Places to practice your typing

Type Rocket
Type
Ztype
Word Games
Dance Mat
Typing Club

Click on any of the above links to practice your typing skills!

James Forten Spelling and vocabulary words

Winter break getting boring already?? (HA)  Need something to do??? Already read those RC books??  Here are your new spelling and vocabulary words for after break, feel free to start studying!

James Forten Vocabulary Definitions
1. abolitionists - persons who felt that slavery should be against the law.
2. apprentice - someone who works for another person in order to learn a trade.
3. assisted - helped, aided.
4. captives - prisoners.
5. conflict - a struggle or war.
6. dread - great fear.
7. encouraged - gave support to and inspired.
8. enslavement - the process by which one person becomes the property of
another.
9. influential - the power to affect events or sway opinions.
10. privateers - privately owned ships that are ordered by the government to
attack enemy ships during a war.
11. tacking - changing the course of a boat.
12. hold - the lower inside of a ship or airplane, where cargo is stored.

James Forten Spelling Words
jewel sparkle angle shovel mineral
single normal angel legal influential
whistle fossil puzzle bushel vital
mortal gentle level label neutral
pedal ankle needle devil kernel

What should you read next?

Check out this cool webpage....if you are trying to find out what you should read next, type in the name of a book that you really liked reading and this site will give you a list of other books that are similar in topic or structure.

WHAT SHOULD I READ NEXT?

Holiday fun day!

Pictures from our Holiday fun day!

Prefix/suffix practice website

We worked on prefix and suffix last week during spelling/vocabulary....many of the kids are still struggling with this concept.  Here are some website to practice!

Prefix suffix Fun English
Fun brain roots
Fish tanks
Greek to me
Interactive languages
Miss Maggie

Things to note:

The 5th graders will be watching a movie on Friday, December 20th. Please allow your 5th grader to bring a pillow, drink, and snack to enjoy.


Homework for tonight:
Any late work!

Winter Clothing Policy

Winter Clothing Policy and Outside Recess:

In grades PK – 3^rd, we require hats, gloves, boots, a warm coat, and snow pants for students to go outside for recess.  All students in grades 4^th – 6^th will go outside for recess and are encouraged to wear the appropriate attire for play.  When air temperatures or wind chills are below 0 degrees Fahrenheit (www.weather.com) students will be kept inside.