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ATTENDANCE

Verb “to be”

PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSEsingular plural singular plural

I am We are I was We wereYou are You are You were You wereHe isShe isIt is

They are He wasShe wasIt was

They were

VERB – Present TenseInfinitive Singular Plural

NOUN

To be absent I am absent. We are absent. absence

To be early I am early. We are early.

To be late I am late.You are late.He/She is late.

We are late latecomer

To be present I am present. We are present. presenceTo be sick I am sick. We are sick. sicknessTo be tardy I am tardy. We are tardy. tardinessTo be excused I am excused.

You are excused.He/She is excused.

We are excused.They are excused.

excuse

To be suspended I am suspended.You are suspended.He/She is suspended.

We are suspended.They are suspended.

suspension

Directions: Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb to be.

am are is was were

1. I ____________ sick today. I ____________ sick yesterday.

2. You ____________ late today. You ____________ late yesterday.

3. He ____________ absent today. He ____________ absent yesterday.

4. She ____________ present today. She ____________ present yesterday.

5. We ____________ early today. We ____________ early yesterday.6. They ____________ tardy today They ____________ tardy yesterday.


VocabularyDirections: Read the verbs. Read the related nouns.

VERB – Present TenseInfinitive Singular Plural

NOUN

To attend I attendYou attendHe/She attends

We attend.They attend.

attendanceattendance secretary

To call I callYou callHe calls. She calls.

We call.They call.

a calla caller

To go I goYou goHe goes. She goes

We go.They go.

To sleepTo oversleep

I sleep late.You oversleep.He/She oversleeps.

We sleep late.

They sleep late.

sleeper

To have an emergency I have an emergency.You have an emergency.He/She has an emergency.

We have an emergency.They have an emergency.

emergency

To have a fever I have a fever.You have a fever.He/She has a fever.

We have a fever.They have a fever.

fevertemperature

To leave a message I leave a message.You leave a message.He leaves a message.

We leave a message.They leave a message.

a messagea messenger

Directions: Complete each sentence.

1. I ______________________ the school.call calls

2. Mrs. Brown _____________________ the school.call calls

3. I leave a ____________________ for the teacher.caller message

4. My child is sick. She has a ________________.sleep fever

5. Today my family sleeps late. It is time for school. They ____________________.sleep oversleep


Antonyms and Synonyms

ANTONYMSWords of opposite meaning

present ≠ absentlate ≠ early

excused ≠ not excusedsick ≠ well

SYNONYMSWords with the same meaning

present = herelate = tardy

excused = pardonedsick = ill

Directions: Draw a line to match the synonyms.

write late

present ill

tardy here

sick sign

Directions: Match the antonyms/opposites. Write the opposite.early absent tardy well not excused

present __________________

on time __________________excused __________________

late __________________sick __________________


Family VocabularyDirections: Read the family relationships and nominative and possessive pronouns

MaleHe, His

FemaleShe, Her They, Their

child child children

boy girl boys, girls

son daughter sons, daughters

brother sister brothers, sisters

man woman men, women

husband wife husbands, wives

parent parent parents

father mother fathers, mothers


1. The Villanueva family has one __________________.child children

2. The family has three ___________________.child children

3. The girl has a ______________________.brother brothers

4. Marilú is sick. The secretary called ________________ mother.his her

5. Marcos is in the office. ______________ father is there, too.his her

6. The boy is eight. ____________ is in third grade.He She

7. The girl is six. ____________ is in first grade.He She

8. Mr. Villanueva is Alex’s ___________________.brother father

9. Mr. Villanueva is Mrs. Villanueva’s ____________________.husband wife


Reading and ComprehensionDirections: Read the text aloud. Translate each sentence. Discuss the meaning.


1. Alex goes to ______________________ on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.the doctor school

2. Alex is _____________________on Thursday.sick present

3. Mom calls the ____________________.doctor school

4. Alex is ________________ from school.sick absent

5. On Friday Alex is ____________________.sick present

At home“Mami, I feel sick!” Alex says. She is hot. She has a fever. Mom gives Alexmedicine.

Children go to school on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Alexgoes to school on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. She is sick on Thursday. Shestays at home.

Mom calls the school. She tells the secretary Alex is sick. Alex is absent from school.

Alex is well on Friday morning. She is not sick. Mom writes a note. It says, “Alex wassick on Thursday.”

Alex goes to school on Friday. Her teacher calls the roll. “Alex?” says the teacher.“I am present,” says Alex.


Call the School / Leave a Message

Directions:Read the steps for leaving a message.

DirectionsRead the example.

1. Greeting“Good morning”“Good afternoon”“Hello”“Hi”

2. Identify yourself“This is (full name).”“This is (title and last name).”

3. Identify your child“My son/daughter (child’s full name) is in(grade) in (teacher’s name)’s class.

4. Purpose of the Call“He/she cannot come to school today.He/she is (reason for absence).”

5. Conclusion“Thank you, good-bye.”

“Good morning!

This is Mary Smith.

My daughter, Jill Smith,is in third grade in Mr.Gray’s class.

She cannot come toschool today. She is sick.

Thank you! Good-bye!”

Directions: Complete the information about your family.

1. Parent’s full name: _______________________________________

2. Child’s full name: _______________________________________

3. Child’s grade and teacher’s name: _______________________________________

4. Your child is sick. You must call the school. Write what you will say._________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

5. Practice calling the school. Role play a conversation between the parent and school secretary.6. Practice leaving a message. Role play the parent caller leaving a message.


Write an Excuse Note

Directions:Read the steps for writing an excuse note.

DirectionsRead the example.

1. Date

2. Salutation: Dear (Mr./Miss/Mrs./Ms+_teacher’s name),

3. Message: My son/daughter, (child’sname), was (reason for absence) on (dayor date). Please excuse her/his absence.

4. Closing and Signature

May 15, 2004

Dear Mr. Gray,

My daughter, Jill Smith , wassick on Thursday. Please excuseher absence.

Sincerely,Jane Smith

Directions: Your child was sick and absent from school. Write an excuse note for your child.


Intermediate Vocabulary

Present tense: I HeYou SheWe ItThey

Present You HeProgressive: We She

They It

VERBInfinitive Present Present

progressivePast Future

To go I goHe goes

I am goingYou are goingHe is going

I went I will go

To have I haveHe has

I am having I had I will havegone

To attend I attendHe attends

I am attending I attended I will attend

To leave a message

I leave a message.He leaves a message.

I am leaving a message.

I left a message.

I will leave amessage.

Directions; Use the correct form of the verb to go.

1. I _______ home. The girl __________ home. The teachers __________ to school.2. I am ____________ home now. The boy ________________________ home now.

We _____________________________ home now.3. We _____________ to school yesterday. They _____________ to school last night.

She _____________ home an hour ago.

4. They _______________________ to a movie tomorrow. You ____________________ to themovie in an hour. I _______________________ to the movie later.

Directions: Use the correct form of attend.

1. My child __________________ school.

2. My child __________________ school last year.3. My child __________ __________________ school tomorrow.

4. My children ________ __________________ school right now.

+ simple formof the verb

verb + s/es

+ are ____ing + is ____ing


Attendance Vocabulary

Infinitive Present Past FutureTo be earlyTo be lateTo be tardyTo be absentTo be present

I am early.You are late.He is tardy.They are absent.We are present.

I was early.You were late.He was tardy.They were absent.We were present.

I will be early.You will be late.He will be tardy.They will be absentWe will be present.

Nouns Adjectivean early birda latecomer

a tardy; tardiness

an absence; an absentee

earlylate

tardypresentabsent

Directions: Use some form of absent.

1. All of the students were present. None of the students were ________________.

2. Most of the class was there, but three students were _________________.

3. The teacher marked the boy ________________ on the attendance card.4. We all noticed her ___________________ from the game.

5. Many students were sick, so there were a lot of ___________________.

Directions: Use some form of tardy.

1. Two students in the class are ________________ today.

2. The teacher marked the students _________________ on the attendance card.

3. They are often late. Their ________________ is a problem.4. The report card shows the student’s absences and ___________________.

5. I think my son ____________ ________ ___________________ today.


HOMOGRAPHSWords that are spelled the same but havedifferent meanings.

Leaves ( “livs”)Plural of leaf, grow on trees 3rd person singular of verb to leave

The leaves fall from the trees. Martha leaves home at 7:30am.

Left ( “left”)a direction; opposite of right paste tense of verb to leave

Mario writes with his left hand. He left his folder at home.

Directions: Use the correct word in the sentence: leaves or left.

1. Every day he ________________ home at 7:30 a.m..2. The ________________ on that tree are yellow.

3. The opposite of right is ________________.

4. She ________________ her jacket on the bus yesterday.

Directions: Write the correct word.

no _____________ turn no _____________ turn

a _____________ _____________ on the tree

The boy _____________ the house now.

He _____________ the house yesterday.


HOMOPHONESWords that sound the same, are spelled differently, and havedifferent meanings

“ prez-nts”Presence Presents

presencia regalos

“ji_r”Here Hearaquí escuchar

“ji_rs”Here’s Hears

contracción: aquí está escuchar, en tercera persona

Directions: Write the correct word in the sentence: presence or presents.

1. She got lots of ___________________ for her birthday.2. Yesterday we noticed the boy’s absence, but today we noticed his __________________.

Directions: Write the correct word in the sentence – here, hear, here’s or hears.

1. Please speak more loudly; I cannot ________________ you.

2. Yes, Ms Smith, I am ________________ today.

3. My son ________________ everything I say.4. Look, Mom, ________________ my desk.


Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Adjectives are words that describe.

Comparative: For one-syllable adjectives: add –er and than.Superlative: For one-syllable adjectives: use the __ -est.

late later latest

Sue was late. Jill was later than Sue. Ann was the latest.

Comparative: For two-syllable adjectives that end in y: change y to i, add –er and than.Superlative: For two-syllable adjectives that end in y: change y to i, and use the ___-est.

early earlier earliest

Mr. Lee is early. Mr. Smith is earlier than Mr. Lee. Mr. Gray is the earliest.

Directions: Use the correct form of early or late.

1. 7:00 a.m. is __________________ than 8:00 a.m.

2. I got to school late. I got there ________________ than my friend.3. 12:30 is __________________ than 12:00.

4. High schools start __________________ than elementary schools.

5. The secretary was the first person to arrive. She was the ____________________.6. The principal was the last person to leave. He was the _____________________.


Reading and Comprehension

Directions: Complete each sentence based on the reading.

1. Your child needs to go to school ____________________ ____________________.

2. If there is a good reason for an absence, it is ____________________________.3. Three reasons for excused absences are ________________________________________ and

_____________________________________ and _____________________________________.

4. If there is no good reason for an absence, it is ___________ ___________________.5. If a child is absent, the parent must _____________________________________________.

6. Find the one true statement.__ Being tardy is not important.__ Schools do not keep track of absences and tardies.__ Sickness is an excused absence.__ Sleeping late is an excused absence.

7. Regular attendance at school is important for making academic progress.Which sentence says the same thing?

__ paragraph 1, sentence 1__ paragraph 2, sentence 1

Directions: Answer the following questions about your child’s school.

1. My child’s school is _________________________________________________________.

2. The school telephone number is _________________________________________.

In order to make academic progress students need to attend school every day. Students alsoneed to arrive at school on time. If a student has a good reason for his absence, the absence isexcused. If there is no good reason, the absence is not excused. If a student is tardy, he missessome school work. Some reasons for excused absences include: sickness, a medical or dentalappointment, an emergency, or a death in the family. The school records the number of times a student is absent and tardy. There is an atten-dance record for each student. Absences and tardies are marked on the report card. Studentsmust make up homework, schoolwork, and tests if they are absent. Parents are responsible for making sure that their children arrive at school on time. If achild is absent, the parent needs to call the school to explain the absence.

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