BURLESON ELEMENTARY NEWS

Thank you to everyone that worked hard on their storybook character pumpkins!

They were all so amazing!

Congratulations to Emma Moya with her Ursula, storybook character pumpkin!

At Meadow ISD we are promoting No Excuses University by Damen Lopez. No Excuses University is founded on promoting higher education for students in the future. Our goal is to set our students up for success in the future through leadership skills, critical thinking, and developing the whole student through rigorous academics, social skills development, and life skills. All students are learning about higher education in the classroom and Texas Tech University opened the door to us to visit their campus and learn about their history. We are appreciative of this opportunity to expose the students to a local university. Grades K-3 attended a storybook reading and campus tour today. Grades 4-5 will attend a more in-depth experience on Tuesday. The students had a blast and will more than likely come home chanting, "Raider Power!"

Congratulations to Emma Moya on winning first place with her storybook pumpkin, Ursula from The Little Mermaid! We appreciate you all working with your children on creating our storybook pumpkins. We had over 50 pumpkins decorating our library and at the Fall Festival! We enjoyed having them and are thankful for the time you spent involved with your children promoting literacy.

En Meadow ISD estamos promocionando la Universidad Sin Excusas de Damen López. No Excuses University se basa en promover la educación superior para los estudiantes del futuro. Nuestro objetivo es preparar a nuestros estudiantes para el éxito en el futuro a través de habilidades de liderazgo, pensamiento crítico y desarrollo integral del estudiante a través de estudios académicos rigurosos, desarrollo de habilidades sociales y habilidades para la vida. Todos los estudiantes están aprendiendo sobre educación superior en el salón de clases y Texas Tech University nos abrió la puerta para visitar su campus y aprender sobre su historia. Agradecemos esta oportunidad de exponer a los estudiantes a una universidad local. Los grados K-3 asistieron hoy a una lectura de cuentos y un recorrido por el campus. Los grados 4-5 asistirán a una experiencia más profunda el martes. Los estudiantes se divirtieron mucho y lo más probable es que regresen a casa cantando "¡Raider Power!" ¡Felicitaciones a Emma Moya por ganar el primer lugar con su calabaza de cuento, Úrsula de La Sirenita! Apreciamos que todos trabajen con sus hijos en la creación de nuestras calabazas de cuentos. ¡Tuvimos más de 50 calabazas decorando nuestra biblioteca y en el Festival de Otoño! Disfrutamos tenerlos y estamos agradecidos por el tiempo que pasó involucrado con sus hijos promoviendo la alfabetización.

My phenomenal Pre-K students had a wonderful week!

• Letters: Aa, Tt, Ll, Vv, Zz, Xx, Hh, Ff, Ee, Kk, Ww, Yy
• Focusing on letter Yy this week and number 12.
• Please help FFA with Food Drive. I sent a list of items on Dojo
  
  Thank you, parents, for all your support.
  
  Mrs. A 😊

Just a few reminders for this week:

• The next sight word test will be on 11/4 which will be over all the red and neon yellow cards. Be sure to be studying them each night!
• This week's pep rally theme is Class Colors. Dress in PURPLE and GOLD.
• Please check ClassDojo frequently for pictures and important messages. The Texas Tech field trip pictures are on ClassDojo. Be sure to ask you child what their favorite part of the campus tour was and why it was their favorite!
• Be sure to read for at least 20 minutes each night AND document it on the monthly reading log. This is vital to their development as readers and leaders.

If you need to reach me, you can message me on ClassDojo, email me, or call the school. 🙂

As always, thank you for sharing your children with me!

Mrs. Lambright

Reminders……

· Phonics homework every night.

· Spelling test NEXT WEDNESDAY, November 10.

· Practice all sight words. Test on green sight words Friday.

· +6’s to practice.

· Reading log, please read a book every night.

· Please make sure your child is bringing their library book to school every day.

Thanks!!

Second graders are busy learning digraphs and sight words.

We are working on greater and less than in math.

Our class novel is, Mummies in the Morning.

Practice Spelling and Sight Words for the week.

Please return the field trip form. We will travel to Texas Tech on Thursday.

I am so THANKFUL for my students.

Mrs. Hogue

Math/Science

· In math we are learning how to read and create bar graphs and pictographs

· In science we are finishing up our lesson over force and motion.

· Please make sure your child is practicing math facts at home each night

· Students can study math fact cards or there are apps on phones and tablets that have math fact practice.

· Math fact tests are on Friday.

· We will be taking our Interim Math test next week.

ELAR/Social Studies:

• In reading we are studying message, point of view and author's purpose in Fiction texts.
• In Social Studies we are studying Communication in Communities and how technology has changed over time.
• Please make sure your child is reading 20 minutes a night and recording it on their reading log.
• If you want to order from Scholastic all orders are due Friday to get here in time for Christmas(any orders earns us books for the classroom as well) here is the flyer link: https://lscpagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=722578&ver=html5
• We are taking very important Bench Marks for STAAR next week. Please make sure your child is at school.

Whitney Lamming

4th grade Science--We have finished up with our unit on energy and forces and will begin discussing properties of soil. Please have your child collect a hand full of dirt from different locations and make observations about the characteristics of each type. You might even have them add some water and see if it is absorbed or if it passes through. 🙂

4th grade Math--We are continuing to discuss fractions. We have learned what fractions are, how to recognize and create equivalent fractions, how to simplify fractions, how to compare fractions, and how to add and subtract fractions. We will continue working with fractions for a little while longer.

5th grade Science--We also finished up our unit on energy and are discussing forces more in depth. We will be calculating net force and discussing balanced and unbalanced forces. Please have your child discuss with you examples of forces that they see on a daily basis.

PLEASE have your child practice or their UIL competitions if they have made a team or teams. Any extra practice would be very beneficial. 🙂

Thank you for sharing your children with me,

Mrs. Brown

We are wrapping up a fantastic week over Realistic Fiction and will move onto Historical Fiction next week. The students have shown great growth in critical thinking skills and discussing narratives during class.

Reminders..

1. Field Trip to Texas Tech on Nov 9th. Have your child wear their field trip shirts and tennis shoes!
2. Please continue practicing for UIL.
3. Practice lines for Christmas Program.
4. Read, read, read every night. Come to school ready to AR Test.
5. Spelling tests will resume after Thanksgiving Break.
6. Reminder than November 19th is now a full day.
7. Please reach out if you have any questions or need anything.

Thank you so much for all that you do! It is so amazing to have parents like you 🙂

Jenna Wesley

Math

• We are working hard dividing with decimals. We are trying to get to them fractions.
• Please have your child practice multiplication math facts. We are still taking a quiz every week. The problems on our assignments are getting more challenging, and we want them to be able to work through them and not shut down.
• We are scheduled a very busy week this coming week. I ask for your support to have your child in bed early Tuesday and Wednesday night because they will be testing. We will be testing Wednesday and Thursday morning. This test our students will be taking will give us a better projection on how they will do on the STAAR test and what are the things we need to learn and review. So please do not forget these little guys need a good night’s rest and to be here early so they can have breakfast Wednesday and Thursday.

Thank you for your support,

Stacy Gamez

ELAR/Social Studies:

In English, we are learning all about characteristics of fiction. We are learning about the "Plot Mountain" or plot elements in fiction and how different things like setting can have an effect on the plot.

In Social Studies, we are learning all about our rights as Americans. What the Bill of Rights does for us in the United States, and how amendments are passed in our government. We are also moving forward and learning all about westward expansion and the Louisiana Purchase.

A few reminders:

- Please make sure your child is reading every night for 20 minutes at the least.

- Please be sure to send your child to school on time everyday and with a water bottle.

-We have not one, but two field trips coming up this next week. One will be on Tuesday and we will be attending a tour of TTU. Please make sure your student is wearing their field trip shirt on Tuesday. The second field trip is to the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra and that is on Wednesday. Please have the students dressed nicely as we are attending this event at the new Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock and want to represent Meadow as the great district it is.

- Finally, we do have testing next week that will help us understand how your student is doing in our classes and how they are projected to do for the STAAR test. Please make sure your child is at school everyday next week.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a question on the Class Dojo.

Thank you!

Mrs. Rasco

Please mark it on your calendars of the new day change!

Thanksgiving lunch has been rescheduled for Friday, November 19th.

BRONCOS -VS- O'DONNELL (HERE) 7:30PM

COME OUT AND CHEER OUR BRONCOS TO ANOTHER GREAT WIN!!

Every Wednesday right after school!!

Prices range from .50 to 4.00

pickle pops, snow cones, popcorn, dippin dots, cake pops, etc