Thursday, January 26, 2012

Week of 1/30/12-2/3/12

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Week of 1/23/12 - 1/27/12


Highlights for the Week of 1/23/12 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling - Words with the "VCCV" Pattern
Words this week will have the "VCCV" or Vowel/Consonant/Consonant/Vowel pattern. The final test for this lesson will be on Friday, 1/27. Workbook pages & the cursive page OR challenge work will also be collected that day.

Reading
The reading skill that we will work on this week is the identification of character, setting & plot. Students will fill out story structure maps as they read Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing to help them organize their thoughts and identify the main characters, setting & plot. We will also practice writing an extended response, which is a skill that will be assessed on the ISAT tests in March.

English- Expository Writing
Students will work in pairs to write and edit an essay that asks the question, "What Would You do if You had a Robot?" We will finish this unit with each student independently writing their own expository essay.


Social Studies - The Midwest
The Midwest Travel Poster project is due on Monday, 1/30. Students will then spend two days completing the Midwest region portion of his/her U.S. map. At the end of the week we will begin our study of the Native Americans of this region, The Ojibwa. Be sure to ask your child how the Ojibwa used the "talking stick" in their culture.

Science - The Human Body / How Does Your Body Think & Move?
The nervous system, skeletal system & muscular system will be our focus next week. Students will take an open note/book QUIZ on lesson 2 of chapter 4 on Thursday, 1/26.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class
We will continue our study of geometry with a look at line relationships, polygons, classifying triangles & quadrilaterals and circles. Students will be taking a QUIZ on lessons 1-4 of chapter 19 on Wednesday, 1/25. Look for the chapter 19 test to be scheduled the week of 1/30.

Don't Forget...

January 25 - Early Dismissal - Students dismissed at 11:00

Mrs. Karen Bell
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Thursday, January 12, 2012

Week of 1/16/12 - 1/20/12


Highlights for the Week of 1/16/12 in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling - Words with the final /j /& /s/ Sound
The final test for this lesson will be on Friday,1/20. Workbook pages & the cursive page OR challenge work will also be collected that day.

Reading- I Can Draw Conclusions
The comprehension skill that we will be focusing on this week is drawing conclusions. Good readers use details in a story to draw conclusions about characters and events. Students may use graphic organizers to gather details from a story to draw conclusions. They will learn that it is possible to draw more than one conclusion from the same details. We will continue reading the novel, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, as we work on this skill.

English- Expository Writing
As a class, we will write the rough draft of the essay about what makes a dog a good house pet. Then, students will work in pairs to begin organizing ideas for an essay that asks the question, "What Would You do if You had a Robot?".


Social Studies - The Midwest
The TEST on chapter 8 in Social Studies is scheduled for Thursday, 1/19. Students received a study guide for the test on 1/13. At the end of the week, I will introduce the writing project for this region, which is a travel poster for the Midwest.

Science - The Human Body / How Does Your Body Think & Move?
Students will take an open note/book QUIZ on lesson 1 of chapter 4 on Wednesday, 1/18. The quiz will cover cells to systems, the digestive system, the respiratory system, the circulatory system & blood. On Thursday, we will move on to lesson 2 which begins with a look at the skeletal system.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class
We will begin our week by writing T-Charts with partners. Students will share their work, and it will be critiqued by their classmates using the ISATrubric. As we move on to chapter 19, we will take a look at the basics of geometry. Concepts that we will study include lines, rays, angles, planes & how to measure & classify angles.


Don't Forget...

January 17 -- M. L. King Birthday -- No School

Congratulations to all of my "super spellers" who demonstrated good sportsmanship & character while participating in our classroom spelling bees. The winners of of our "practice" spelling bee were Jordan & Brennan. Students who won the "final" bee & who will participate in the 4th Grade Spelling Bee are Melanie & Michael.

Mrs. Karen Bell
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Week of 1/9/12-1/13/12


Highlights for the Week of 1/9/12 Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling - Words with the final /ē / Sound
The final test for this lesson will be on Friday,1/13. Workbook pages & the cursive page OR challenge work will also be collected that day.

Reading - I Can Identify the Problem and Solution
This week, we will be working on the reading target of identifying the problem and the solution. Most stories involve a problem for the character to solve, and the solution to the problem may come after others have been tried. We will be reading the novel, Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, as we practice our reading strategies over the next few weeks.


English - Expository Writing
Our review of the components of an expository essay will continue with a look at how to write a "hook", and using transition words. As a class we are writing an essay about what makes a dog a good house pet. We will be using a graphic organizer to format our ideas for the essay.

Social Studies - Bountiful Midwest Farms
This week we will finish lesson 3 of chapter 8. Students will be learning about crops that are grown in the Central & Great Plains. Look for the chapter 8 TEST to be scheduled for the week of 1/16.

Science - The Human Body / How Does Your Body Get Oxygen & Nutrients?
Our study of the human body will begin with an investigate that will demonstrate how pulse rates increase and decrease with activity. Lesson 1 of chapter 4 takes a look at cells, tissues, organs and body systems. The first body system that we will study is the digestive system.

Mrs. Bell's Math Class - Interpret & Graph Data
We have completed our study of graphs and the coordinate plane in chapter 8. The TEST for this chapter is scheduled for Thursday, 1/12. Our next unit of study will be geometry, specifically the study of lines, rays, angles & plane figures.


Don't Forget...

January 17 -- M. L. King Birthday -- No School

Students will be taking the MAPS test during the week of 1/9. Our class will take the reading test on Thursday, & the math test on Friday. Please encourage your child to do his/her best on the test, and be sure that he/she comes to school well rested. Thank you!

Mrs. Karen Bell
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