From Ms. Prieto's Desk

Reading: Orderly follow directions in a procedural text. Compare and contrast stories by the same author.

Math: Measuring with centimeters.

IXL to do for this week: S9, S10, S15

Writing: Writing process and more letters.

Grammar: Regular and irregular commands (verb tense), combining two sentences, making compound sentences, Spanish accents (all type)

Science: Recording weather.

Project: Write a complete letter telling the steps to do something, fill out an envelope, design the stamp.

OUR STORIES

Reading: Luke va a batear (béisbol) and other texts with questions.

Reading aloud and play: Juanita sabe cómo preparar un bocadillo de mantequilla de cachuate con mermelada.

Poem: ¡A la comba! by Gloria Fuertes

Moral: Perro ladrador, poco mordedor

VOCABULARY WORDS TO LEARN THIS WEEK

practicar apresurarse posición gritar adicional borde aclamar último

alargarse enloquecer azotea empatados

Expressions: encogerse de hombros, darse por vencido

WHAT WE DO

Wednesday and Friday Written composition (letters)

Tuesday and Thursday Dictation Competition

Friday Reading test.

REMEMBER!!

-TAG classes are on Wednesday from 7:45 to 9:45

- Parents Conference Night is Thursday, January 18th, please sign your spot.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS MONTH´S BIRTHDAYS!!

BEN BREWER, January 19th. HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

HOMEWORK

Packet due on Monday, January 22nd

READ 20 MINUTES A DAY EITHER ENGLISH OR SPANISH Thank you!

- We have to establish an orderly list to perform in front of the class on Fridays?

Our group, LOS GIRASOLES are so eager to perform that we need the list!

I recorded one of the plays but it is too heavy to upload it here.

We may see it at one of our 2A general meetings.

- Our relationship between each other is improving. I believe the new classroom is helping with this.

- We love our new classroom, we are just waiting for the cork to be placed on the wall so that we can hung more posters on a concrete wall that does not accept pushpins.