Our class motto is "Racing for Success". To be successful we are studying Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". This week we are focusing on:
The Personal Bank Account
How you feel about yourself is like a bank account. Let’s call it your personal bank account (PBA). Just like a checking or savings account at a bank, you can make deposits into and take withdrawals from your PBA by the things you think, say, and do. For example, when I stick to a commitment I’ve made to myself, I feel in control. It’s a deposit….. Cha-Ching. On the other hand, when I break a promise to myself, I feel disappointed and make a withdrawal.
SCIENCE TEST ON FRIDAY
We will have our first Science test this Friday. Students should know the meanings of the last five spelling words this week and be able to apply them to drawings of the water cycle. Students will also need to know the three states of matter and how these are represented by water, ice and clouds/steam. A study guide was sent home Monday.
Reading Log
One of our standards is for children to read 25 books or the equivalent of one million words each year. To do this your child needs to read at home for homework 15-20+ minutes per night. Students will need to attempt a total of 25 AR points within their ZPD(not too easy or too difficult) every quarter. Students are allowed to check out books from the media center each morning & when they have free time during class. Please sign your child’s reading log nightly.
Math
Encourage your child to study their math facts nightly. Have them recite them out loud to you. It is important that these facts are memorized.
REMINDER OPEN HOUSE IS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH at 6:30 p.m.
PLEASE return ANY FORMS/CARDS THAT WERE SENT HOME THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL
Feel free to email me at jahnie.economou@cobbk12.org
