February 29- March 4

Barajas Classroom Newsletter

February 29- March 4

Bible - Language Arts - Social Studies

Subject	4th Grade and 5th Grade		NAD Key Learnings
Spelling	Spelling City		Use new vocabulary Read, write, and spell plurals
Reading for Pleasure	Construct Book Report/Journal		• Develop main idea outlines using number notes with topics and details Use library references • Write summaries
Group Read	The Devil’s Arithmetic		• Recognize and read grade appropriate sight words • Read silently for pleasure
Standardized Reading	Reading Plus		• Scan text to discover content • Analyze main ideas using concept maps • Scan text to discover content • Practice test-taking strategies
Grammar	WRaP Testing		*Read, write, and spell plurals *Recognize fragments and run-on sentences *Use the writing process • Write descriptions and personal experiences in sequence • Write to express opinion Comprehending, Studying, and Evaluating Ideas
Writing
Social Studies	Spanish American War		• Describe purpose, challenges, and economic incentives associated with the US colonization  • Describe how regions were linked economically and how trade affects the way people have their needs and wants met and what that had to do with the Spanish American War

Subject	Middle School		NAD Key Learnings
Art	Discovering Ancient Egyptian Art		Art objects in historical and cultural context
Bible	James 3:11-15		• The Bible, inspired and preserved • Relationship with Jesus   • Relationships with others based on Christian values • Christian principles
Spelling	Spelling City		Use new vocabulary Read, write, and spell plurals
Reading for Pleasure	Construct Book Report/Journal		• Develop main idea outlines using number notes with topics and details Use library references • Write summaries
Group Read	The Banner in the Sky		• Recognize and read grade appropriate sight words • Read silently for pleasure
Standardized Reading	Reading Plus		• Scan text to discover content • Analyze main ideas using concept maps • Scan text to discover content • Practice test-taking strategies
Grammar	WRaP Testing		*Read, write, and spell plurals *Recognize fragments and run-on sentences *Use the writing process • Write descriptions and personal experiences in sequence • Write to express opinion Comprehending, Studying, and Evaluating Ideas
Writing
Social Studies	Our World Today: 1970’s and Richard Nixon		• Modern America • Election process Government programs and business expansion • Labor movement • US market economy • Use charts, graphs, etc. to compare growth in commerce

February 15-19

Barajas Classroom Newsletter
February 15-19

Bible - Language Arts - Social Studies

Important Dates

Feb 14 Reading Plus and Spelling City Due	Feb 15 Presidents Day	Feb 16 School Board Renew Library Books	Feb 17 Community Service Day	Feb 18 Open House 6pm-8pm	Feb 19 Spelling/ Vocabulary Test	Feb 20 Constituent meeting Jax 1st Program
Feb 21 Reading Plus & Spelling City Due 8th Grade FLA Academy Days	Feb 22 8th Grade FLA Academy Move-a-thon kick off	Feb 23 5th-6th Outdoor Education	Feb 24 5th-6th Outdoor Education	Feb 25 5th-6th Outdoor Education	Feb 26 5th-6th Outdoor Education	Feb 27

Important Information

Please ask your child for their classroom agenda and return it signed on a daily basis, they receive extra credit for this

Please renew your child’s library book by calling the Mandarin Library (904) 262-5201

Bible - Objective

This week we will review continue to review  James chapter 1, 2 and begin to memorize James 3: 6-10. The objective is to understand the power of the tongue.

There will be a quiz on Friday over Chapter 3 verses 1-10

6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,

8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

Language Arts

Reading Literature NAD and Common Core Weekly Objective

4th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	5th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	6th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	7th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.7.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	8th Grade CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.7 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of the text in which it appears.	Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently	Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.	Compare and contrast a text to an audio, video, or multimedia version of the text, analyzing each medium’s portrayal of the subject (e.g., how the delivery of a speech affects the impact of the words).	Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g., print or digital text, video, multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea.

Individual Reading

Students will continue to read from their own library books for pleasure, improve in their reading level, complete their reading journal/reading log and grow in their understanding of the reading material

Group Reading

Students will begin to read Banner in the Sky

Standardized Reading

Students will continue to work on Reading Plus.

[As of, 100% of all 4th -8th grade students who are on Reading plus have improved and 62% are now reading above their grade level]

Grammar Part 1

4th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.4.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	5th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.5.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	6th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.6.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	7th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.7.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use	8th Grade CCSS.ELA Literacy.L.8.4 Vocabulary Acquisition & Use

Grammar Part II

Students will work on the following NAD and Common Core Standards

4th Grade Correct Sentence Formation Proper Nouns and Adjectives Commas in a series Interjections Quotations Abbreviations Titles

5th Grade Correct Sentence Formation Proper Nouns and Adjectives Commas in a series Interjections Quotations Abbreviations Titles

6th Grade Interjections Proper Nouns & Adjectives Uses for Commas Dates, Addresses and Letters Quotation Marks Title of Long Works Colons and Semicolons Abbreviations and numbers Apostrophes Hyphens, Dashes and Parentheses

7th Grade Interjections Proper Nouns & Adjectives Uses for Commas Dates, Addresses and Letters Quotation Marks Title of Long Works Colons and Semicolons Abbreviations and numbers Apostrophes Hyphens, Dashes and Parentheses

8th Grade Interjections Proper Nouns & Adjectives Uses for Commas Dates, Addresses and Letters Quotation Marks Title of Long Works Colons and Semicolons Abbreviations and numbers Apostrophes Hyphens, Dashes and Parentheses

Spelling

4th Grade	5th Grade	6th Grade	7th Grade	8th Grade
escape shape junk steal never human checking important event brush search lonely forever hydroelectric reunion perpendicular	notebook called writing various pictures straight including adventure information creature python enough paper test afterthought industrial facilities weapon	election communicate swimming patios blood barbecue knives view cobra New York eye curl Europe macaroni gemologist refrigerator patients tranquil uniform suspicious	dependent material imitation mull nimble nonstop homemade quarterback provisions probably Washington mellow pleasant explore murky microwave avocado prosecuted luxurious recede	corporation allowed judicial distress transcript capitalism subscribe license supersonic oblique region incapacitate accessory forward machine silhouette rendezvous apparatus architecture renaissance

Writing-

Students will continue to work on short research projects

4th Grade Direct Writing Assessment	5th Grade Direct Writing Assessment	6th Grade Direct Writing Assessment	7th Grade Direct Writing Assessment	8th Grade Direct Writing Assessment
This unit is designed to teach students the difference between “writing on demand” and authentic writing experiences. Student will learn to carefully read and analyze prompts and demonstrate they understand what is being asked of them	This unit is designed to teach students the difference between “writing on demand” and authentic writing experiences. Student will learn to carefully read and analyze prompts and demonstrate they understand what is being asked of them	This unit is designed to teach students the difference between “writing on demand” and authentic writing experiences. Student will learn to carefully read and analyze prompts and demonstrate they understand what is being asked of them	This unit is designed to teach students the difference between “writing on demand” and authentic writing experiences. Student will learn to carefully read and analyze prompts and demonstrate they understand what is being asked of them	This unit is designed to teach students the difference between “writing on demand” and authentic writing experiences. Student will learn to carefully read and analyze prompts and demonstrate they understand what is being asked of them

Social Studies

4th Grade & 5th Grade		6th Grade -  8th Grade
Review for Final Civil War Exam Friday		Review for Final Civil War Exam Friday

Social Studies Review
Kansas-Nebraska Act Kansas Virginia South Carolina Raising of Cotton Industry Cotton Gin Democrats Republicans Abolitionists Dred Scott Decision Secede Compromise of 1850 Abraham Lincoln Irvin McDowell Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Robert E. Lee Mary Andrews John Andrews		Richard Gatling Clara Barton Ulysses S. Grant General George McClellan Jefferson Davis H. L. Hunley Monitor Merrimack U.S.S. Constitution John Wilkes Booth Andersonville George McClellan Elmira Total War Sojourner Truth Joseph Bates Harriet Tubman James White