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
What we love
Through literature, we discovered what inspires authors to write. Authors write about what they love,what they experience and want to share with others. This month First Grade shared what they love most of all through their writing.
Ms. Calma
Who doesn’t like a party?
During the month of October We traveled to Mexico. After locating Mexico on a world map we took a tour and learned about its people, customs, food and holidays. We especially enjoyed making our own piñata and decorating it with the colors of the Mexican flag.
Ms. Calma
All About Me
We had a fabulous first month in First Grade! We had tons of fun getting to know each other especially while writing our personal narratives. What first graders love to do is share stories about themselves and their experiences.
Ms. Calma
College Level
College level Spanish Literature students have read the historically, epic novel of El CID. They have created poetry, artwork, and research inspired by the novel.
Mrs. Jean-Pierre
Field Trip
On December, the Spanish department’s Ms. Rivera & Mrs. Jean-Pierre took their 10th grade classes to El Museo del Barrio for a exhibit of Three Kings Day.
Mrs. Jean-Pierre
Train Travel
This month, 9th Grade Spanish is venturing into Train travel, as will as conjugating irregular bends in the present tense.
Mrs. Jean-Pierre
Advanced Spanish
Advanced Spanish has been learning about how students in an isolated section in Colombia use a zip line daily to travel to & from their school. In addition to cultural highlights, 8th grade is learning how to conjugate stem-changing irregular verbs for user in verbal Spanish expression.
Mrs. Jean-Pierre
Shoebox Homes
This month, Middle School Spanish class learned how to name parts of a house or apartment in Spanish. They then applied what they have learned by creating a model of a house or apartment using a shoebox. These creative shoeboxes are now being displayed in our classroom.
Mrs. Jean-Pierre