Palacios Virtual Library
1st E-Newsletter 2020-2021
Welcome to Palacios Virtual Library!
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Patriot Day
September 11, 2020
Chapter 113. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
113.11. Social Studies
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(10) Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify the flags of the United States and Texas;
(B) recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag;
(C) identify Constitution Day as a celebration of American freedom; and
(D) use voting as a method for group decision making.
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Celebrating Dot Day!
September 15, 2020
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
110.5. English Language Arts and Reading
(6) Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts. The student uses metacognitive skills to both develop and deepen comprehension of increasingly complex texts. The student is expected to:
(A) establish purpose for reading assigned and self-selected texts;
(B) generate questions about text before, during, and after reading to deepen understanding and gain information;
(C) make and correct or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures;
(D) create mental images to deepen understanding;
(E) make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society;
(F) make inferences and use evidence to support understanding;
(G) evaluate details read to determine key ideas;
(H) synthesize information to create new understanding;
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Constitution Day
September 17, 2020
READ
"The U.S. Constitution" by Norman Pearl
Chapter 113. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies
113.11. Social Studies
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(10) Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity.
The student is expected to:
(A) identify the flags of the United States and Texas;
(B) recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag;
(C) identify Constitution Day as a celebration of American freedom; and
(D) use voting as a method for group decision making.
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BRIGHT Summer Reader
110.1. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading
110.2. English Language Arts and Reading
(b) Knowledge and skills.
4. Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking --self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time.
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September Library Card Sign-Up Month
Pharr Memorial Library
https://hcls.tlcdelivers.com/?config=pharr#section=obrsignup
The city of Pharr is also offering free wifi at different locations around the city. Of course, the library is the best wifi spot among them 🙂.
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MackinVIA
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Students may AR test by using the link on the book.
Texas Bluebonnet Award
The books on the Texas Bluebonnet Award 2020-2021 Master List will be read by students in third through sixth grade during the fall and then voted on in January. Master list located at PSJA Reads-Elementary website.
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PSJA ISD READS-Elementary Website
PSJA Reads Elementary
Palacios Virtual Library
Email: linda.hinojosa@psjaisd.us
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