Monday, April 25, 2011

There still are some students who still need to pay for the field trip on the Friday! Please bring in your money ASAP! Also, field day is $5.00.

Math homework- Record everything you use on your check register
Case 2 begins tomorrow!
We are reading Thor! It's a very interesting book of a man who had to learn the hard way on how to treat people with respect and kindness. But, most importantly, he had to learn to think things through before he act. He is a very impulsive guy.
Vocabulary and spelling test will be held on Thursday.
Tomorrow we are beginning our unit on Variables. This is a cool AMSTI unit on how variables can change the outcome of certain experiments.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Earth Day Tomorrow: Wear Your Blues, Greens, Whites, and Browns, and Bring in Something That Can be Recycled.

Language Arts homework- worksheet page 67-68
Math- no homework- get ready for quiz and Mathematically Dangerous Competition. Joshua Mullins has been the reigning champion for 9 weeks in a row.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Hello Parents! It's Good to be Back!

Please send in your field trip money ASAP!!!
The following is homework for tonight...
Math- Page 492 set A,B,C Even numbers
Choose 10 vocabulary words and write one sentence each.
We are still working on our paper mache Easter Eggs, and I did not have the slightest idea of how messy this project was going to be. If your child has been coming home with flour mixture on their clothing, please be patient...we are almost done.
Teacher appreciation day is coming up next week. You don't have to do anything for me. My biggest desire is to make sure your child tries their very best in school.
We had our first trial today. Each attorney (Jon and Tracilynn) did an excellent job in presenting their opening statements! Wish them luck in their efforts to try to with the jurors!
We will have a suprise guest speaker this Thursday. I did not tell the students because I wanted it to be a secret. However, if you know because you have been responsible to read this blog post, then you are lucky!! Don't tell anyone.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Vocabulary words.

Please visit the following links for the definitions.

http://courts.michigan.gov/plc/day-in-court/vocabulary/CourtroomVocabularyWords.pdf
http://www.courts.michigan.gov/lc-gallery/vocabulary.htm
This link is a fun quiz. http://quizlet.com/792058/courtroom-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Math homework page- rw117 and pw117

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Would you like to learn more about the phases of the moon? Well, tomorrow you will have a chance to create all of the phases of the moon with Cookies!

Hello

Hey Parents and Students,
There will be no homework tonight.
The feild trip and end-of-the-year activties money is due by April 18th.
If you offered to supply some of the materials for our Easter egg, please send in those materials
Grass- Jala
Jar lid- Laurel
White Flour- Kovi
Plastic Eggs- Brock
Baloons- Baylee
Tissue- Jordan
Ribbons- Madison, Jackson H, Ledell, and Sophie. Whatever we don't use will be sent back home.
Also, I meant to ask someone to bring in a few packs of oreo cookies. We will be recreating the phases of the moon using the cookie and the icing parts. Thanks for your help.

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.

Spelling Words 9/28

Spelling Words 9/27
suppose, hurricane, ballad, bellow, success, appeal, announcer, tissue, excellent, terrific, collect, slippery, common, arrange, suffer, follow, kennel, squirrel, message, and summary

Spelling Words 9/21

drizzle
gobble
meddle
shuffle
bundle
pickle
hobble
topple
hurtle
vehicle
struggle
wiggle
spindle
speckle
griddle
ripple
article
triple
jingle
bugle

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.

Spelling Words 9/07

Talked, hurried, smiling, dropped, clapping, stepped, worried, worrying , changing, stayed, buying, dried, picnicking, scared, driving, obeyed, playing, tried, carried, hurrying

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

Spelling Words 8/30

Counter, fraud, oyster, appoint, drawn, awning ,laundry, feud, shawl, jewel, royalty, powder, annoying, cashew, scoop, bamboo, browse, ointment, rooster, rescue

Which sentence shows evidence of historical fiction?