Mrs. Gilburt – Fifth Grade English/Language Arts
Posted on January 27, 2012, by Savannah Gilburt, under Fifth Grade.
PrintAs a new year begins, we reflect on the previous one. Before Christmas break, the 5th grade worked together to present the Jesse Tree. The students did a fantastic job in showing everyone the true meaning of Christmas. Here are a few photos…
English
We will be applying our Shurley English when we start our research paper. The students will be given a topic and see what it’s like to research, make note cards, avoid plagiarism, and combine their thoughts to make a research paper. It will be interesting to see how the students can bring all of their previous knowledge of grammar and sentence structure together.
We will also be using our poetry talents to make our treasure books. There are so many creative writers in this class, and I could not think of any better way of showcasing them than in the treasure book.
Reading
We are wrapping up The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and will be moving on to Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This is a touching and solemn novel about friendship during World War II in Nazi-occupied territory. Students will read about a story that is much different than their lives over here in 21st century Texas. This is still one of my favorite books from elementary school, and I cannot wait to share it with the students.
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Mrs. Fabian – Third Grade
Posted on October 14, 2011, by Betty Fabian, under Third Grade.
PrintOctober has arrived and we have had a great start to our school year. The following is what we will be doing for the rest of the month.
ITBS Testing week of October 10-14, 2011
Reading – Week of October 17-28, whole group read – Bunnicula. We will be doing many fun and interesting activities with this book.
November – Small group reading.
Spelling/Phonics – Week of October 17-21, 2011 – Lesson 8, /ou/ sound. Test on 10/21/11
Week of October 24-27, 2011 – Lesson 9, o spelled o, aw, au. Test on 10/27/11.
November – Lesson 10, 11, 12.
Creative Writing – continue with steps of writing using creative writing. We are also working on our Treasure Books of poetry.
November – continue with Treasure Books, Journal writing, creative writing, expository writing.
Grammar – Week of October 17-21, 2011 – Chapter 4 , Lessons 1-5.
Preposition, Object of the Preposition, Prepositional phrases, subject-verb agreement, identify a/an choices, end the week with a check up.
Week of October 24-27, 2011 – Chapter 4, Lessons 6-9
Discuss publishing (including Treasure Books), write expository paragraph, different writing forms, point of view.
November – First week Chapter 4 Test, start chapter 5, pronouns
I hope to see you at the carnival, October 22, 2011
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Mrs. McClure – 4th Grade
Posted on March 7, 2011, by Alexis McClure, under Fourth Grade.
PrintHOWDY PARENTS! I hope you are all doing well! This is what is going on in ELA and Social Studies for the end of February and March.
ELA
In Shurley Method, the students will continue to work on all the parts of speech from subject nouns to interjections. We began a new part of speech in the middle of February. This new piece was for the Direct Object. We will continue to work on these and later take a quiz to see if we have mastered this new piece. Our next piece in Shurley method will be the indirect object. This will not be introduced until we are all on the same page.
In Reading, we will continue to work in small groups for reading as well as whole group. We will be finishing our current novel, The Watsons Go to Birmingham by the end of this month or early March. I will be sending home all the questions and the review as the time approaches as well as the next novel we will read.
During the month of March we will also begin working on our treasure books. We will begin choosing the journals we would like to include in our book and begin editing Friday, February 18th. We will send out more information as the time comes to order extra copies of your student’s own personal published book.
Social Studies:
As we move from February into March, we will continue to discuss the divide or break between Texas as a Republic and Mexico. We are currently reading and talking about the the first president of Texas that was voted in by the people as well as how the Texas Revolution was funded and the first battle of this revolution. We will continue in the next chapter by reading, discussing, learning and later watching THE ALAMO! The kids are really enjoying this part of Texas History! As the Texans demonstrated in the first battle of this revolution on the cannon in Gonzales, “COME AND TAKE IT!”
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Mrs. Powell/Mrs. Feil – Middle School Social Studies
Posted on March 7, 2011, by Admin, under Middle School Notes.
Print6th Grade:
The students are working on their treasure books and should have all the research needed to complete this project. We will begin our unit on the civilizations of Africa. We will learn about the physical geography of Africa, and how this affects the development of societies, how each society were organized, and how each society’s belief system affected its history.
7th Grade:
We will continue learning about Texas History from the period of 1866 to the 1890’s. During this time Texas experiences much growth and development. We will read about the closing of the frontier to expansion of the Texas cattle ranches. We will learn about the continued wars affecting the Texas Indians, the implementation of the Texas Rangers, the expansion of the railroad, how the railroad had an effect not only on the Texas population, but also how it changed the open-range cattle farming community. Also during this time, new technology enables Texas to become an important center of agriculture in the United States.
8th Grade:
We will continue to learn about American History during the period of 1820 to 1860’s. We will discuss how the westward expansion affected the economics, political, and social development of the United States. The students will learn about the relationships between various groups, including racial, ethnic, and religious groups during this time period and how any conflicts were resolved.
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Ms. Vercillo & Mrs. Fernandez-5th Grade
Posted on January 12, 2011, by Meredith Fernandez, under Fifth Grade.
PrintWe would like to thank everyone for such a wonderful Christmas party and such generous Christmas gifts. 5A will host Mass on 1/14 and 5B will host Mass on 1/21.
Students will begin their poetry Treasure books. Please watch the website for the necessary supplies. These books are quite beautiful and a tremendous learning experience. The students love to see themselves as published authors!
We are looking forward to many exciting events during Catholic Schools Week. The 5th grade will be going skating. Please look for permission slips, due dates and fees.
Science Fair will be very exciting this year. 5th grade Science projects will be judged on Wednesday, February 2. All of the 5th grade students will stay after school that day to set up for Science night. Parents and families will join us in the evening to view all the projects from the whole school and hear the results. 5th grade also runs the cafe to raise money for our trip to the Pines. The more money we raise, the less the trip will cost. Please be generous with your time and contributions to help pay for the trip. There will be information coming home about this.
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Mrs. Fabian – Third Grade
Posted on October 28, 2010, by Betty Fabian, under Third Grade.
PrintImportant 2nd QRT projects: Book Report for the Quarter will be a biography
Religion Project – Parables
Watch for information in your student’s Red folder the 1st week of the 2nd quarter. Check the class web site for updates.
Religion – Unit 2 – God is Great will be the focus for the month. The Apostle’s Creed oral test will be the first part of the month.
Language Arts – In October we read in whole groups and in Guided Reading Groups. We read a biography in October so students will understand how to do the 2nd QTR book report. Homework will be assigned for Guided Reading this month. Writing – The class has written 2 poems that will be part of their Treasure Books. In November, we will write more poetry. Plus students will write to their families what they are thankful for in their lives.
Spelling/Phonics – Lesson 9 – /o/ sound spelled, o, aw, au. Lesson 10 – double consonants. Lesson 11 – el (le at the end of words) sound. Lesson 12- Review of 7-11.
Grammar - Continuing with labeling sentences. Prepositional phrases, object of the preposition, capitalization, punctuation.
Social Studies – Unit One test (Chapter 1 & 2) will finish out the month of October. Unit 2 – People in Communities. Students will learn how people move from place to place and celebrations.
Science – We will finish the Solar System and the planets and have a assessment before Thanksgiving break.
Math – It’s finally here. Multiplication. We will start working on memorizing facts. Practice at home with flash cards. Continue to practice addition and subtraction at home also.
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Ms. Vercillo – Fifth Grade
Posted on December 10, 2009, by Beth Vercillo, under Fifth Grade.
PrintHappy Holidays!
December is always an exciting month with several fun events!
Please be sure to join us for the Christmas Concert on December 17, and the fifth grade’s presentation of the Jesse Tree December 18th at 9:00 am in the gym.
Religion
This month our focus is on Advent, and the birth of Jesus. We made a class Advent wreath and an individual one for your family to enjoy at home.
Math
The multiplication facts are really coming along! We are working hard on fractions. Students will have math homework more frequently to assist in their learning, so be sure to check the web site!
ELA
Students are working hard on their 3-dimensional Book Reports on the novel, Loser. Their writing has improved so much! We look forward to beginning our Student Treasure Books of poetry next month. Thank you to the Rosa Family for the donation of colored dry erase markers, we use them for color pencil editing!
We welcome any parent to volunteer to assist in the classroom. Let me know if you are interested.
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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