The Weekly Roar
October 16, 2017
Progress Reports Are Now Available:
Beginning the 2017 school year, NBISD will be sending Interim Progress Reports (IPR) and Report Cards electronically. As a parent, there is no setup required to begin using the electronic version of IPRs/Report Cards for txConnect Parent Portal. All txConnect accounts will receive the electronic copy of the IPR or Report Card for all students attached to the account. When the electronic IPR and Report Card are posted during the grading cycle, the parent will receive an email notification that the IPR or Report Card for the grading cycle are being posted.
A sample of the email notification is below:
Date: September 25, 2017 at 8:00:00 AM CDT
To: RGHUDSON118@YAHOO.COM
Subject: Student Report Cards (001 000025)
Report Cards for your student(s) at RYDELL HIGH SCHOOL are being generated and should be available in txConnect shortly.
To log into txConnect, Click on the link below:
URL: https://txconnpa.esc13.net/PANB/login.aspx
When a parent signs into txConnect, the document may be viewed on the Summary page. Below is an image of the Summary screen and where the electronic file will be located to click on and view. When the parent clicks on the icon, a PDF document will open for the parent to view. Parents can save or print the PDF file as needed.
USE THE LINK BELOW TO TAKE YOU DIRECTLY TO THE DISTRICT PAGE.
5th Grade Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-up
Our Week Coming Up At A Glance:
Writing:
- Spelling words for the week. (Long a and Long e): awake, feast, stray, greet, praise, disease, repeat, display, braces, thief, ashamed, sleeve, waist, beneath, release, remain, sway, training, niece Challenge words: terrain, succeed, betray, motivate, upheaval
- QUIZ-Friday, October 20, 2017
- We will continue to work on quotation marks in character dialogue.
- We will also be working on proper punctuation in general, as we get ready to start writing expository papers and letters.
Reading:
- TEST(Reading Passage)-Wednesday, October 18, 2017
- Reading Vocabulary Words/Phrases: imagery, italicize, narrative, lyrical, organization, repeat, reveal, conclude, convey, description
- QUIZ: Reading Vocabulary/Phrases - Friday, October 20, 2017
- We will continue to work on summarizing using GIST and checking our comprehension by using Author’s Portrait.
- We will continue to practice our choral reading. This is a great way to help with fluency. We read a paragraph together out loud as a class at a pace that I set. The more we practice this, the faster we will get and the more fluent we will become.
- Your child should continue reading or be read to nightly for 20 minutes and then getting their reading log initialed.
- We began Bud, Not Buddy last week and so far we are really enjoying it!
- We will be working on using multiple text features and graphics to locate information.
Social Studies:
- This week we will continue working on the early settlements, Roanoke, Jamestown and Plymouth. The kids will be working in groups to make “billboards” advertising as to why people should move to their settlement. They will need to include a catchy slogan, list facts, have an illustration and then write and perform a song, poem or rap. They will be presenting in groups on October 17, 2017, due to our field trip on October 16th. They are welcome to bring any materials they want to decorate their billboards. Poster boards, markers, colored pencils crayons, paint and glue will be provided for them. Students will have some time on Monday to put the finishing touches on their "billboards."
- The students will begin writing a letter and drafting a brochure to present their bid to the public to build the Stature of Liberty, The White House or Mount Rushmore. They will need to have graphics, a financial bid, complete with numbers showing what it will take for materials, labor, time, etc. They will also have to create a name for their business. Included in the brochure will be the history of the landmark they are choosing with the how and why it came to be.
District Policy For Late Homework
From The Seele Office:
From PTA: Let’s get together for a Family Dance Night, Thursday, October 26th at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria.
Seele Stampede Walkathon
Seele Elementary School’s PTA Fundraiser will be Friday, November 3rd
How Can Your Student Practice At Home?
Dates To Remember:
Monday, October 16th: 5th Grade Going To The Symphony :)
Friday, October 20th: End of the 1st 9 weeks
Tuesday, October 24th: Picture re-takes
Wednesday, October 25th: Unity Day! Wear ORANGE! :)
Wednesday, October 25th-Friday, October 27th: Early Release (1:15pm) - Parent-Teacher ConferencesThursday, October 26th: Family Dance Night (Monster Mash)- 6:00-7:30pm - Cafeteria
Tuesday, October 31st: Reflections competition entries are due.
Friday, November 3rd: Seele Stampede Walk-a-thon! Will be held during specials. Come on out and walk with your student! 5th Grade specials time is, 1:45-2:30!
Wednesday, November 8th: Seele PTA Meeting - 1:30pm
Friday, November 10th: Veteran's Day Program!
If you ever have any questions, comments or concerns, please feel free to contact me. yferrier@nbisd.org or 830-627-6779.
Always With A Roar,
Ms Ferrier