Newsletter Feb 01-05
Mrs. Calta & Mss Barnett
Great time at swimming!!
Great time at swimming!!
Great time at swimming!!
IMPORTANT DATES
Feb 8 Biography information Packet is going home on Monday, 2/8. Due date is 2/29.
Feb 11 Casa Mañana field trip. Please pack a disposable lunch.
Feb 12 Next Spelling Test. New attached to your homework.
Feb 12 Valentines's card exchange. Valentine box or bag may be brought to school on this date. Your teacher will supply a class list.
Feb 15 Professional learning day for our staff. No school for students!
Feb 16 It is Class and Individual picture day. No lunch visitors TODAY!
Feb 16 PTA meeting at 6:30pm
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 Feb 12 .
Math: Multiplication
Social Studies: How innovations and technology change the way we live.
Science: Natural sources of freshwater and saltwater
SPELLING SPANISH WORDS FOR TEST ON FEB 12
1. ..............fabuloso (fabulous)
2. ..............humo (smoke)
3. ..............tiburón (shark)
4. .............. venir (to come)
5. .............. tomar (to drink)
6. ..............lana (wool)
7. ..............león (lion)
8. .............. tapa (cover)
9............... comer (to eat)
10.............. chiquito (a) (masculine and feminine adjective for little)
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.
NOTES
* Find some swimming pics at our websites. Mss. Barnett at msbarnett2nd.weebly.com and Mrs. Calta at mrscalta.weebly.com.
* A reminder that we have just finished up a 9 weeks grading period. Be sure to take a peek in your child's portfolio in Skyward for end of grading period report cards.
*We do have various bugs making the rounds of our classes, including confirmed cases of flu and strep. If your child begins to complain about not feeling well, you might want to take a close look!
*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!
* 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 Mañana:
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!!
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