Good morning!
This week we will be working on Persuasive Text and Geography Words for vocabulary.
Students will have one sheet of vocabulary homework that is due Wednesday.
Students reading logs will be due Friday for the month of November. This sheet should be the same one they completed in October.
Also the Field Trip is tomorrow so be sure the kids dress warm! We will be outside quite a bit and it is supposed to be cool.
Today is the awards assembly at 9:45.
Also we will be having a Strategy Night tomorrow night from 6-7. Hot dogs will be served after the meeting.
This week as we study persuasive test try to point out things that persuade to your kids such as advertisements or when they try to get you to do something for them. Persuasion is everywhere so hopefully they will understand this TEKS easily!
Thanks for all you do!!
Monday, November 17, 2014
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Science Vocabulary for This Week
Forms of Energy
Energy- That which is needed to do work.
Light Energy- Energy that can be seen by the eye.
Thermal/Heat Energy- Energy that causes a change in temperature between materials.
Electrical Energy- Energy produced by a power source.
Mechanical Energy-Energy produced by a machine or a moving part.
Sound Energy- Energy produced from the vibration that you can hear.
Energy- That which is needed to do work.
Light Energy- Energy that can be seen by the eye.
Thermal/Heat Energy- Energy that causes a change in temperature between materials.
Electrical Energy- Energy produced by a power source.
Mechanical Energy-Energy produced by a machine or a moving part.
Sound Energy- Energy produced from the vibration that you can hear.
Monday, November 10, 2014
November 10-14
Good morning and Happy Third Six Weeks of School!
This week we will be covering Main Idea and Summarizing which is TEKS 4.11A.
On Wednesday we will have a big review for our Second Six Weeks Test which will be Thursday.
The test will include Non-Fiction passages and all of the TEKS we covered in the Second Six Weeks of school.
Students are encouraged to watch any videos that have been made available to them as a review. Also, expect their reading journals to be coming home as a study guide.
There will be no new vocabulary introduced this week.
Students only homework will be to study and prepare for their test and read 20 minutes a night as part of their reading log.
Thanks for all you do!
This week we will be covering Main Idea and Summarizing which is TEKS 4.11A.
On Wednesday we will have a big review for our Second Six Weeks Test which will be Thursday.
The test will include Non-Fiction passages and all of the TEKS we covered in the Second Six Weeks of school.
Students are encouraged to watch any videos that have been made available to them as a review. Also, expect their reading journals to be coming home as a study guide.
There will be no new vocabulary introduced this week.
Students only homework will be to study and prepare for their test and read 20 minutes a night as part of their reading log.
Thanks for all you do!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Social Studies Vocabulary- Texas Missions
1. Villa- a town
2. Padre (Priest)- father
3. Mission- a religious settlement
4. Presidio- a fort
5. Spanish- Laid claim to TX from 1690-1821 before the Mexican's rule began
6. Francisco Coronado- Spanish settler living in Mexico City traveled to TX in 1540 looking for gold and jewels, but returned home empty handed
7. Spanish Missions- A place where refugees would go when they wanted o learn Christianity or had just arrived in TX
8. Christopher Columbus- This Spanish explorer made four voyages to the Americas between 1492-1503. His voyages are considered the most significant voyages for Europeans exploring America.
9. Rene Robert Cavelier- French explorer landed in TX and explore the Rio Grande setting up the first French settlement in TX.
10. Moses Austin- Received a land grant to start the first English settlement in TX.
11. Colonization- creating colonies or villages in TX.
12. Álvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca- Spanish explorer taken prisoner for seven years by the Native Americans in TX.
13. Stephen F. Austin- known as the "Father of Texas", brought 300 families to TX to start the first English settlement. He settled our capital city.
14. Martin de Leon- wealthy Mexico native living in TX that created the first cattle brand recoded in TX.
2. Padre (Priest)- father
3. Mission- a religious settlement
4. Presidio- a fort
5. Spanish- Laid claim to TX from 1690-1821 before the Mexican's rule began
6. Francisco Coronado- Spanish settler living in Mexico City traveled to TX in 1540 looking for gold and jewels, but returned home empty handed
7. Spanish Missions- A place where refugees would go when they wanted o learn Christianity or had just arrived in TX
8. Christopher Columbus- This Spanish explorer made four voyages to the Americas between 1492-1503. His voyages are considered the most significant voyages for Europeans exploring America.
9. Rene Robert Cavelier- French explorer landed in TX and explore the Rio Grande setting up the first French settlement in TX.
10. Moses Austin- Received a land grant to start the first English settlement in TX.
11. Colonization- creating colonies or villages in TX.
12. Álvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca- Spanish explorer taken prisoner for seven years by the Native Americans in TX.
13. Stephen F. Austin- known as the "Father of Texas", brought 300 families to TX to start the first English settlement. He settled our capital city.
14. Martin de Leon- wealthy Mexico native living in TX that created the first cattle brand recoded in TX.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
November 3-7
Good evening!
This week we will continue our work with non-fiction.
We will be specifically concentrating on non-fiction text features including: headings, captions, pictures, charts, graphs, insets, and various graphic organizers.
The important thing for students to remember about non-fiction text features are that they are a way that the non-fiction author breaks up text to make it easier to comprehend.
Without the visuals in non-fiction, the headings that break the subject into sections, and the other various features we will be discussing non-fiction would be even harder for students to read than it already is.
We will also be working on prefixes with our vocabulary that will come home tomorrow.
ALSO don't forget students will be released early on Friday!
This week we will continue our work with non-fiction.
We will be specifically concentrating on non-fiction text features including: headings, captions, pictures, charts, graphs, insets, and various graphic organizers.
The important thing for students to remember about non-fiction text features are that they are a way that the non-fiction author breaks up text to make it easier to comprehend.
Without the visuals in non-fiction, the headings that break the subject into sections, and the other various features we will be discussing non-fiction would be even harder for students to read than it already is.
We will also be working on prefixes with our vocabulary that will come home tomorrow.
ALSO don't forget students will be released early on Friday!
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