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Well done Ms. Gina Ortega, 4th grade teacher at Truman Price Elementary for nurturing her students' development of critical thinking skills and the ability to analyze texts effectively. During her recent lesson, Ms. Ortega's students displayed habits of evidence by actively engaging in close reading strategies. They diligently circled and underlined key words and phrases in their myBook consumables, demonstrating their attentiveness to important details in the text. Additionally, Mrs. Ortega guided her students in developing a clear understanding of literary devices such as similes and metaphors. To stamp their comprehension of these figurative language elements, the students provided evidence in the form of definitions, examples, or synonyms for the identified word or phrase. This practice fostered the habit of using textual references to support their interpretations. Great job Ms. Ortega! 🎯#everychildeveryclassroomeveryday#goaloneDISD Truman Price Elementary
As the district celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, the C & I department would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of the amazing teachers in Donna ISD. We see the work that you do and are inspired by your passion and creativity. Thank you for the countless hours you devote to your students and for your unwavering focus on student success. Every child, every day, in every classroom, you make a difference.
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Shoutout to Mr. Candido Martínez, 3rd Grade teacher at Truman Price Elementary for his excellent implementation of the exit ticket process! During Spanish RLA, Mr. Martínez guided his dual language students in a discussion on the central idea of an essay and how to identify sentences that support the idea. After modeling an example and class discussion and practice, students worked on an exit ticket independently. Mr. Martínez aggressively monitored, noted individual student observations on how well they understood the task, and provided coaching/feedback to help clarify misunderstandings. In order to provide further support on a word that students especially needed to understand in order to answer correctly, Mr. Martínez briefly implemented translanguaging, as students recognized the word in the opposite language. This facilitates cross-linguistic transfer of concepts and deepens understanding. Great job Mr. Martínez! 🎯#everychildeveryclassroomeveryday#goaloneDISD Truman Price Elementary
Check out these third graders in Ms. Maria Navarro's classroom at Truman Price! They're tackling the challenge of calculating the area of irregular polygons with gusto! Ms. Navarro's innovative approach incorporates manipulatives to help students break down the polygon into separate quadrilaterals, allowing them to find the area of each before combining the sums. Ms. Navarro circulated the room during this independent practice and gave individual feedback and support to all her students while keeping a watchful eye on their progress. Great job Ms. Navarro! 🎯#everychildeveryclassroomeveryday#goalone DISD Truman Price Elementary
2nd grade students at Price Elementary had a blast preparing little temporary homes for their Painted Lady butterfly larvae by transferring food media, then the larvae themselves, to individual containers. Hands-on investigation is a great way to make visual and tactile connections to ideas…and to learn from phenomena in the natural world. Even better, when released, these flying insects are integral to our native habitats; pollinating flora and becoming food for other fauna! Look for updates on the growth of these larvae and release of the adults across the district. Great job, Price 2nd grade! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
Ms. María Navarro, 3rd Grade teacher at Truman Price Elementary introduced three-dimensional figures to her dual language students by using realia with objects labled in both the L1 and L2 for cross-linguistic connections of academic vocabulary. Students were then given the fun task of creating three-dimensional figures with a hands-on activity, listening for the assigned figure and referencing the available realia for clarification. After questioning and team discussions, the students worked independently on their exit tickets as Ms. Navarro aggressively monitored, providing feedback and making notes on individual students’ progress. When it was apparent that students were unsure about a question, Ms. Navarro drew students’ attention to the vocabulary word that appeared to cause the breakdown in comprehension, providing a brief explanation to clarify, which helped students answer successfully. This lesson hit all of the goal one targets! Great job! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
Shoutout to all of the 2nd grade teachers at Truman Price Elementary! Teachers were in action today implementing the exit ticket process in order to ensure student mastery with complete fidelity. While students worked on their exit tickets, Ms. Espionza, Ms. Bermea, & Ms. Moreno were all aggressively monitoring with pen in hand to track student progress and give immediate feedback. Great job 2nd grade teachers, you nailed it! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
Ms. Emily Guerra’s 5th grade science students at Truman Price elementary are soaking up the sun! Prompted by probing questions, her students built models of the Sun, Earth, and Moon using straw, clay, rulers, and table tennis balls. They also physically modeled the rotation and revolution of the Earth and Moon around the Sun with their bodies to internalize the motions. To top it all off, students then recorded the learning in their notebooks, connecting visual (physical) stimuli with interactive notebooks and processing tools…We’re over the moon for you, Ms. Guerra! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
PreK 4 is making it happen at T. Price Elementary! Way to go Ms. Martha Reyna and Ms. Sara Gonzalez for doing an exemplary job during their small group instruction, working on letter recognition and rhyming. Teacher Assistants Ms. Belinda Romero and Ms. Priscilla Rojas were also doing a phenomenal job with their small groups, providing hands-on practice for students in order to solidify their learning. Great job and great teamwork ladies! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
Mr. Candido Martinez, 3rd grade teacher at Truman Price Elementary was caught implementing Goal 1 vocabulary development strategies! Mr. Martinez modeled for students how to find synonyms for words. Tier two vocabulary consists of high frequency words that occur across all contents and grade levels and are vital for student comprehension. Mr. Martinez had his students pair up and read words to each other and came up with synonyms. Furthermore, students were asked to come up with a sentence using their new vocabulary word. Keep up the great work Mr. Martinez! 🎯 DISD Truman Price Elementary
We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow! The Homecoming Parade, Pep Rally, and Festival kicks off on Wednesday at 6 PM at Donna North High School. We invite everyone from the community, feeder schools, family and friends as we showcase our students. We have a great line up for our parade and pep rally as we partner with our feeder schools to showcase our students!
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Dyslexia Parent Academies will be offered to parents throughout the school year. For more information, call (956) 464-1600, Academic Support Department.
Dyslexia Parent Academies will be offered to parents throughout the school year.
For more information, call (956) 464-1600, Academic Support Department.
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I couldn't be prouder of my big boy who became a millionaire today. I love you. I'm super proud keep it up. You are awesome. Thank you to all his teachers, Mrs. Cervantes, Mrs Guzman, Mrs Gonzalez, and Mrs Mendez for always believing and encouraging him.