Cursive Writing:
We have been slowly introducing cursive during spelling time. In the next few weeks, we will begin incorporating cursive into English and writing!
Social Studies
We completed our first two Units in Social Studies. We are moving on to Science!
Science
Our first chapter discusses living/non-living things, organisms, cells, and responses (reactions) to environments. We will begin with plants and move on to animal discussion later in the school year!
Math:
We have continued our study of place value. We are starting slowly, and easily, to ensure mastery at each level before moving on in our books. This is an extremely difficult chapter, where we typically see our lowest math grades. :) Please let me know if your child needs more resources at home.

Spelling
We started Unit 7 in our Spelling books last Friday. These are words that contain vowel –consonant-e such as “state” and “flame.” On Monday, we completed pgs 44-45 in our spelling books for extra practice. We also wrote our spelling words 5 times each , wrote them in cursive, and played SPARKLE BOOM!. On Thursday, Sept. 30, we will have spelling test #5 on Unit 7 words. We will test on Friday and begin the new Unit 8 Spelling words on Friday. (We skip Unit 6 because it is a review unit)
Spelling Words Unit 7
1. state
2. close
3. slide
4. face
5. globe
6. pave
7. size
8. smoke
9. flame
10. broke
11. prize
12. skate
13. smile
14. plane
15. stone
16. grace
17. ripen
18. siren
19. erase
20. shone
Reading
This week’s story is titled, The Legend of Damon and Pythias. It is a play that is adapted from Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, the legend of Damon and Pythias symbolizes trust and loyalty in a true friendship. We will have fun discussing this myth, as well as using reader’s theater to illustrate the key friendship components.
We will test on this story on Friday, Oct 1st..
Vocabulary
1. tyrant
2. rebel
3. appointed
4. traitor
5. honorable

Spelling Test! Reading Test! OH MY!

In other buzz-worthy news:

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Reading Test on Friday
Spelling Test on Unit 7 Words on Thursday
Book Begins Officially this Friday, Oct. 1st! Best wishes, readers!!
Fundraising is in progress!
Parent-teacher conferences next week!

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One benefit of using your newsletter as a promotional tool is that you can reuse content from other marketing materials, such as press releases, market studies, and reports.
While your main goal of distributing a newsletter might be to sell your product or service, the key to a successful newsletter is making it useful to your readers.
A great way to add useful content to your newsletter is to develop and write your own articles, or include a calendar of upcoming events or a special offer that promotes a new product.
You can also research articles or find “filler” articles by accessing the World Wide Web. You can write about a variety of topics but try to keep your articles short.
Much of the content you put in your newsletter can also be used for your Web site. Microsoft Publisher offers a simple way to convert your newsletter to a Web publication. So, when you’re finished writing your newsletter, convert it to a Web site and post it.

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Selecting pictures or graphics is an important part of adding content to your newsletter.
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English/Writing:
We started subjects and predicates this week. We will continue on with pronouns, common/proper nouns, possessive nouns, plural and singular nouns.
In writing, we completed our first 6 lessons on “traits of good writers.” We will also continue to improve our editing skills.

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