Week of 3/22/10 - 3/26/10

Highlights for the Week of 3/22/10 - 3/26/10 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling - Lesson 25 - Silent Letters

The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 3/26. Workbook pages and Master 25B are due on 3/25 & menu work will be collected on 3/26.

Reading - China

As we continue our study of China, we will be focusing on using nonfiction text to practice the reading strategy of clarifying. Students will be completing an internet sightseeing activity in which they will visit and gather information about many of the famous sites of the China. The website that we will be using is: www.timeforkids.com/aroundtheworld . We will also take a look at the legend of the dragon in Chinese culture & create our own decorative dragons.

"Bite into a Good Book" - Independent Reading Program

It's never too early to give a book talk, or to start writing your "Getting to the Core" reports. I would love to have EVERY student on our team meet his/her reading goal this trimester.

English - Verbs

We will continue our study of verbs with a look at main & helping verbs and linking verbs.

Social Studies - Patriots at War

The Declaration of Independence & the battle of Valley Forge are the topics for the week. Students will have a creative writing assignment in which they will write a letter from the point of view of a soldier who was at Valley Forge with George Washington. Completed pages for the Patriot/Loyalist book will be collected on Monday, 3/22.

Science - Earth's Oceans

The open note/book ASSESSMENT for chapter 12, lesson 1 will be on Tuesday, 3/23. Students should review their notes and the lesson in the textbook to prepare for the assessment.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class

We will finish chapter 5 with a look at renaming to subtract mixed numbers and solving fraction equations. The TEST for chapter 5 will be on Friday, 3/26.

FYI...

The Naper Settlement field trip will be on Tuesday, 3/23. Please have your child dressed appropriately for the weather. We will be spending some time outside moving between buildings during the field trip, so if the weather is cold, hats, gloves & even (yikes) boots may be necessary. Rain, snow or sunshine...this field trip is a fabulous way to experience the colonial life that we have learned about in Social Studies. We will be eating at Naper Settlement, so every student must bring a SACK LUNCH that day!

The movie permission slip is due on or before Wednesday, 3/24.

Happy Weekend!

Mrs. Karen Bell