Cahill Class News
A class of readers and leaders
03/22/15 What we are Learning this Week!!
Reading-
- This week we are continuing to work on our Novel Tuck Everlasting. Our mini-lesson focus will be on point of view. We will be talking about why authors choose to write from a certain point of view and how that effects the story.
- I can use the written text to understand what is being read.
Writing-
Students will begin to think about the topic that they want to write about in their persuasive writing pieces. We will be collecting seed ideas this week.
- I can write effectively according to the purpose for writing.
- I can select a topic to share with an audience.
Math-
This week we will continue working on volume. We will be using l x w x h to help us determine volume. We will also have our Chapter 15 test this week.
- I can identify volume as an attribute of a solid figure.
- I can recognize that a cube with one unit side length is “one cubic unit” of volume.
- I can explain a process for finding the volume of a solid figure by filling it with unit cubes without gaps and overlaps.
- I can measure the volume of a hollow three dimensional figure by filling it with unit cubes with gaps and counting the number of squares.
- I can use unit cubes to determine the volume of a rectangular prism.
Science
We will be starting Life Science this week. We will talking about food chains and the different structures animals have to help them survive.
- I can compare structures that serve similar functions for animals belonging to different vertebrate classes.
- I can explain how similarities are the basis for classification.
- I can distinguish between producers and consumers.
Bridger Open House
Thursday, May 7, 2015, 05:30 PM
James Bridger Middle School, Independence, MO, United States
Genius Hour Projects
Weekly Specials Schedule
Monday- B
Tuesday-- C (Art is always on Tuesdays)
Wednesday--A
Thursday--B
Friday-- C
Science Inquiry
Just Right Spots
Persuasive Writing
Updates and Reminders
March 20- Progress Reports Sent Home (Please send back envelopes signed)
March 24- Spring Pictures
March 30-April 3 Spring Break
April 21-May 7th MAP Testing
May 7th- Bridger Open House 5:30-7:00
Our classroom expectation is that students read for 20 minutes nightly! This is considered nightly homework!
Spelling Words
- level
- vowel
- novel
- camel
- model
- marvel
- tunnel
- barrel
- travel
- towel
- cancel
- mussel
- morsel
- snorkel
- sequel
- yodel
- gravel
- scoundrel
Mrs.Cahill
Email: cara_cahill@isdschools.org
Website: www.cahillc.weebly.com
Phone: 521-5455
Twitter: @Cahill5th