fiesta" in the Fourth grade wing. Be sure to ask your child to show you his/her Midwest Look Book, and all of the other work (including inventions) displayed in our room. Don't forget to stop at the book fair in the gym!

Mrs. Karen Bell