Mrs. Economou's Weekly Newsletter Skills & Strategies for Sept. 9th -Sept. 19th Project reminder: Reading Our second project is a book Character Traits poster similar to a movie Read different stories and identify the different character poster. In place of a traditional traits of the main character in the stories. Create a list of book report, the students will character traits to use when doing character analysis. make a poster showing the title different characters' traits. Compare & Contrast of the book, the author, main Summarizing - practice brainstorming key words from the story, and then using them in a concise summary. characters, an important scene Author's Purpose from the book, the setting, and We have been sorting articles from the newspaper under a plot summary. A flyer will go four categories: persuasion, entertainment, expression home on Friday. Project due and information. Sept. 25th. Math As we wrap up rounding, comparing and ordering and Journal reminder: place value, we move into adding and subtracting with and without rounding, and with and without regrouping. Students are required to Have your child practice their multiplication tables if reflect on their 20 - 30 they don't have them memorized. minutes of reading each night, Science and write a journal entry. I will Motion, Forces, and Energy continue to model possible We will begin reading and talking about what makes entries during class. things move, what affects motion, and what is energy. We are learning about point of reference, friction, speed and acceleration. Important dates: Sept. 17th - early release Social Studies Sept. 26th - no school - We have been learning about the regions of North Carolina and the resources found in each region. teacher workday Sometimes our discussions turn toward current events, Sept. 30th - progress reports too! Thank you for your support. Spelling The students are now taking their spelling tests on Thursdays and receiving new words after the tests. Right now everybody seems to be in the right spelling group, but if your child becomes bored or frustrated, encourage him/her to speak to me about modifying the list.
Mrs. Economou's Weekly Newsletter Skills & Strategies for Sept. 9th -Sept. 19th Reading 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. Author's Purpose We have been sorting articles from the newspaper under four categories: persuasion, entertainment, expression and information. Math As we wrap up rounding, comparing and ordering and place value, we move into adding and subtracting with and without rounding, and with and without regrouping. Have your child practice their multiplication tables if they don't have them memorized. Science Motion, Forces, and Energy We will begin reading and talking about what makes things move, what affects motion, and what is energy. We are learning about point of reference, friction, speed and acceleration. Social Studies We have been learning about the regions of North Carolina and the resources found in each region. Sometimes our discussions turn toward current events, too! Spelling The students are now taking their spelling tests on Thursdays and receiving new words after the tests. Right now everybody seems to be in the right spelling group, but if your child becomes bored or frustrated, encourage him/her to speak to me about modifying the list. Project reminder: Our second project is a book poster similar to a movie poster. In place of a traditional book report, the students will make a poster showing the title of the book, the author, main characters, an important scene from the book, the setting, and a plot summary. A flyer will go home on Friday. Project due Sept. 25th. 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. Important dates: Sept. 17th - early release Sept. 26th - no school - teacher workday Sept. 30th - progress reports Thank you for your support.
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