Mrs. Brown's 5th Grade Class

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Important Info

End of the year stuff- I sent home papers today that have important information regarding our field trip to the UA, Fun Day/talent show, and Shelton State Recognition.
The trip to the UA will be on April the 28th
Fun Day- May 24th
Shelton State Recognition-May 25th
The cost for the trip and recognition will be $35.00 and is due Friday, April 16th
Book Fair is from April 7th- 13th
If you would like to volunteer please fill out the form that was sent home today and return it ASAP
Be Ready Camp permission for was sent home today. Please read over thoroughly to see if this is something that you will be interested in for your child

If you would like to practice some extra math, look to the left of this page under "Links" and click on "Math Cafe". Have fun!

Mrs. Smith from AMSTI came to our class today to teach a lesson on acids and bases. This hands on activity enable the students to experiment with different types of solutions. We discovered that cabbage juice serves as a great indicator for acidity and basic liquids! We also learned that alcohol is a neutral liquid.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

For those students who did not get a reading log for the next two weeks, make sure you get one tomorrow. They will be next to the printer.
If you are on the list to bring snacks and drinks for tomorrow, don't forget. But, if you do, then that's ok.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Today was a long day of testing. Tomorrow will be 10 minutes longer, so get plenty of rest and relaxation.
See you tomorrow!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Upcoming Events

Reading logs due 3/29
Next reading log due in two weeks
Make sure you return report card folders
Last nine weeks for A.R.- I would like for our class to make 100 percent this time. Parents I am going to need your help with this. THe students need to read 3 realistic fiction, two fantasy, and three choice. Out of the eight choices, 3 of the books need to be chapter books. Deadline is approximately 7-8 weeks from now.

What's Going on this week?

Hi Parents and Students,
We are in our second week of testing. Tomorrow the students will be taking the reading and language arts SAT test. It will be helpful for them to have a good night sleep.
Two students have already agreed to bring in snacks and drink for tomorrow and Wednesday. Thank you in advance.
Science- We are studying animal relationships in various ecosystems. After giving a refresher course on carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, we learned about the different types of relationships of various types of species. Mutualism-two animals living together and both are benefiting from this union (Yak and a bird). Commensialism- two animals living together but only one benefits while the other is unharmed (a polar bear with microorganism grow on its fur). Parasitism- two animals living together with one benefiting and the other is harmed (leeches and hippo)
Tomorrow we will finish watching the movie "Up". If you have any "safe" movies that you wouldn't mind me borrowing, that would be helpful!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Mars Sighting

Just a reminder, don't forget that tonight that you can see Mars as a very bright star real close to the moon. This will be the last time until 2012 we will be able to see Mars again.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Hello

We had a great first day of testing. Please make sure you child gets plenty of rest tonight.
THe following students agreed to bring in snacks and drinks for the next two weeks.
3/24- Taylor Wilson Juice, and Britney- Snacks
3/31- Saige- Drinks, and Lauren- Snacks
4/1- Bri- Drinks, and Justin-Snacks
4/8- April- Snacks, and Taylor D.- Drinks
4/9- Tyler-Drink or snacks, and Lestasia snacks
Thanks for all your help

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Vocabulary Words 9/28

Vocabulary Words 9/27
Fret- When you fret about something, you keep thinking and worrying about it.

Assured- If someone assured you of something, her or she has said words to make you feel postive that things will be all right.

Nudged- If you nudged a person or thing, you pushed it or poked it gently.

Outlandish- If something is outlandish, it is bizzare, strange, and unusual.

Ruckus- To raise a ruckus is to make a lot of noise and fuss about something.

Proclaimed- If you have announced something to a group of people, you have proclaimed it.

Vocabulary Words 9/21

Wistful- You are wistful if you feel as though your wishes probably won't come true.

Grateful- To be grateful is to feel thankful for someone or something

Grim- If something looks grim, it appears serious and forbidding.

Raspy- A raspy noise sounds rough and harsh, like sandpaper scraping wood.

Swarmed- If animals have swarmed, they have moved quickly and gathered in large numbers.

Revelers- Revelers are people who are having fun at a lively party or celebration.

Irresistible- Something that is irresistible is difficult ot turn away from.

Vocabulary Words for 9/07

Relented- Someone who relented has agreed to something he or she once refused
Faze- If thing faze you, they bother or confuse you.
Eccentric- An eccentric person has habits or opinions that seem odd to other people
Infuriated- Something that infuriated you made you feel extremely angry
Disheartened- If you are disheartened, you feel disappointed and less hopeful
Impassable- A road or path that is impassable is impossible to travel on
Crusaded- A person who has crusaded has worked hard to make a change based on his or her beliefs

Vocabulary/Spelling week 25

Loathe- To strongly dislike something
Bland- Dull and unexciting
Mentor- A trusted person who gives a person helpful advice
Dilapidated-A building that looks worn out and run down
Coordination- Organizing different parts of something so that they work well together
Altruism-Being concerned about others before worrying about one's self
Sensibility- A special awareness for a certain area
Advocacy- Giving support to a person, idea, or cause
Mistreaded- it is used in a way that harms or hurts
Compassionate- Kind hearted and understanding

Spelling words
Indecisive
outpatient
downgrade
uptight
acceleration
demolition
pension
champion
authorization
cancellaton
autumn
knowledge
rhyme
scenery
wrestled
armies
shelves
radios
tomatoes
videos

Week 24

addresses, armies, calves, countries, leaves, buses, videos, echoes, shelves, studios, radios, halves, hooves, knives, taxes, tomatoes, opportunities, volcanoes, stitches, wolves

Challenge word- vetoes

Vocabulary-

Excursions-Short Journeys or outings

griddy- feel happy in a sily or dizzy way

pinnacle- a pointed piecve at the top of a building

gleeful- a person is excited and happy

panic - is a strong feeling of fear and anxiety that makes a person act unreasonably or without thinking carefully.

turbulent- Something that is turbulent, such as air or water, has strong currents which change direction suddenly.

precious - if something is precious to you, it has value and special meaning to you.

Vocab/Spelling Lesson 23

Gouges- If someone gouges something, he or she makes a deep cut or dent in it.

Desolate- A person who feel desolate, feels lonely and sad.

Bustles-When someone bustles, he or she moves in a busy, energetic way.

Fervor- A person who speaks with fevor, speaks with great emotion and strong belief

Immaculate- Something that is immaculate, is extremely clean and tidy.

Assuage-To assuage guilt is to make it less painful and troubling.

Spelling Words

assign, autumn, colunm, crumb, debris, delight, design, glisten, hasten, knead, knowledge, lightning, resign, rhyme, solemn, thorough, scenery, whirl, wreath, wrestled

Challenge: Handkerchief

Vocabulary LESSON 22

Somberly- When you act somberly, you act and speak in a serious way

Stammers-A person who stammers speaks with difficulty, often stopping or repeating himself or herself.

Monopolize- People who monopolize something control it and prevent others from using it

Deflated-If someone feels deflated, he or she has lost confidence about something

Enraptured- A person who is enraptured is delighted and thrilled with something.

Enterprising-People who are enterprising do new and difficult things to achieve their goals

Cumbersome-Something that is cumbersome is large, heavy, and difficult to handle.

Vocabulary Words Lesson 20 2/12/11

Scours- If someone scours a place for something, he or she searches it thouroughly

Appropriate- if you wear appropriate clothing, you choose an outfit that is right for the situation

Practical- Something that is practical is useful

Portable- Something that is a portable can be moved or carried by hand.

Circulate- When you circulate, you move freely around an area

Protrude- To protrude is to stick out

Boisterous- A boisterous person or animal is noisy an has lots of energy

Deduction-A deduction is a conclusion you have reached, based on the information that you have been given

Fickle- Fickle people keep changing their minds about what they like or want

Measly- A measly amount of something is a very small amount

Vocbulary words 01/13/2011

Spelling and Vocabulary words for 12/13

accountant, applicant, attendant, defiant, mutineer, expectant, hesitant, quadrant, resistant, servant, dependent, indulgent, insistent, urgent, auctioneer, accompanist, artist, cellist, technician, novelist
Challenge words: Descendant, mountaineer, significant, beautician, and geologist
Vocabulary words-
Hiatus- a break for a period of time between events
Embarked- If you have embarked on a new adventure
Unimaginable- Something that is impossible to think of
Extravagant-Something that is much more costly or elaborate than what is really needed
Gourmet- Food that is expensive, rare, or carefully prepared
Throng- A throng is a crowd of people
Precarious-In a precarious situation, things are uncertain and can suddenly become dangerous

Vocabulary Words for January 15

Tempted- if you are tempted to do something, you really want to do it, even though you know you shouldn't.
Insights- if you have insight, you notice or understand important things that other people may not see.
Essence- the essence of something is its most basic, important quality
Indication- an indication is something that exist or may happen
Proposed- If a person proposed something, he or she suggested it.
Instinct- an intstinct is a natural, almost automatic way that people or animals react to things
Baffled- Someone who is baffled by something cannot understand or explain it.

Vocabulary Words 11/22/10

Recount- If you recount something, you tell what happened.
Uninhabitable- A place that is uninhabitable cannot be lived it.
Sustain-When you sustain something, you keep it going by giving it what it needs
Monotonous- If something is monotonous, it is repetitive and boring.
Endeavor- Is an activitiy or task you take on in an effort to accomplish it.
Dwell-A place where you dwell is where you live
Brimming- Something that is brimming is filled to the very top
Teeming- Something that is teeming is overflowing with life or energy.
Parched- Something that is parched is dried out from lack of water.
Sorrowful-If you feel sorrowful, you are very sad.

Vocabulary Words 12-7

Elongates- Something that elongates stretches to a longer length
Elastic- Something that is elastic stretches easliy.
Rigid- An object that is rigid is stiff and does not change shape easily
Accumulate- When things accumulate, they collect over time
Underlying- Something the is underlying is located below or beneath something.
Intricate- If something is intricate, it is complicated or involved and has many small parts or details
Vanish- to vanish is to disappear suddenly
Replenishing- Replenishing something means refilling it or making it complete again.

Vocabulary Words 11-30-09

Bellowing- A bellowing sound is a loud, low-pitched sound, usually made to show distress.
Outcast- An outcast is someone who has been rejeccted or driben out by others
Reputation- A person's reputation is what he or she is know for
Betrayed- If you betrayed someone who trusted you, you let that person down.
Yearning- A yearning is a great desire to have something that you may never be a able to get
Withered- Something that is withered is dried up and faded
Escapades- Escapades are carefree, mischieous, or reckless adventures.
Unfathomable- If something is unfathomable, it cannot be understood or known.

Spelling and Vocabulary words 11-01

Adjust- When you adjust, you change your behavior to fit a new situation

Residents- Residents are the peole or animals that live in a place

Specimens- Specimens are examples of things scientist collect in order to study

Recoil- To recoil means to jerk suddenly

Pesky- Something that is pesky is annoying but not important

Internal- Something that is internal is inside a person, and an object, or a place.

Debris- Debris is scattered pieces of something that has been destroyed.

Spelling -

Reenter, refried, reconsider, repaint, reform, replay, retake, remake, reclaim, replant,

unable, uninformed, undesirable, untold, unwise, nonconductor, nonproductive, nonexistent, nonflammable, nondairy

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 10/25 week 11

Spelling words-enemy, balance, basis, closet, decent, define, eleven, fanatic, honest, humor, minute, model, novel, ocean, pretend, private, radar, second, slogan, editor, elaborate, rotate, coma, protest, notice.
Vocabulary words-
Seldom- it hardly ever happens
Broached-a ship that has veered onto it side and is in danger of sinking.
Shatter-things that break easliy and violently into small pieces.
Inflammable- can catch on fire easily and burn rapidly
Dignified- to behave in a calm, serious, and respectful manner
Conducted- has led and guided and activity.
Rowdy- People who are noisy, rough, and out of control.

Theme Review Vocabulary Words 10/19

Eminent- An eminent person is well known and important.

Charity- Charity is showing kindness by giving money or gifts to organizations that need them.

Modest- A modest person does not brag or show off.

Disgruntled- If you are disgruntled, you are unhappy because things have not turned out the way you wanted.

Inadequate- Something that is inadequate is not as good or as large as it needs to be.

Aghast- If you are aghast, you feel shocked and disgusted about something

Dismayed- When you are dismayed, you are upset about something and unsure of how to deal with it.

Amends- WHen you amend somethin, you make positive changes, such as amendeing a shopping list or a recipe.

Absentminded- Someone who is absentminded forgets things easliy.

Concoction- A concoction is a mix of different things, often put together without much planning.

Vocabulary Words 10/5

Crucial- if something is crucial, it is extremely important.

Crisis- A crisis is a situation that suddenly becomes very dangerous or difficult.

Maneuvered- To have maneuvered something is to have moved it or guided it very carefully.

Perseverance- If you try hard and don't give up, you are showing perserverance.

Encountered- If you encoutered someone, you met that person unexpectedly.

Persuading- Persuading someone means trying to get him or her to agree with your plan or opinion.

Appealed- If you have appealed to someone, you have made a request with a lot of feeling.

Destiny- To believe in destiny is to feel that certain things will happen because they were meant to be.

Vocabulary words 8/30

Vocabulary words
Pried- If you have pried something off, you have forced it away from its surface
Desperately- wanting something desperately means wanting it so much that you’ll do anything to get it
Sneered- If you sneered at someone, you showed with your words and expression that you had little respect for that person.
Indignantly- When you say something indignantly, you show irritation because you feel you have been insulted or treated unfairly.
Urgently- If you urgently tell someone to do something, it is important that it be done right away
Grudgingly- If you say something grudgingly, you say it without really wanting to.

Vocabulary Words 8/23

1. Maven- A maven is someone with special knowledge about a particular subject
2. Mortified- If you feel mortified, you feel extremely embarrassed or ashamed
3. Reigned-If someone has reigned, he or she has been very important in a particular place
4. Conceited- A conceited person thinks too highly of herself or himself
5. Designated- If a place is designated, it has been chosen for a special purpose
6. Smirk- A smirk is an unkind smile
7. Exhilarated – If someone exhilarated you, it made you feel very excited an energetic

Vocabulary Words 08/20

Humiliation- Humiliation is a feeling of shame or embarrassment
Expectations-Expectations are hopes about how well others will do or about how they should behave.
Fringes-The fringes of a place are areas along its edges, far away from the center of action
Hesitating- If you are hesitating, you are pausing before doing something because yuou are feeling unsure
Sincere-If you are being sincere, you are being honest, and you mean what you say
Coaxed- If you are coaxed into doing something, you are gently talked into it by someone else.

Vocabulary words 5/17/2010

Counterfeit -fake money made in order to deceive
Credit card-(plastic) card from a bank authorising the purchasing of goods on credit
Currency- money that is used by a country such as the United Kingdom.

Account- a record of money a person deposits into a bank
Balance- the difference between credits and debits in an account
Bank- a building in which commercial banking is transacted.

Barter- to trade without using money.
Borrow- to ask for the temporary use of money on the condition of repayment and at a set rate of interest

Interest- money paid for borrowing money, or money that a bank or building society pays a customer for putting money into their bank.
Interest rate- the percentage of an amount of money which is paid for the use of that money over a period of time.

Debt- the state of owing something (especially money).
Denomination- a number that expresses the value of a coin or bill. A five pound note and a ten pound note represent two denominations.

Vocabulary Words 5/7

Poised- When you are poised for action, yoiu are ready to get started.
Earnestly- Someone who speaks earneslty says things in an especially serious and honesty way.
Insufficient- If something is insufficient, there is not enough of it orit is not good enough to meet the needs.
Exceptional- Soemthing that is exceptional is special, and it stands above others like it.
Achievement- An axchievememt is the result of a successful effort.
Bickering- People who are bickering are arguing about something unimportant.
Equivalent- Things that are equivalent are equal
Regal- If something is regal, it is fit for a king or queen.
Customary- Something that is customary is what is usual or normal.
Provoke- When you provoke someone, you do somethng to make him or her feel angry.

Vocabulary Words 4/30

Ignited- When something is ignited, it is lit or made to burn

Squinting- Someone who is squinting is squeezing his eyes partly shut in order to see

Jettisoned- Something that is jettisioned is deliberately cast away from a moving object, sometimes to make the object lighter.

Tranquility- A feeling of tranquility is a feeling of calm and peace.

Cramped- A place that is cramped is uncomfortable because there is very little free space

Potentially- Something that could potentially happen could possibly happen.

Vocabulary and Spelling Words 3/8

Respiratory System- A body function that allow gas exchange through all parts of the body
Trachea- A tube (windpipe) that connects to the pharynx and larynx, which allows passage of air to the lungs.
Diaphragm-A strong muscle under the lungs separating the thorax and the and abdomen, allowing the thorax to contract and expand.
Alveoli- Tiny clusters of air sacks where gas exchange occurs
Bronchi- Are two tubes that carry air from the trachea to the inner parts of the lung. They divide into smaller air passways call bronchioles.
Nasal Passage- the entrance into the respritory system.
Excretory System- A body system that includes the kidneys, ureter, and urinary bladder and is responsible for removing waste, uneccessary or dangerous materials from the body.
Kidney-Are paired organs with several functions: secretes waste (urea and ammonia), absorbs water, amino acids, and glucose, produce hormones, regulates electrolytes and blood pressure.
Ureter- muscular tubes that propels urine form the kidneys to the urinary bladder.(10-12 inches long)
Urinary Bladder-Collects urine excreted from the kidneys (via ureter) and sits on the pelvic floor
Capillaries- Small blood vessels that surrounds the alveoli and allows blood to absorb oxygen and to release carbon dioxide.

Vocabulary words 2/5/10

Tendency- To have a tendency is to have a habit of doing something a certain way

Feat-A feat is a difficult act that impresses people

Irrepressible- A feeling or action that is irrepressible cannot be controoled of held back.

Prestigious- Something that is prestigious is highly respected and admired

Device- A device is an object that has been made for a special purpose

Industry-An industry is all the people and companies that make a certain type of product or provide a certain type of service

Spelling Words Homophones 2/5/10

Steal- the player tried to steal second base.
Steel- that bridge is made of steel.
Waste- try not to wast energy.
Waist- These pants are too bif in the waist.
Weak- That kitten gave a weak meow.
Week- What day of the week is it?
Base-They set up camp at the base of the mountain
Bass- My cousin plays the bass guiter
Pain- Dogs yelp when they are in pain.
Pane- The pane of glass is cracked
Flare- Gust of wind caused the campfire to flare
Flair-- Ed has a flair for storytelling
Dual- That tool serves a dual purpose
Duel- There was a duel between two characters
Stationary- The car remained stationary
Stationery- Tony wront a letter on stationery
Flower-- Lou put the flower in a vase
Flour- Flour is a ingredient in cakes
Sight- The book was in plain sight
Site- The construction site is off limits

Challenge words: alter, altar, symbols, cymbals, carrot

Vocabulary Words 01/22/10

Hiatus-A hiatus is a break for a period of time between events.
Embarked-If you have embarked on a journey, you have begun a new adventure.
Unimaginable-If something is unimaginable, it is impossible to think that it might happen or exist.
Extravagant- Something extravagant is much more costly or elaborate than what is really needed
Gourmet- Gourmet is food that is expensive, rare, or carefully prepared.
Throng- A throng is a crowd of people
Precarious-In a percarious situation, things are uncertain and can suddenly become dangerous.

Vocabulary/spelling words for 11-16

Heat Sink- is any cool mass that can absorb excess heat, including bodies of water, the ground, and massive building materials.

Absorbs- tos take up soak in or capture ( black plastic absorbs the sun's energy)

Thermometer- Is a tool to measure temperature

Elapsed Time- the differenc between a starting time and a ending time.

Earth Materials- Non living substances that make up or come from the earth.

Energy Transfer- the change of energy from one form to another ( such as light or heat) or movement of energy from one object to another

Reflect- to bounce back. White plastic regflects sun's energy

Solar Collector- is material used to capture soar energy in a water heater or other devices.

Spelling and Vocabulary Words 11/9

Students, the following terms will serve as your spelling and vocabulary words for this week.
Compass- An instrument used to determine direction. The needle in a compass always points to magnetic north.
Direction- The course or line along which something moves, lies, or points.
Orientation- A position or arrangement in relation to another position or location
Shadow- The dark area created by an object that stops light.
Sun- A star around which Earth and other planets revovle. It furnishes heat, light, and energy.
Insolation- Incoming solar energy.
Solar Energy- Energy from the Sun. This energy takes several forms, including visible light and infrared light that can be felt as heat.

Vocabulary Words for Week of 11/2

Vocabulary Word 10/12

Scholars- Scholars are peple who have studied certain topics and know a lot about them.

Specialized- Someone who specialized in something has given it most of his or her time and attention.

Gesture- A gesture is something you say or do in order to express a feeling to someone.

Envisioned- If you have pictured something in your mind, you have envisioned it.

Proportion- If something is in proportion, non of its parts are too large or too small.

Resisted- If a person or an object has resisted, that person or object was very difficult or impossible to change.

Science Project Due 11/6

It’s That Time to Put on Your Creative Thinking Caps! Students will have to do a project on one of the 8 body systems, endocrine, respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, muscular, skeletal, nervous, and excretory. The following will outline the expectations for this project: • Figure out which system you would like to do your project on. • Conduct research on your chosen body system and write a one page report that discusses facts and interesting ideas. You will be graded on proper grammar, punctuations, complete sentences, and indentations. Be sure to add a cover page. • You may build your system our of poster paper with an outline of our body, or use other materials such as newspaper, card board box, food, beads, buttons, foil, ect. (use your imagination, you may want to get a cake pan shaped into a human and decorated with icing to illustrate your body system, or use different types of noodles for the skeletal system) • Grading Criteria: Project-40 points, report- 30points, creativity-20, presentation- 10 points. • Project due Friday, November 6th.

Science Study Guide for 8/28

Community- group of living things of different species found in an ecosystem

Ecosystem- all the living and nonliving things that interact
with one another in a given area

Population- all the members of the same type of organism living in an ecosystem.

Biome- A large group of similar ecosystems

Climate- Type of weather that occurs in an area over a long period of time

Desert- Very dry area

Grasslands- Land covered by grasses wit hfew trees

Taiga- Area that has long, sever winters and short, cool summers

Temperate Forests- Forest that experience four distinct seasons: summer, fall, winter, and spring.

Tropical Rain Forest- forest that are both very hot and very rainy

Tundra- Earth's coldest biome