Spring Semester: Week 16-Coyote School News

 Week 16: Coyote School News

  Ramon Ramirez is a boy who lives on a ranch in Arizona, USA.

The ranch is on land that was a part of Mexico before, but the USA bought the territory and love the border line up in 1854.

Ramon's father made a joke that Ramon's great-grandfather than an Americano or American because he changed when the border did.

The ranch's name is Rancho San Isidro or the Ramirez Ranch.

They raise chickens, pigs, cattle, and horses on the ranch.

The school that Ramon and his five brothers and sisters go to is called Coyote School.

The Coyote School News story is a historical fiction story set during the 1930s when President Franklin Roosevelt is still in the White House.

The Ramirez family speaks Spanish, but several of them know how to read, write, and/or speak English.

Ramon knows several of the girls and boys at Coyote school which includes Natalia and Rosie.

Rosie lives at Coyote Ranch which is near Coyote School.

Miss Byers is a new teacher at Coyote School.

Ramon and some of the other students started a school newspaper called Coyote News.

Miss Byers helped the students make a mimeograph and print copies of Coyote News.

Other than the cattle, pigs, and chickens, they also picked chilies on the Ramirez Ranch.

The Ramirez family is large, and Ramon only sees some family members of Christmas, weddings, funerals, and other festivals.

His family will go to Catholic mass and make tamales, menudo, tortillas, cakes, and coffee for Christmas and Christmas Eve.

The boys at the ranch will help with the cattle roundup where they will lasso calves and wrestle them to the ground.

They like to have a BBQ afterwards where they also play music, dance, and drink soda.

On the last day of school, Miss Byers gave the Coyote School students a fiesta with lots of baked goods like cupcakes and soda pop.

Miss Byers gave him an award for his writing work for Coyote School News.

It included a silver dollar coin.

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Week 16 Vocabulary

1

coyote (n.): A wild animal like a small wolf that lives in North America.

2

bawling (v.): Crying loudly.

3

dude (n.): A person from the city, often dressed like a cowboy.

4

roundup (n.): Bringing cattle together in one place.

5

spur (n.): Metal points on boots used to make a horse move.

6

tattletale (n.): A person who tells on others to get them in trouble.

7

tío (n.): The Spanish word for "uncle."

8

patron (n.): A person who gives money or support to someone.

9

saint (n.): Someone who is very kind or good.

10

cattle (n.): A group of cows.

11

vaquero (n.): The Spanish word for "cowboys."

12

ranch (n.): A large farm where cattle or horses are raised.

13

choice (n.): Picking one thing instead of another.

14

squeeze (v.): To press something tightly.

15

sardine (n.): Small fish that are often packed in cans for eating.

16

tire (n.): The rubber part of a wheel.

17

pinch (v.): To press or squeeze something between your fingers.

18

tease (v.): To make fun of someone in a playful or mean way.

19

mesquite (n.): A type of bush or small tree that grows in the desert.

20

mile (n.): A unit used to measure distance.

21

swell (adj.): Really great or wonderful (old-fashioned).

22

attendance (n.): Being present at a place, like school or a meeting.

23

award (n.): A prize for doing something well.

24

president (n.): A leader of a group, country, or organization.

25

Americano (n.): The Spanish word for "American."

26

recess (n.): A break from class to play or rest.

27

rattlesnake (n.): A type of snake with a tail that makes a rattling sound.

28

pound (n.): A unit used to measure weight.

29

issue (n.): A problem or a single copy of a newspaper or magazine.

30

silver (n.): A shiny, valuable metal used for coins or jewelry

Week 16	Homework 回家功課
Monday May 26th	1. Write Week 16 definitions 1-15 x 2 + definitions + Chinese
Tuesday May 27th	1. Write Week 16 definitions 16-30 x2 +definitions + Chinese
Wednesday May 28th	1. Week 16 Grade 4 Shared Worksheet
Thursday May 29th	1. I2 Week 16 Worksheet 2. Sensay Homework 3. Reading Homework
Friday May 30th	No School