My pets!

                                                                                                                   9-21-14
My Pets!

     I would like you to meet my pets.  I have one dog, named Bailey, two cats named Jamie and Alley, and lastly I have a fish named Mama.  All of my pets have been rescued from the streets of Brooklyn and the Bronx.  These animals were very sick, mistreated, and alone.  I was lucky enough to find them when I did, for their future was not a bright one.
     My dog was used a bait dog and had bites and cuts all over her, she was very skinny.  She was about one and a half years old when I found her, she will be 13 this February.  My black cat Jamie was part of a litter down the block from my job, in Brooklyn.  He was the only cat left and I took him home. He was so sick he couldn't meow, he just laid there with bubbles coming out of his nose, and his eye was swollen shut.  I took him to the vet, and he is now a handsome long haired black cat that is almost two years old.  My youngest cat, Alley, is still a kitten.  I found her on the way to work, where I stop and feed the stray cats, she was meowing so loud.  It was snowing, very cold, and she was so scared.  It took me forty minutes to catch her, down an alley, thats why her name is, "Alley Cat"  She was so tiny and soaking wet!  I took her to the vet, and she had, ear mites, and was dehydrated.  She is now a healthy and spunky kitten that loves to play!  Mama was my class pet, that now lives at home with me.
     I feel so lucky to have saved my pets, because  they saved me too!

Jamie & Alley

Bailey

Vocabulary:

1.  pets ( noun)-An animal that you take care of and love.

2.  rescued ( verb)-To save from a dangerous situation.

3. sick ( adjective)- Ill or being unwell or unhealthy.

4. mistreated (verb)-To treat badly, or unfairly, cruel.

5. alone (adverb)-Having no one else there.

6. bait dog (noun)-setting an aggressive dog to attack or kill a defenseless dog.

7. skinny ( adjective)-A part of the body that is very thin.

8. meow ( verb)-A sound a cat makes.

9. vet ( noun)-An animal doctor.

10. kitten ( noun)-A baby cat.


Task:
*The vocabulary words are all mixed up. Unscramble all of the letters and write the vocabulary word correctly.

1.  ynsnki-  ___________________________

2.ttenki-  _____________________________

3.eanol- ______________________________

4.etv- _________________________________

5. owem- ______________________________

6.taib god- ______________________________

7.ckis- _________________________________

8. step- _________________________________

9. dcesure- _______________________________

10.  stmidetrae- _____________________________


Grammar Point

Adjectives are words that describe something.  Like he was a hairy bear or scary bear.  Hairy and scary describe the bear.  Look back in the reading about "my pets" and identify all of the adjectives.  Draw an illustration to represent the describing adjectives and create one of your own as well with an illustration.

My Niece's 2nd Birthday Party!

                                                                                                                                 9-15-14

My niece's 2nd birthday party!
 Over the weekend I went to visit my sister, her husband, my niece, and nephew.   It was my niece's 2nd birthday party, and we had a celebration with family and friends.  We love to spend time together sharing  stories, laughs, taking pictures, and playing games.  It is a tradition to sing happy birthday, make a wish, and blow out the candles.  We also play games like, hit the pinata, open presents, and receive goody bags.   She looked so cute in her birthday outfit, and we had so much fun.  I love spending time with my family, and creating wonderful memories.                                                        

My niece, the birthday girl.

Vocabulary;

1. Niece (noun)- A daughter of my sister.

2. Nephew (noun)- A son of my sister.

3. weekend (noun)- A period of time from Friday evening to Monday morning.

4. celebration (noun)- To have a party, a happy time.

5. tradition (noun)- The handing down of a belief or custom.

6. birthday (noun)- The anniversary of the day a person is born.

7. pinata (noun)- A paper figure filled with candy.

8. presents (noun)- A gift.

9. goody bags (noun)- Bags filled with toys and candy.

10. memories (noun)- Keeping a mental picture forever.


Task;
*Draw a line from the vocabulary word to its matching definition.

- celebration                                                  - A period of time from Friday evening to Monday morning.
     
-memories                                                     -A paper figure filled with candy.

-Niece                                                         -The anniversary of the day a person is born.

- tradition                                                       -A daughter of my sister

-goody bags                                                   -Keeping a mental picture forever

- weekend                                                      -Bags filled with toys and candy.

-presents                                                        -The handing down of a belief or custom.

-birthday                                                        -A gift.

-Nephew                                                         -A son of my sister.

-pinata                                                            -To have a party, a happy time.


Grammar point

Compound words are when two independent words are pushed together to make a new independent word.  Cup+cake=cupcake, rain=coat=raincoat, spider=man=spiderman.  Look in the reading passage for any compound words and underline them.  List all the compound words you can find the same way I did.  Word+word=compound word.   Use each compound word in a complete sentence.

My first day, again!

My first day of college, again!  I find myself sitting in a familiar classroom, with a familiar feeling, and it begins once more.  I think no matter how old you are, what language you speak,  how many degrees you have, and how optimistic you are the first day still makes you nervous.  I made sure to get to class early, but when I arrived nobody else was there.  I sat alone with crazy thoughts racing through my mind like, "Am I in the wrong room, was class cancelled, is it the wrong day?" Why do people make themselves crazy over new experiences?  I think it is in our nature, to worry and then to realize it is ok and to relax.  The professor came in with other students, and all of my worries disappeared.   It doesn't matter if your 5,  25 or 65, the first day of anything give us butterflies in our bellies! My first day of college was a old feeling with a new beginning. 


Vocabulary;


1. familiar-(adjective) Well known


2. optimistic- (adjective) To feel hopeful or confident


3. nervous-(adjective) To feel jumpy


4. cancelled-(verb) To put a stop to something


5. professor-(noun)  A person who teaches at a college


6. disappeared-(verb)  To not be visible


7.  butterflies in your belly- (idiom) To feel anxious




Task;

Choose a vocabulary word from the word bank above and write it in the blank that best completes the sentence.

a. The college ___________________ was very helpful the first day of class.

b.  The girl felt very _________________________ that she will do well in her classes.

c.  Our concert was ___________________________ because of bad weather.

d.  The kitten __________________________ behind the curtain.

e.  It was my first day of class and I had, ____________________________________________ because I was _________________________.

f.  In gym we played a game of hopscotch.  I am very ___________________________  with it. I play all the time.


Grammar Point

Verbs are words that show an action, someone or something is "doing" something.  He jumped over the puddle.  The word "jumped" is a verb and describes the action the boy is doing.  Reread the story about, "my first day again" and draw a square around each verb or action word.  Write a complete sentence using the verbs you found and two of your own verbs as well.