Merry Christmas!

My wonderful students,

I hope you have a wonderful Christmas together with your family and friends. May this time be useful for you; sleep, play, eat, have fun...but always remember the importance of this special holiday. 
May all you wishes come true!

Merry Christmas!

Love,

-Teacher xoxo

Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas.

Little Drummer Boy - Merry Christmas

Christmas-Baby Jesus is born!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Apollo 13 The Real Story

Studets I could not find the whole movie I was talking to you about but I found this, its pretty interesting.

-Teacher

"Contact" - Movie 6th Grade

Students this is the movie I was talking to you about...space,telescopes, life in the universe. It is long but it is beautiful!

-Teacher

K-1 WEEKLY DECEMBER 3-7, 2012

Weekly Concept: Christmas

During the week I will be working with the students in various Christmas activities. I will also explain to them the true meaning of Christmas.

December 6, 2012 - Show and Tell ... I love Christmas because...
Students can come dressed in red, green and Christmas outfits for the Show and Tell. (Only Christmas theme outfits....it is not a Casual Day!!!!)

Have a wonderful week!

-Teacher xoxo

PK Weekly December 3-7, 2012

During the week the students will be working with the concept: TRANSPORTATION

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday- transportation review and worksheet
Thursday- Oral Evaluation
Friday- Christmas Activity

*Next week will be the final exams for students from first grade to 6th grade. I will be attending my PK students on Monday and Tuesday (December 10-11). We will be working with Christmas Activities.

Feel free to check out the videos I posted about transportation.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

-Teacher

6th Grade Weekly December 3-7, 2012

Have a woderful week!

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wa1c0ZGlyMUdQbUE/edit

" The Terra Cotta Warriors & Horses Of Qin Shi Huang" 6th Grade

Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum 6th Grade

Chinas Ghost Army The Terracotta Army 6th Grade

How Large is the Universe? 6th Grade

The Largest Black Holes in the Universe 6th Grade

The Most Powerful Objects in the Universe 6th Grade

Transportation Vocabulary - PK k-1

Sesame Street - Transportation PK K-1

Transportation - PK K-1

Transportation - TRAIN PK K-1

Transportation - PK K-1

SIXTH GRADE - HOMEWORK

FOR NEXT DECEMBER 4, 2012 (TUESDAY)

Each student picked a movie to work with for this homework. They can't change the movie.

The students will hand in a sheet of paper with the following:

1- Title of the Movie
2- Characters
3-Setting
4-Plot (conflict, rising action, climax, resolution)
5- Theme
6- Imagine you are a movie critic and you have to write a short movie review about the movie that you picked. What would you write?   (you can use page 196-197 of the Reading Book)
7- From one to five,one being the lowest score and  five being the highest score, How many stars would you give your movie? Why?


Title 2 pts.
Characters: 3 pts.
Setting: 2 pts.
Plot: 8 pts.
Theme: 2 pts.
Question #6: 10 pts
Question #7: 3 pts.

30 points

Sixth Grade Weekly

Click on the link to download.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wRHZ4UTZfQ0N1amM/edit



Have a wonderful week!

-Teacher

K-1 weekly

K-1 Conversational English Weekly

WEEK: NOVEMBER 26-30, 2012

During the week the students will be learning about different types of transportation that can be used. (Cars, buses, airplanes, trains, bicycles, boats, helicopters and motorcycles.)

 I will be integrating many pictures for them to see and use to differentiate.

No homework for the week!

*Next week will be Christmas week. It will be my last days with the students before they leave for their Christmas vacations. I will be working with the students on many Christmas activities.

December 6, 2012 – Show and Tell:  I LOVE CHRISTMAS BECAUSE…

THE STUDENTS CAN COME DRESSED IN CHRISTMAS OUTFITS OR COSTUMES. IT IS NOT A CASUAL DAY…STUDENTS CAN COME DRESSED ONLY IN CHRISTMAS COLORS (RED AND GREEN) OR SPECIAL COSTUMES, HATS, ETC.

PK WEEKLY

PK ENGLISH WEEKLY          WEEK: NOVEMBER 26-30, 2012

WEEKLY CONCEPT: TRANSPORTATION

MONDAY	WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION?   TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION
TUESDAY	CAR, BUS, TRUCK
WEDNESDAY	BOAT
THURSDAY	MOTORCYCLE
FRIDAY	AIRPLANE

HOMEWORK: (FRIDAY NOVEMBER, 30, 2012) WHICH TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION IS THE COOLEST FOR YOU? BRING A PICTURE TO SCHOOL OF YOUR FAVORITE TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION.

NEXT WEEK’S CONCEPT: BICYCLE, HELICOPTER, TRAIN

k-1 & PK Parents

Just in case you can't open the link for the weekly!

K-1 WEEKLY      Mrs. Matias

Conversational English

Week: November 12-16, 2012

Weekly concepts: Fun Activities & Thanksgiving

Monday	Veteran’s Day   -   No Classes
Tuesday	Audiovisual Classroom Activity
Wednesday	Thanksgiving Activity
Thursday	Pajama Party
Friday	TURKEY RACE

Thursday (November 15, 2012): The students can come to school in their pajamas. During their Conversational English class the students will participate in a classroom activity in which they will mimic what happens in a pajama party and story time. The students can stay all day in their pajamas. Feel free to bring sleeping bags and pillows. 

PK WEEKLY Mrs. Matias

Week: November 12-16, 2012

Weekly concepts: Healthy Habits & Thanksgiving

On Thursday (November 15, 2012) the students will have their oral evaluation on the concept healthy habits. Feel free to practice at home with your child. You can use the two worksheets on healthy habits that are in the notebook.

Healthy Habits: washing my hands, taking a bath, brushing my hair, eating healthy, exercising, brushing my teeth, sleeping

Monday

Veteran’s Day - No Classes

Tuesday

Healthy Habits Review (worksheet)

Wednesday

Thanksgiving Activity 

Thursday Healthy Habits Evaluation

Friday

TURKEY RACE

WEEKLY Nov 15-16

Sixth Grade Weekly:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wajBjUFNnSjZJNFE/edit

PK Weekly:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wanJ6WDRzcVRoR3M/edit

K-1 Weekly:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wNWpmVi0zb1NMMWc/edit

PARENTS - How To Develop Healthy Eating Habits

PK - Healthy Habits

BRUSH YOUR TEETH - PK Healthy Habits

This Is The Way We Go To School - PK Healthy Habits

6th Grade - Hachiko

Students this is the real Hachiko Statue in The Shibuya Station in Tokio, Japan.

ENGLISH WEEKLY

Click on the link to download the weekly.

Sixth Grade Weekly:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wcWlEVUhwcm1VUXM/edit

k-1 Weekly:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wb2JnYzA3ZlkxQ1E/edit

PK Weekly:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wdzExQm9qTkZubzQ/edit


HAVE A WONDERFUL AND SAFE WEEK!

-TEACHER

6th Grade Exam Review

“Hachiko: A Loyal Dog” - Exam Review                             Exam: November 14, 2012

I.                   Spelling Words: Plural or Possessive?

II.                Suffix –ly and –ous: Fill in the blank (famous, miraculous, cautious, sincerely, fluently, venomous, generous, temporarily)

III.             Vocabulary Words: Match (stooped, furious, fixed, nudge, ruff, vigil, quietly, morsel

IV.           Answer questions in COMPLETE SENTENCES.

V.              Sequence of Events: First, Then and Last

**All of the material is in the reading book and the notebook. Everything given in class has been answered and discussed with the teacher. 

PK Parents

Parents,

Please note that sometimes the schedule of the weekly can change. Everything will be given to them but the order or dates can change.

-Teacher

6th Grade SPECIAL HOMEWORK

The students will be learning about Nonfiction Narrative. They will be learning cool facts about some animals mentioned in the reading book. They will learn more facts about animals with this assignment. For Thursday November 8, 2012 the students have to bring at least six cool facts about the given animal and pictures of the animals. They will work in groups with the animals creating a Cool Animal Facts Poster and they will be giving information to their classmates about that animal. Each group will have a different animal and after making the posters they will present it to their classmates. If a student doesn't bring their assignment (info and pictures) he or she will not receive the points for the assignment.
*Don't forget to bring materials to decorate your posters!!!
Check you animal and group below:

6-1
 ZEBRA - Group 1: Javier, Elena, Adriana, Carlos,Coral
ELEPHANTS - Group 2: Zabdiel, Edrick, Angeles, Sofia, Emmanuelle
MONKEYS- Group 3: Alexander, Bryan, Claris, Andrea, Diego, Nicole
DOLPHINS: Group 4: Esmeralda, Thanairy, Natalia, Orlando, Angelica, Daniela

6-2
SHARKS - Group 1: Yan, Daniel, Nicole, Ariadna, Alanis
WHALES: Group 2: Nicolas, Adriana, Issac, Laura, Javier
LIONS - Group 3: Vincent, Paulina, Lourdes Paola, Victor
FLAMINGOS - Group 4: Lourdes Sofia, Marcos, Sebastian, Patricia
KANGAROOS- Group 5: Natalia, Isabelle, Miguel, Victoria, Angeliz

Healthy Habits - PK

Possessive Nouns 6TH GRADE

6th grade - possessive nouns

Possessive Nouns Practice

http://es.scribd.com/doc/12718493/Possessive-Nouns-Worksheet-2

http://education.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/possessive-non-worksheets.html

http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/possessive-sentences.html

PK Weekly

Week: October 29- November 2, 2012

Weekly Concept: Healthy Habits

Monday	What are healthy habits?
Tuesday	Healthy habits: brushing your teeth, brushing your hair
Wednesday	Healthy habits: taking a shower/bath
Thursday	Healthy habit: exercising
Friday	Healthy habit: playing outside

No homework for the week.

*The students will be working in classroom activities, role playing and games.

K-1 Weekly

K-1 Conversational English

Week: October 29 – November 2, 2012

Weekly Concepts: Fun Activities

During the week the students will be working in the classroom with various activities that they believe are fun. They have given me a list of things and I will be recreating some of them in the classroom. This week we will be working with finger paint, the teacher will bring her skateboard(the students will not use it), etc.

On Thursday November 1, 2012 the students will present their show and tell telling their classmates what they like to do for fun.

6th Grade Weekly Oct 29-Nov2, 2012

Click on the link to download the weekly.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wOWcwUzBTSU5qM3M/edit


Have a great week!

BE ON TIME!!!

I have many students arriving to class late... EVERYDAY!
Although I understand that many things can happen and can make you arrive late some of the excuses the students give me everyday are hilarious and out of this world. But in the other hand it worries me because they are missing on important information and they are not valueing the time dedicated to the class. Many come in late lost, asking many questions that have already been answered. I do not mind answering again but there are other students that came in early and have started already the class and have their minds focused on the class.

If it helps...

http://homeworktips.about.com/od/timemanagement/qt/ontime.htm

6th Grade Weekly October 15-19, 2012

Click on the link to access the weekly:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wR0lrTjZaMXdjX2s/edit

PK/Kinder

I am posting some of my favorite stories. I read them to my babies at home. It is so amazing how many things kids can learn while reading. The following four videos are Kai's favorite.

"Goodnight Moon" PK/kinder

Great sleepy time story! Classic!

"I love you stinky face" PK/Kinder

This is my son Kai's favorite book ever! I always do the voices. Kai actally says...but mama!! So cute!

"Love you forever". I Love this Book! PK/Kinder

I love love love this beautiful story! Sometimes I wish my sons Kai and Ian will stay babies. They grow up so fast!!  A mother's love for her son...beautiful.

Guess How Much I Love You PK/Kinder

Are You My Mother? PK-Kinder

I will read this story to the students on Thursday but using the actual book!

The Lorax (ebook) 6th grade

READ AT HOME!

6th Grade Nouns Practice

*At home practice*
Click on the links to access extra practice resources to do at home.

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/plural-s-es_SDISH.pdf

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns-commonproper_WBTMQ.pdf

http://www.ezschool.com/EZSheets/Grammar/Nouns/index.html

http://havefunteaching.com/worksheets/english-worksheets/noun-worksheets/

 

Common and Proper Nouns 6th Grade

Noun Song from Grammaropolis - "Noun Town" 6th Grade

The noun song 6th Grade

Noun Song Rap 6th Grade

Schoolhouse Rock - A Noun... 6th Grade

The Family Song PK-Kinder

The Finger Family PK-Kinder

Family Vocabulary - PK -Kinder

family member vocabulary PK-Kinder

K-1 Weekly October 8-12, 2012

K-1 Conversational English Weekly 

          

Week: October 8-12, 2012                            Mrs. Matias

This week the students and I will be talking about families and many kinds of families that exist. The students will mention the members from their families and will complete many classroom activities regarding the concept. Feel free to talk to your child at home about this concept too. It is very important that each student understands the fact that not all families are the same.                           Have a wonderful week!

PK Weekly - Oct. 8-12, 2012

PK WEEKLY     ENGLISH CLASS      MRS. MATIAS            

WEEK: OCTOBER 8-12, 2012

Week Concept: Family Members    

Monday	Mother and Father Meet and greet mother Frog and father Frog
Tuesday	Sister and Brother
Wednesday	Family Members Mother, Father, Brother, Sister Worksheet
Thursday	Story Time – Family Story Dr. Seuss – “Are you my mother?
Friday	No Classes-Race Day

*Parents: During class it is explained to the students that there are many different types of families and there are different members in other families. 

6th grade weekly

Click on the link to download this week's weekly sheet.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wb25ZLWw3ZXFoTWc/edit

6th Grade - Reminder

1- Difficult Spelling Words and Fact and Opinion Quiz - October 5, 2012
2- Next Week Concept: NOUNS

Casual Day

October 4, 2012

 

$1.00 Casual Day

(Fund Raising for Mrs. Michelle Ann Gonzalez)

 

 

Kinder and PK - Shapes

Hello!
In this website I found some stories about shapes that you can read at home to your children.

http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp

*ReAdInG*

I am always talking to my students about reading.

Reading gives you a chance to learn new vocabulary and my favorite...USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

There is a site I constantly use with my babies at home for reading. Every time I read an ebook from the website Pearson Foundation and Penguin Group  donates a book to different charities that work in communities around the world. Join the cause!!!

http://www.wegivebooks.org/

Save water, Save Life! - 6th Grade Campaign

Click on the links to learn more about ways to save/conserve water.

http://www.epa.gov/WaterSense/kids/simpleways.html

http://wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve/

http://www.reuk.co.uk/10-Ways-to-Save-Water.htm

English Weekly - October 1-5, 2012

Click on the link to download the weekly for each grade:

PK and Kinder:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wa1FsTGVrODM0T0U/edit

6th Grade:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wU3BTUEM3MWVWYUE/edit

6th Grade - Outline

What is an outline?

Click on the link to find out!

http://www.lavc.edu/library/outline.htm

6th Grade

Great websites on rain forests to visit.

http://kids.mongabay.com/

http://www.chiddingstone.kent.sch.uk/homework/rainforest.html

http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/children/chlinks.htm

The Shape Train

The Shapes Dance

SHAPES

The Shapes Song

K-1 / PK Weekly

PK Weekly   Mrs. Matias

 Week: September 24-28, 2012

Monday	Square - Notebook
Tuesday	Diamond –  class puppet Meet and Greet Mrs. Diamond
Wednesday	Rectangle - Notebook
Thursday	Heart - Notebook
Friday	Shapes Review - Worksheet

Homework: Practice at home identifying the shapes.

 

K-1 Conversational English Weekly                    Week: September 24-27, 2012    

During the week the students will be participating in role playing activities using the learned concepts in class. This week the students will be working with the following shapes: circle, triangle, square, diamond and heart. Make sure you practice at home identifying them. Ask you children to tell you a bit about Mr. Circle and Mrs. Triangle from our meet and greet activity.

Have a wonderful week!

 

 

6th Grade - Weekly

Click on the link to download the weekly.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wZzIwaDdYbFBtbEE/edit

Fact and Opinion - Online Practice - 6th grade

Click on the link to download.

http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/fact-and-opinion-practice-1.htm

"Saving the Rain Forests" - 6th Grade

Rain Forest Documentaries:

http://www.neok12.com/Forests.htm

EXAM REVIEW - 6TH GRADE

I have created this exam review so that the students can use it to practice and study at home.

Click on the link to download.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzQmFySYqB4wUGtjZXRCbW4yTnM/edit

Take Care!
-Teacher

6th Grade Weekly

 Click on the link to download the weekly.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A6bv9iWgSzdaRAj9GbjklDTBP-x8NwRPs2iR6md64NI/edit

Have a wonderful week!

PK Weekly Sept 17-21, 2012

PK Weekly  Mrs. Matias English

Week: September 17-21, 2012
Week Concept: Shapes/ Triangle-Circle

Monday	Introduction
Tuesday	Introduction Meet Mr. Circle and Mrs. Triangle
Wednesday	Notebook Assignment
Thursday	Worksheet
Friday	Worksheet

Homework: For Friday the students should bring one picture of something in the shape of a circle and one picture in the shape of a triangle.

 

Weekly K-1 Conv. English

K-1 Conversational English

Week: September 17-21, 2012

Concept of the week: Shapes/triangle-circle

During the week the students will be identifying, mentioning and naming circles and triangles. The students will be working with Mr. Circle and Mrs. Triangle and they will also interact with each other in some role playing activities during the week.

 

PK- Kinder Parts of the Body

Great for practicing!

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6543

REMEMBERING 9/11

Almighty God, the past year will be indelibly inscribed in our memories.

We looked with horror on the terrorist attacks of last September 11th.
But we looked with honor on acts of courage by ordinary people
who sacrificed themselves to prevent further death and destruction.

We shed our tears in a common bond of grief for those we loved and lost.
We journeyed through a dark valley, but your light has led us to a place of hope.
You have turned our grief into determination.
We are resolved to do what is good, and right, and just.

Help us to remember what it means to be Americans—
a people endowed with abundant blessings.
Help us to cherish the freedoms we enjoy and inspire us to stand
with courage, united as one Nation in the midst of any adversity.

Lord, hear this prayer for our Nation. Amen.