Chavez Eagle Express
Week of Feb 9, 2015
LIFE PRINCIPLE OF THE WEEK--LOYALTY
Definition: CHARACTER---LOYALTY
Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love.
MUFFINS FOR MOM--TUESDAY--FEB 10---6:15--7:30AM
READING SRATEGIES
These are a few strategies that can be used at home to help your child be a better reader and get more out of what they are reading.
Reading and saying nursery rhymes together is a great way to increase phonemic awareness.
Practice alphabetic awareness by playing with set of magnetic letters on the
refrigerator
Encourage your child to write and spell notes, e-mails, and letters.
Read aloud often to your child; the more often they hear a story, the more familiar the words will become and the easier it will be for your child to read.
Allow your child to read their favorite book over and over. This will build confidence and increase fluency.
Read to your child each day. When the book contains a new or interesting word, pause and define the word for your child.
Discuss the meanings of unknown words, both those read and those heard.
Ask your child probing questions about the book and connect the events to his or her own life.
Help your child go back to the text to support his or her answers.
Remember that reading can be fun! It is important to read for fun and to read often. Have your child read everything and anything. This could be magazines, comic books, newspapers, recipes, packaging labels, traffic signs, menus at the restaurant, or closed caption on the television. Words are everywhere….so read!
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BOOKFAIR BEGINS MONDAY--February 9, 2015
This is the link for our Book Fair home page which has all of our hours.
Come and visit us Under the Sea at our Spring Book Fair where you will find a whale of a good book.... and maybe a few other sea creatures as well. Don't forget Muffins for Mom on Tuesday.
TEACHER OF THE WEEK
Alana Hataway: 2nd Grade Teacher
Hello Chavez Families! My name is Alana Hataway. This is my fifth year teaching and my fifth year at Chavez. I taught Kindergarten for 3 years and I now teach 2nd grade (with my AWESOME team)! I graduated from the University of North Texas in 2008. I am certified to teach Pre-K – 4th grade. I have my ESL certification and GT endorsement through the district.
My husband, Jaron, and I will celebrate our 12th anniversary this summer! We live in Sanger with our two adorable dogs, Frankie and Jay. I love to spend time with my family including my two nieces and nephew. I also love to take our dogs to the park, garden, play games, read, and watch movies.
ISTATION---FREE Online Reading Program
Dear Parent or Guardian ,
Your student’s school is participating in Texas SUCCESS which provides state-funded access to interactive reading and math programs for Texas public school students in grades 3-8. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has selected Istation as the Texas SUCCESS reading provider.
As a result, your students will now have free and unlimited access to Istation Reading at home.
You will need the following login information in order to gain access to Istation Home.
Student's Name: Student Name | School/Domain: chavez.littleelm.tx | User Name: Student ID number | Password: Student ID number le
The next step is to install Istation on your home computer. This is a quick and easy process. Go towww.istation.com/IstationHome/TX and follow the simple installation instructions.
Information is also available on how to view your student's progress, access reports and other resources by logging in to the Istation parent portal. Thanks to Texas SUCCESS, your student can now continue his or her school experience at home!
For more information about Texas SUCCESS, please visit www.texassuccess.org or call 1-877.315.4918 – toll free.
Estimado padre o supervisor de,
La escuela de su hijo está participando de Texas SUCCESS, que gracias a fondos estatales provee acceso a programas interactivos de lectura y matemáticas para los estudiantes de escuela pública en los grados 3 a 8. Texas Education Agency (TEA) ha seleccionado a Istation como el proveedor de material de lectura de Texas SUCCESS. Como resultado, los estudiantes tendrán acceso gratis e ilimitado a Istation Reading en el hogar.
Usted necesitará la siguiente información de entrada para. Con esta información obtendrá acceso a Istation Home.
Nombre del estudiante:Student Name| Escuela/Dominio: chavez.littleelm.tx | Nombre de usuario: Student ID number | Contraseña:Student ID number le
El próximo paso es instalar Istation en su computadora en el hogar. Este es un proceso rápido y fácil. Visite www.istation.com/IstationHome/TX y siga las instrucciones para la instalación.
Encontrará más información sobre cómo seguir el progreso de su hijo, ver sus informes y otros recursos al entrar al portal para padres de Istation.
¡Gracias a Texas SUCCESS, su hijo podrá continuar su aprendizaje en el hogar!
Para más información sobre Texas SUCCESS, visite www.texasSUCCESS.org o llame al 1-877-315-4918 libre de cargos.
Dyslexia Parents Night--Thursday, Feb 12, 2015
Students of the Week
Levi McCarthy
Jessika Salmeron
1st Grade--Mrs. Moreno
Levi Kapp
Isabella Rogers
2nd Grade--Mrs. Kremer
Finecia Jacques
Noah Gideon
3rd Grade--Mrs. Urban
Addison Johnson
Levi Schooler
4th Grade--Mrs. Harvey
Abby Gipson
Hayden Endecott
5th Grade--Mr. Smith
Jocelyn Levi
Austin Callicoat
CHAVEZ DATES
Feb 9-13--Bookfair--(all week)
Feb 10--Muffins for Mom 6:15--7:30am (cafeteria)
Feb 16--President's Day--Student Holiday
Feb 18--3rd & 4th Benchmark--Reading
Feb 19--3rd & 4th Benchmark--Math, 5th Science
Feb 24--3rd Grade Choir Performance--6:00pm
Feb 27--11:20--Early Release--Staff Development
Mar 2-6 Texas Public Schools Week
Mar 3---Open House----5:30--7:00pm
Mar 6--Kinder Horse Parade
Mar 6--Grandparents Day Lunch
Mar 9-13 Spring Break
Mar 20--1st and 2nd Grade Spelling Bee