Hillsboro Intermediate
Weekly Insight
January 15, 2021
This week of school at H.I.S. has been amazing! It was so good to see all of our students smiling faces! Our teachers and students have been busy working hard every day at H.I.S.! High expectations have been communicated and are still being set for our students to strive for excellence daily. Our students are already exceeding those expectations every day! H.I.S. chooses LOVE!
3rd Grade
This week in 3rd grade, This week in ELAR the students will be learning new vocabulary words, compare/contrast, character traits, and reviewing plot through the use of various activities such as IXL, See Saw, room scoots, and dictionary races. Math students determined units of measurement of weight/mass, volume/capacity, and length. In Science, students learned about Simple Machines, including levers, wheel-and-axle, pulleys, and many more! In Social Studies, 3rd graders have been learning about the differences between the first schools and schools today, as well as the laws regarding education and some very special students in history, such as Helen Keller!
4th Grade
In 4th Grade math students learned how to find the area and perimeter of a rectangle and how to identify a missing side. In ELA, students learned how facts support opinions. Students also learned how to recognized characteristics of a biography. In Social Studies, students identified Texas's role in the Mexican War of Independence and the war's impact on the development of Texas. Scientists analyzed that the Earth's Surface is constantly changing in a very slow manner, through weathering, erosion and deposition from water, wind and ice. Students have identified and classified renewable and non renewable resources.
5th Grade
What a great week for our 5th graders to come back to school! We started with a beautiful, clean bright white canvas called, snow! The students and teachers were so excited to be back. In social studies we decided to start the year off with a review of where we left off with the Civil War and then discuss important battles and leaders. Math is so impressed with how hard our students have worked returning to school after such a wonderful break. It is so wonderful to see their faces. This week we have started reviewing previously taught concepts such as data and personal financial literacy. All of their work is looking amazing and they have remembered so much! Students began the new year with a new module - Project Earth! The first story is a persuasive text about urban gardens and farms. We divided the story into sections, and students chose which section they would like to summarize in order to present to their classmates at the end of the week. Students worked in small groups of 2-3, reading together while taking notes. Then they created a Google slideshow, focusing on main ideas, critical vocabulary, text structure, author’s opinion, and media/graphics. Students also took their middle of the year AR level tests for new reading levels. This week in science, students will be studying each process of the water cycle and how it moves between the atmosphere and earth. Students will also identify the role the sun and ocean play in the water cycle and demonstrate their understanding with a quiz.
In Tier 2 Eagle Reading this week, middle of the year reading benchmark assessments are taking place. These benchmark assessments will determine if students are progressing in their reading accuracy, fluency and comprehension. If it is determined that students have made progress in the above 3 areas, they will move up to a new reading level.
If students are not engaged in a reading benchmark they are working on self-sustaining reading at their independent reading level or engaged in the Lexia Core 5 reading program.
GATE
3rd grade explored the combination of science, math, and art as they learned about math in nature. 4th grade began a unit on bridges including history, types, construction, and future innovations. 5th grade began a unit of study on invasive species and the positive and negative consequences associated with them.
Students are cleaning out their Gmail, selecting a new background (theme) and adding their Eagle’s Nest Teacher’s name with their signature. They will also setup their Google Classroom folder. Of course all students learned our lab rules and procedures and how to Choose Love in the computer lab.
Artists
This week I had a new group of artists and they learned the art room mantra - I am loved, I belong, I am positive, I am creative, I am amazing and I am an artist. 3rd grade artists drew cityscapes and learned how to create the reflection with a printmaking technique. 4th grade artists learned how to weave on a llama shaped loom and on a plate. 5th grade artists learned how to draw a snowman and paint with watercolor.
P.E.
This week in P.E., we introduced our jump rope unit. The students had the opportunity to learn new skills, such as the “jogging step”.
Library
Read Aloud:
Students worked on STAR Reading Assessments!
3rd Grade Snot Stew by Bill Wallace
(1992 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner)
4th Grade The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFelice (2000 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner)
5th Grade A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace
(1983 Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner)
Happy Reading!
Music
HIS Musicians this week, a new group of musicians came to our music room! They learned the MUSIC rules, discussed how to choose love in the music room, and started learning how to read music.
Spanish
Our HIS Spanish learners learned about one another with a worksheet called Todo sobre mi meaning All about me. We did the worksheet together as a class then shared one thing about ourselves.
More Pictures!
H.I.S. would like to say thank you for all you do to ensure our students are successful!
Thank you! Go Eagles!
Upcoming Dates:
01/18/21- Martin Luther King Day- NO SCHOOL
1/20/21- Data Meetings
1/21/21- Data Meetings
Enrollment:
Total Enrollment: 384
Weekly Attendance- 91.43%
3rd Grade- 129
4th Grade- 133
5th Grade: 122
Total Virtual: 21