April 7-11, 2015

Students welcome back from Easter break.  This will be our last holiday for the year.  We will be working vey hard now until school ends.  We will continue to read The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. We have found out that Archie Costello is the one that holds the power for the Vigils.  Jerry Renault is trying to find purpose in his life.  The Goob is feeling guilty for what has happened to Brother Eugene and Archie thinks it is "beautiful."

Horticulture/Agriculture students are keeping up with their plants and garden.  I want to thank all the students that have gotten involved in our project.

This week:
Honors Literature: We will continue to read The Chocolate Wars and stories from the basal to review literary elements and reading strategies needed to become good readers.

Horticulture/Agriculture: We will continue to work in our garden.

REMINDERS:

8 MORE SCHOOL DAYS FOR STAAR

TRY YOUR BEST NOT TO BE ABSENT.

DO NOT GIVE UP! YOU CAN DO IT!

TURN IN ANY MISSING ASSIGNMENTS SO THAT YOU DON'T STAY BEHIND.

BE RESPONSIBLE.

STAY ORGANIZED.

REMEMBER FALCONS TO SOAR!

 

 

Week of March 30-April 3, 2015

Falcons this week the 7th and 8th grade students will be taking the writing and reading STAAR exam. I want them to think to themselves the following:

TODAY I WILL 

MAKE MAGIC

HAPPEN

100% PASSING

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

ARE MY GOALS!!!!!!!

FALCONS SOAR BECAUSE THE WORLD AWAITS YOUR BRILLIANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MONDAY: READING ACADEMY

TUESDAY: READING ACADEMY

WEDNESDAY: READ AND DISCUSS THE CHOCOLATE WAR

THURSDAY: PPT ON ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS

FRIDAY: EARLY RELEASE--READ AND DISCUSS THE CHOCOLATE WAR

AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE STUDENTS HAVING A GREAT TIME IN OUR GARDEN!

REMINDERS:

STUDENTS MUST WEAR UNIFORM TO SCHOOL, (WHITE POLO AND JEANS)

FEE FOR END OF YEAR TRIP IS DUE APRIL 3, 2015, FRIDAY

MONEY FOR PANORAMIC PICTURE IS DUE APRIL 3, 2015, FRIDAY

Week of March 23-27, 2015

Falcons we are now entering the 4th week of the 5th six weeks.  Time is flying and we are getting closer to the STAAR exam.  We still have lots to do so let's continue to work hard and responsibly.

This week in Honors Literature will begin reading "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier.  This novel will help us to better understand the dangers of bullying.

We will be learning about allusion and different organizational patterns in text.  We are going to have a really busy week.  Please be in school everyday. 

This week in Agriculture/Horticulture class we will continue with our outdoor garden and experiment.  Identify seeds' essential parts and functions.  Understand plant inheritance principles, including structure and role of DNA.

Reminders:
Students you need to continue to follow uniform policy. 
Remember that school work and homework must be turned in on time in order to keep up good grades.
Progress reports will be going out this week. 
Students do not forget to pay for your end of the year trip.  Money is due April 3, 2015.  

 

Week of March 16-20, 2015

Welcome back Falcons!  We are now starting the 3rd week of the 5th Six Weeks.  I hope everyone had a restful Spring Break because we still have a lot of work ahead of us. 

This week in Honors Literature we will read a memoir and biography along with a poem.  We will be reviewing tone, fact and opinion, plot summary and figurative language.

We must continue to focus on our studies because STAAR will be administered on April 21-22, 2015. 

This week in Agriculture/Horticulture class we will continue to work outside in our garden. 

This week:
Monday--Starts Brain Awareness Week
Tuesday--St. Patrick's Day http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day
Wednesday--First Space Walk (1965)
Thursday--College T-Shirt Day
Friday--Spirit T-Shirt Day, Spring Begins, Agriculture Day

Reminders:
Students you need to continue to follow uniform policy. 
Remember that school work and homework must be turned in on time in order to keep up good grades.
Progress reports will be going out next week.   Start asking teachers if you need to make up any work. 
On March 17, St. Patrick's Day you will be allowed to wear green but it can only be a bow, bracelet, ribbon, shoe laces etc.
Students do not forget to pay for your end of the year trip.  Money is due April 3, 2015.

Week of March 2-6, 2015

We are now in the second week of the 5th Six Weeks. Thank you students for your good behavior at the Starr County Youth Fair. Everyone had a great time.

Our week was spent learning about the elements of poetry and we will continue this week.  We are also going to enjoy reading another genre--drama.  After spring break we will start with The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier.

This week in Honors Literature:
Monday--Poetry Elements--Imagery and Hyperbole you all can find information about imagery in this website: http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-imagery.html
Tuesday--Poetry Elements--Line and Stanza
Wednesday--Drama--Act and Scene, Word Play
Thursday--Drama--Paraphrase and Pun
Friday--STAAR Practice

This week in Horticulture/Agriculture:
Monday--Work in vegetable and fruit garden outside.  Prepare garden boxes for planting.
Tuesday--Experiment with plant growth using different kinds of soils, fertilizers and light.
Wednesday--Continue with experiment.
Thursday--Continue with experiment.
Friday--Work in vegetable and fruit garden outside.  Prepare garden boxes for planting.

Reminders:
Students must wear white polo with blue/black jeans or slacks.
Pull over jackets are not allowed.

Money for end of the year trip is due April 3, 2015--$100.00

Monday--Panoramic Picture
Wednesday--Open House--4:00-6:00 P.M.
Thursday--College T-Shirt Day
Friday--Falcon Spirit T-Shirt Day

Spring Break--March 9-13, 2015  Wishing everyone a safe and fun Spring Break!

Week of February 23-27, 2015:

This is the first week of the 5th Six Weeks and we will be working very hard for the approaching STAAR State Exam. Students we are not done yet we have a long way to go so be prepared everyday. I would like to congratulate our students for a great job on their benchmarks but it does not mean that you let your guard down. We still have a lot of work ahead of us.  

My expectations for all students is to succeed at everything you possibly can. It means to accomplish, master, understand, and complete tasks, concepts, and processes at your grade level and beyond—or beyond what you are used to doing.

To succeed just follow the list below on a daily basis:

1. Be prepared. Do your work.

2. Do your work well. Do all your work.

3. Do your work on time. Take homework seriously.

4. Turn in your homework. Try hard.

5. Put forth effort. Bring all your supplies to class.

6. Be ready to learn. Study for tests. Listen.

7. Participate. Listen and learn from others.

8. Share your ideas. Finish what you start.

9. Reflect on your work. Make good decisions.

10. Push yourself beyond the easy. Don’t settle for mediocre work.

11. Try new things. Ask for help.

Honors Literature:

This week we will be learning the elements of poetry.  Students will learn to analyze a poem for better understanding.  On Wednesday we will be writing an essay for TELPAS--Prompt--Past Event-Reflective Writing-Narrative about something that happened or that you did that was disappointing, unforgettable, surprising, interesting, unexpected, funny, unfair, etc.

Agriculture/Horticulture

This week we will be designing our garden boxes for our vegetables and fruits.  

Reminders:

Mon--5th Six Weeks Begins, Panoramic Picture, Book Fair

Tues--Book Fair

Wed--Book Fair

Thur--Book Fair Ends, University T-Shirt Day

Fri--Starr County Youth Fair Field Trip, Spirit T-Shirt Day

Week of February 16-20, 2015

District Benchmark #2 This Week

We had a great week continuing with activities on The Giver and reviewing for our reading benchmark. Students received a reading review packet that should help with the benchmark.  Students should be studying this review daily.  This week will be very busy so we need to rest, sleep and eat well.  Please be sure to attend school every day and be on time. This is the last week of the six weeks and our students will be taking a reading and math benchmark. 

Horticulture students enjoyed watering their plants.  Our plants are growing like weeds.  We are planning to build some garden boxes for our plants.

Reminders:
Students need to pay $2.00 for Youth Fair we are scheduled to go on Feb. 27
We are collecting money for the end-of-year trip. Students should be paying for the

Monday  02/16/2015 7th wk of the 6Weeks     TELPAS testing begins  Book Fair Begins President's Day

Tuesday  02/17/2015  6th & 7th Gr. Math  District Benchmark 8th Gr. Social Studies Book Fair

Wednesday  02/18/2015  6th & 7th Gr. Reading  District Benchmark 8th Gr. Science Ash Wednesday Book Fair

Thursday  02/19/2015 College T-Shirt Day Book Fair

Friday  02/20/2015 4th Six Weeks Ends Regional Science Fair @ UTB Book Fair

Saturday  02/21/2015 Regional Science Fair @ UTB

trip.