Tuesday, December 10, 2013

12-10-13

READ 20 minutes
Finish looking over your rough draft of your tall tale.  You will be writing your final draft tomorrow.
Preposition worksheet
Spelling worksheet for those of you who have to do it.

Spelling test Thursday
Vocabulary test Friday


Monday, December 9, 2013

12-9-13

READ 20 minutes tonight

All homework that was given today, is due on Wednesday, not tomorrow.
- tall tale story
- preposition worksheet

Vocabulary and spelling words for Paul Revere

Vocab test Friday
1. cargo - the freight carried by a ship or other vehicle.
2. colonies - territories ruled by or belonging to another country.
3. express - fast, direct, and often nonstop.
4. liberty - freedom from the control of others.
5. oppose - to be against something or someone.
6. Patriot - a colonist who was against British rule in the time of the Revolutionary
War.
7. revolutionary - connected with complete change.
8. sentries - guards who are posted at a spot to keep watch.
9. taxes - monies that people must pay in order to support a government.
10. occurrence- an event that happens
11. chaos- wild activity, unruly behavior
12. nourish- feed
13. hysterical- out of control, or incredibly funny
14. revise- change
15. sequence- put in order
16. conclude- end


And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Spelling Words TEST on Thursday
theater actor mirror powder oyster
humor anger banner pillar clamor
major thunder flavor finger tremor
mayor polar clover burglar scholar
tractor matter lunar quarter chamber

Friday, December 6, 2013

12-6-13

Homework for the weekend....
Spelling word sort
READ!

Bowling again Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday, December 5, 2013

12-5-13

Students who got a D or an F need to write each word they missed 10 times.  We have got to study these words, kiddos :)

Prepositional phrase maps

Read 20 minutes

Book orders due tomorrow.

Bowling tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday!

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

12-3-13

Remember...Bowling money is due as soon as possible.  The students will be going bowling for PE class on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Book orders are due Friday in order to be sure we get them back before break.  If you would like to keep your order a secret, let me know and I'll just call you when they get here, and you can come and pick them up.

Tonight's homework is to finish your 3 paragraph pen pal letter, study for tomorrow's spelling test, and READ!


A reminder that the three fifth grade teachers will be in Des Moines tomorrow at a conference.  Please don't leave an email or phone message for your child, as the substitute may not get it.  Just call the office and they'll get the message to the kids!

Monday, December 2, 2013

12-2-13

Homework tonight:
Write each of your spelling words 2 times
Complete your Venn diagram on Tall Tale characters
Mick's homeroom: finish the introductory paragraph of your pen pal letter

READ