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WELCOME TO MRS. BASALDUA'S 5TH GRADE CLASSWIKI
This technological extension of the classroom is here to help you meet your classroom needs. I am sure that you will find an answer to most any question you may have. And if you don't, please feel free to contact me - Terry Basaldua. I hope you visit often.
Monday, May 4, 2009
We will be spending these last few weeks working on a writing project. Check out Scavenger Hunt to see what you will be working on. Be sure to vote for your favorite poems and stories.
This afternoon, the 5th graders will be taking a trip to Smith Junior High and Sinton High School to listen to the bands perform. This is always so much fun.
Be sure to wash your hands well and often so you can help everyone remain healthy.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
I am hearing good things about you guys. Keep up the good work and I'll be back after Spring Break. I just got through reading, or rather crying through, Zink by Cherie Bennett. It was a very interesting, but sad book about a girl with leukemia and her fight against it. I highly recommmend this book which will be on the shelf when I get back. What's great about this book is that it gives you a look at how one girl handles a very difficult situation. Only you get to stay safe, happy in the fact that this is not happening to you.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Hello, class! I miss you all so much! I am doing fine after spending two days in the hospital. I am in no pain, but I have to take it easy for a few weeks. I just get to lay around for awhile. Be good to the sub and write your letters. I'll be catching up with them starting on Tuesday. Keep up with the Classroom News.
March 4, 2009
NEWS FLASH The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is being released on DVD March 10. So, when we get back from Spring Break, I will be showing the movie to those who have read the book AND have written permission from thier parents.
March 2, 2009
READING TAKS TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2009. Get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast. I KNOW that everyone can pass this test. YOU are ready. Remember our goal is 100%!
February 23, 2009 The Reading TAKS is March 3. With this in mind, we are focusing on our weak areas. One thing that has recently come into mind is the vocabulary used on the TAKS. Click TAKS Related Words for a list.
And to help students know these words, I have created the following activities for review.
TAKS Related Words - Play Memory, Concentration, Word Search, or Flash Cards to help you review these terms.
TAKS Related Words Battleship - Sink your computer's ship before it sinks yours by answering the questions correctly.
February 17, 2009 Thanks to all brought goodies for the party. The kids were very happy!
Students - Try this out for practice when you are finished with your work.
Main Idea Skill Activity
Significant and Minor Details
Problem Solution
February 9, 2009 Yeah! We get to have a Valentine's Day Party Friday, February 13. What does that mean? We will spend the last 30 minutes of the school day enjoying food and cards. Bring whatever food you want to share with the class. I will supply the cups, paper plates, and napkins. You supply the food and Valentine's Day cards for EVERYONE in class.
February 2, 2009 I want to congratulate the 5th graders who participated in the 1000 Book Challenge. During the last four months, 85 students read a total of 1009 books, meeting the challenge. Way to go students in the classes of Ms. Brock, Mrs. Carawan, Mrs. Hiracheta, and Mrs. Basaldua!
We have benchmark testing all this week. Remember to get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast.
Tuesday - Reading Benchmark.
Wednesday - Math Benchmark.
Thursday - Science Benchmark.
January 19, 2009 This week we are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday on Monday by attending the town's parade at 10:00, watching the historic swearing in of our 44th President, Barack Obama, on Tuesday and taking two afternoons off for the Stock Show on Thursday and Friday. Furthermore, on Thursday and Friday morning the students will be taking a TAKS Practice Test that will take them most of the morning. Be sure that your child gets plenty of rest this week.
Check this link to learn more about Cause and Effect.
January 9, 2009 We have been working on inferencing this week. This has been a difficult concept for our students to understand. To help them out, I found some links you may want to have some fun with (and learn inferencing at the same time.) Click on the following links.
Quia What can you infer?
Quia Inference Battleship
January 3, 2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR! I love New Year's Day because it is a time for new beginnings. I get to have a fresh start at trying to improve my life this year. For instance, I get to start my diet again, forgetting the failures of the past. I get to make goals for riding my bike. I get to decide how many books I plan to read this year. Whatever challenges I make for myself, I always look at how it will help me and make improvements in my life and in the life of others. Do you have any plans to make changes in your life this year? Perhaps you can think of just one goal. Maybe you'd like to finish a project you started? Or perhaps you just want to score the highest points on a video game? How will the 2009 year challenge improve your life?
Maybe one of your goals is to be a major part of the 1000 Book Challenge. We read 156 books during the month of December, far below our goal of 250 books. But we still have January. Our total going into the final month is 727 books. That means that we need to read 273 books. I believe we can do it!
See you Monday! Come in rested and be prepared to work. The Reading TAKS is only about 8 weeks away. Are you ready?
December 15, 2008 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Look for a letter, sent home last Friday, about our classroom Christmas Party. The party will be Friday, December 19 from 1:00 - 1:35. Students will go to P. E. after the party. Remember, we have Early Release at 2:15. Please return the letter letting me know how you will participate in the party by Wednesday. I will invite the class to the classroom to enjoy lunch as they watch a Christmas movie from 12:3o - 1:00.
This is also the last week for the 3rd 6 weeks. Report cards will go home the week after we come back from Christmas Break.
Enjoy your time with family and friends!
December 1, 2008 I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving as you gave thanks, ate lots, cheered for the Cowboys, and ate lots more. As for me, I was sick the whole time. Major sick! Thanks for sharing the stomach virus with me.
As for the "1000 Book Challenge," I'd like to thank everyone for reading, reading, reading! We read 291 books in November. That brings us to the total of 571 books half way through the challenge. Way to go, kids!
By the way, if you are wondering about my surgery, it will happen but probably not for a few months.
November 24, 2008
Enjoy some time off of school, but not learning. Read a good book at home. Be sure to focus on the positives and not the negatives. We all have a lot to be thankful for. Give lots of hugs and say, "Thank you!" even for the little things. In fact, give thanks especially for the little things. Give your folks big hugs and tell them that you love them. Volunteer to help around the house. Wash the dishes. And try a little bit of everything on the table. Remember, Christmas (and getting gifts) is right around the corner! You want to look good when your folks go shopping on Friday.
November 7, 2008 We are nearly through with Benchmarking for the week. It has been difficult for the kids to sit still and quiet for so long, but they have done a wonderful job of meeting the difficulties of all day testing and will, no doubt, be ready for the real TAKS testing.
Now for some difficult news for me. I will be out of the class room for the most part the next four weeks. Between a few trainings, traveling to Georgia to see our son put on Lieutenant bars, and some major surgery, I am going to be quiet busy. But I will continue to monitor my emails, visit through chat, and keep up with the weekly letters. I have also set up a page for us to visit call Visits with Mrs Basaldua. Check this page often for I will still teach via Wiki. It is also open for you to write to me, letting me know what is going on with your class day.
November 3, 2008 Sinton Elementary is Benchmarking this week. That means that we will be in testing mode Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday, we will be testing Math using a released TAKS test. Thursday, we will be testing Reading, and on Friday, 5th grade will be testing Science. We expect these benchmarks to take all day. Please have your child go to bed early, get a good breakfast, and take any medications necessary. The results of these test will help teachers to make plans that will best help your child. While it is still early in the school year, it is not too soon to think about the first Reading TAKS administration the first week of March.
What a great job our 5th grade team is doing with the 1000 Book Challenge. Remember, our team is composed four classes which are MS Brock, Mrs. Carawan, Mrs. Hiracheta, and Mrs. Basaldua. We read 280 books! Our goal for October was to read 250. Way to go READERS! Be sure to congratulate them when you see them. We still have three months to go to meet the goal of reading 1000 books.
Don't forget to vote for your favorite book at Vote for Books. We'll take a look November 5th to see America's favorite books.
October 10, 2008. !!!BIG NEWS. Most of you have been eagerly anticipating the opening of Literary Chat. Well, it is up and running. To use, click on Literary Chat. A blue box will pop up in a new window. Just type in your first name beginning with a capital for the login. Your password is your initials of your first and last name plus your lunch number. There are no capitals or spaces. Then just click on the "Login" button. Try it to see if yours works. Who knows, you may even find me there! Here is just a friendly reminder. Don't say anything in the chat room that you don't want your folks to know about. I do read all chats, even those I am not a part of, and will tell your folks about anything that is inappropriate.
Parents and Guardians, this is a very safe, self-contained chat room that will not allow anyone in unless I have added his or her name to the chat. NO ONE can be invited and NO ONE outside the chat room can get in contact with your child.
Our kids are off to a flying start with the "1000 Book Challenge." Please encourage your child to read at home and keep a list of book titles to add to the classroom list.
On a personal note, I would like to invite you to the Texas Jazz Festival October 17 - 19 at Heritage Park in Corpus Christi. I plan to be there with some of my family from San Antonio sitting back and enjoy the sounds, food, shopping, and more. Entrance to the festival is free! Tom Braxton will be playing Saturday night from 9:30 to 11:00 PM. Be sure to look for me!
September 27, 2008. October 1 begins a challenge set forth to our students. We have entered the "1000 Book Challenge." The E-Team (Excellent, Enthusiastic, Enjoyable, Energetic, Educated) is comprised of four marvelous classes. Along with Mrs. Basaldua's class of 20 students, we also have joining us are the classes of MS Brock, Mrs. Carawan, and Mrs. Hiracheta. The members of E-Team have between October 1st to January 31st to read 1000 books. If we do, we will qualify for the big prize of 200 books for our library and a book for each student. Books read at home also count, so be sure to keep a track of those and add them to our list! Please support our kids as they are so Excited about this challenge. Please visit 1000 Book Challenge for more information.
Click on the link The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to hear Mrs. Basaldua and Mrs. Garcia read the book to you online. This also counts toward the 1000 Book Challenge!
Main Idea and Supporting Details
Author's Purpose
Cause and Effect