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E-mail: shirleyb @ scsk12.org
Phone Number: 901. 416. 4566 Ext. 69059
E-mail: shirleyb @ scsk12.org
Phone Number: 901. 416. 4566 Ext. 69059
What's Going On?
January 22-25, 2018
Kindergarten- We are working on the Long I sound this week with words such as I, cry, my, like, bike, try, pie, dice, mice. Students are reading through the EL curriculum in their mainstream classrooms while we work on vocabulary, comprehension, stations, etc.
3rd grade- We are continuing working through the EL curriculum. We are reviewing helping verbs, abstract nouns, creating longer, smoother sentences, and the verb to be.
Kindergarten- We are working on the Long I sound this week with words such as I, cry, my, like, bike, try, pie, dice, mice. Students are reading through the EL curriculum in their mainstream classrooms while we work on vocabulary, comprehension, stations, etc.
3rd grade- We are continuing working through the EL curriculum. We are reviewing helping verbs, abstract nouns, creating longer, smoother sentences, and the verb to be.
November 13-21, 2017
Kindergarten- We are working on the letter N this week. We will be continuing to talk about butterflies and their life cycle. Students will continue to work on sight words.
3rd grade- We have begun EL. We will be reading the text, answering text-dependent questions, and learning new protocols.
Kindergarten- We are working on the letter N this week. We will be continuing to talk about butterflies and their life cycle. Students will continue to work on sight words.
3rd grade- We have begun EL. We will be reading the text, answering text-dependent questions, and learning new protocols.
August 28-September 1, 2017
Kindergarten- We are working on the letter Mm this week. We will be writing the letter M and practicing our name. We will talk about families and who is in our family.
3rd Grade- We will be working on common and proper nouns. We will work on words with the long O sound (ow and oa). We will also be mapping out our goals for the year.
5th Grade- We will be reading Storm Warriors. We will write about the story: In “Storm Warriors”, Nathan realizes “knowledge is as important as bravery.” Provide evidence of how Nathan’s actions demonstrated both bravery and knowledge. Compare his actions to that of a Pea Island Surfman. (edit, revise, and publish) We will also be mapping out our goals for the year.
Kindergarten- We are working on the letter Mm this week. We will be writing the letter M and practicing our name. We will talk about families and who is in our family.
3rd Grade- We will be working on common and proper nouns. We will work on words with the long O sound (ow and oa). We will also be mapping out our goals for the year.
5th Grade- We will be reading Storm Warriors. We will write about the story: In “Storm Warriors”, Nathan realizes “knowledge is as important as bravery.” Provide evidence of how Nathan’s actions demonstrated both bravery and knowledge. Compare his actions to that of a Pea Island Surfman. (edit, revise, and publish) We will also be mapping out our goals for the year.
2017-18 School Year
Welcome Back! I am so excited for another wonderful year of ESL.
Welcome Back! I am so excited for another wonderful year of ESL.
April 10- 25, 2017
TN READY TESTING
TN READY TESTING
March 27- April 7, 2017
WIDA TESTING
Students will be taking a test that involves listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Make sure your students are getting plenty or rest and a good breakfast.
WIDA TESTING
Students will be taking a test that involves listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
Make sure your students are getting plenty or rest and a good breakfast.
February 20-March 10, 2017
Kindergarten:
We are reading Atlantic. Students are working on CVC words to read and dissect. Students are learning and using High Frequency Words: will, into, your, be, that, who .
Our Tier 2 Vocabulary: stretch, lapping, lead, scraping, discover, conquer, seek
2nd Grade:
We are reading From Seed to Plant. Students are working on -au/-aw/-al phonemes. Students are identifying and conjugating irregular verbs: say, said, eat, ate, give, gave, take, and took.
Tier 2 Vocabulary: pod, soak, shoot, root, nutrition, tasty, soften, grain
3rd Grade:
We are reading Life on the Ice. Students are working to identify compound words, learng adverbs, and conjugate irregular verbs. Students will complete a short essay comparing lide in the Poles to life in the United States. The work will be published on the Weebly. Watch for it!
Tier 2 Vocabulary: shelter, layer, constant, climate, wilderness, region, unexpected, gliding, overheated, colony
Tier 3 Vocabulary: equator, Fahrenheit, Celsius, precipitation
Kindergarten:
We are reading Atlantic. Students are working on CVC words to read and dissect. Students are learning and using High Frequency Words: will, into, your, be, that, who .
Our Tier 2 Vocabulary: stretch, lapping, lead, scraping, discover, conquer, seek
2nd Grade:
We are reading From Seed to Plant. Students are working on -au/-aw/-al phonemes. Students are identifying and conjugating irregular verbs: say, said, eat, ate, give, gave, take, and took.
Tier 2 Vocabulary: pod, soak, shoot, root, nutrition, tasty, soften, grain
3rd Grade:
We are reading Life on the Ice. Students are working to identify compound words, learng adverbs, and conjugate irregular verbs. Students will complete a short essay comparing lide in the Poles to life in the United States. The work will be published on the Weebly. Watch for it!
Tier 2 Vocabulary: shelter, layer, constant, climate, wilderness, region, unexpected, gliding, overheated, colony
Tier 3 Vocabulary: equator, Fahrenheit, Celsius, precipitation
The week of January 30- February 17, 2017
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Up in the Sky. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: fluffy, thin, misty, bright, beautiful, fireball, change
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Where do Polar Bears Live?. Students will work on answering text-dependent questions. Students will work on adjectives.
Vocabulary: waterproof, steer, whistle, otherwise, junior, slippery, finally
3rd Grade: This week we are reading The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Curie’s Hunt in the Badlands. Students will be answering the following question: Should scientists use fossils to learn more about the past? Students will be practicing their grammar skill: adjectives.
Vocabulary: fossils, clues, remains, prove, evidence, skeletons, uncovering, buried, fierce, location
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Up in the Sky. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: fluffy, thin, misty, bright, beautiful, fireball, change
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Where do Polar Bears Live?. Students will work on answering text-dependent questions. Students will work on adjectives.
Vocabulary: waterproof, steer, whistle, otherwise, junior, slippery, finally
3rd Grade: This week we are reading The Albertosaurus Mystery: Philip Curie’s Hunt in the Badlands. Students will be answering the following question: Should scientists use fossils to learn more about the past? Students will be practicing their grammar skill: adjectives.
Vocabulary: fossils, clues, remains, prove, evidence, skeletons, uncovering, buried, fierce, location
The week of January 9-13, 2017
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Every Season. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: speckled, shower, slither, flutter, scurry, scatter, store, thick, tracks
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Luke Goes to Bat. Students will work on sequencing in the story. Students will work on subject-verb agreement.
Vocabulary: hurried, practice, position, roared, extra, curbed, cheered, final
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Every Season. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: speckled, shower, slither, flutter, scurry, scatter, store, thick, tracks
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Luke Goes to Bat. Students will work on sequencing in the story. Students will work on subject-verb agreement.
Vocabulary: hurried, practice, position, roared, extra, curbed, cheered, final
The week of January 3-6, 2017
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Every Season. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: speckled, shower, slither, flutter, scurry, scatter, store, thick, tracks
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Luke Goes to Bat. Students will work on sequencing in the story. Students will work on subject-verb agreement.
Vocabulary: hurried, practice, position, roared, extra, curbed, cheered, final
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Every Season. Students will pay special attention to text and graphic features. We will be working on creating and writing complete sentences.
Vocabulary: speckled, shower, slither, flutter, scurry, scatter, store, thick, tracks
2nd Grade: This week we will be reading Luke Goes to Bat. Students will work on sequencing in the story. Students will work on subject-verb agreement.
Vocabulary: hurried, practice, position, roared, extra, curbed, cheered, final
The week of December 12-16, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mouse Shapes. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:Tier 1: shape, square, triangle, rectangle, circle, diamond, oval, sides
Tier 2: lost, different, tricky, pounce, sneaky, clever
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, w
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mouse Shapes. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:Tier 1: shape, square, triangle, rectangle, circle, diamond, oval, sides
Tier 2: lost, different, tricky, pounce, sneaky, clever
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, w
The week of December 5-9, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mouse Shapes. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:Tier 1: shape, square, triangle, rectangle, circle, diamond, oval, sides
Tier 2: lost, different, tricky, pounce, sneaky, clever
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, wear
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mouse Shapes. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:Tier 1: shape, square, triangle, rectangle, circle, diamond, oval, sides
Tier 2: lost, different, tricky, pounce, sneaky, clever
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, wear
The week of November 28- December 2, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Move!. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
move, swing, walk, dive, swim, leap, slither, climb, fly, run, dance, float, slide, waddle
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, wear
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Move!. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter U, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
move, swing, walk, dive, swim, leap, slither, climb, fly, run, dance, float, slide, waddle
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Schools Around the World . We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: culture, subject
Tier 1: community, transportation, languages, lesson, special, wear
The week of November 21-22, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
The week of November 14-18, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
The week of November 7-10, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
Kindergarten: This week we are reading Mice Squeak, We Speak. We are answering comprehension questions, practicing the letter T, write short sight words, and write high-frequency words.
Our Vocabulary is:
We, talk, speak, animals, Cat, Lion, Sheep, Mouse/mice, Owl, Bear, Cricket, Monkey, Cow, Duck, Dove, pig
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Ah, Music!. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Vibration, volume, creative, concentrate, tune, expression, performance, relieved
The week of October 31- November 4, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
The week of October 24-28, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
The week of October 17-21 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are starting My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are starting Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
Kindergarten: This week we are starting My Five Senses. We will be drawing pictures of things that we use our senses to sense. We are also working on writing letters, short sight words, and high-frequency words.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 1: see, eyes, ears, nose, tongue, finger
Tier 2: senses, sight, hear, smell, taste, touch, feel
2nd Grade: This week we are starting Jellies: the Life of Jellyfish. We will be working on phonemes, high-frequency words, and sight words.
Our vocabulary is: Tier 2: Millions, choices, drift, simple, weaker, wrapped, disgusting, decide
October 10-14 FALL BREAK
NO SCHOOL
NO SCHOOL
The week of October 3-7, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are starting The Little Red Hen. We will be drawing pictures of characters and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: plant, wheat, help, flour, bread, mix, sigh, stalk, grind, measure, scent, batter
2nd Grade: This week we are starting Super Storms. We will be working with diagraphs: -tch, ch, th, sh, wh, ph.
Our vocabulary is:
beware, flash, strike, destroy, prepare, damage, prevent, equal
Kindergarten: This week we are starting The Little Red Hen. We will be drawing pictures of characters and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: plant, wheat, help, flour, bread, mix, sigh, stalk, grind, measure, scent, batter
2nd Grade: This week we are starting Super Storms. We will be working with diagraphs: -tch, ch, th, sh, wh, ph.
Our vocabulary is:
beware, flash, strike, destroy, prepare, damage, prevent, equal
The week of September 26-30, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Community Helpers. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1:work, office, home, outside, help, make, hobby, volunteer, sell
Tier 2: protect, deliver, create, earn
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Animals Building Homes. We will be working with Consonant Blends
with r, l, s
Our vocabulary is:
gnaws, trunk, floats, lodge, predators, offspring, survive, shaped, weave, mounds, saliva, protection, winding, deepest, den
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing My Community Helpers. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1:work, office, home, outside, help, make, hobby, volunteer, sell
Tier 2: protect, deliver, create, earn
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing Animals Building Homes. We will be working with Consonant Blends
with r, l, s
Our vocabulary is:
gnaws, trunk, floats, lodge, predators, offspring, survive, shaped, weave, mounds, saliva, protection, winding, deepest, den
The week of September 19-23, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading My Community Helpers. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1:work, office, home, outside, help, make, hobby, volunteer, sell
Tier 2: protect, deliver, create, earn
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Animals Building Homes. We will be working with Consonant Blends
with r, l, s.
Our vocabulary is:
gnaws, trunk, floats, lodge, predators, offspring, survive, shaped, weave, mounds, saliva, protection, winding, deepest, den
Kindergarten: This week we are reading My Community Helpers. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1:work, office, home, outside, help, make, hobby, volunteer, sell
Tier 2: protect, deliver, create, earn
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Animals Building Homes. We will be working with Consonant Blends
with r, l, s.
Our vocabulary is:
gnaws, trunk, floats, lodge, predators, offspring, survive, shaped, weave, mounds, saliva, protection, winding, deepest, den
The week of September 12-16, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing up My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing up Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing up My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing up Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
*** Do NOT FORGET: Monday, September 5, 2016 is a Labor Day! There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday!***
The week of September 6-9, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing up My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing up Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
The week of September 6-9, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are finishing up My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are finishing up Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
The week of August 29- September 2, 2016
Kindergarten: This week we are reading My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
Kindergarten: This week we are reading My Family. We will be drawing pictures of our family and labeling them. We are also working on writing letters, our names, and short sight words. Our vocabulary this week is:
Tier 1: family, parent, sister, brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend, neighbor, baby
Tier 2: special, celebrate, proud, memories
2nd Grade: This week we are reading Diary of a Spider. We will be working with long E, O, U.
Our vocabulary is:
Tier 2: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming,
Tier 3: vowel, sticky, faraway, drill
Welcome back! We are so excited to start another wonderful school year.
We have reached the end of another wonderful school year. I am so very proud of each and every one of my ESL students. You have improved so much this year. I cannot wait to see you back next year.
Be productive this summer. You can practice math facts, reading skills, and writing activities.
Math Facts:
Be productive this summer. You can practice math facts, reading skills, and writing activities.
Math Facts:
- Click HERE and then select your grade or the grade you are going into next year.
- Click HERE to select a skill and practice.
- Click HERE to play a math facts game.
The week of May 9-13, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading The First Day of Second Grade, learning vocabulary words, practicing ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are buy, city, family, myself, party, please, school, seven, first, wrong, hard, different.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Sue Hendrickson Fossil Hunter, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Sue Hendrickson Fossil Hunter.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The First Day of Second Grade, learning vocabulary words, practicing ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are buy, city, family, myself, party, please, school, seven, first, wrong, hard, different.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Sue Hendrickson Fossil Hunter, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Sue Hendrickson Fossil Hunter.
The week of May 2-6, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading The First Day of Second Grade, learning vocabulary words, practicing ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are buy, city, family, myself, party, please, school, seven, first, wrong, hard, different.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Jason and the Space Creature, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Jason and the Space Creature.
TESTING CANCELLED
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK SAT10 for 1st and 2nd grade! ESL Classes will be CANCELLED after Monday. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast. !***
1st Grade
This week we are reading The First Day of Second Grade, learning vocabulary words, practicing ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are buy, city, family, myself, party, please, school, seven, first, wrong, hard, different.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Jason and the Space Creature, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Jason and the Space Creature.
TESTING CANCELLED
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK SAT10 for 1st and 2nd grade! ESL Classes will be CANCELLED after Monday. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast. !***
The week of April 18-22, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Plum Grows, learning vocabulary words, practicing oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are almost, covers, country, earth, kinds, ready, soil, warms, plum, pit, soil, places, fruit, purple, covered.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Elena's Wish, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Elena's Wish.
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Plum Grows, learning vocabulary words, practicing oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are almost, covers, country, earth, kinds, ready, soil, warms, plum, pit, soil, places, fruit, purple, covered.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Elena's Wish, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Shirley Chisolm. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Elena's Wish.
The week of April 11-15, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Plum Grows, learning vocabulary words, practicing oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are almost, covers, country, earth, kinds, ready, soil, warms, plum, pit, soil, places, fruit, purple, covered.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Elena's Wish, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Summer with Uncle Vince. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Our Vocabulary: appreciate, blaring, combination, effort, feats, introduce, nocturnal, promptly, racket, suggest, ice cream truck, snow cones, macaroni, jungle, backpack, airplane, flying rug, artifact, shovel, sand
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Elena's Wish.
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Plum Grows, learning vocabulary words, practicing oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e, practicing the use of pronouns, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are almost, covers, country, earth, kinds, ready, soil, warms, plum, pit, soil, places, fruit, purple, covered.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Elena's Wish, writing using text evidence, and practicing incomplete and complete sentences.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Summer with Uncle Vince. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: comparitive and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
Our Vocabulary: appreciate, blaring, combination, effort, feats, introduce, nocturnal, promptly, racket, suggest, ice cream truck, snow cones, macaroni, jungle, backpack, airplane, flying rug, artifact, shovel, sand
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Elena's Wish.
The week of April 4-8, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading Tiny Baby Kanagaroos, learning vocabulary words, practicing r- Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur, practicing the use of I vs. Me, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young, pocket, born, crawls, warm, fur, scared, tired, share, tiny.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Going to the South Pole, writing using text evidence, practicing words with er, ir, ur, and practicing the use of adverbs.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Story of Perseus. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: prepositions.
Our Vocabulary: acquire, beamed, boasted, ceased, coerce, declared, devised, glared, resourceful, unfortunate.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Going to the South Pole.
Our Vocabulary: background, career, destruction, edition, formula, household, insights, publication, required, uneventful.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Tiny Baby Kanagaroos, learning vocabulary words, practicing r- Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur, practicing the use of I vs. Me, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young, pocket, born, crawls, warm, fur, scared, tired, share, tiny.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Going to the South Pole, writing using text evidence, practicing words with er, ir, ur, and practicing the use of adverbs.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Story of Perseus. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: prepositions.
Our Vocabulary: acquire, beamed, boasted, ceased, coerce, declared, devised, glared, resourceful, unfortunate.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Going to the South Pole.
Our Vocabulary: background, career, destruction, edition, formula, household, insights, publication, required, uneventful.
March 28- April 1, 2016
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK! ALL ESL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING THE WIDA ACCESS TEST.
Students' schedules will be a little different. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast.***
ESL Classes are cancelled this week.
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK! Students' schedules will be a little different. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast. We are TNReady!***
The week of March 14-18, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading Tiny Baby Kanagaroos, learning vocabulary words, practicing r- Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur, practicing the use of I vs. Me, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young, pocket, born, crawls, warm, fur, scared, tired, share, tiny.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Going to the South Pole, writing using text evidence, practicing words with er, ir, ur, and practicing the use of adverbs.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: prepositions.
Our Vocabulary: acquire, beamed, boasted, ceased, coerce, declared, devised, glared, resourceful, unfortunate.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Going to the South Pole.
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK! ALL ESL STUDENTS WILL BE TAKING THE WIDA ACCESS TEST.
Students' schedules will be a little different. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast.***
ESL Classes are cancelled this week.
***Parents, please note this is TESTING WEEK! Students' schedules will be a little different. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of rest and a good breakfast. We are TNReady!***
The week of March 14-18, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading Tiny Baby Kanagaroos, learning vocabulary words, practicing r- Controlled Vowels: er, ir, ur, practicing the use of I vs. Me, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are baby, begins, eight, follow, learning, until, years, young, pocket, born, crawls, warm, fur, scared, tired, share, tiny.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Going to the South Pole, writing using text evidence, practicing words with er, ir, ur, and practicing the use of adverbs.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: prepositions.
Our Vocabulary: acquire, beamed, boasted, ceased, coerce, declared, devised, glared, resourceful, unfortunate.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words. Student will be reading Going to the South Pole.
The week of March 7-11, 2016
1st Grade
This week we are reading Polly's Pet Polar Bear, learning vocabulary words, practicing Compound Words; Short Vowel /short e/ ea words, practicing prepositions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are door, more, mother, old, try, use, want, wash, pet store, mail, skates, scooter, pool, brush, hungry, sleepy, afraid, dreams.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Superheroes, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Polly's Pet Polar Bear, learning vocabulary words, practicing Compound Words; Short Vowel /short e/ ea words, practicing prepositions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are door, more, mother, old, try, use, want, wash, pet store, mail, skates, scooter, pool, brush, hungry, sleepy, afraid, dreams.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Superheroes, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words.
The week of February 29- March 4, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading In My Yard, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are yard, leaves, tree, grass, flowers, branch, birds, book, girl, fence, experiment, life science, earth science, physical science.
1st Grade
This week we are reading One Day at the Bakery, learning vocabulary words, practicing synonyms, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice synonyms at home? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/adjectives-synonyms-esl-matching-activity-connector-game/
Our Vocabulary Words are done, great, laughs, paper, soon, talks, were, work, early, yeast, oven, bakery, wrap, busy.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Superheroes, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading In My Yard, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are yard, leaves, tree, grass, flowers, branch, birds, book, girl, fence, experiment, life science, earth science, physical science.
1st Grade
This week we are reading One Day at the Bakery, learning vocabulary words, practicing synonyms, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice synonyms at home? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/adjectives-synonyms-esl-matching-activity-connector-game/
Our Vocabulary Words are done, great, laughs, paper, soon, talks, were, work, early, yeast, oven, bakery, wrap, busy.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Superheroes, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
5th Grade
This week we will be working on the alphabet and letter sounds as we being to write out words and read short words.
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The week of February 16-19, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading In My Yard, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are yard, leaves, tree, grass, flowers, branch, birds, book, girl, fence, experiment, life science, earth science, physical science.
1st Grade
This week we are reading One Day at the Bakery, learning vocabulary words, practicing synonyms, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice synonyms at home? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/adjectives-synonyms-esl-matching-activity-connector-game/
Our Vocabulary Words are done, great, laughs, paper, soon, talks, were, work, early, yeast, oven, bakery, wrap, busy.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Sam Finds the Party, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading In My Yard, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are yard, leaves, tree, grass, flowers, branch, birds, book, girl, fence, experiment, life science, earth science, physical science.
1st Grade
This week we are reading One Day at the Bakery, learning vocabulary words, practicing synonyms, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice synonyms at home? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/adjectives-synonyms-esl-matching-activity-connector-game/
Our Vocabulary Words are done, great, laughs, paper, soon, talks, were, work, early, yeast, oven, bakery, wrap, busy.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading Sam Finds the Party, writing using text evidence, and practicing words with ar (L.2.2d); digraphs th, sh.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: churning, defended, deserve, escorted, relied, reputation, satisfied, situation, swelled, worthy, oxen, yoke, reins, prairie schooner.
THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2016. CLASSES WILL RESUME ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016.
The week of February 8-11, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Rain Today, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are sun, cloud, rain, lightning, rainbow, today, star, sun, moon, galaxy.
1st Grade
This week we are reading How We Get Food, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are first, food, ground, right, sometimes, these, under, your, garden, fruits, vegetables, seeds, water, sunlight, fields, market.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading Jack Prelutsky, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: affect, banned, directly, habitats, organisms, radiation, species, traces, variety, vast, greenhouse, concentrate, required, directly, habitats, organisms, radiation, variety.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Rain Today, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are sun, cloud, rain, lightning, rainbow, today, star, sun, moon, galaxy.
1st Grade
This week we are reading How We Get Food, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are first, food, ground, right, sometimes, these, under, your, garden, fruits, vegetables, seeds, water, sunlight, fields, market.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading Jack Prelutsky, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: affect, banned, directly, habitats, organisms, radiation, species, traces, variety, vast, greenhouse, concentrate, required, directly, habitats, organisms, radiation, variety.
The week of February 1-5, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Flying in an Airplane, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are about, by, car, could, don’t maybe, sure, there, trip, sky, dizzy, bumpy, funny, above.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading The Summer of Baseball Parks, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Arthropods Everywhere! . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: chamber, excess, exchanges, obstacles, reinforce, scarce, social, storage, transfers, transport, tarantula. Millipede, South American mantis.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Flying in an Airplane, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are about, by, car, could, don’t maybe, sure, there, trip, sky, dizzy, bumpy, funny, above.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading The Summer of Baseball Parks, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Arthropods Everywhere! . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: chamber, excess, exchanges, obstacles, reinforce, scarce, social, storage, transfers, transport, tarantula. Millipede, South American mantis.
The week of January 25-29, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Flying in an Airplane, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are about, by, car, could, don’t maybe, sure, there, trip, sky, dizzy, bumpy, funny, above.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading The Summer of Baseball Parks, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Arthropods Everywhere! . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: chamber, excess, exchanges, obstacles, reinforce, scarce, social, storage, transfers, transport, tarantula. Millipede, South American mantis.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Flying in an Airplane, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice compound sentences? http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/conjunction.html
Our Vocabulary Words are about, by, car, could, don’t maybe, sure, there, trip, sky, dizzy, bumpy, funny, above.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading The Summer of Baseball Parks, writing using text evidence, and practicing long i in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Arthropods Everywhere! . We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: participles.
Our Vocabulary: chamber, excess, exchanges, obstacles, reinforce, scarce, social, storage, transfers, transport, tarantula. Millipede, South American mantis.
The week of January 19-22, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading Ms. Hawkin's Bakesale, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading Ms. Hawkin's Bakesale, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
DO NOT FORGET MLK DAY IS A HOLIDAY! There will be no school on Monday, January 18, 2015.
The week of January 11-15, 2016
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Four Frogs, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are girl, frog, one, two, pond, three, four, splash, no, habitat, environment, woodland, grassland, wetland, are, now.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
The week of January 5-8, 2016
WELCOME BACK!
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Lots of Flowers, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are lots, red, flowers, blue, girl, yellow, white, watering can, garden, insect, mammal, fish, reptile, bird, picnic, my, with.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
WELCOME BACK!
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Lots of Flowers, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words are lots, red, flowers, blue, girl, yellow, white, watering can, garden, insect, mammal, fish, reptile, bird, picnic, my, with.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Seasons of the Year, learning vocabulary words, practicing questions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice questions? http://www.eslgamesplus.com/question-words-what-where-who-why-when-which-how-grammar-activity/
Our Vocabulary Words are around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think, seasons, winter, spring, summer, fall, weather, Earth, sun, tipping.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Visit to Antartica. We will review the vocabulary for this story, Greek and Latin root words, decoding, and grammar concept: modal verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alert, concluded, display, fractured, graceful, huddle, standards, stranded, vision, weariness, continent, scientist, equator, research stations, explorer, faraway, hemisphere.
Winter Break: December 21, 2015 - January 4, 2016
Enjoy your time off from schools. Have fun with any holidays you may celebrate.
Want to keep busy over break? Try practicing different skills.
Kindergarten
Reading: http://www.funbrainjr.com/stories/DaisyNuzzleHeadPaintsEverything/?utm_source=img_fbjr-icon-daisyNuzzleHead&utm_medium=ReadingBrain&utm_campaign=FBJrBooks
Math: http://www.funbrainjr.com/games/BalloonBlow-up/
1st Grade
Reading: http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm
Math: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/Adventure/BlastOff/index.html
2nd Grade
Reading: http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
4th Grade
Reading: http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
Math: PLAY MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/mb.cgi?A1=start4&A2=1&ALG=No&Submit=Play+Ball
Enjoy your time off from schools. Have fun with any holidays you may celebrate.
Want to keep busy over break? Try practicing different skills.
Kindergarten
Reading: http://www.funbrainjr.com/stories/DaisyNuzzleHeadPaintsEverything/?utm_source=img_fbjr-icon-daisyNuzzleHead&utm_medium=ReadingBrain&utm_campaign=FBJrBooks
Math: http://www.funbrainjr.com/games/BalloonBlow-up/
1st Grade
Reading: http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/load.htm
Math: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/Adventure/BlastOff/index.html
2nd Grade
Reading: http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
4th Grade
Reading: http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=1&ThisPage=1
Math: PLAY MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/mb.cgi?A1=start4&A2=1&ALG=No&Submit=Play+Ball
The week of December 14-18, 2015
DO NOT FORGET THAT Friday, December 18th is a HALF DAY!
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Look at the Bears, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are bear, picnic, eat, pond, swim, leaves, play, hat, snow, hike, cave, bed, sleep, hibernate, adapt, temperature, melt.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Map and the Treasure, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing verbs, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are five, four, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, counted, treasure, carried, climbed, pointed, understand.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A New Name for Lois. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: possessive nouns.
Our Vocabulary: constructed, crushing, debris, possessions, rubble, slab, tenement, timbers, trembles, wreckage, snapped, roar, smash, slab, sprayed, shook, rubble.
DO NOT FORGET THAT Friday, December 18th is a HALF DAY!
Kindergarten
This week we are finishing up reading Look at the Bears, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are bear, picnic, eat, pond, swim, leaves, play, hat, snow, hike, cave, bed, sleep, hibernate, adapt, temperature, melt.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Map and the Treasure, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing verbs, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are five, four, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, counted, treasure, carried, climbed, pointed, understand.
2nd Grade
This week we are finishing up reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A New Name for Lois. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: possessive nouns.
Our Vocabulary: constructed, crushing, debris, possessions, rubble, slab, tenement, timbers, trembles, wreckage, snapped, roar, smash, slab, sprayed, shook, rubble.
The week of December 7-11, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are reading Look at the Bears, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are bear, picnic, eat, pond, swim, leaves, play, hat, snow, hike, cave, bed, sleep, hibernate, adapt, temperature, melt.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Map and the Treasure, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing verbs, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are five, four, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, counted, treasure, carried, climbed, pointed, understand.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A New Name for Lois. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: possessive nouns.
Our Vocabulary: constructed, crushing, debris, possessions, rubble, slab, tenement, timbers, trembles, wreckage, snapped, roar, smash, slab, sprayed, shook, rubble.
Kindergarten
This week we are reading Look at the Bears, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are bear, picnic, eat, pond, swim, leaves, play, hat, snow, hike, cave, bed, sleep, hibernate, adapt, temperature, melt.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Map and the Treasure, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing verbs, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are five, four, into, over, starts, three, two, watch, counted, treasure, carried, climbed, pointed, understand.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading What School Was Like Long Ago, writing using text evidence, and practicing ee/ea in words.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A New Name for Lois. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: possessive nouns.
Our Vocabulary: constructed, crushing, debris, possessions, rubble, slab, tenement, timbers, trembles, wreckage, snapped, roar, smash, slab, sprayed, shook, rubble.
The week of November 30-December 4, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are completing the reading A Year of Fun, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are year, fun, January, skate, March, run, girl, May, jump, rope, August, water, swim, September, book, boy, read.
1st Grade
This week we are completing the reading In the Fall, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are down, fall, goes, first, green, grow, new, yellow, walk, feel, hear, colors, early, cool, drop, rake, dark, winter, spring.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading The Smiths and Their Animals, writing using text evidence, and practicing pre/mis as prefixes.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Big, Dangerous Wave. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: ancient, condense, experience, predict, rage, rapidly, registered, rotating, source, whirling, tsunami, Richter scale, tectonic plates.
Kindergarten
This week we are completing the reading A Year of Fun, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and subjects.
Our Vocabulary Words are year, fun, January, skate, March, run, girl, May, jump, rope, August, water, swim, September, book, boy, read.
1st Grade
This week we are completing the reading In the Fall, learning vocabulary words, practicing contractions, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice contractions? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/contractions.html
Our Vocabulary Words are down, fall, goes, first, green, grow, new, yellow, walk, feel, hear, colors, early, cool, drop, rake, dark, winter, spring.
2nd Grade
This week we are reading The Smiths and Their Animals, writing using text evidence, and practicing pre/mis as prefixes.
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Big, Dangerous Wave. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: ancient, condense, experience, predict, rage, rapidly, registered, rotating, source, whirling, tsunami, Richter scale, tectonic plates.
The week of November 23-24, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are completing the reading Making a Tree House, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and adjectives for shape and size.
Want to practice shapes with a song? http://www.teachertube.com/video/shapes-song-295759
Our Vocabulary Words are making, raccoon, box, kite, umbrella, ladder, house, tree, tree house, rectangle, triangle, diamond, circle, oval, square.
1st Grade
This week we are completing the reading Bear's Long, Brown Tail, learning vocabulary words, practicing homophones, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice homophones? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/homophones-games/homophones-game.html
Our Vocabulary Words are brown, cold, long, off, very, talk, tail, long, short, fish, ice, trick, many, hole, cold.
2nd Grade
WE WILL NOT MEET DUE TO THE 2nd GRADE FIELD TRIP!
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Life of Jack Pollock. We will review the vocabulary for this story, shades of meaning, prefix ab-, decoding, and grammar concept: pronouns.
Our Vocabulary: border, debut, discouraged, hauling, mournful, permission, stubborn, toured, towered, triumph, watercolor, mural, canvas, artist, studio, photographer, triangles, luckily.
Kindergarten
This week we are completing the reading Making a Tree House, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and adjectives for shape and size.
Want to practice shapes with a song? http://www.teachertube.com/video/shapes-song-295759
Our Vocabulary Words are making, raccoon, box, kite, umbrella, ladder, house, tree, tree house, rectangle, triangle, diamond, circle, oval, square.
1st Grade
This week we are completing the reading Bear's Long, Brown Tail, learning vocabulary words, practicing homophones, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice homophones? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/homophones-games/homophones-game.html
Our Vocabulary Words are brown, cold, long, off, very, talk, tail, long, short, fish, ice, trick, many, hole, cold.
2nd Grade
WE WILL NOT MEET DUE TO THE 2nd GRADE FIELD TRIP!
4th Grade
This week we are completing the writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Life of Jack Pollock. We will review the vocabulary for this story, shades of meaning, prefix ab-, decoding, and grammar concept: pronouns.
Our Vocabulary: border, debut, discouraged, hauling, mournful, permission, stubborn, toured, towered, triumph, watercolor, mural, canvas, artist, studio, photographer, triangles, luckily.
The week of November 16-20, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Making a Tree House, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and adjectives for shape and size.
Want to practice shapes with a song? http://www.teachertube.com/video/shapes-song-295759
Our Vocabulary Words are making, raccoon, box, kite, umbrella, ladder, house, tree, tree house, rectangle, triangle, diamond, circle, oval, square.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Bear's Long, Brown Tail, learning vocabulary words, practicing homophones, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice homophones? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/homophones-games/homophones-game.html
Our Vocabulary Words are brown, cold, long, off, very, talk, tail, long, short, fish, ice, trick, many, hole, cold.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Tide Pools. We will be writing a response that uses text citation this week.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Life of Jack Pollock. We will review the vocabulary for this story, shades of meaning, prefix ab-, decoding, and grammar concept: pronouns.
Our Vocabulary: border, debut, discouraged, hauling, mournful, permission, stubborn, toured, towered, triumph, watercolor, mural, canvas, artist, studio, photographer, triangles, luckily.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Making a Tree House, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and adjectives for shape and size.
Want to practice shapes with a song? http://www.teachertube.com/video/shapes-song-295759
Our Vocabulary Words are making, raccoon, box, kite, umbrella, ladder, house, tree, tree house, rectangle, triangle, diamond, circle, oval, square.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Bear's Long, Brown Tail, learning vocabulary words, practicing homophones, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Want to practice homophones? http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/homophones-games/homophones-game.html
Our Vocabulary Words are brown, cold, long, off, very, talk, tail, long, short, fish, ice, trick, many, hole, cold.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Tide Pools. We will be writing a response that uses text citation this week.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Life of Jack Pollock. We will review the vocabulary for this story, shades of meaning, prefix ab-, decoding, and grammar concept: pronouns.
Our Vocabulary: border, debut, discouraged, hauling, mournful, permission, stubborn, toured, towered, triumph, watercolor, mural, canvas, artist, studio, photographer, triangles, luckily.
The week of November 9-13, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Going for a Hay Ride, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are hay, barn, wagon, wheels, tractor, tire, hat, pitchfork, farmer, children, push, pull, roll, spin.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Life in Coral Reefs, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are cold, live, many, their, warm, water, plants, animals, ocean, shallow, warm, soft, hard, hide, danger, fly, roar, safe, dying, save,
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading How People Got Fire. We will be writing a response that uses text citation this week.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Sisters Play Soccer. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: sentences vs. fragments.
Our Vocabulary: apologize, borrow, fainted, fault, genuine, insisted, local, proof, reference, slimy, referee, shin guards, soccer pillow, sweatpants, headband, apologize, insisted, reference, genuine.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Going for a Hay Ride, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are hay, barn, wagon, wheels, tractor, tire, hat, pitchfork, farmer, children, push, pull, roll, spin.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Life in Coral Reefs, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are cold, live, many, their, warm, water, plants, animals, ocean, shallow, warm, soft, hard, hide, danger, fly, roar, safe, dying, save,
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading How People Got Fire. We will be writing a response that uses text citation this week.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Sisters Play Soccer. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: sentences vs. fragments.
Our Vocabulary: apologize, borrow, fainted, fault, genuine, insisted, local, proof, reference, slimy, referee, shin guards, soccer pillow, sweatpants, headband, apologize, insisted, reference, genuine.
The week of November 2-6, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Aquarium, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are colony, rustling, slithers, startled, dive, swim, climb, fly, backward, beat, leap, strange, wiggle, zigzag, and A.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Happy Birthday, Toad, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are eat, friend, happy, house, like, want, birthday, friends, hopped, making, eat, blowing, balloons, pond.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Wind, Phonemes: th, sh, wh, ch, tch, ph, and -s, -ed, -ing endings for verbs.
Our Vocabulary: bend, beware, damage, equal, flash, pounding, prevent, reach, gentle, strong, train, radio, weather vane, direction, speeds, windmill, wind tower, tornado, lightning, storm warnings.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Gift for Grandpa. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: concerned, feast, glorious, model, ruined, schedule, smeared, streak, studio, yanked, jazz, stereo, notes, tune, outside, homework, keyboard.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Aquarium, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are colony, rustling, slithers, startled, dive, swim, climb, fly, backward, beat, leap, strange, wiggle, zigzag, and A.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Happy Birthday, Toad, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are eat, friend, happy, house, like, want, birthday, friends, hopped, making, eat, blowing, balloons, pond.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Wind, Phonemes: th, sh, wh, ch, tch, ph, and -s, -ed, -ing endings for verbs.
Our Vocabulary: bend, beware, damage, equal, flash, pounding, prevent, reach, gentle, strong, train, radio, weather vane, direction, speeds, windmill, wind tower, tornado, lightning, storm warnings.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading A Gift for Grandpa. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: concerned, feast, glorious, model, ruined, schedule, smeared, streak, studio, yanked, jazz, stereo, notes, tune, outside, homework, keyboard.
The week of October 26-30, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Aquarium, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are colony, rustling, slithers, startled, dive, swim, climb, fly, backward, beat, leap, strange, wiggle, zigzag.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Man Who Made Puppets, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are draw, green, like, pictures, sing, small, draw pictures, paint, puppets, sing, dance, smiled.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Luz and the Garden, Phonemes: nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp, and collective vs. plural nouns.
Our Vocabulary: blooming, muscles, nodded, plain, scent, shovels, tough, wrinkled,sidewalk, parking lot, vegetable, pizza, salad, watering can, plot, rake, soil, seeds, plant food, weeds.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Making Movies. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: advertise, angles, critics, entertaining, focus, generated, jolts, promote, target, thrilling, special effects, projector, negative, frames, Hollywood.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Aquarium, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are colony, rustling, slithers, startled, dive, swim, climb, fly, backward, beat, leap, strange, wiggle, zigzag.
1st Grade
This week we are reading The Man Who Made Puppets, learning vocabulary words, practicing antonyms, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are draw, green, like, pictures, sing, small, draw pictures, paint, puppets, sing, dance, smiled.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Luz and the Garden, Phonemes: nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp, and collective vs. plural nouns.
Our Vocabulary: blooming, muscles, nodded, plain, scent, shovels, tough, wrinkled,sidewalk, parking lot, vegetable, pizza, salad, watering can, plot, rake, soil, seeds, plant food, weeds.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading Making Movies. We will review the vocabulary for this story, prefixes, roots, and suffixes: auto, graph, tele, phone, gram, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: advertise, angles, critics, entertaining, focus, generated, jolts, promote, target, thrilling, special effects, projector, negative, frames, Hollywood.
The week of October 19-23, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Choosing a Pet, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are vision, sound, texture, scent, drift, flavor, see, ripen, scurry, sizzle, whisper, whistle.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Animals at Night, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are animal, ground, food, eat, instinct, night, flying, of, looking, behavior, walking, sliding, jumping, running, senses.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Luz and the Garden, Phonemes: nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp, and collective vs. plural nouns.
Our Vocabulary: hive, queen bees, worker bees, drones, nectar, pollen, wax, cells, stinger, male, biggest, sugary, flowers, powder, attack, sting, beaks, branches, break, deepest, hang, pond, shaped, winding
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Amazing Game. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes: -y, -ous, -ly, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alarmed, awe, conferring, convey, daring, extraordinary, fade, indescribable, luminous, reacted, time zones, machines, explorer.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Choosing a Pet, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are vision, sound, texture, scent, drift, flavor, see, ripen, scurry, sizzle, whisper, whistle.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Animals at Night, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are animal, ground, food, eat, instinct, night, flying, of, looking, behavior, walking, sliding, jumping, running, senses.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Luz and the Garden, Phonemes: nd, ng, nk, nt, ft, xt, mp, and collective vs. plural nouns.
Our Vocabulary: hive, queen bees, worker bees, drones, nectar, pollen, wax, cells, stinger, male, biggest, sugary, flowers, powder, attack, sting, beaks, branches, break, deepest, hang, pond, shaped, winding
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Amazing Game. We will review the vocabulary for this story, suffixes: -y, -ous, -ly, decoding, and grammar concept: verbs.
Our Vocabulary: alarmed, awe, conferring, convey, daring, extraordinary, fade, indescribable, luminous, reacted, time zones, machines, explorer.
September 15-October15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. We are celebrating by learning more about different Hispanic Americans and which country their family originated.
Special THANKS to:
Talytha
Thiago
Minh
Yara
All of you did an excellent job of coloring, writing, researching, and assisting me in making this bulletin board.
Special THANKS to:
Talytha
Thiago
Minh
Yara
All of you did an excellent job of coloring, writing, researching, and assisting me in making this bulletin board.
The week of October 5-9, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Playground, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are swing, slide, playground, utensil, purpose, invention, ladder, bridge, aid.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Go Turtle! Go Hare!, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are stopped, walked, hopped, call, home, hear, said, win, away, every, hare, turtle, fast, slow, tired.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Flora the Fly Saves the Spiders, Long o, u, e, and types of nouns.
Our Vocabulary: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming, sticky, ice cream, silly, book bag, lunch, water fountain gym class; Science term arthropod.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Amazing Balina, a tall tale.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading The Playground, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are swing, slide, playground, utensil, purpose, invention, ladder, bridge, aid.
1st Grade
This week we are reading Go Turtle! Go Hare!, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are stopped, walked, hopped, call, home, hear, said, win, away, every, hare, turtle, fast, slow, tired.
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Flora the Fly Saves the Spiders, Long o, u, e, and types of nouns.
Our Vocabulary: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming, sticky, ice cream, silly, book bag, lunch, water fountain gym class; Science term arthropod.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence. We are reading The Amazing Balina, a tall tale.
The week of September 28-October 2, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Let's Sell Things, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are woman, books, sell, man, boy, shoes, flowers, apples, bike, volunteer, worker, job, goods, services.
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Cat Named Ben, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are ride, purr, hello, toy, milk, tired, elevator, push, button, apartment, building.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence.
Kindergarten
This week we are working on reading Let's Sell Things, writing our vocabulary words, practicing letters, and verbs.
Our Vocabulary Words are woman, books, sell, man, boy, shoes, flowers, apples, bike, volunteer, worker, job, goods, services.
1st Grade
This week we are reading A Cat Named Ben, learning vocabulary words, practicing writing and reading vocabulary words, and working on our story's plot diagram.
Our Vocabulary Words are ride, purr, hello, toy, milk, tired, elevator, push, button, apartment, building.
4th Grade
This week we are working on writing a response narrative using text evidence.
WAY TO GO FIRST GRADE!
Yara and Minh did an excellent job of creating the sequence of events for Curious George Visits School. They wrote out the three main parts, drew pictures, and colored beautiful scenes from the story, with their own interpretations of course.
Yara and Minh did an excellent job of creating the sequence of events for Curious George Visits School. They wrote out the three main parts, drew pictures, and colored beautiful scenes from the story, with their own interpretations of course.
The week of September 21-25, 2015
DO NOT FORGET: Picture Day is Wednesday September 23, 2015!
Kindergarten
This week we are working on learning the alphabet, remembering vocabulary words, practicing letters, drawing places we shop, and reading Let's Sell Things.
Our Vocabulary Words: woman, books, sell, man, boy, shoes, flowers, apples, bike, volunteer, worker, job, goods, services
1st Grade
This week we are working on practicing our vocabulary words, reading The Places in Our Town, Short e, y, w, k ,v, j, -et, and adjectives.
Our Vocabulary Words: store, park, school, pet store, get food, get mail, see animals, read books, street, post office, mail, zoo, pet, library, pool
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Flora the Fly Saves the Spiders, Long o, u, e, and types of nouns.
Our Vocabulary: breeze, dangerous, insects, judge, rotten, scare, screaming, sticky, ice cream, silly, book bag, lunch, water fountain gym class; Science term arthropod
4th Grade
This week we are working on Helping with Houses, a story about Habitat for Humanity. Students are answering comprehension questions and writing a short narrative.
Our Vocabulary Words: access, avid, devour, extremes, impassable, isolated, obtain, preserve, remote, virtual
The week of September 14-17, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on learning the alphabet, remembering vocabulary words, practicing letters, drawing pets, and reading My Pet Cat.
Vocabulary Words: boy, pet, cat, play, eat, dish, bookcase, plant, climb, bowl, tail, hide, sleep,
responsibility, groom, train, nurture
1st Grade
This week we are working on practicing our vocabulary words, reading Curious George Visits School, Short o, l, x, -s, and adjectives.
Our Vocabulary: he, friend, funny, look, school, walking, walking, standing, waving, looking, carrying, mixing, painting, playing
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Cats, Types of Sentences, and Long vowels a, i.
Our Vocabulary Words: hairy, litter, canned, clipped, stayed, coat, chews, mammals, healthy, group, adult, special, scratch, curtains, collar, fresh, groomer
4th Grade
This week we are working on Bud Not Buddy. This involves reading comprehension and vocabulary.
The week of September 8-11, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on learning the alphabet, remembering vocabulary words, practicing letters, drawing items we bring to school, and reading Tell All About It.
Vocabulary Words: behave, member, respect, community, rock, dinosaur, book, doll, drum, pet, bird, cage
1st Grade
This week we are working on practicing our vocabulary words, reading Curious George Visits School, Short o, l, x, -s, and action verbs.
Our Vocabulary: he, friend, funny, look, school, walking, walking, standing, waving, looking, carrying, mixing, painting, playing
2nd Grade
This week we are working on reading Birthdays Around the World, adding –s for plural nouns, and Simple Sentences.
Our Vocabulary Words: remembered, porch, crown spend, stuck, visit, cousin, piano, birthday party, presents, coin, dresses, candles, ice cream, dance
4th Grade
This week we are working on Bud Not Buddy. This involves reading comprehension and vocabulary.
The week of August 31-September 4, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on learning the alphabet, remembering vocabulary words, practicing letters, drawing items we bring to school, and reading Tell All About It.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are: rock, dinosaur, book, doll, drum, pet, bird, cage, behave, member, respect, community
Feel free to play some review games to go over families and relationships.
http://www.wattsenglish.com/english-for-kids/game/family-tree.html
or
http://www.freddiesville.com/games/family-members-memory-game/
1st Grade
This week we are working on writing letters, practicing our vocabulary words, reading Storms!, practicing possessives, and working on context clues.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are: boy, he, for, like, look, when, birds, swim, fish, fishing pole, show, sled, pictures
Feel free to play some review games to go over possessive nouns.
http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/faculty/stonebrink/esl012/possessives/turtlemc3quiz.swf
2nd Grade
This week we are working on writing a letter, reading My Family, reviewing vocabulary words, and writing simple sentences
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are: remembered, porch, crown spend, stuck, visit, cousin, piano, birthday party, presents, coin, dresses, candles, ice cream, dance, camera, remember, chocolate, potato, music
4th Grade
This week we are working on reading My Librarian is a Camel, review decoding words, vocabulary comprehension, reading comprehension, and writing with text evidence.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are: access, avid, devour, extremes, impassable, isolated, obtain, preserve, remote, virtual, hammer, wood, nails, materials, building blitz
The week of August 24-28, 2015
Kindergarten
This week we are working on writing letters, learning the alphabet, reading My Family, remembering vocabulary words, and drawing our family members.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are:
mother, father, sister, brother, family, aren’t, sibling, ancestor, relation
1st Grade
This week we are working on writing letters, writing first and last name, recognizing a noun as a person/place/thing, reviewing vocabulary words, and reading Friends Who Share.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are:
and, I, like, to, want, eat, apples, ride, bikes, play, ball, read, books
2nd Grade
This week we are working on recognizing soft vowel sounds, learning vocabulary, reading Billy, the Pet Bird, and adding S to the end of nouns to make them plural.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are:
curly, straight, floppy, drooled, weighed, stood, collars, row, pet shop, beak, bird seed, excited
4th Grade
This week we are working on reading Thurgood Marshall, reviewing our vocabulary words, decoding vocabulary words, sentence fragments, and narrative writing.
Our VOCABULARY WORDS are:
captured, dream, encounters, example, injustice, nourishing, numerous, preferred, recall, segregation, judge, civil rights, supreme court, lawyer
The week of August 17-21, 2015
Want to work on some basic skills at home with your child? Try the following games:
Letter recognition
Lowercase letters
Phonemic awareness (sounds of letters)
Uppercase letters