Welcome to Fifth Grade: Cage Elementary 2020 - 2021 School Year Mrs. Martinez - Houston ISD
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Welcome to Fifth Grade:
Mrs. Martinez
Mr. De La Rosa
Cage Elementary
2020 – 2021
School Year
Mrs. Stott Mrs. Mantilla
Hello, My name is Mrs. Stott. It is so nice to meet you! I am so happy your
child is in my classroom this year! This school year we will be learning so
many things about our great nation’s history. I also teach writing, so we will
work on grammar and compositions. I am excited to have your child be a
part of my classroom!
I am married, and live with my husband, my two sons, and our three cats,
Peaches, Yokie and Patty Cakes. I have been teaching for over 20 years and
my favorite subject to teach is history.
EDUCATION FAVORITES
Food: Wings from Wingstop & BBQ Shrimp
• Bachelor’s Degree – Education Restaurant: Pappasito’s, Niko Niko’s, Perry’s
University of Houston Steakhouse, Raising Canes & The Ruby Slipper
• Masters Degree – Educational
Hobbies: Reading, traveling and hiking
Psychology/Special Education Colors: Black, lavender and pink
University of Houston Flower: Hydrangea and roses
Movie: Stand and Deliver
Book: Cricket in Times Square and
Old Yeller
Animals: Bear, moose, flamingo,
hummingbird and cat
Location: National Parks
• My husband’s name is Spencer. (We are both History Nerds). • We have two sons: Kross (15) and Ashton (8). • My family and I love to travel. • We love to watch the survival show, Alone. • Our “Happy Place” is together in the mountains or Disney World. • Our favorite national parks are Yellowstone NP and Glacier NP.
Writing Language/writing skills: • Types of sentences • Sentence construction • Mechanics of writing • Parts of speech • Writing process • Paragraph construction • Writing entries (Response to literature/history lessons, interactive journal and writing prompts) • Use of rubrics to assess writing
Social Studies • Geography • Life as a British Colony • Revolutionary War • U.S. Government • Growing Apart • Causes of the Civil War • Civil War and Reconstruction • U.S. Enters the Twentieth Century • Boom, Bust, and WWII • Issues for Today
Social Studies Resources •We will be using the following resources in Social Studies apps from CLEVER via the HUB www.houstonisd.org/hub •Must use Chrome , and disable pop-up blockers so that students can have access to the digital resources that will be used throughout the year through.
Hello! I am Ms. Mantilla and I am so happy to be your teacher
this school year. I am ready to share with you all this learning
experience!
• I was born in Ecuador (South America).
• Elementary/ MS/ HS/ University in
Ecuador.
• Bachelor degree: Agriculture and
Agribusiness.
• Came to U.S. to study a Master’s degree.
(Food Science and Technology) Texas
A&M College Station.
• Studied to become a teacher and
started working at Cage 4 years ago.
• I have two kids, Martin (12) and Mia (7) and a dog, Allie. • My family is very important to me. I am the oldest sister and I have two brothers. One of them is married and I have a baby nephew. • I love spending time with them and my close friends. • My favorite color is purple. I love pasta, seafood and Mexican Food. • My favorite sweet is white chocolate. • My favorite place to stay is at the beach. • My hobbies are reading, dancing/working out at the gym, and Ice skating.
Extra online Resources we What we are going to learn: are going to use: •Place Value up to the thousandth place. • Imagine Math •Four basic operations with whole and • Imagine Math Facts decimal numbers. • Go Math! •Four basic operations with fractions. • Kahoot •Numerical Expressions and Equations. •Perimeter, Area of Two dimensional shapes. •Classification of Two dimensional shapes. •Measurements and conversions with metric and customary system. •Data Analysis and Personal Financial Literacy.
Howdy! My name is Ms. Martinez. I have been teaching 5th grade students
for almost 18 years at Cage Elementary. It’s great to meet you boys and girls!
I am super excited that you will be in my classroom this year! I will be your
reading teacher, and I hope to instill a passion for reading to you all.
We will be learning and growing our little minds, together, virtually. So let’s
get the year started with a big Aggie WHOOP!!!!
EDUCATION FAVORITES
Bachelor’s Degree – Education Game Apps:
Texas A&M University
Hobbies: hibernating and spending time with
family
Colors:
Movie Genre: horror and science fiction
Books: Number the Stars and Freak the Mighty
Concerts:
Places Visited: Boston and Philadelphia• I have two sons: Tristan (13) and Hayden (11). • I love not just my family, but my work family as well. • We cannot wait to watch Stranger Things in October 2020. • We love to listen to Twenty- One Pilots • We do our best in doing things for others. • Every now and then, we love looking up for signs of angels in the sky.
Reading Resources
We will be using the following resources in reading
from CLEVER via the HUB www.houstonisd.org/hub
Must use Chrome , and disable pop-up blockers
so that students can have access to the digital
books that will be used throughout the year
through HMH into Reading .Reading We are reading to learn, NOT learning to read. Students will be expanding their: - vocabulary - fluency - reading strategies - comprehension through different types of genres (i.e. literary fiction & nonfiction, poetry, and informational text. - critical thinking skills
Hello, my name is Mr. De La Rosa. I am excited to be teaching
your child this school year. We will be learning so many new
concepts about Science. I attended Cage Elementary, Project
Chrysalis Middle School and Eastwood Academy High School.
This will be my eighth year of teaching, one year of reading and
seven years of science. I have a cat named, Louie. Some of my
favorite animals are elephants and all primates.
EDUCATION FAVORITES TRAVEL
Bachelor's Degree – Food: Mexican and Italian Seattle
University of Houston- Alaska
Restaurant: Raising Canes, Chick-Fil-A Colorado Springs
Downtown Hobbies: Traveling and Hiking Lake Tahoe
Colors: Black and Blue Florida
Animals: Cats, Primates, and Elephants Dublin, Ireland
London, England
Drink: Ice Coffee and Coke Zero Vancouver ( Canada)Science • Matter and Energy • Force, Motion and Energy • Earth and Space • Organisms • Environment
Science Resources • We will be using the following resources in science from CLEVER via the HUB www.houstonisd.org/hub • Must use Chrome , and disable pop-up blockers so that students can have access to the digital science textbook throughout the year through HMH Science Fusion
Communication with us will be done primarily on Microsoft Teams
via the CHAT platform. Messages on CHAT are private; however
messages on the POST platform are available for anyone to read.
If you need to contact any of us, please send us a CHAT and we can
communicate via texting or video chatting. Please remember to turn
off your camera. Some names are different on TEAMS. Ms. Stott is
Laura A. Gomez and Ms. Martinez is Veronica Ibarra
If you would like to send an email, please do so to this address:
lgomez2@houstonisd.org; vibarra@houstonisd.org;
adelaro3@houstonisd.org; natalia.mantilla@houstonisd.org
Please include your name, your child’s name and their homeroom
teacher’s name.
*Please see the next picture to know how to access Microsoft TEAMS*• Be on time. Virtual School: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. • Keep your camera turned off. • Turn off your microphone. • Sit in a quiet place. • Pay attention to the screen. • Raise your hand to speak. (I will show you how) • Be kind and respectful • No chatting while being instructed. • Stay in the meeting until we are done. • Attendance will be taken • Grades will be taken
• Earphones with microphone,
• 5 composition notebooks
(1 for Social Studies, 1 for Writing, 1 for
Reading, 1 for Math and 1 for Science)
• Pencils
• Colored Pencils
• Highlighters.
• Scissors
• Glue,
• Markers.The HISD Connect Parent Portal will be available for the 2020-2021 school year beginning August 31. The HISD Connect Parent Portal allows parents with several children to view information for their children with one login account. If you have Internet access, you may view your child's current grades and attendance at any time after creating your account. To create your account, access the PowerSchool Parent Portal at https://hisdconnect.houstonisd.org/public and complete the following steps: Select the tab to Create an Account. Click the Create Account button. 1.Your First Name 2. Your Last Name 3. Your Email Address 4. Your Email Address again as the User Name 5. Note the password rules and enter your desired password. 6. Re-enter the password. #7-10 is the Link Students to Account section, which will be e-mailed to you by the district. Keep your username and password confidential so only you can access the information for your student.
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