Super Bowl!

SUPER BOWL! 

As many of you know this weekend brings one of the most, if not the most, watched event of the year, the SUPER BOWL, otherwise known as the championship game for the National Football League! For many of us, including myself, there is much anticipation not for the main event, which is the football game, but the commercials! These commercials bring laughter and happiness to each and every household.  It's what all the talk is about the following day, not who won or lost, but which commercial was your favorite. The teams competing in the game this year are the Denver Broncos, and the Seattle Seahawks. Personally neither myself nor anyone I know, has a connection to either of these teams. This means only one thing...we're watching for the commercials! And of course, enjoying the delicious food available. The really cool and interesting fact about this year's Super Bowl is that it's taking place right in our own backyard! It's at MetLife Stadium, which is where the New York Jets and New York Giants play each week. I hope you can all enjoy the game! Stay warm, watch the commercials and enjoy the food! 

VOCABULARY

Below are the definitions of the vocabulary words from the above paragraph

1. League: a group of athletic teams in the same sport organized together competing against each other. 

2. Anticipation: waiting or hoping

3. Commercial: paid advertisement, to show what a company has to offer, on either television or radio

4. Household: the people in a house 

5. Competing: to go against someone/something else for a prize

6. Neither: not one or the other

7. Connection: a link, a liking 

8. Available: ready for use

9. Fact: something that is 100% true

10. Backyard: nearby where you live  

CLOZE ACTIVITY

Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct vocabulary word from above. 

1. The dog sat in ______________________ waiting for her owner to come home from work. 

2. The Mets and Yankees play in our _______________________, also known as New York City. 

3. That ___________________________ on television for the new video game is really cool!

4. There is a ________________________ between my dog and her love for pizza. 

5. The Jets are the best team in the National Football League is NOT a _________________. 

6. My _________________________ consists of myself, my dad, my mom, and my brother. 

7. I was _______________________ against my friend to have the best grade on the test. 

GRAMMAR RULE

Use the paragraph above labeled "SUPER BOWL" to find examples. 

***Proper Nouns are nouns are a name to either a person, place or thing. They must be capitalized when used in a sentence to show their importance. An example would be someone's name or the name of a school. Find examples in the above paragraph of proper nouns and write them down to show their importance. 

Let it Snow!

Happy Winter!

The winter is the time for movies, hot chocolate, blankets, sweatpants, soup, and snow! The weather has been very drastic lately, we've gone from having a polar vortex to having 50 degree weather with sunshine. Personally, I like having snow on the ground in the winter. I love waking up and seeing a blanket of fresh white snow on the ground and having the possibility of a snow day! I absolutely LOVE being able to bundle up my clothes with lots of layers and go outside and make a snowman, or snow fort. After traveling outside to be able to come inside and sit down with a big mug of hot chocolate and watch movies with my family is a treasure to me. We had a snow storm a few weeks ago which left us with about a foot of snow! Luckily we were still on Christmas break so everyone was home already therefore it was the picture perfect snow day. My dad, brother, and I shoveled the driveway, while at the same time, having snow ball fights and playing with the dog in the snow. My mom stayed inside making sure the hot chocolate and soup were ready for the moment we were finished (lucky us)! The snow looked so pretty glistening in the sun that at some point I did not want to go inside, but unfortunately after a while I was too cold to stay outside any longer and HAD to go inside and enjoy the deliciously warm treats my mom had prepared! It was a great way to start the winter!

Do you enjoy the winter? Do you like the snow? What is your favorite part of the winter? Did you experience this snow storm the same way I did? Tell me your thoughts!!

VOCABULARY

Here are the definitions for the bolded words in the passage above

drastic: the extreme of a situation or event

polar vortex: EXTREMELY cold air which comes down from Canada

bundle: to put on many, many layers of something

treasure: something very special

picture perfect: the perfect situation

glistening: sparkling from the sun

unfortunately: bad luck

deliciously: something tasting very good

**Fill in the blanks of the following sentences with the correct vocabulary words. 

1. Before going out to play in the snow Henry's mom makes sure to _____________ him up with lots and lots of clothes. 

2. My grandmother gave me a necklace that love, it is a __________________ for my family and I. 
3. _____________________ I forgot my lunch at home and I now I don't have anything to eat. 
4. Playing in the snow is a ________________ day in my book!
5. The difference between Alaska and Hawaii is a __________________ temperature change. 

GRAMMAR RULE

Exclamation: Sentences that express anger, excitement, abrupt outcry, surprise, fear, or anything out of the ordinary. The sentences end with an exclamation point (!) as well. 

**Find and write down five of the exclamations from the passage above regarding the winter.