February 1-5

Barajas Classroom Newsletter
February 1-5

Bible - Language Arts - Social Studies

Important Dates

Jan 31 Reading Plus and Spelling City Due	Feb 1 JAA Open Enrollment Begins	Feb 2	Feb 3 6th -8th Bible Test 6th-8th Expository Assignment due	Feb 4 Middle School Home Basketball Game 10am-12am	Feb 5 Leadership Awards Spelling/Vocabulary Test	Feb 6
Feb 7 Reading Plus and Spelling City Due	Feb 8	Feb 9	Feb 10	Feb 11 Middle School Away Basketball Game 9am-11am	Feb 12 Spelling/Vocabulary Test	Feb 13 School Mandarin Church Program

Bible - Objective

This week will will review of James chapter 1 and 2 and have an exam on both chapters on Wednesday. Upon completion of exam, we will begin to work on memorizing  and understanding Chapter 3.

Chapter 3 has to do with understanding the importance of being careful what we say to others and the importance of Heavenly wisdom

Language Arts

Reading Literature NAD and Common Core Weekly Objective

4th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.RL.4.6 Craft & Structure	5th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.RL.5.6 Craft & Structure	6th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.RL.6.6 Craft & Structure	7th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.RL.7.6 Craft & Structure	8th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.RL.8.6 Craft & Structure
Compare and contrast the point of view from which different stories are narrated, including the difference between first- and third-person narrations.	Describe how a narrator’s or speaker’s point of view influences how events are described.	Explain how an author develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.	Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.	Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony)

Individual Reading

Students will continue to read from their own library books and complete their reading journal/reading log

Group Reading

Students will finish watching the movie “Gifted Hands” and will start to read a new reading book

Standardized Reading

Students will continue to work on Reading Plus. [As of January 26, 100% of all 4th -8th grade students who are on Reading plus have improved and 62% are now reading above their grade level]

Grammar

Students will work on the following NAD and Common Core Standards

4th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	5th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	6th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	7th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	8th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use
a. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases.	Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 5 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis). c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases	Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, gradeappropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible). c. Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d.Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).	Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 7 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d. Verify the preliminary	Vocabulary Acquisition and Use Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words or phrases based on grade 8 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. b. Use common, gradeappropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede). c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech. d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary)

Spelling

4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
acme aqua gnaw herb tomb wren acne gown arrow birch broth comic cough court depth doctor feast fraud graph locust	aerial ample arctic attic boast castle chorus colony contact daze depress diary editor erode exempt faithful fusion global hoax icicle	abandon allure annul astonish begulle bunion cashew cautious cipher conclude cordial deafen diesel doughy eligible elusive fatigue fission gender grocery	accede almond amity auger bethel bodice burlap cello cleanser cowhide defiance doleful eggnog endive femur flourish fugative gourd guitar hurtle	acidic aikido aquatic auspices blithe bough cheetah chic colossally declare deletion ecstatic ellipse erratic fuselage gorgeous hybrid illegible iodize kibe

Writing-

Students will continue to work on expository writing assignments. Furthermore, to be able to complete 3rd Quarter's writing objectives it will be incorporated with Social Studies

4th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge	5th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge	6th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge	7th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge	8th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7 Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Conduct short research projects that build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic. LA.4.W.9	Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic	Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.	Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions for further research and investigation	Conduct short research projects to answer a question (including a self generated question), drawing on several sources and generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple avenues of exploration.

Social Studies

4th Grade & 5th Grade		6th Grade -  8th Grade
Writing to persuade is done by: Stating your opinion Giving details or reasons that prove or support your opinion Concludes by restating your opinion in different words. THE SITUATION:  A relative of yours will turn eighteen next month and will have to register for the draft.  He is wondering if he should register as a conscientious objector or not.		You are now a prisoner of war. Research information about the camp you are in.  Look at Student Weblinks, etc. Make a 16-section book, which will be a diary that records sixteen days of events in camp and events of the Civil War. On the outside of each strip should be the date of the diary entry. The diary entry can be written underneath each strip. Make your entries interesting and as "real" as possible.