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Notes from your Teacher

Dear Parents,
Thanks to everyone who attended the House of Blues field trip with us last week. It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed everyone's company.


Permission slips are coming home in today's VIP folder for the St. Jude's Math-a-thon. This is a great organization to support and Mrs. Benton will be giving extra credit to each student who completes the workbook.


Next week is Thanksgiving break. Enjoy the week off. We are thankful for such wonderful students and parents!


Snack Schedule: Amato ~ Haley and Matt; Benton~ Zach, Cade, & Julia
Next week: Amato ~ Laural and Chase;
Benton ~ Alexis & Nick.


Current Events due Wednesday - Amato ~ Matt and Grant; Benton ~ Alexis & Nick.


Have a great week!


 

 

Schedule for Homeroom


8:05- 8:10- Homeroom
8:10-10:23- Language Arts
10:23-10:28 Passing
10:28-11:56 Math
11:56-12:41 Science
12:46-1:11 Lunch
1:11-1:21 Recess
1:21-1:25 Passing
1:25-2:11 Social Studies
2:11-3:11 Fine Arts

Extra Classes

 

Monday - Music - 11:00 - 11:30

Tuesday
Library 9:55 - 10:40

Wednesday - P.E. 8:55 - 9:30

Thursday - P.E. 1:50 -2:25

Friday - Music - 8:50 - 9:20
P.E. - 10:55 - 11:25 (Alternate weeks)


   

This Week At A Glance

November 16-20


Spelling- No Spelling unit this week. We will collect review pages for a grade.


Language- We are continuing to study verb tenses. Grammar test on Thursday. The Grammar test will also include verb tenses, as well as LV, PN, and PA. No vocab. this week.


Reading- Behind the Bedroom Wall test Tuesday on Chapters 10-13. Your child's detailed notes will serve as his/her study guide. AR log #2 was sent home today. Since, we will be at the tail end of the SS Fair Project, I will allow the December 8 book report to be optional. If a student chooses to complete it, they will receive extra credit for doing so.


Math- We will complete Bits & Pieces this week and have the Unit Test on Thursday. Practice Sheet 14 due Friday.


Science- We will spend the week preparing video commercials to present to the class. Students are working in class on this activity. We will film commercials in class on Wednesday & Thursday.


Social Studies- We will complete Chapter 8 this week. Test Thursday. CE due Wed. for the students mentioned above. SS Fair RD due this Wednesday.

Calendar of Events

11/18 - SS Fair RD due
11/23-11/27-Thanksgiving Holidays
12/8-Book Report Due (optional)
12/11-SS Final Project/Paper Due

 
Weekly Spelling Lists 1-14
Unit 1
1. pattern
2. album
3. labor
4. vacation
5. exactly
6. chapter
7. survey
8. detain
9. rapid
10. cancel
11. obtain
12. admit
13. trait
14. accent
15. complain
16. advance
17. natural
18. daydream
19. favorite
20. behave

Unit 2
1. text
2. feeble
3. gravity
4. dealt
5. theme
6. sleet
7. excellent
8. cleanse
9. melody
10. employee
11. method
12. indeed
13. develop
14. regular
15. scheme
16. crease
17. leather
18. attend
19. release
20. meadow
Unit 3
1. attic
2. ideal
3. limit
4. confide
5. district
6. disguise
7. exhibit
8. classify
9. require
10. permit
11. consider
12. item
13. empire
14. satisfy
15. system
16. strike
17. assign
18. apply
19. inherit
20. examine
Unit 4
1. profit
2. oppose
3. bronze
4. video
5. constant
6. approach
7. pose
8. associate
9. contact
10. opportunity
11. positive
12. donate
13. stereo
14. beyond
15. charcoal
16. notice
17. opposite
18. emotion
19. project
20. respond

Unit 5
1. stubborn
2. computer
3. customer
4. contribute
5. budge
6. barbecue
7. union
8. dispute
9. community
10. uniform
11. smudge
12. custody
13. bugle
14. confuse
15. acute
16. insult
17. suffer
18. punish
19. accuse
20. result
Unit 7
1. aptitude
2. understood
3. intrude
4. routine
5. proof
6. neighborhood
7. would've
8. cushion
9. fluid
10. tablespoon
11. could've
12. should've
13. through
14. goodness
15. approve
16. bulletin
17. conclude
18. introduce
19. teaspoon
20. assume
Unit 8
1. mischief
2. ceiling
3. siege
4. relief
5. reign
6. niece
7. leisure
8. achieve
9. yield
10. weird
11. conceit
12. grief
13. shriek
14. fierce
15. seize
16. thief
17. receive
18. sleigh
19. receipt
20. shield

Unit 9
1. carpenter
2. adore
3. therefore
4. dirty
5. purchase
6. carbon
7. authority
8. confirm
9. territory
10. curfew
11. carton
12. ignore
13. furnace
14. concern
15. foreman
16. partner
17. mortar
18. curtain
19. insert
20. circular

Unit 10
1. unpleasant
2. absent
3. practical
4. neutral
5. turbulent
6. rival
7. rational
8. instant
9. talent
10. partial
11. label
12. legal
13. cruel
14. distant
15. tunnel
16. typical
17. channel
18. ignorant
19. central
20. material

Unit 11
1. completely
2. additionally
3. downward
4. homeward
5. especially
6. certainly
7. eastward
8. carefully
9. skyward
10. outward
11. scarcely
12. inward
13. ideally
14. upward
15. possibly
16. finally
17. barely
18. loosely
19. afterward
20. directly

Unit 13
1. fashion
2. difficult
3. physician
4. former
5. sophomore
6. triumph
7. orphan
8. effort
9. phrase
10. faint
11. traffic
12. photo
13. golf
14. fulfill
15. phone
16. officer
17. baffle
18. suffix
19. shelf
20. offer

Unit 14
1. magazine
2. pessimism
3. conclusion
4. optimism
5. television
6. amaze
7. cruise
8. casual
9. husband
10. phase
11. vision
12. browse
13. usual
14. freeze
15. visual
16. scissors
17. arise
18. pause
19. visitor
20. tease

Unit 15
1. complained
2. permitting
3. remained
4. profiting
5. excelling
6. obtaining
7. remaining
8. permitted
9. complaining
10. directed
11. resulted
12. admitted
13. excelled
14. obtained
15. differing
16. profited
17. admitting
18. differed
19. directing
20. resulting

Unit 16
1. handkerchief
2. plumber
3. knowledge
4. cupboard
5. almond
6. crumb
7. knack
8. solemn
9. knob
10. autumn
11. palm
12. aisle
13. numb
14. salmon
15. column
16. isle
17. kneel
18. hymn

19. tomb
20. debt
Unit 17
1. accident
2. horrible
3. announce
4. impress
5. possess
6. innocent
7. occasion
8. express
9. banner
10. terrible
11. success
12. manner
13. assist
14. error
15. process
16. tissue
17. mirror
18. connect
19. issue

20. recess
Unit 19
1. responsible
2. approachable
3. reversible
4. changeable
5. acceptable
6. adorable
7. sensible
8. profitable
9. forcible
10. favorable
11. edible
12. visible
13. flexible
14. notable
15. legible
16. available
17. probable
18. valuable
19. invisible
20. capable

Unit 20
1. antifreeze
2. nonreturnable
3. misbehave
4. misfortune
5. irresistible
6. illiterate
7. misinform
8. irrational
9. nonprofit
10. antisocial
11. mistrust
12. illegible
13. misplace
14. misread
15. illogical
16. irregular
17. misuse
18. nonfat
19. illegal
20. mislead

Unit 21
1. advancement
2. advantage
3. development
4. marriage
5. measurement
6. appointment
7. carriage
8. excitement
9. bandage
10. assignment
11. passage
12. experiment
13. mileage
14. postage
15. instrument
16. equipment
17. garage
18. courage
19. document
20. garbage
Unit 22
1. successful
2. thoughtless
3. wholesome
4. wonderful
5. worthless
6. worrisome
7. delightful
8. lonesome
9. priceless
10. fanciful
11. eventful
12. fruitless
13. forgetful
14. senseless
15. doubtful
16. tiresome
17. tireless
18. dutiful
19. fearless
20. pitiful

Unit 23
1. thunderstorm
2. self-addressed
3. background
4. cross-country
5. post office
6. weatherproof
7. throughout
8. sister-in-law
9. bill of sale
10. everybody
11. checkbook
12. skyscraper
13. overcast
14. all right
15. passerby
16. overcast
17. wristwatch
18. campsite
19. bookstore
20. grown-up

Unit 25
1. unfortunate
2. approximate
3. momentary
4. imaginary
5. immediate
6. temporary
7. customary
8. desperate
9. secondary
10. necessary
11. accurate
12. voluntary
13. delicate
14. solitary
15. ultimate
16. moderate
17. ordinary
18. honorary
19. fortunate
20. desolate

Unit 26
1. underground
2. interchange
3. intramural
4. submarine
5. underneath
6. midsummer
7. interstate
8. supersonic
9. undercover
10. intrastate
11. interact
12. midway
13. underpass
14. superstar
15. subway
16. intersect
17. supervise
18. interface
19. subtotal
20. interview
   

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