Week of 12/15/08 - 12/19/08

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 12/15/08-12/19/08 IN MRS. BELL'S CLASSROOM

Mrs. Bell's Reading Class

***Due to the bowling field trip & the all school movie field trip, we will not meet for reading on Tuesday and Friday of this week. ***

Spelling - Holiday Words

This week's list will consist of 15 holiday words, some of which are proper nouns. We will pretest on Monday, and the final test will be on Thursday, 12/18. The "Words to Know" this week are instead-it's, and the vocabulary word of the week is emulate. Daily work is due on Thursday, 12/18.

Reading - Self-Questioning

We will continue our small group study of the stories, "Hurricane Opal" & "White Dragon". This week, students will prepare for ISAT testing by responding to prompts based upon these stories.

"Bite into a Good Book" - Independent Reading Program

Holiday break is the perfect time to grab a good book & catch up on your reading! I'm hoping that we will have 100% participation in our next fabulous reading party!

Language Arts - Adjectives

We will finish adjectives this week with a look at proper adjectives and reviewing. The TEST on this unit will be on Thursday, 12/18.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class

The chapter 7 TEST is scheduled for Monday, 12/15. We will wrap up the week by taking a look at tangrams by sharing the book, Grandfather Tang's Story. After break we will begin chapter 10, "Perimeter, Area & Volume".

Mrs. Bell's Homeroom

Social Studies

Lessons 1 & 2 of Chapter 7 are scheduled for this week. Students will study the colonization of North America by the Spanish, and the exploration of the Mississippi by the French.

Science - Earth's Oceans

The Ocean Floor Projects are due on Monday, 12/15. We will have an OPEN BOOK ASSESSMENT for chapter 12, lesson 1 on Wednesday, 12/17.

FYI...

THANK YOU to all the families who sent in gifts for our holiday service project. Your generosity will be greatly appreciated by the recipients of the gifts!

The fifth grade bowling field trip is Tuesday morning, from 9-11. Students may bring reasonable spending money for snacks.


On Friday, all of PV will be going to the Tivoli to see, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". What a marvelous way to start our holiday break!

Mrs. Karen Bell