April 20-24, 2015

Falcons we have arrived to that big moment in the sky! STAAR Exams start this week.  Falcons I am certain that all of you will SOAR above the STAAR. I am confident that all of you will pass both the Math and Reading STAAR Exam.  I am confident that all of you will get academic performance.  It is time to show yourselves that all the hard work and dedication has proven to be worth all the hours of studying, complaining, and whining.  You are all now ready to SHINE and SOAR above all the rest.  I know you all can do it!

Monday: Reading and Math Academies
Tuesday: STAAR MATH- Early to bed.  Eat a good breakfast.  DO NOT MISS SCHOOL!
Wednesday: STARR MATH- Early to bed. Eat a good breakfast. DO NOT MISS SCHOOL! Wear Autism T-Shirt
Thursday: Field Day-University T-Shirt
Friday: Autism Walk-Falcon Pride T-Shirt

 

I know you  will all be successful!

 



"Recipe for success: Study while others are sleeping; work while others are loafing; prepare while others are playing; and dream while others are wishing.” ~ William A. Ward


"I’m not telling you it is going to be easy — I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it” ~ Art Williams


"Forget past mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you’re going to do now and do it.” ~ William Durant


"Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” ~ Thomas Edison



Week of April 13-17, 2015

Falcons we are going into the last stretch of getting prepared for STAAR.  This week we are going to go over all tested TEKS for reading by working on 3 practice exams.  I have every confidence that everyone will SOAR above everyone else.

Start asking teachers if you need to make up any work because this is the last week of the 5th Six Weeks.

Diligence:

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work learning from failure.” ~ General Colin Powell

"Strength of mind is exercise, not rest.” ~ Alexander Pope

"Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.” ~ David Bly

Persistence:

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” ~ Robert Collier

"A lot of us would like to move mountains, but few of us are willing to practice on small hills.” ~ Anonymous

"The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.” ~ Chinese Proverb

"It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” ~ Albert Einstein

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

Reminders:
Students remember that our uniform is a white polo with jeans.

Wednesday-Information meeting for parents of potential incoming 6th graders at 6:00 pm Paco Zarate Auditorium.
          School board meeting at 6:00 MPC
          Autism Awareness T-Shirt can be worn.

Thursday- Holocaust Remembrance Day, University T-Shirt, Faculty Meeting at 2:00

Friday-Fifth Six Week ends, Spring Pictures

 

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!