February Literacy Links
Mentor Texts
Wake Up, Groundhog! by Susanna Leonard Hill
Grammar: compound predicates, compound sentences, complex sentences
Phonics: short i, compound words, contractions
Comprehension: details, story structure, cause and effect, problem/solution
Writing: repetition, dialogue, vivid verbs, adjectives
Conventions: Ending punctuation, quotations, capitalization
Jennifer Jones Won't Leave Me Alone by Frieda Wishinksky
Grammar: Proper nouns, vivid verbs
Phonics: rhyming, contractions
Comprehension: cause and effect, dialogue
Writing: font choice, speech bubbles, text features
Conventions: exclamation marks
U.S. Presidents Feats & Foul-Ups by Nell Fuqua
Grammar: Sentence fragments vs. bullets
Comprehension: text features, facts,
Writing: non-fiction text structure
Conventions: punctuation, dates, capitalization, etc..
February Classroom Contests!!
Super Saturday!!!
Saturday, Feb 27, 2016, 12:00 AM
Northside Activity Center, Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX, United States
Literacy Leaders of Colonies North Elementary
Location: 9915 Northampton Drive, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210-397-1700
February Dates to Remember!
2- Group pictures
3- PAWS, 100th Day of School, Literacy Specialists meet with teams during planning
4- 3rd grade planning day
5- 4th grade planning day, Groff off campus in afternoon
7- Super Bowl!!
8- Wear football t-shirts with jeans, Staff meeting after school
9- Groff and Starnes off campus all day, Saenz off campus in the afternoon
10- 5th grade reading CDB
11- Family Science Night
13- TALE Conference in San Antonio
14- Valentine's Day
15- President's Day/Staff Development
17- 2nd grade math CDB, 3rd grade Reading CDB, Saenz @ Coaching meeting after school
18- Picture Day
22- Leadership Team meeting after school
23- Literacy Leader's Meeting after school (Saenz, Groff, Starnes, Rosales, and Sinha)
24- Wear college shirt with Jeans, 3rd grade math CDB, 4th Grade reading CDB
25- SAT Meeting 3:30
26- Early Release, Book Study, Rodeo Day
27- Super Saturday @ NAC (see flyer)
29- STAAR Training after school