American Horror Story

This is the third season of American Horror Story. This time it takes place in New Orleans, and it is about a special school for witches. I feel this season is one the best ones I have so far. The main characters in the story always seem to capture my interest in their story lines. In the last episode, one of my favorite characters, Kathy Bates, was taken prisoner by another clan of witches. She was imprisoned in an iron cage, where she really had no room to move. At the end of the episode, her "still alive" head was delivered in a cardboard box to the school for witches. With that said, tune in Wednesday evenings at 10pm on FX. 

Grammar Point:

1) Do you believe in witches? Do you celebrate Halloween? Do you get scared? Write about the last costume your wore to a halloween celebration or party.

2)  Remember to use proper use of conventional language. 

Birthdays

What is a birthday?

The annual anniversary of the day on which a person was born, typically treated as an occasion for celebration and present-giving.

Yesterday my oldest daughter turn the BIG 10! I don't know where the decade went but she got so big so fast right before my eyes.Today she celebrated her birthday with some of her friends at a kid spa. The girls were treated to manicures, pedicures, facials, make-up, and dress up. To end the celebration, my daughter and her friends put on a runaway show for all the moms and dads, and lastly, we had her favorite chocolate from Capri Bakery in Wantagh. We were all entertained by these little divas and had a blast!

Grammar Point.

1) Write about how you celebrate/ed your birthday. Did you have a party? Receive a special gift? What did you do? Who helped you celebrate your special day?  

2) Circle all the nouns and verbs associated to your piece of writing.

Christmas Around the World

The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the lighting of Christmas trees, the hanging of wreaths, Christmas stockings, candy canes, and the creation of Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas carols may be sung and stories told about such figures as the Baby Jesus, St Nicholas, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Christkindl or Grandfather Frost. The sending of Christmas cards, the exchange of Christmas time greetings, observance of fasting and/or special religious observances such as a midnight Mass or Vespers on Christmas Eve, the burning of a Yule log, and the giving and receiving of presents. Christmas time is one of the most important periods on the Christian calendar, and is often closely connected to other holidays at this time of year, such as Advent, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, St. Nicholas Day, St. Stephen's Day, New Year's, and the Feast of the Epiphany.

Grammar Task: Find the holiday words in the word search puzzle.

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ADVENTCALENDAR	BABYJESUS	CANDYCANE
CHRISTMAS	CHRISTMASCARDS	CHRISTMASCAROL
CHRISTMASEVE	ELVES	FESTIVE
LIGHTINGTREES	MIDNIGHTMASS	MISTLETOE
NICHOLAS	PRESENTS	SANTACLAUS
STOCKINGS	VESPERS	WREATHS
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Playground Recess Poem

Here's a poem about recess time:

Walk, laugh, fall
Sing, jump, run
If I feel while I was walking, just laugh it off.
Where we're happy and jumping and singing during recess, we forget to walk and we fall.
We love playing at the playground.

Task1:
Underline all verbs.

Task 2:
Create a 3 line verb. Your poem must include six verbs. Your third sentence should show how you feel about the activity.

My Cinquain Math Poem

I created the following Cinquain Poem:

Math
hard, challenging
bouncing, computing, rushing,
activities are abstract
Proportional Relationships

Exercise 1:  Underline all nouns and verbs.

Exercise 2: Grammar Task:  Create a 5 line Cinquain Poem with the following grammar exercise: Be sure to include the following parts of speech; noun, two adjectives, three action verbs, feeling to the subject, and noun that sums up what the poem is about. Have Fun!

What is a Fraction?

Fraction comes from the Latin fractus, broken. In mathematics, a fraction is a concept of a proportional relation between an object part and the object whole.

A fraction is an example of a specific type of ratio, in which the two numbers are related in a part-to-whole relationship, rather than as a comparative relation between two separate quantities.

A fraction is a quotient of numbers, where the numerator is divided by the denominator.

Cloze Reading Exercise: Fill in the blanks using the math terms below. Words may be used more than once. 

whole 

proportional relationship

denominator

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part

fractus 

numerator

Fraction

Cloze Reading:

_________________ comes from ____________, the Latin word broken. Fraction is a concept of a _______________ __________________ between an object _________ and the object ____________.

A fraction is an example of a _____________, in which the two numbers are related in a part-to-whole relationship, rather than as a comparative relation between two separate quantities.

A fraction is a quotient of numbers, where the _________________ is divided by the ________________.

Grammar Exercise:
Identify all clauses and identify all parts of speech.

Text Type: Procedure

Following are Steps for Making Spanish White Rice:

1.       Pour the amount of rice you want to make in a pot.

2.       Wash and rinse the rice until the water is clear.

3.       Fill the pot with water just 1-2 inches above the rice

4.       Turn on the stove to medium-high

5.       Place the pot on the hot stove.

6.       Season the rice with salt and oil to your tasting desire.

7.       Bring rice to boil.

8.       Cover and bring heat to low.

9.       Let rice cook for 20 min.

10.   Open lid and turn the rice.

11.   Cook rice for another 5-10 min.

12.   Taste & serve.

Structure	Text
Goal	Steps for Making Spanish White Rice
Materials	Use a rice, pot, water, salt, oil, pot stirrer, hot stove
Steps (in sequence)	Pour the amount of rice you want to make in a pot. Wash and rinse the rice until the water is clear. Fill the pot with water just 1-2 inches above the rice Turn on the stove to medium-high Place the pot on the hot stove. Season the rice with salt and oil to your tasting desire. Bring rice to boil. Cover and bring heat to low. Let rice cook for 20 min. Open lid and turn the rice using the pot stirrer. Cook rice for another 5-10 min. Taste & serve!

Food Ingredients & Materials Vocabulary: Can you unscramble the ingredients? Try it!

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aewrt: ___________

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tsla: ___________

cire: ___________

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Task 2:

Circle all action verbs.