"Hold the Flag High" Vocabulary

•canteen: a container that holds drinks

•confederacy: a group of people, states, or countries that work together

•glory: praise, honor

•quarrel: a fight

•rebellion: a conflict that leads to war

•stallion: a male horse

•union: states that are united as one country

Spelling Unit 2 Week 2

1.  staffs
2.  pants
3.  ourselves
4.  scissors
5.  loaves
6.  volcanoes
7.  chiefs
8.  buffalos
9.  flamingo
10.  beliefs
11.  echoes
12.  shelves
13.  quizzes
14.  sheriffs
15.  dominoes
16.  thieves
17.  measles
18.  avocados
19.  chefs
20.  pianos

Challenge Words:
21.  bailiffs
22.  wharves
23.  mosquitoes
24.  armadillos
25.  desperadoes

At the Beach Vocabulary

algae:  a group of living things, mostly found in water, that can make their own food

concealed: put out of sight; hidden

driftwood: wood carried along by water, or washed ashore by the water

hammocks: hanging beds or couches made of canvas, cord, or other materials

lamented: felt or showed grief

sea urchins: small, round sea animals with spiny shells

sternly: strictly; firmly

tweezers: small pincers for picking up small objects

Spelling Unit 2 Week 1

1.  shovel
2.  southern
3.  northern
4.  chapter
5.  hyphen
6.  chosen
7.  establish
8.  although
9.  challenge
10.  approach
11.  astonish
12.  python
13.  shatter
14.  ethnic
15.  shiver
16.  pharmacy
17.  charity
18.  china
19.  attach
20.  ostrich

Challenge Words:
21.  emphasis
22.  sophomore
23.  athlete
24.  phenomenal
25.  chimpanzee

Aesthetics

This week's awards for

AESTHETICS goes to...

Jaymee Grow

Kaydence Johansen

Kyla Petersen

Thanks for always putting in the time to produce your very best work!

Upcoming Field Trip!

FIELD TRIP!

On October 10^th, fifth grade will be going on a field trip to the

Natural History Museum

We will be taking a class about inherited traits, DNA and genetics.

This will be an interesting and fun experience!

We will be leaving in the morning and return in the afternoon.

Permission slips need to be returned by September 27th!

Reminders from the school...

Here are a few reminders and notes from Jefferson Academy:

Lunch Balances

Lunch balance notices will come home each week. We appreciate timely payments for negative lunch balances. If you think you might qualify for free or reduced lunch, fill out an application online in your Aspire account, or talk to the office if you have questions.

Colder Weather

Our weather is cooling down some. Just a reminder to look at our student dress code policy for outwear allowed in the classroom. Students are welcome to wear any outwear outside. However, if they wear it in the classroom setting, it will need to comply with dress code policy.

Emergency Drills

The law and legislation for schools regarding Emergency Preparedness has changed in an effort to help schools be more prepared for emergency situations. Jefferson Academy takes emergency preparedness seriously and will follow all the state policies regarding this. Part of this will be monthly emergency drills practicing various scenarios. We do this to comply with the law and to help teach our students how to feel and be safe.

Weekly Awards

Congrats to...

Rocco Facer

Zion Ritterbusch

Landon Nielson

for being a wonderful example of

FRIENDSHIP

"Ten Mile Day" Vocabulary

barren:  unable to produce much or any plant life
deafening:  stunningly loud
lurched:  leaned or rolled suddenly
previous:  coming or being before
prying:  moving or forcing open; searching too curiously
surveying:  looking over or viewing

Unit 1 Week 5 Spelling List

Yes---these are all real words 😁
1.  they're
2.  you've
3.  weren't
4.  needn't
5.  there'd
6.  they've
7.  mustn't
8.  what'll
9.  doesn't
10.  hadn't
11.  could've
12.  would've
13.  should've
14.  might've
15.  wouldn't
16.  who've
17.  shouldn't
18.  who'd
19.  this'll
20.  couldn't

Challenge Words
21.  there've
22.  mightn't
23.  what've
24.  must've
25.  there'll

This week's awards go to....

Congratulations to:

Evelyn Roane

Whitney Wybrow

Jesse Feller

Thanks for being a positive example of 

INTEGRITY

"Satchel Paige" Vocabulary

confidence:  firm belief in yourself

fastball:  a pitch thrown at high speed with very little curve

mocking:  laughing at; making fun of

outfield:  the part of a baseball field beyond the diamond or infield

unique:  having no like or equal

weakness:  a slight fault

windup:  (in baseball) a swinging movement of the arms while twisting the body just before pitching the ball

Spelling Unit 1 Week 4

1.  supplied
2.  supplying
3.  denied
4.  denying
5.  decided
6.  deciding
7.  included
8.  including
9.  admitted
10.  admitting
11.  occurred
12.  occurring
13.  qualified
14.  qualifying
15.  identified
16.  identifying
17.  delayed
18.  delaying
19.  satisfied
20.  satisfying

Challenge Words:
21.  occupied
22.  occupying
23.  criticized
24.  criticizing
25.  omitted
26.  omitting

5th Grade Student Council

Congratulations to our new 

5th grade Student Council Representatives!

Austin Yates

Dallas Peterson

Sarah Oaks

"Island of the Blue Dolphins" Vocabulary

gnawed:  wore away by persistent chewing

headland:  a point of very high land that juts out into water

kelp:  a kind of large, brown seaweed

lair:  the place where a wild animal lives

ravine:  a small, narrow valley with steep sides

shellfish:  an animal that has a shell and lives in the water

sinew:  a tough cord that connects muscles to bone

Spelling Unit 1 Week 3

1.  coast
2.  feast
3.  speech
4.  wheat
5.  Spain
6.  paint
7.  arrow
8.  needle
9.  charcoal
10.  praise
11.  faint
12.  maintain
13.  crease
14.  grain
15.  breeze
16.  willow
17.  appeal
18.  bowling
19.  complain
20.  sneeze

Challenge Words:
21.  dungarees
22.  bungalow
23.  campaign
24.  speedometer
25.  referee