viernes, 2 de julio de 2010

Study Guide for the Extraordinary Exam

Guys, the extraordinary exam will be next July 12th, at 7:30 to 9:00 AM.

Don't forget to pay for the exam at the reception office.
Be ready for it.

To study you can check the list of topics that will be seen at the following study guide:
(click on the link)

List of topics

http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/Guiaextraordinario.docx?attredirects=0&d=1


Study Guide


Study hard!!
See you at the regularization courses at school.

Good Luck!! =)

jueves, 29 de abril de 2010

Spelling Bee Contest

The eliminatories start in every classroom on May 19th to find the 5 students that will represent your group.

After that, on May 24-25, there will be a semi-final contest to find the winner of every grade.

At the end, on May 27, there will be a final contest at the soccer field.


Here you have the list of the 100 words that are going to be practiced.
To print the vocabulary list click on the link below:

http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/Spellingvocabularylist.docx?attredirects=0&d=1

miércoles, 28 de abril de 2010

5th Bimonthly Contents and Study Guides

In the following links you will find the readings and the book pages that will be worked during this last bimonthly period. Just click on the links.

Reading contents:

http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/B2L5thBIMReadingContents.docx?attredirects=0&d=1


Click on the link below and you will find the 5th period reading study guide:

http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/B2L5thBIMStudyGuide.docx?attredirects=0&d=1

Click on the link below to find the 5th bimonthly grammar contents and book pages:

http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/LN5thBimGrammarcontents.docx?attredirects=0&d=1


In the following link you will find a page with useful information about the punctuation marks in English. Also a list of exercises that might be helpful for you. Click on every activity, practice and have fun!!

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/page_41.htm

domingo, 7 de marzo de 2010

Language Network Study Guide

To practice the subject-verb agreement click on the links below and answer the online quizzes. Be careful with the punctuation marks and capitalization.

Present Simple: affirmative sentences

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=3&type=positive

Present Simple: negative sentences

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=3&type=negative

Present Simple: questions

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=1&level=3&type=question

Present Perfect: affirmative sentences
(has + verb in past participle / have + verb in past participle)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=5&level=4&type=positive

Present Perfect: negative sentences
(hasn't + verb in past participle / haven't + verb in past participle)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=5&level=4&type=negative

Present Perfect: questions
(Has + subject + verb in past participle/ Have + subject + verb in past participle)

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/exercises?tense=5&level=4&type=question

jueves, 4 de marzo de 2010

HOMEWORK LIST March 01-05

Monday: Answer the Think it through questions from the reading Karate Kid in the notebook.

Tuesday: Copy exercise B from page 168 from the Language Network and correct the 5 errors.

Wednesday: Answer page 99 in the workbook.

Thursday: Make the sentences negative (Language Network book exercise A page 168).

Friday: Using your Bridges to Literature Book find 5 sentences with Compound Subjects.

miércoles, 3 de marzo de 2010

4th BIMONTHLY WRITING COMPOSITION CONTENTS

Book: Language Network

Writing Workshop

  • Opinion Statement. Theme: WORKING TOGETHER pages 164 and 398-401.
  • Using correct subject-verb agreement. Theme: JOURNAL pages 178-179.
  • Using punctuation correctly. Theme: OOPS! page 204.

Writing Exam Works

  • Writing a short story. Theme: (using animals) pages 406-410.

Folder 5%

Cover 5%

Punctuation 20%

Spelling and correct use of capitalization 20%

Narratory 50% (2 pages long)

  • Writing a poem. Theme: FRIENDSHIP/ TO YOUR MOTHER pages 411-415.

Folder 5%

Cover 5%

Punctuation 20%

Spelling and correct use of capitalization 20%

Poetry 50%

4th BIMONTHLY READING CONTENTS

Books: Bridges to Literature and Workbook (WB).

Unit 9. Games We Play

  • Before the Game pages 242-245 (WB p. 97)
  • Karate Kid pages pages 248-249 (WB p. 98)
  • This Team the Silver Spokes pages 250-251 (WB p. 99)
  • The Sidewalk Racer or On the Skateboard pages 252-253 (WB p. 100)
  • Final Score pages 254-257 (WB p. 100-101)

Unit 10. For the Sake of Others

  • The Gift of the Magi pages 260-267 (WB p. 102-104)
  • Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad pages 268-277 (WB p. 105-108)
  • Harriet Tubman pages 278-279 (WB p. 109)
  • One Grain of Rice pages 280-287 (WB p. 110-113)
  • Mountain Medicine 288-299 (WB p. 114-117)

domingo, 21 de febrero de 2010

Language Network 4th Bimonthly Study Guide

From the Book Language Network we're going to work on these two chapters:

* Chapter 7: Subject-Verb Agreement

* Chapter 8: Capitalization

To see in detail all the contents click on the link below:


http://sites.google.com/site/misslizbethsantibanez/home/LanguageNetwork4thBIMStudyGuide.docx?attredirects=0&d=1

lunes, 15 de febrero de 2010

HOMEWORK LIST February 15-19

Monday: Compare 2 cars, 2 cities, 2 schools, 2 videogames and 2 people.

Tuesday:Write 5 sentences using 5 different prepositions and underline the object of preposition.

Wednesday:Look for 5 sentences with adjective phrases and 5 more with adverb phrases in the Science book.

Thursday:Find 2 examples of each conjunction in the Bridges to Literature Book
(8 sentences total).

Friday:Draw a cartoon using interjections to express your emotions about the pollution in our world.

martes, 9 de febrero de 2010

HOMEWORK LIST February 08-12

Monday: In the chart used in class write two more examples in each column.

Tuesday: Answer all the think it through questions about the reading Kenny Roberts

Wednesday: Look for 10 sentences in which nouns are used as adjectives
(in the Bridges to Literature Book)

Thursday: Look for 10 sentences in which there’s an adverb. (Use the Science Book)

Friday: Write 10 sentences comparing 5 pairs of things (cars, cities, people, animals and videogames)

lunes, 25 de enero de 2010

HOMEWORK LIST January 25-29

Monday 25th
Find and copy 5 sentences with adjective phrases in the Science Book

Tuesday 26th
Find and copy 5 sentences with adverb phrases in the Science Book
Bring money to buy the books you may like during the Scholastic book sale

Wednesday 27th
Workbook pages from the Reading

Thursday 28th
To make a post card in class bring:
a blank piece of paper,
glue, scissors and
an image or photograph of an outdoor place you liked for vacation

Friday 29th
Write a paragraph of what you liked the most(or didn’t)of the writing activity