Reading Awards, New Technology, and Nonfiction Text

It was another busy week for us here!  This week we discussed the recent reading assessment we took.  We went over how we did, we discussed every question and we had an awards ceremony with Ms. Becerra, our reading facilitator.  Students received awards for working hard and using all of their strategies.  They also received awards for high scores. 

We are also learning how to use our Lego Storystarter kits that we received through a LEAF grant!  The students use the kit to build a background and characters to create a story.  Mr. Wagner came to show us all how to use the awesome app that allows the kids to create a comic book type of a story using the Legos!  We are excited to get started with this.

The kids are also working very hard on reading and thinking about nonfiction text.  This week we read a nonfiction article about polar bears.  Ask your child about some of the amazing facts they learned through reading this article! 

It was a busy, busy week! 

Third Nine Weeks Spelling List

If you want to get a start on practicing our spelling words for the third nine weeks, I have added half of them to a new Spelling City game.  You can get to it by clicking the link below. 

Spelling City-Third Nine Weeks List

Reading Study Guides

We will have our curriculum checkpoint tests the week of Jan. 18th-22nd.  These tests will be similar to the STAAR test that will be given at the end of the year.  The tests will have questions over everything we have learned so far this year.  Please use the following study guides and strategies pages for review and practice before the testing day.

Testing Dates:

Jan. 18th: NO SCHOOL

Jan. 19th: Reading Test

Jan. 20th: Science Test

Jan. 21st: Social Studies Test

Jan. 22nd: Math Test

Reading Strategies Study Guide

 

 

 

Poetry Study Guide

 

 

Working Hard in the New Year!

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break!

We started the new year with a busy week!  We reviewed poetry this week by playing our poetry Jeopardy game.  The kids used the ActivExpressions to vote in their answers!

Today, we had our school Spelling Bee.  I'm so proud of everyone that participated.  It takes a lot of courage to stand up there in front of everyone!  They did great!