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Tuesday, the 2nd

Have a great Labor Day!

See you on the 3rd!

Vocab Words Unit 1 Week 2

"Thunder Rose"

branded: marked by burning the skin with a hot iron

constructed:  put together; fitted together; built

daintily:  with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily

devastation:  the act of laying waste; destruction

lullaby:  a song for singing to a child; a soft song

pitch:  a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine

resourceful:  good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted

thieving:  stealing

veins:  the blood vessels that carry blood to the heart from all part of the body

Spelling List Unit 1 Week 2

1. fever
2. broken
3. climate
4. hotel
5. basic
6. vocal
7. native
8. silent
9. labor
10. spider
11. label
12. icon
13. agent
14. motive
15. vital
16. acorn
17. item
18. aroma
19. ego
20. solo

Challenge Words
     21.  society
     22.  rhinoceros
     23.  notation
     24.  idealistic
     25.  equation

Upcoming Pics

School Pictures

Tuesday, Aug. 27th

Wear clean uniform

Students were given a form to purchase pictures last week.  If you need a new flyer, please contact your teacher and we can get you a new one!

Vocab Words Unit 1 Week 1

Red Kayak

compressions:  short applications of pressure

grumbled:  complained in a bad-tempered way

insistently:  in a persistent and urgent way

intentionally:  on purpose

minute:  a period of time equal to sixty seconds

neutral:  a position of gears in which no motion goes from an engine to other working parts

normally:  usually; in a normal way

Spelling Words Unit 1 Week 1

1. distance
2. method
3. anger
4. problem
5. butter
6. petals
7. enjoy
8. perhaps
9. figure
10. channel
11. admire
12. comedy
13. husband
14. tissue
15. mustard
16. shuttle
17. advance
18. drummer
19. regular
20. denim

Challenge Words:

    21.  avalanche
    22.  monopoly
    23.  reluctant
    24.  adequate
    25.  tangerine

WELCOME TO 5th GRADE!

The 5th grade teachers are excited for a new year!

Please join us for Back To School Night--

 Monday, August 12th, from 5:00-6:30.  

We would love to meet you!

School starts on August 14th.  The entire week will be early out, 8:20-1:00.

What will you find on this blog?

Important dates, spelling and vocabulary words and any important information pertaining to our grade or school.  We'll add a weekly summary and weekly student awards will be posted.

The sidebar to the right contains various helpful links.  Included is a link to Aspire.  Grades will be fully updated by each Friday morning.  Should you have questions about grades, please contact the teacher with whom there is a concern.