This year in art has been great for the kids. Students in First grade ventured into art history. They learned about the artist Monet. They created their own rendition of “The Water Lily Pond”. They created this art work using crayons and watercolor paint to create a crayon resist.
Mrs. Colon
Cat and Mouse
Their favorite game was soccer. They learned to use their feet and no hands. Only the goalie was allowed to use their body and hands. In basketball, they learned how to shoot the ball in the basket. But their favorite game was cat and mouse.
Ms. Rosario
Jump Start
This year we concentrated on a program called Jump Start. Using this program the students learned the following:
• Math: Addition, Subtraction, Money Fractions, Tally Charts, Time
• Reading: Parts of Speech, Comprehension, Antonyms, Word Building
• Critical Thinking: Problem Solving, Patterns, Attributes, Classification
• Social Skills: Preparations, Perseverance, Cooperation
Mr. B
Read, Read. Read!
It’s hard to believe that our 2012-13 school year is over. I’m happy to share that through the use of the research-based reading program and our students’ hard work all our students have excelled and went up at least two reading levels since September. Some went up five reading levels. Kindergarten through 5th grade were challenged in the reading lab to implement the following reading strategies as they read their weekly story selection and leveled readers.
Students were encouraged to summarize what they read, predict what will happen in the story, clarify and monitor what they read, ask questions while reading, visualize what they have read in their mind, and make connections with the text.
I would like to thank the parents for their efforts at home. As we look forward to the coming school year, I trust that as we continue to work together we will see greater success in the coming years. Please continue to encourage your child to Read, Read. Read!
Yvette Jimenez
The students in elementary enjoyed learning about music this year in its entirety . They learned how to cooperate with each other for when we had to move/dance to certain music. They have learned different aspect of music from the tempos in Italian to how to fine tune their social and motor skills.
Mrs. Colon
Optical Illusions
What an awesome year. We have learned so much in what seems now to be a little time. 1st grade had the opportunity to do a project with Optical illusion. They had a great time.
Mrs. Colon
Field Day
Students had fun doing relay races with obstacle courses. They also did their annual physical fitness test. At the end of the school year we had a field day in the gym.
Mrs. Rosario
This has been such an amazing school year.
The almost second graders have grown to be confident readers and writers. They came to school each day enthusiastic and ready to learn.
We took a journey to Antarctica measuring and weighing penguins. We became farmers purchasing land and animals for our model farms. We became scientists and discovered how our body systems work for us. We became researchers and discussed great inventors and how their scientific discoveries changed our world. We explored the past from ancient civilizations to the early exploration of the American West.
Our favorite time in first grade was sharing our writing pieces during our monthly Publishing Parties.
The end of the year is always a bittersweet time. We are looking forward to our summer break but will miss our time together.
Ms. Calma
Reading Street
Evangel is committed to assist our students to become successful readers. To achieve this goal Kindergarten through fifth grade are using a research-based reading program called Reading Street. Reading Street provides instruction in the five core areas of reading instruction; phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills and strategies. Students with their classroom teacher attend the reading lab daily where they‘re grouped to receive differential instruction. Students are taught Reading Strategies that focus on:
Summarizing what you have read.
Predicting what will happen in the story.
Clarifying and monitoring what you are reading.
Asking questions while reading.
Visualizing what you have read in your mind.
Making connections with your reading.
Decoding and trying to figure out difficult words
Our students are learning through varies types of genre in the weekly reading selection and leveled readers that good readers use different strategies before, during, and after reading. As they learn to apply these strategies they will be more engaged in what they read and eventually become successful lifelong readers.
Current research in reading reveals three important considerations for parents and teachers:
1. Children who read, and read widely, become better readers.
2. Reading and writing are complementary skills.
3. Parents are important to children both as role models and as supporters of their efforts
Mrs. Jimenez
Hieroglyphics
During our Unit on Early Civilizations we all imagined how it would have been like to be an Egyptian. It was fun trying to read each other’s names in Hieroglyphics.
Ms. Calma