E-Mail at

nigarza111@www.rgccisd.org

   Conference Period

  9:45-10:25

             Call Me At

           956 487-7043

                                Class Schedule       2011-2012

___________________________

7:30-8:00 ------------------ Announcements & Breakfast

8:00-8:30-------------------Writing/Penmanship

8:30-9:45-------------------Reading

9:45-10:25------------------P.E./ Planning Period

10:25-11:45-----------------Math

11:45-12:30-----------------LUNCH

12:30-1:30------------------Grammar/ Writing

1:30-2:00--------------------Computer Lab B

2:00-2:30--------------------Spelling

2:30-3:10--------------------Science/Social Studies

3:15-3:25--------------------Homework

3:25-3:30--------------------Dismissal

Reading:

5th Six-Weeks

Unit 5   Changes, Changes Everywhere

Penguin Chick

Lesson 21: Wk1 Target Vocabulary                 

  1.  webbed

 2.  waterproof

 3. steer

 4.  whistle

 5. otherwise

 6. junior

 7. slippery

 8. finally

 Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend

Lesson 22: Wk2 Target Vocabulary                 

1. knot

2. copy

3. planning

4. lonely

5. heavily

6. seriously

7. answered

8. guessed  

The Goat In The Rug

Lesson 23: Wk3 Target Vocabulary                 

1. yarn

2. strands

3. spinning

4. dye

5. weave

6. sharpening

7. duplicated

8. delicious

``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

Half Chicken

Lesson 24: Wk4 Target Vocabulary                 

 1.  tumbling

 2.  flung

 3. tangled

 4. empty

 5. swift

 6. peacefully

 7. stream

 8. blazed

How Groundhogs Garden Grew

Lesson 25: Wk5 Target Vocabulary                

 1.  crops

 2. sprouting

 3. blossomed

 4. drooping

 5. underneath

 6. harmful

 7. fortunate

 8. promised

Aside from all unfinished class work the students must complete the following homework schedule every week.

• Monday- Finish the definitions for vocabulary and study them all week long.
• Tuesday- Reread the story with the children and do attached questions orally**.
• Wednesday- Identify the main characters, setting, problem and solution on paper.
• Thursday- Write a paragraph summarizing the story. (At least eight sentences.)
• Friday- Reading common assessments

• Students must clip out magazine articles and paste them to a folded construction paper and write a brief summary underneath.

* Vocabulary words are Challenge words listed below in Spelling Section.*

**Reading Questions to be done orally**

1. Who is the author of the story?
2. Who is the illustrator?
3. Who is/ are the main character(s)?
4. Who are the supporting characters?
5. Where did the story take place?
6. How much time passed throughout the story?
7. What is/are the problem(s) the character(s) face(s)?
8. How did the character(s) solve the problem?
9. How do you think the character felt during the story?
10. What do you think would have done if it had been you?
11. What happened in the beginning?
12. What happened in the middle?
13. What happened in the end?
14. Do you like the story? Why or why not?
15. How would you have changed the story to make it better

Spelling List will be given to your child on Mondays.

1st Week- Penguin Chick

over                  offer

under                cover

herd                  germ

water                master

verb                  fern

paper               ever  

2nd Week-Gloria

meat                be

meet                bee

week                too

weak                two

mane               threw

main                through

tail                   tale

3rd Week-The Goat In The Rug

helpful              kindly

sadly                useful

hopeful             safely

thankful            painful

slowly              mouthful

wishful             weakly               

jumped            saying

4th Week-Half-Chicken

unhappy           unlike

retell                 remake

untangle            unpack

unkind              reread

repaint              unlock

refill                  replay

read                 happy

5th Week -How Groundhogs Garden Grew

tall                    soft

saw                  paw

dog                   ball

draw                yawn

call                   log

fall                    small

all                     walk

WEEKLY HOMEWORK:

MONDAY:

Write the spelling words 5 times each

TUESDAY:

Write a sentence with each spelling word

WEDNESDAY:

Write the words in alphabetic order

THURSDAY:

Take a pre-test at home

FRIDAY:

Assessment

Wk 1:   Adjectives

Wk 2:Using More adjectives

Wk 3:  Irregular Verbs

Wk 4: Irregular Action Verbs

Wk 5: More Irregular Action Verbs

Review/Assessment

Write to Inform

Week 1-  Problem Solution Paragraph

Week 2- Compare and Contrast

Week3 - Compare and Contrast

Week 4-  Informational Paragraph

Week 5-  Informational Paragraph

               Review & Test

 Chapter 9  

Model Fractions                            

Lesson 1 “Unit Fractions ”

Lesson 2 “Other Fractions ”

Lesson 3 “Problem Solving ”

Lesson 4 "Fractions Equal to One "

Lesson 5 "Compare fractions "

Lesson 6 "Unit Fractions of a Group "

Chapter 11

Geometry

Lesson 1 "Three Dimensional Figures"

Lesson 2 "Faces, Edges, and Vertices"

Lesson 3 "Two Dimensional Figures"

Lesson 4 "Problem Solvling"

Lesson 5 "Sides and Vertices"

Lesson 6 "Compare Figures"

Review/Assessment

Worksheets as given

Unit C  

Earth Long Ago C24

Lesson 1: What is a fossil?C26

Lesson 2: How Do Scientists get fossils?C32

Lesson 3: What have scientist learned about dinosaurs?C36

Unit D

TheSun, the Moon, and  Stars

Lesson 1: What Causes Day & Night? D4

Lesson 2: What Causes the Seasons?D10

Lesson 3: What Can We See in The Night Sky? D22

Review and Test

Study Vocabulary Words:

1.rock

2. soil

3.boulder

4.sand

5. natural resources

6. mineral

7. fossila

8. paleontologist

9.reconstruct

10. extinct

11. triceratops

12.dinosaur

Unit Texas

Lesson 1: Map Skills

Lesson 2: History

Lesson 3: State Facts

Lesson 4: Activity Guide Project

Review and Test

          Students's Birthday List

                    2011-2012

Jan.             Feb.          Mar.  

Clarissa        Maylynn

Diego           Anthony         

Hector

Arturo

April

May            June        July       

Analia           Mia         Sofia

Aug.

Arely

Velia

Victor

Sept.          Oct.               Nov.

Ariana     Andres               Ryan

Karely

Adrian

Dec.

Carlos

Daniel

Saul

Christian