NEWSLETTER Ms. Anderson and Mrs. Brumblay

1. Sango Elementary Monday, August 27, 2011 Reading Our story this week is “Island of the Blue Dolphins.” The vocabulary words are: lair, ravine, gnawed, sinew, shellfish, kelp, headland. Reading comprehension and vocabulary test will be Friday. We will concentrate on the skills of cause/effect and theme and setting in a narrative. Please listen to your child read their story this week and ask questions while they read. Math We will be using estimation and rounding of decimal sums and differences. The test will be on Friday. Don’t forget to keep working on basic addition/subtraction and multiplication/division facts! Science We will be evaluating and classifying nutritional & symbiotic relationships within ecosystems. The test will be on Friday. Social Studies We are studying Tennessee Geography this week. Quiz on Wednesday, August 29th. We will then begin our study on Government. JUST A REMINDER… Students will be bringing home today a “Weekly Folder.” Please sign the log verifying you have seen the items sent home, and return with the folder. You may keep the graded papers at home. Please send in lunch money in a baggie or envelope with your child’s name, teacher name, and lunch number on it. All lunch money is sent to the cafeteria at the beginning of the day. If your child is going to be dismissed at all during the school day, PLEASE send a note in to the teacher first thing in the morning. Grandparents day will be August 31st. Please send in RSVP’s ASAP. Parent Intervention Meeting All parents of Sango Elementary students are invited to attend a meeting on student intervention resources. Student interventions typically occur when students do not have the skills to master the grade level curriculum or the student skill level is greatly above the grade level curriculum expectation. We will discuss the types of interventions we have in our school and how teachers provide interventions for students. The meeting will be held at Sango Elementary on August 30th at 6p.m. Progress Reports will be sent home Friday, August 31st. NEWSLETTERMs. Anderson and Mrs. Brumblay Spelling Long Vowel Digraphs from “Island of the Blue Dolphins.” Test THURSDAY! DATE CHANGE! Words: Coast Feast Speech Wheat Spain Paint Arrow Needle Charcoal Praise Faint Maintain Crease Groan Breeze Willow Appeal Bowling Complain Sneeze Challenge Words: Dungarees Bungalow Campaign Speedometer referee Mrs. Brumblay’s Specials Monday- PAW ( PE ) Tuesday- S ( Art ) Wednesday- A ( PE ) Thursday- N( Library ) Friday- G ( Extra Counseling) Ms. Anderson’s Specials Monday- PAW ( PE ) Tuesday- S( Music) Wednesday- A( PE ) Thursday- N( Art ) Friday- G( P.E., Extra Counseling ) Character Kid Trait for the month is “Responsibility.”