Newsletter Jan 25-29
Mrs. Calta & Mss Barnett
IMPORTANT DATES
Jan 23 Happy Birthday to Declan!!
Jan 25 Happy Birthday to Mckinley and Kaitlyn
Jan 25- Jan 28 WATER SAFETY PROGRAM: Bring your supplies!
Jan 29 Next Spelling Test
Jan 29 Jump Rope for Heart kick-off
Feb 11 Casa Manana (see below for chaperon rifle selection)
Apr 15 World Fest
3rd 9 weeks!
Reading: Next week we will be reading: Then and Now/ Ahora y Siempre (Benjamin Franklin). We will do several activities with these texts to build comprehension and fluency.
Language: We will focus on: Dictionary Skills
Spelling: Friday Jan 29 .
Math: Multiplication
Social Studies: How innovations and technology change the way we live.
Science: Natural sources of freshwater and saltwater
NOTES
*Just a friendly reminder that students should be reading their guided reading books (in the gallon size bag) every school night and they should be reading them out loud to someone or something (they can read to their parents, pet, stuffed animal, etc.) . Also, don't forget to fill out the guided reading log! Mrs. Barnett.
*Save a Pringles potato chip can for upcoming biography projects at home. More information and due date to come!
* There was a mistake on last week homework. It said the next spelling test was on Jan 22 but it is actually next Friday Jan 29. Please apologize. Mrs. Calta
* In both classes, we will be starting taking off a point for each time that students forget to add a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence and taking off a point for when they miss a period at the end of a sentence in their writing.
* Chaperones that were selected from the rifle to come to Casa MaƱana:
Blue Group (Mrs Calta): Adriana (Margarita's mom) and Chasity L. (Abby L's mom)
Green Group (Mrs Barnett): Jennifer (Sophia's mom) and Katie M. (Brooks' mom)
* For English spelling words: The Words Their Way spelling lists, students should log onto
Spelling City to practice their words. They will use this link to access Spelling City: http://www.spellingcity.com/MsBarnett2/
* If you are considering sending birthday snack for the class remember that it has to be peanut free.
* Our web sites: Mss. Barnett at msbarnett2nd.weebly.com Mrs. Calta at mrscalta.weebly.com. You can find some extra information about the teachers, academic support games and pretty soon pictures from the class.
Suggestions for improving Spanish Vocabulary at home
o Read Easy Spanish book of your choice.
o Spend some time on my web for fun activities in Spanish: http://mrscalta.weebly.com
o Watch cartoons and movies in Spanish.
Scholastic BOOKS!!
SPELLING SPANISH WORDS FOR TEST ON JAN 29
1. ..............sapo (toad)
2. ..............borrador (eraser)
3. ..............muchacho (a) (boy/girl)
4. .............. mirar (to see)
5. .............. rama (branch)
6. ..............cero (the number zero)
7. ..............lavarse (to wash)
8. .............. subir (to climb)
9............... volar (to fly)
10.............. padre (father)
For words in English/Spanish:
* Practice the words for test next test.
* Remember to write your words with lower cases.
* Every word is worth 10 points. If the word is spelled correctly and all the letters are right.
* The use off upper cases will be worth 1 point off your total grade.
* A missing or misplaced accent in Spanish words are considered a mistake.
Spanish Immersion Parent Collaborative 2015-2016
Dates ....................Times
March 17 ...............9:00 AM/ 6:30 PM
May 12 ...................9:00 AM/ 6:30 PM
Adress for the meetings:
400 West Main Street
Lewisville, TX