Union Chapel/ Hawthorn
ESL Newsletter
February 2016
Important Dates to Remember
TESTING
ACCESS WINDOW
January 19-February 19
As stated in the January newsletter I have been giving the ACCESS test. It is very detailed. It has been adopted by the state of Missouri and has been developed by the WIDA Consortium. Twenty two states have joined the Consortium. It tests Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing in the areas of Communication Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science.
In kindergarten we are working in the Plant Unit.
We will be looking at all the different types of fruit and vegetables.
flowers, garden
cause effect
action words
compare fairy tales
fruit and vegetables
New sight words for this month are
and
it
you
can
First Grade
Growing and Changing
Big Question
How Do Animals Change as They Grow?
Animal Babies
Zoo Animal Babies
Plot
Beginning
Middle
End
Singular Subject Pronouns
Plural Subject Pronouns
Compare Genres
Main Idea and Details
Singular Possessive Words
Life Cycle of Butterflies
Plural Possessive Words
Science Article
Poem
Voice
Style
Writing Project
Second Grade
Water
for Everyone
Big Question
Where Does Water Come From?
Problem
Solution
Adjectives
Articles
Compare/Contrast
Cause
and Effect
Adverbs
Author's
Purpose
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Third Grade
Life in the Soil
Big Question
What is so Amazing About Plants?
Life Cycle and Growth of a Plant
Sequence
Inferences
Language Frames
Realistic Fiction
Multiple Meaning Words
Haiku
Comparing Genres
Plural Nouns
Main Idea and Details
Fiction/Non Fiction Stories
Science Articles
Suffixes
Blog
Comparing Text Features
Fourth Grade
Amazing Places
Big Question
Why Learn About Other Places?
Maps and a Globe
Theme Chart
Visualize
Fiction
Word Origins
Free Verse in Poetry
Compare Figurative Language
Simile and Metaphor
Plural Nouns
Language Frames
Land forms
Main Idea and Details
Graphs
Diagrams
Compound Words
Profile
Research Paper on Country
Fifth Grade
Nature's Network
Nature's Network
Big Question
What is Nature's Network?
Food Chain
Plot
Determine Importance
Realistic Fiction
Setting
Predators and Prey
Prefixes
Expository Non Fiction
Consumers
Producers
Carnivores
Omnivores
Herbivores
Decomposers
Desert
Compare Content
Plural Nouns
Photosynthesis
Chlorophyl
Main Idea Details
Read an Interview
Suffixes
Compare Genres
Collective Nouns
February is
February has
Ground Hog Day
Feb 2
February is
Year of the Monkey
Happy Chinese New Year
to my Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese Students
This month your children will have
Spring
2:00
Monday, February 15
is
President's Day
which is a national holiday.
There will be
No
School
We will have our ESL Family Night on Feb 22rd at Hawthorn
Like before I am always adding to my web
site. You will find many good references as well as this
newsletter.
Always sit with your children while they surf as sometimes an inappropriate or bad site can accidentally be found by an unsuspecting person. My links are checked by me but I do not know what sites may be linked to them after I have checked them.
