Week of 9/8/14

Highlights for the Week of 9/8/2014

in Mrs. Bell's Classroom!

Spelling - Words Often Misspelled #2 
This week's list will consist of a second list of words that are often misspelled by fourth grade students. Students will be taking a pretest consisting of 20 words on Monday. 

Reading - The Pumpkin Runner / Daily 5: "Read to Self"

We will continue to review and practice reading strategies as we finish the story The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Diane Arnold. The reading strategies that we will focus on include: questioning, monitor/clarify, summarizing, and evaluating. The "Read to Self" portion of Daily 5 will be introduced, and students will work on building stamina while reading independently. 

English - What is a Sentence?

The first unit that we will study in English is sentences. Lesson 1 asks the question, "What is a Sentence?". Students will learn that a complete sentence must have a subject and predicate, and requires capitalization and punctuation.

Social Studies - The Beautiful Northeast
Our journey across the U.S. A. begins with a look at the Northeast region. Students will create their own maps of the region, labeling states and bodies of water. Then we will take a look at the geography and climate of the states in that area.

Science - "Getting Ready for Science"

We will begin a look at tools used for science, and safety in the lab. An open note QUIZ on these topics is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, 9/11.

Math - Mrs. Bell's Math Class
Due to MAPs testing we will have only three days of math this week. Students will take a QUIZ on lessons 1-4 of Topic 1 on Wednesday, 9/10. Topics to be covered include using multiplication for comparison, meanings of division, and multiplication/division comparison problems.

FYI...

MAPS testing for our class will take place on Monday, 9/8 and Tuesday, 9/9. Please see that your child is well rested, and has a healthy breakfast both days.

If your child is interested in joining the band, please plan on attending the meeting for beginning students on September 15th at 7:00. The meeting will be held at Prairieview in the Multi-Purpose room.

On September 19th,  we will be taking a field trip to Brookfield Zoo.  On the day of the trip, students will have to bring a completely disposable lunch, dress for the weather, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a watch with a second hand.

Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. Karen Bell