Mrs. Economou's Weekly Newsletter
Skills & Strategies for Sept. 2nd -Sept. 5th
Week #2 is Short & Sweet
Reading
Awards:
Exceptional Manners
Award : Wesley
SACK Award (Simple Acts of
Care and Kindness): Adam
Terrific Kid: Braxton
Character Traits
Read different stories and identify the different character
traits of the main character in the stories. Create a list of
character traits to use when doing character analysis.
Compare & Contrast different characters' traits.
Summarizing - practice brainstorming key words from
the story, and then using them in a concise summary.
Math
Place Value & Number Forms (standard, expanded,
picture with base ten blocks and word form) to millions.
Comparing and Ordering Numbers as high as hundred
thousands and as small as hundredths.
Rounding Numbers from hundred thousands to
hundredths.
Science
Motion, Forces, and Energy
We will begin reading and talking about what makes
things move, what affects motion, and what is energy.
Volunteers:
We now have 2 classroom
moms: Dana Darling (Wesley's)
& Tonnya Brady (Shayla's).
Many of you volunteered and I
appreciate the offers.
Project reminder:
Our first project, due Sept.
8th, involves a bit of research,
reading, thinking, writing and
Social Studies
We will continue to discuss the landforms we learned last presenting. The students
week & decide which ones are in NC. Review latitude & brought home a flyer explaining
longitude.
how to write a "bio poem" about
someone they admire.
Spelling
Our spelling quiz is Thursday this week. Everyone had
the same list the first week of school, but based on a
spelling pretest the students took, we will now have
several spelling groups. Some students need to learn
prefixes and suffixes, others need to learn spelling rules,
such as when to change a "y" to an "i". Some students
will learn Latin and Greek root words. Here are the
words for our quiz Thursday:
admire
magnet
contest
method finger
custom
rally
soccer
engine
gutter
sudden
accident
mitten
intend
fabric
flatten
reseal
mammal happen cannon
Challenge Words: (Bonus words for extra credit!)
dungeon, magnify, festival, injury & thunderstorm
Journal reminder:
Students are required to
reflect on their 20 - 30
minutes of reading each night,
and write a journal entry. I will
continue to model possible
entries during class.
Thank you for your support.