Sunday, December 8, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Abraham Lincoln - Second Grade
The students were very very interested in learning about this President and about the Civil War.
Click on the link for more info and facts. Please ask them at home who was Abraham Lincoln and the
Civil War they were very pumped.
http://mrnussbaum.com/abraham_lincoln/
Second Grade Final Exam Review
Second Grade Exam Review
I.
Contractions - Spelling / Contractions will be dictated. Study the complete list.
II. Contractions. Write
the contraction for each set of words.
Example: are not: aren't
III. Author’s Purpose. Mention (write)the three reasons an author writes a story.
(notebook Dec. 4, 2013)
IV. & V High Frequency Words. Fill in the blank with the correct high frequency word.
VI. “Abraham Lincoln”- Sequence of Events. Organize the sentences in order. (1-5)
VII. Read each sentence. Choose the correct answer that completes the sentence. Re-read the story and pay attention to details.
(notebook Dec. 4, 2013)
IV. & V High Frequency Words. Fill in the blank with the correct high frequency word.
VI. “Abraham Lincoln”- Sequence of Events. Organize the sentences in order. (1-5)
VII. Read each sentence. Choose the correct answer that completes the sentence. Re-read the story and pay attention to details.
First Grade Final Exam Review
First Grade Final Exam Review
I.
High Frequency Words. Fill in the blank.
Study the following words: come, my, in, on, she, way, take, up,what
II.
Write the missing letter or letters to complete
the word. Teacher will say the word. Use letters a, i, x and ck.
III.
Write the missing letter or letters to complete
the word. Look at the picture and figure out which letter is missing. Use
vowels a and i.
IV.
Write sentences correctly. Remember a sentence
begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
V.
Write if the given words are nouns, verbs or
adjective.
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Advent
Advent begins on December 1, 2013 and ends on December 24, 2013.
Don't forget the real meaning of this special season!
Don't forget the real meaning of this special season!
Weekly (two week weekly) December 2-6, 9-13
Click on the link to download the weekly.
1st-2nd Grade Weekly
PK Weekly
* First Grade: The students need to bring the UNIT 1 Reading Book (hardcover) check on the side of the book and make sure it says Unit 1. All others can stay at home. Don't forget!
*Second Grade: Next Tuesday December 10, 2013 the students should bring earphones. They will be working with our brand new tablets. YEAH!
*PK: Teacher will be working with my other groups on their final exams during the following days: December 11, 13 and 16. December 10, 2013 will be their last English Class for the semester.
PARENTS:
Finals are around the corner. Don't leave studying for the last minute and...
1st-2nd Grade Weekly
PK Weekly
* First Grade: The students need to bring the UNIT 1 Reading Book (hardcover) check on the side of the book and make sure it says Unit 1. All others can stay at home. Don't forget!
*Second Grade: Next Tuesday December 10, 2013 the students should bring earphones. They will be working with our brand new tablets. YEAH!
*PK: Teacher will be working with my other groups on their final exams during the following days: December 11, 13 and 16. December 10, 2013 will be their last English Class for the semester.
PARENTS:
Finals are around the corner. Don't leave studying for the last minute and...
Sunday, November 24, 2013
No weekly this week!
It is a very, very, very short week.
Monday- Nouns Review
Tuesday- Nouns Quiz
Wednesday-Turkey Race
Thursday-Friday- Thanksgiving Recess
FIRST GRADE: Since teacher was absent on Friday (my baby was in the hospital) the quiz will exclude adjectives. It will be presented to the students on Monday but the concept will not appear in this quiz.
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Second Grade Quiz Review
1-The student must decide if the noun is a person, place, thing, or animal.
2- Write proper nouns correctly. A proper noun begins with a capital letter, it is a particular name for person or place.
3- Follow the rules given for writing nouns in plural. WRITE EACH SINGULAR NOUN IN PLURAL.
(notebook - November 20, 2013)
*Check notebook and worksheets done in class for examples.
Second Grade Quiz: November 26, 2013
2- Write proper nouns correctly. A proper noun begins with a capital letter, it is a particular name for person or place.
3- Follow the rules given for writing nouns in plural. WRITE EACH SINGULAR NOUN IN PLURAL.
(notebook - November 20, 2013)
*Check notebook and worksheets done in class for examples.
Second Grade Quiz: November 26, 2013
First Grade Quiz Review
Students must review the following for the quiz:
1- Write a sentence correctly. A sentences begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
2- Noun or Verb? Decide if the word is a noun or verb.
3- Adjective: Identify adjectives from a group of words.
*Check the notebook and workbook exercises for examples.
First Grade Quiz: November 26, 2013
1- Write a sentence correctly. A sentences begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
2- Noun or Verb? Decide if the word is a noun or verb.
3- Adjective: Identify adjectives from a group of words.
*Check the notebook and workbook exercises for examples.
First Grade Quiz: November 26, 2013
Sunday, November 17, 2013
Monday, November 11, 2013
Thursday, November 7, 2013
First Grade Exam Review
Review at home the following concepts:
1- Consonant Spelling: Teacher will dictate to the student the sound and they have to write which consonant and vowel it is. (r,j,w,e,v,y,z,u,q)
2- Teacher will tell the students what the picture is and they have to write the beggining letter.
For example:
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| _____Z____ |
3- Fill in the blank with the correct high frequency word. Sentences are very easy for them to understand. Teacher reads them the sentence. They have to answer it by themselves. Many lack the skill of analyzing and looking for clues within the sentence. I am constantly teaching them how to do it. That is very important with this type of exercise. Learning is not memorizing, its being able to analyze.
(he, is, with, three to, where, for, me, go)
4- Organize the days of the week in order. We do this in class, even with a song. I will give them the list of the days, they have to write them in order.
5- Circle the make believe pictures and draw a box around the real pictures.
Feel free to check out the workbook exercises. Most of my exercises are taking from there but with different pictures and sentences.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Second Grade Exam Review (2-1)
I. Spelling Words (dictation)
II. Consonant Diagraphs and r-controlled (dictation) - the teacher will say the sound and they will write it. (or, ore, ar, th, wh, tch, sh, ch) We have done this in class several times.
III. High Frequency Words. Fill in the blank. (family, pull, once, break, listen, heard)
IV. Answer the questions in complete sentences. Literary Elements from the story "Tara and Tiree".
The story was read and discussed in class. In the notebook the students worked on November 5, 2013 (today) the Literary Elements for the story. Answers were discussed and written on the board.
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II. Consonant Diagraphs and r-controlled (dictation) - the teacher will say the sound and they will write it. (or, ore, ar, th, wh, tch, sh, ch) We have done this in class several times.
III. High Frequency Words. Fill in the blank. (family, pull, once, break, listen, heard)
IV. Answer the questions in complete sentences. Literary Elements from the story "Tara and Tiree".
The story was read and discussed in class. In the notebook the students worked on November 5, 2013 (today) the Literary Elements for the story. Answers were discussed and written on the board.
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Students
Students,
Tomorrow you will be working on your Learn Aid exams. As long as you focus and concentrate you will do great. Try to not get nervous or anxious. Answer first the ones you know and then focus on the other ones. Remember all about context clues...find the meaning of words within the sentence and remember that each one of you ROCKS!
Teacher Matias
Tomorrow you will be working on your Learn Aid exams. As long as you focus and concentrate you will do great. Try to not get nervous or anxious. Answer first the ones you know and then focus on the other ones. Remember all about context clues...find the meaning of words within the sentence and remember that each one of you ROCKS!
Teacher Matias
First Grade Parents
Parents,
Beginning next week the student will be using the next reading book in the list. On the side of the book look for the one that says Unit 1. It is hard cover. Ready, Set. Read can be left at home. From this book on the class and assignments are going to be a bit different and accelerated. Read, Set, Read got them started in reading. Now the student will be working in the continuation of the book. I still have students that have difficulty identifying letters and sounds. I will be contacting the parents of this students. Extra attention at school and home is a must. It is all about team work and giving them a great example at home too of how important it is to learn English. Also, please I do understand all about busy schedules and how hectic family life is but please set at least a few minutes to read to your child. Stories and illustrations can spark the student's interest a lot. Have them read to you aloud, you read to them, share the reading you a few lines he or she a few lines. Ask questions, discuss illustrations, etc.
Here are few links that can help you with reading ideas:
http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2013/07/16/practice-makes-perfect-especially-in-reading#.Unl_nHCkopo
http://www.nncc.org/Parent/8ways.read.html
http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehension-tip-for-parents-%E2%80%93-strategies-you-can-use-at-home/
http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/PBlattner/files/ways%20to%20practice%20sight%20words%20at%20home.pdf
http://www.gemmlearning.com/reading_brain.php
Have a great week!
Teacher Matias
Beginning next week the student will be using the next reading book in the list. On the side of the book look for the one that says Unit 1. It is hard cover. Ready, Set. Read can be left at home. From this book on the class and assignments are going to be a bit different and accelerated. Read, Set, Read got them started in reading. Now the student will be working in the continuation of the book. I still have students that have difficulty identifying letters and sounds. I will be contacting the parents of this students. Extra attention at school and home is a must. It is all about team work and giving them a great example at home too of how important it is to learn English. Also, please I do understand all about busy schedules and how hectic family life is but please set at least a few minutes to read to your child. Stories and illustrations can spark the student's interest a lot. Have them read to you aloud, you read to them, share the reading you a few lines he or she a few lines. Ask questions, discuss illustrations, etc.
Here are few links that can help you with reading ideas:
http://www.reading.org/general/Publications/blog/engage/engage-single-post/engage/2013/07/16/practice-makes-perfect-especially-in-reading#.Unl_nHCkopo
http://www.nncc.org/Parent/8ways.read.html
http://www.k12reader.com/reading-comprehension-tip-for-parents-%E2%80%93-strategies-you-can-use-at-home/
http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/PBlattner/files/ways%20to%20practice%20sight%20words%20at%20home.pdf
http://www.gemmlearning.com/reading_brain.php
Have a great week!
Teacher Matias
2-1 Parents
Homework:
Parents,
The homework will be changed for Thursday since tomorrow morning the students will be working on their Learn Aid exams. The only thing the students have to bring to class in pictures of the natural disaster and information regarding safety tips to follow during a disaster. NO student has to write any information, no pages maximum or minimum. A few sentences and tips is more than enough. You can even print it out from the computer and internet. The purpose of the assignment is for the students to sit in a group, read what each brought and together make a Safety Tips Poster. This assignment will help them work on a very special skill which is to analyze and work in groups, share ideas, etc. There is no need to panic or add to the homework. It is very simple. I do apologize if the page in the "aviso" notebook wasn't clear enough and I do understand where the doubts would arise from.
Hope this makes it better!
Thanks for your understanding,
Teacher Matias
* Please, if you have any type of doubts and questions about the English class, an assignment for my class, exam, quiz or project feel free to contact me. During the morning I am usually in the office. Ask for me. The student's homeroom teacher cannot answer them, they are not pertinent to her classes. :)
Parents,
The homework will be changed for Thursday since tomorrow morning the students will be working on their Learn Aid exams. The only thing the students have to bring to class in pictures of the natural disaster and information regarding safety tips to follow during a disaster. NO student has to write any information, no pages maximum or minimum. A few sentences and tips is more than enough. You can even print it out from the computer and internet. The purpose of the assignment is for the students to sit in a group, read what each brought and together make a Safety Tips Poster. This assignment will help them work on a very special skill which is to analyze and work in groups, share ideas, etc. There is no need to panic or add to the homework. It is very simple. I do apologize if the page in the "aviso" notebook wasn't clear enough and I do understand where the doubts would arise from.
Hope this makes it better!
Thanks for your understanding,
Teacher Matias
* Please, if you have any type of doubts and questions about the English class, an assignment for my class, exam, quiz or project feel free to contact me. During the morning I am usually in the office. Ask for me. The student's homeroom teacher cannot answer them, they are not pertinent to her classes. :)
Saturday, November 2, 2013
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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
How can I help my children study at home?
Hey Parents,
How can I help my children study at home? Some of you have asked me this question. I have given some techniques but here are a few pages that can give you a wider look at techniques and ideas. Remember that the way that every child learns is different and we as parents have to learn which way that is. Speaking to the teachers and looking for information can help you learn and understand more about the topic.
http://www.colorincolorado.org/families/school/helpyourkids/
http://school.familyeducation.com/parents-and-school/37624.html
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/motivate-school-success/10-ways-to-motivate-your-child-to-learn
http://www.aboutourkids.org/articles/temper_tantrums_help_my_kid_won039t_calm_down_practical_advice_parents
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/adhd_add_parenting_strategies.htm
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/parents/articles/speaking-english-home
http://supersimplelearning.com/free-resources/teaching-tips/how-can-i-help-my-child-like-english/
http://www.englishactivities.net/
http://www.funenglishgames.com/
Reminder...
Parents,
It is very important that students come to school with their basic materials. Pencils are a must. I have a lot of students with no pencils, eraser,coloring books, crayons, scissors, glue, etc. I share my crayons ans materials with them but I have noticed that lately I have a great amount of students without them and I have not enough for all of them. I always talk to my students about organization and responsibility. Let's make sure they can put those values to practice. It's all about team work!
* Please notice that in the weekly I have added the pages that the students will be working in class. I have a lot of students coming to class with those pages already made. The purpose of adding the pages in the weekly is for parents, students and tutors to know the concepts and pages that they are working and if a student is absent or there is an incomplete assignment they can then complete it at home. Homework to be done at home is announced in the homework announcement section in the weekly. If a student still doesn't have the workbook you can use the weekly as a guide for photocopies or you can contact me for the complete section of pages to be done in class. Again parents its all about team work.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Weekly: October 28 - November 1, 2013
Click on the link to download this week's weekly.
1st-2nd Grade Weekly
PK Weekly
Have a wonderful week!
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1st-2nd Grade Weekly
PK Weekly
Have a wonderful week!
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Sunday, October 20, 2013
Weekly October 21-25, 2013
Parents and Students,
I was diagnosed with "dengue" and sadly spent a couple of days hospitalized. Thank you for your prayers, well wishes, emails and concerns. Thankfully I am going to be able to be back at work tomorrow. There was a lot of work undone last week do to my absence and this week I will be updating the students with it. I will be working under last week's weekly completing the concepts and incomplete assignments. There will not be a new weekly for this week.
First Grade and Second Grade Quiz: The quiz will be given on Friday October 25, 2013. I will continue working on last week's weekly too with PK.
First Grade Quiz: High Frequency Words and alphabetical order. (Organize the letters in alphabetical order.)
Second Grade Quiz:
The students will study the following:
I was diagnosed with "dengue" and sadly spent a couple of days hospitalized. Thank you for your prayers, well wishes, emails and concerns. Thankfully I am going to be able to be back at work tomorrow. There was a lot of work undone last week do to my absence and this week I will be updating the students with it. I will be working under last week's weekly completing the concepts and incomplete assignments. There will not be a new weekly for this week.
First Grade and Second Grade Quiz: The quiz will be given on Friday October 25, 2013. I will continue working on last week's weekly too with PK.
First Grade Quiz: High Frequency Words and alphabetical order. (Organize the letters in alphabetical order.)
Second Grade Quiz:
The students will study the following:
1- High Frequency Words: animals, early,
eyes, full, water, warm
2- "The Strong
One"; name some characters and answer a choose the correct answer
exercise.
3- Types of sentences
exercise. What type of punctuation mark has each type of sentence? Tell if the
sentence is interrogative, declarative, imperative or exclamatory.
*Homework: First and Second Grade had an assigned homework for last week. I will give the students until Tuesday October 22, 2013 to complete it. Points will be given for it.
First Grade: Workbook page 79
Second Grade: Workbook page 83
Feel free to contact me for more info. Have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Parents and Students: Important Message!
Hello!
Teacher has been absent do to the fact that I am very sick at home. I have been diagnose with "dengue", fever, body aches, headache,etc. Due to my condition I have been asked by my doctor to stay at home and rest while I am being monitored. Hospitalization is a possibility pending by next blood test. Let's hope not! I will be sending the students class work to be done in school. PK students will be working hand in hand with me as soon as I get back.
Second Grade: Friday's quiz will be reschedule when I get back. No quiz on Friday.
First Grade: Quiz on the 23rd. Rescheduling will be made if its necessary but not for now.
Sorry for the inconvenience and let's pray that teacher will get better soon.
I miss you my students a lot!
Teacher Matias
Teacher has been absent do to the fact that I am very sick at home. I have been diagnose with "dengue", fever, body aches, headache,etc. Due to my condition I have been asked by my doctor to stay at home and rest while I am being monitored. Hospitalization is a possibility pending by next blood test. Let's hope not! I will be sending the students class work to be done in school. PK students will be working hand in hand with me as soon as I get back.
Second Grade: Friday's quiz will be reschedule when I get back. No quiz on Friday.
First Grade: Quiz on the 23rd. Rescheduling will be made if its necessary but not for now.
Sorry for the inconvenience and let's pray that teacher will get better soon.
I miss you my students a lot!
Teacher Matias
Sunday, October 13, 2013
First Grade
Feel free to visit the following sites as an extra resource for practice.
Alphabet: www.abcya.com
Make believe or Real: www.wegivebooks.org, http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/readingmachine/readingmachine026.shtml
Reading Practice: http://www.clarkness.com
FOR PARENTS:
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/The-Land-of-Make-Believe.aspx
http://life.familyeducation.com/read-aloud/imaginative-play/53232.html
Alphabet: www.abcya.com
Make believe or Real: www.wegivebooks.org, http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/readingmachine/readingmachine026.shtml
Reading Practice: http://www.clarkness.com
FOR PARENTS:
http://www.hanen.org/Helpful-Info/Articles/The-Land-of-Make-Believe.aspx
http://life.familyeducation.com/read-aloud/imaginative-play/53232.html
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Reminder
Parents,
Please have your child do the specified pages in the weekly for homework. The other pages will be used in the classroom.
Thanks!
Teacher Matias
Sunday, September 29, 2013
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
1st-2nd Grade Weekly Sept. 23-27, 2013
Click on the link to download this week's weekly.
1st-2nd Grade Weekly Sept 23-27
1st-2nd Grade Weekly Sept 23-27
Have a wonderful week!
Silly jokes...
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
A. Because 7 8 9!
A. "You go on without me, I'll ketchup!"
A. Because 7 8 9!
What did the tomato say to the other tomato?
A. "You go on without me, I'll ketchup!"
First Grade Exam Review
The students must study the following:
1- Identify the beginning sound of a word. The students will have a picture and they will write the beginning letter. The teacher will help them by saying what each picture is. The letters to be studied are: Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Gg, and Ii.
2- Fill in the blank with the correct letter. The teacher will read the word and the students will write the missing letter to complete the word. The letters to be studied are: Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Gg, and Ii.
3- Fill in the blank with the correct high frequency word: we, like, the, one, I, see, a, green
4- Spelling: (Dictation): The students will write the following words: cat, map, fan, bag, pin, bin, if, bat, cab, tip
Exam: October 1, 2013
1- Identify the beginning sound of a word. The students will have a picture and they will write the beginning letter. The teacher will help them by saying what each picture is. The letters to be studied are: Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Gg, and Ii.
2- Fill in the blank with the correct letter. The teacher will read the word and the students will write the missing letter to complete the word. The letters to be studied are: Cc, Pp, Nn, Ff, Bb, Gg, and Ii.
3- Fill in the blank with the correct high frequency word: we, like, the, one, I, see, a, green
4- Spelling: (Dictation): The students will write the following words: cat, map, fan, bag, pin, bin, if, bat, cab, tip
Exam: October 1, 2013
Second Grade Exam Review
The students must study the following the following for the exam:
1- Spelling Words (Long Vowel Sound) (Dictation)
2- High Frequency Words: (Fill in the Blank)
Set 1: bear, love, build, father, mother, straight, couldn't
Set 2: live, work, machines, move, everywhere, world, woman
3- Re-read and study details from the story "Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night" pages 88-105 Reading Book. There will be a sequence of events and choose the correct answer ("Escoge") exercise from the story.
4- Identify the subject and the predicate of a sentence.
Exam: September 26, 2013
1- Spelling Words (Long Vowel Sound) (Dictation)
2- High Frequency Words: (Fill in the Blank)
Set 1: bear, love, build, father, mother, straight, couldn't
Set 2: live, work, machines, move, everywhere, world, woman
3- Re-read and study details from the story "Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night" pages 88-105 Reading Book. There will be a sequence of events and choose the correct answer ("Escoge") exercise from the story.
4- Identify the subject and the predicate of a sentence.
Exam: September 26, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
Parent Teacher Visit September 18, 2013
Parents,
Please sign the sheet of appointments if you want to speak to me on Wednesday. I will follow my appointments in sequence . Please remember to be concise, precise and straight to the point on any doubts or needed information...others will be waiting for their turn too. I will be discussing the student's academic progress, grades and doubts regarding their ENGLISH class progress. Discipline cases or doubts can be handled in private on another separate appointment on another day.Please check Regweb beforehand so you come prepared with questions and needed clarifications. If you cannot come on Wednesday...don't worry. We can meet some other time.
*Reminder: Stdent's simissal will be at 11:30am. There will be NO EXTENDED HOUR CARE SERVICES ON SEPTEMBER 18,2013.
Please sign the sheet of appointments if you want to speak to me on Wednesday. I will follow my appointments in sequence . Please remember to be concise, precise and straight to the point on any doubts or needed information...others will be waiting for their turn too. I will be discussing the student's academic progress, grades and doubts regarding their ENGLISH class progress. Discipline cases or doubts can be handled in private on another separate appointment on another day.Please check Regweb beforehand so you come prepared with questions and needed clarifications. If you cannot come on Wednesday...don't worry. We can meet some other time.
*Reminder: Stdent's simissal will be at 11:30am. There will be NO EXTENDED HOUR CARE SERVICES ON SEPTEMBER 18,2013.
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