May
2016

Avoiding Brain Drain

After our successful NWEA testing the students and I talked about what they can do so they won’t slip on their scores in the fall. They had a wealth of ideas to share so we decided to put a list together and share it on the blog.

Spend 30 minutes a day working on reading/math activities – mobymax.com   website.       Nassim

Read a series of books over the summer – The Sisters Grimm, Harry Potter.      Zeinab Z.

Over the summer write a story and send it to me at grecoj@dearbornschools.org        Zach

Do some science experiments –                      Thomas

Use your frontrowed.com account for reading and math   Use class code: facdy3                      Joelle

Use a journal and write about your summer adventures.      Tulene

Practice for NWEA by going on prepdog.com        Ali A.

Don’t forget to use your My On account – myon.com     Zeinab H.

Check out the presidential primaries and the convention in July.   Anwar

NEWSELA has a wealth of informational articles to improve your reading.     newsela.com                         Ali M.

Practice your multiplication and division facts.  You can have a parent, sibling or friend quiz you.                 Layla

Play school and review what you learned or look for new subjects. Ali H.

Look ahead to fifth grade and start to study some of the subjects. Maya

Check out Mr. Donelson’s blog or Mrs. Greco’s for websites.    Hadi

Visit some math sites – coolmathgames.com  MATH ONLY    Tulene

Revisit the food chain and food webs sites.    Zeinab H.

 

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