"Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere."
- Chinese Proverb
Hello my name is Ms. Jennifer Lyons. I have been teaching in Union City since 2002. I taught in Sara M. Gilmore School from 2002 to 2012. I have been teaching in Colin Powell Elementary School since September 2012. I have a B.A. in History and a M.A. in Urban Education with a concentration in English as a Second Language. I look forward to working with my students on a daily basis to help them develop a love for learning.
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Week 19: ELA/Social Studies
Students started the third Marking Period January 25, 2023 and are now working in Unit 3 in English Language Arts. Students received a Unit 3, Week 1 Words of the Week Study Sheet. As well as new Decodable Readers 12A-C on Schoology. Please have your child study the vocabulary and spelling words throughout the week. Students will receive a Homework Sheet each night to be completed for the next day. Students will have an assessment on Friday, February 3, 2023. If your child is absent during the school week, please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology, BrainPOPJr., and SAVVAS. The Study Sheet, Vocabulary Slideshow, and Decodable Readers are found on Classlink, in the Schoology App Reading Course, Week 19 – January 30 - February 3, 2023 Folder. Thank you.
Week 17: ELA/Social Studies
On Monday students will take the Unit 2, Week 4 Spelling Test and Progress Check Up. On Tuesday students will receive a Unit 2, Week 5 Words of the Week Study Sheet. Students may start reading the new Decodable Readers 11A-C on Schoology. Please have your child study the vocabulary and spelling words throughout the week. Students will receive a Homework Sheet each night to be completed for the next day. Students will have an assessment on Monday, January 23, 2023. If your child is absent during the school week, please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology and SAVVAS. The Study Sheet, Vocabulary Slideshow, and Decodable Readers are found on Classlink, in the Schoology App, in the Reading Course, Week 17 – January 16-20, 2023 Folder. Thank you.
Week 16: ELA/Social Studies
On Monday, January 9, 2023 students will receive a Unit 2, Week 4 Words of the Week Study Sheet. As well as new Decodable Readers 9A-C on Schoology. Please have your child study the vocabulary and spelling words throughout the week. Students will receive a Homework Sheet each night to be completed for the next day. Students will have an assessment on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. If your child is absent during the school week, please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology and SAVVAS. The Study Sheet, Vocabulary Slideshow, and Decodable Readers are found on Classlink, in the Schoology App, in the Reading Course, Week 16 – January 9-13, 2023 Folder. Thank you.
Have a good day.
Week 15: ELA/Social Studies
Today students received a Unit 2, Week 3 Words of the Week Study Sheet. As well as new Decodable Readers 8A-C on Schoology. Please have your child study the vocabulary and spelling words throughout the week. Students will receive a Homework Sheet each night to be completed for the next day. Students will have an assessment on Monday, January 9, 2023. If your child is absent during the school week, please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology and SAVVAS. The Study Sheet, Vocabulary Slideshow, and Decodable Readers are found on Classlink, in the Schoology App, in the Reading Course, Week 15 – January 2-6, 2023 Folder. Thank you.
Today students received a Unit 2, Week 2 Words of the Week Study Sheet. As well as new Decodable Readers 7A on Schoology. Please have your child study the vocabulary and spelling words throughout the week. Students will receive a Homework Sheet each night to be completed for the next day. Students will have an assessment on Monday, December 19, 2022. If your child is absent during the school week please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology and SAVVAS. The Study Sheet, Vocabulary Slideshow, and Decodable Readers are found on Classlink, in the Schoology App, in the Reading Course, Week 14 – December 12-16 Folder. Thank you.
The Whole Book Comprehension/Vocabulary Test on The Courage of Sarah Noble has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 7, 2022. The students received a whole book study guide in their Green Take Home Folder. Please review with your child the novel vocabulary and study guide. The vocabulary and study guide are posted on Schoology as well. In addition, the students will be taking District Assessments in ELA and Mathematics this week. Reminder to be in school on time throughout the week. If your child is absent during the school week please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology, BrainPOPJr, Flocabulary, and SAVVAS. Thank you.
Week 12: ELA/Social Studies
This week the students will finish reading the novel, The Courage of Sarah Noble. On December 6, 2022 there will be a Whole Book Comprehension/Vocabulary Test on The Courage of Sarah Noble. The remainder of next week the students will work on a Benchmark PCR. Students will receive a Study Guide in their Take Home Folder. Please review with your child the novel vocabulary and study guide. The vocabulary and study guide are posted on Schoology as well.
In addition, students will complete the Social Studies Our Environment chapter on SAVVAS. Students received an Our Environment Study Guide. The Our Environment Test will be on Friday, December 2, 2022. Please have your child review the study guide each night. As well as review the My World eText lessons on SAVVAS. If your child is absent during the school week please have your child work on assignments posted on Schoology, Flocabulary, BrainPOPJr, and SAVVAS. Thank you.
This short week the students will continue to read the novel, The Courage of Sarah Noble. Students will focus on chapters 5-7 in the novel. Students received a chapters 5-7 vocabulary words sheet to study throughout the week. The vocabulary words are posted as a slideshow for each chapter on Schoology as well. Homework will include rereading the chapter read in class and work on an ongoing vocabulary sheet found in his/her Take Home Folder each day. Students will turn in the vocabulary sheet on Wednesday. In addition, for Social Studies students will be going over Thanksgiving and discussing things he/she is thankful for in their lives.
Week 10: ELA/Social Studies
This week students will receive the novel, The Courage of Sarah Noble. Students will be reading and completing activities for this novel for the next 4 weeks in class. After 4 weeks students will return to the SAVVAS My View stories with one story a week with weekly words of the week.
This week in English Language Arts the students will focus on chapters 1-4 in the novel. Students received a chapters 1-4 vocabulary words sheet to study throughout the week. The vocabulary words are posted as a slideshow for each chapter on Schoology as well. Homework will include rereading the chapter read in class and work on an ongoing vocabulary sheet found in his/her Take Home Folder each day. Students will turn in the vocabulary sheet on Monday, November 21, 2022. In addition, for Social Studies please continue to review Our Environment, Ch.1 Lessons 1-4 in My World.
