Week of 3/2/15

Highlights for the Week of 3/2/15

in Mrs. Bell's Classroom

Spelling - Words with "-ed" & "-ing" Endings
This week's spelling lesson will focus on words that end with the suffixes "-ed" & "-ing". The cursive/workbook pages OR challenge work will be collected on Friday, 3/6. The final test for the lesson will also be that day.

Reading - Journeys Unit

Our focus will be text pairing poetry with Kate DiCamillo’s  The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.  As we continue to work with difficult texts, we can practice our close reading skills.  Close reading is thoughtful, critical analysis of a text that focuses on significant details or patterns in order to develop a deep, precise understanding of the text’s form, craft, meanings, etc. Writing responses to the text will also be a focus this week.

English - Verbs

Spelling present and past tense verbs, and looking at past tense verbs with helping verbs are the topics in English this week.




Social Studies - The Ojibwa
Students will take the chapter 8 TEST on Monday, 3/2. We will take some time to complete the Midwest portion of our United States map before we move on to our study of the Native Americans of the Midwest region, The Ojibwa.

Science - Respiration
The respiratory system will be our topic this week. Students will learn the purpose of the respiratory system and how it functions. They will also create a model of the system. Ask your child to use the model to demonstrate how the movement of the diaphragm pushes air in and out of our lungs.

Mrs. Bell 's Math Class - Topic 10 - Developing Fluency - Dividing with 1-Digit Divisors

The fraction review that we worked on the week of 2/23 ran longer than anticipated, so we will begin Topic 10 next week. This unit begins with a look at Division as Repeated Subtraction, Dividing 2-digit by 1-digit numbers, and Dividing 3-Digit by 1-Digit Numbers. Look for a QUIZ on lessons 1-4 of Topic 10 to be scheduled for the week of 3/9. 

Don't Forget...

March 6 - End of 2nd Trimester
March 6 - "Panther-Palooza" - 6:30-8:00 (4th & 5th grade)
March 13 - Report Cards Issued
March 19 - Early Dismissal - Students dismissed at 11:00





During the weeks of 3/2 and 3/9, students will be taking the new PARCC test. Please see that your child comes to school well rested and having eaten a healthy breakfast. Fourth grade testing begins at 8:10, so there is no time to eat snack before the tests begin.Thank you for your support!

Our classroom motto for the PARCC test is, "Do Your Best!". Please reinforce this idea at home with your child. There is no need to be anxious about the exam. We have practiced and are well prepared to take it!

Mrs. Karen Bell