Week of 9/8/08 - 9/12/08

Highlights for the Week of 9/8/08 - 9/12-08 in Mrs. Bell’s Classroom

Mrs. Bell’s Reading Class

Spelling - Lesson 2 - "The Suffix -able"

We will pretest this lesson on Monday. Students will receive a word list that includes "Words to Know" & the vocabulary word for the week. This sheet should be kept in the spelling folder of his/her binder. Contract work is due on 9/12. The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 9/12.

Reading- Preview & Predicting

We will continue to focus on the reading skill of predicting by focusing on two stories from our reading series, "Falling Off a Log" & "The Fear Place". Students will be demonstrating their proficiency at predicting on an independent assessment on Thursday, 9/11. We will end the week with ISAT practice, once again in the area of predicting.

Language Arts

Subjects, predicates, subjects in imperatives, and conjunctions are the topic this week. Students will be introduced to Mr. Morton, a favorite Schoolhouse Rock character who teaches the concept of subject & predicate. Ask your child to sing the song for you at home!

Mrs. Bell’s Math Class

The first midchapter QUIZ of the year will be on Monday, 9/8. The quiz will cover lessons 1-3 in chapter 1. Then we will move on to order of operations, using mental math and finding patterns.

Mrs. Bell’s Homeroom Class

Social Studies

We will be concluding our study of Christopher Columbus, and moving on to the conflicts between the Aztecs and European settlers. Students will read and take notes on Chapter 4/Lesson 2 in our text, and create their own original Aztec masks.

Science

Students will discover and study the tools and inquiry skills used by scientists. A paper airplane activity will round out the week.

FYI…

Curriculum night is Thursday, September 11 at 7:00. Parents will have an opportunity to visit all three of their child's classrooms. I look forward to seeing you there!

Enjoy your Weekend!

Mrs. Karen Bell