Cahill Class News
A class of readers and leaders
01/12/15 What we are learning!
The italicized questions drive what we are learning. We will focus on these questions throughout the entire unit. The statements below are the student learning goals for the week.
Reading-
- How do readers use non-fiction sources to answer questions?
- What strategies do readers use to comprehend non-fiction?
- I can quote accurately from a text to explain what the text says and draw inferences
- I can use context clues to figure out word meanings
Writing-
- How do writers select a research topic?
- How do writers determine the essential details to include?
- How do writers organize their research to best inform their audience?
- I can provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.
Math-
- I can multiply and divide fractions.
Science
- I can predict the effect of heat energy on the physical properties of water as it changes to and from a solid, liquid or gas.
Weekly Specials Schedule
Monday--B
Tuesday-- C (Art is always on Tuesdays)
Wednesday--A
Thursday--B
Friday-- C
DARE Essays
Alka-Seltzer Inquiry
Problem-Solving
Updates and Reminders
Progress Reports came home with your child on Friday. Please keep everything in the envelop, but return the signed envelope.
January 12- DARE Graduation- 2:30 pm
January 13- Ski trip money and permission slip due
January 19th- No School
January 22- Ski Trip- Be at school by 7:15.
February 10-12- Parent Teacher Conferences
Our classroom expectation is that students read for 20 minutes nightly! This is considered nightly homework!
Spelling Words
- gradual
- graduate
- progress
- agressive
- progression
- regress
- reject
- upgrade
- digress
- gradient
- degrade
- undergraduate
- gradient
- biodegradable
- grade
Our root word this week is "grad" or "gress". It means step or go
Mrs.Cahill
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Phone: 521-5455
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