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

HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF 12/8/08 - 12/12/08 IN MRS. BELL'S CLASSROOM

Mrs. Bell’s Reading Class

Spelling - Lesson 14- "More Prefixes & Roots"

The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 12/12. "Words to Know" are here-I'm, and the vocabulary word of the week is elude. Menu work will be collected on 12/12.

Reading - Self Questioning

The new skill that we will begin this week is self questioning. Students will become familiar with text structure and how to use it to better understand what they are reading. We will also continue our preparation for the ISAT extended response by writing a paragraph using the organizer from the story of the Three Little Pigs.

"Bite into a Good Book" - Independent reading program

The reading celebration for students that met their first trimester goal will be held during lunch/recess on 12/8. I hope that we will have 100% participation for second trimester.

Language Arts - Adjectives

Our new unit in Language arts is adjectives. This week's focus will include identifying adjectives,

articles and demonstratives, comparing with adjectives, and using the words "good" and "bad". Ask your student to sing our new Schoolhouse Rock song, "Unpack Your Adjectives".


Mrs. Bell’s Math Class

We wil be "wrapping up" geometry with a look at symmetry and tessellations. Students will be creating their own tessellation project. The Chapter 7 TEST is tentatively scheduled for the week of 12/15.

Mrs. Bell’s Homeroom Class

Social Studies

The chapter 6 TEST is seheduled for Wednesday, 12/10. We will be reviewing in class on Monday & Tuesday. At the end of the week we will begin chapter 7, lesson 1, "The Spanish Move North".

Science- Earth's Oceans

The study of the ocean's floor will be our topic this week. Students will be creating a visual depiction of the ocean floor after studying its many attibutes.

FYI…

The permission slip & fee for the holiday movie, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" are due on or before 12/12.

THANK YOU to the families who have sent items in for our Holiday Service Project. The deadline for making donations is Wednesday, 12/10.

Enjoy a relaxing weekend!

Mrs. Karen Bell