Happy Birthday!

Let's sing all together:

Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday dear Kevin!
Happy Birthday to you!

Today is my brother's birthday! He is 25 years old today! We are 18 months a part.
Kevin is very tall and extremely athletic. In college was a star player on his lacrosse team. During his tenure he scored 49 goals.

vocabulary
sing- make music with voice

birthday- an annual event that celebrates the birth of someone
college- a post-high school instituion in which students can perform an indepth study of any subject they wish to learn more about
tenure- the length of time spent doing something
team-a grouping of people forming one side in a sports competition

athletic- muscular and strong- plays sports well

I love to _______ the song, "Happy Birthday!"

Tomorrow, I turn 27 because it's my _______!

I studied spanish in _______.

During his__________ as president, he was able to accomplish many things.

My favorie sports ________ are the Giants.

Neil Armstrong is the most _________ person on the planet.

Grammar Point:

An adverb modifies another type of speech. It can indicate manner, time, place, cause, or degree and answer questions such as how, when, where and how much.
Example: Purposely
Write 5 sentences using adverbs.

Last weekend my best friend and I went to see a movie at Roosevelt Raceway Theatre. The movie was called Valentine's Day. The picture had a ton of my favorite actors and
actresses, such as Julie Roberts, Patrick Dempsey, Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Gartner. The movie was a about a guy named Reed, that proposes to his girlfriend, Morley, on the morning of Valentine's Day. Morley agrees to marry him but refuses to wear the engagement ring he bought her. So excited and happy about his future with his new fiance, he tells his friends he's getting married and they are all shocked. They don't believe him when he tells them she said, "yes," because secretly they don't think they are a good couple.

The story is funny, romantic and has an outstanding cast! If you want to find out how it ends...you'll just have to see it in the theatre or wait until it comes out on DVD!

Vocabulary
romantic - expression of tender

shocked – something surprising

fiancé – the man to whom a woman is engaged to be married

engagement ring – a ring given by a man to his fiancée to mark their engagement to marry.

propose – offer marriage

refuses – indicate unwillingness

actor- performer in a play, movie or television

The _____ that played Edward in Twlight was terrible!

I was _______ when my boyfriend sent me roses for no reason.

My ________ and I are looking at flowers today for the ceremony.

Her ______________ was big and sparkly.

He always _________ to eat his carrots because he hates vegetables.

My favorite type of movies are _______ comedies.

My friend's boyfriend ________ proposed last weekend and now they are engaged!

Grammar Point:
Certain words can be combined to form contractions by using an apostrophe.
Examples:
it is---- becomes-----it's

they are-----becomes-----they're

do not------becomes------don't

you will------becomes-----you'll

Write three sentences that contain a contraction.

What's for breakfast?

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. However, one of four students in America skip it. Why is that? Most people claim they simply don't have enough time in the morning to make a nutritious meal, let along eat one. What is considered a suitable breakfast? Cereal with fresh strawberries and blueberries, along with a glass of milk are a great breakfast! Each count as at least 1 serving size of grains, fruit and milk- three essential ingredients of a balanced diet. It is important to start of each morning with a healthy meal because it jump starts your body for the day. It allows you to focus on school work and gives you enough energy to play with your friends at recess. Also, eating breakfast as a children helps to create excellent eating habits that will carry on throughout your entire life.

What did you have for breakfast this morning?

Vocab
Suitable- right for purpose
nutritious- containing minerals, vitamins, and other substances that promote health
essential- necessary
ingredients- element required for something
serving size-quantity of food provided
diet- what person or animals eat

Sentence
What is a __________ time to be in bed on a school night?
I had a very ____________ meal, it had lots of vegetables.
What are the most important___________ for a healthy meal?
My dog has a poor _______, she eat things off the table!
It is __________ to have eight glasses of water a day.
That bag of chips is three_________(s).

Grammar Point-
The past tense is used to describe events that already happened. Usually the ending -ed is added to verbs. Create 3 sentences describing what you had for breakfast this morning.

Why do we celebrate Presidents' Day?

Yesterday, the Unites States celebrated the Federal holiday called Presidents' Day. The holiday, created in 1880, almost 100 years after his presidency, by the United States Congress, was created to honor the first President of the United States, George Washington. The holiday was called Washington's Birthday and was appropriately celebrated on Washington's real birthday, February 22nd. It wasn't until 1971, when Congress decided to move this national holiday to its present day, which is the third Monday of February.Washington's Birthday falls just ten days after another famous President's birthday. A man who was pivotal in the abolishment of slavery-President Abraham Lincoln. Abe Lincoln ,the 16th President of the United States, was born on February 12, 1809. Although Lincoln's birthday is not considered a national holiday, some states in the US have declared his birthday a state holiday. In the mid-90's, New York state decided to give their students the entire week off to celebrate both Lincoln and Washington's birthday.

Vocab

Federal- national
Presidency- job of president
Appropriately-suitable for the occasion
National- relating to, belonging to, representing, or affecting a nation, especially a nation as a whole rather than a part of it or section of its territory
Abolishment – the outlawing of something

Slavery – system based on enslaved labor

New Year's Day is a __________ holidays.

The __________ court system is called the Supreme Court.

_________ ended when Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

Northerners were for the___________ of slavery, while the southern were not.

I was dressed __________ for the ball because I won a long gown.

Grammar Point-

Every sentence has a verb. A verb is a word that expresses action. It tells the reader what the subject of the sentence is doing. Read through the above post again and pick out the different verbs.