Hello from a distance!

Hey 5th graders!  

We hope everyone is safe and happy.  Things will be different for the next couple of weeks, but we'll get through it together.  Try to follow the packet guidelines that you were given.  Every school day we will update the blog with information and instruction to help you pace yourself.  

Please do your best work.  Don't rush through things just to get them done.  This needs to take place of the work that you would be doing in school...and you know if we were to receive a sloppy, unfinished assignment, you would get it returned.  This is a chance for you to show your maturity and ability to take charge of your education.

Know that we miss you and care about you.  You're in our thoughts and if you need help with anything please don't hesitate to reach out to one of us.  

Good luck, 

The 5th Grade Teachers

"Journey to the Center of the Earth" Vocabulary

armor:  covering that protects the body in battle
encases:  to enclose, as in a case
extinct:  no longer alive on Earth
hideous:  very ugly
plunged:  moved sharply in a downward direction
serpent:  snake or snake-like monster

Spelling Unit 5 Week 4

Latin Roots
Spelling List:
describe
interruption
scribble
respectful
bankrupt
project
injection
manuscript
suspect
subscription
spectacular
eruption
eject
abruptly
prescribe
reject
aspect
rupture
inscribe

Challenge Words:
circumspect
nondescript
trajectory
transcription
corruption

"Talk with an Astronaut" Vocabulary

accomplishments:  things that have been done with knowledge, skill or ability; achievements

focus:  the central point of attraction, attention or activity

gravity:  the natural force that causes objects to move or tend to move toward the center of the Earth

monitors:  screens connected to computers that show information and instructions

role:  a part played by a person in real life

specific:  definite; precise; particular

Spelling Unit 5 Week 3

Spelling List: Unit 5 Week 3

artist

tourism

biology

phobia

heroism

geology

cartoonist

technology

journalism

hydrophobia

violinist

ecology

patriotism

vocalist

meteorology

zoology

claustrophobia

capitalism

novelist

technophobia

Challenge Words:

agoraphobia

anthropology

absenteeism

paleontology

alarmist

"Titanic" Vocabulary

cramped:  shut into a small space
debris:  scattered fragments
interior:  inner surface or parts
ooze:  a soft mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a pond or river or on the bottom of the ocean floor
robotic:  of or a machine with moving parts and sensing devices controlled by a computer
sediment:  material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
sonar:  device for finding the depth of water or for detecting and locating underwater objects

Spelling Unit 5 Week 2

Spelling List:
1.  music
2.  musician
3.  select
4.  selection
5.  sign
6.  signal
7.  part
8.  partial
9.  haste
10.  hasten
11.  protect
12.  protection
13.  magic
14.  magician
15.  resign
16.  resignation
17.  electric
18.  electrician
19.  condemn
20.  condemnation

Challenge Words:
21.  coordinate
22.  coordination
23.  autumn
24.  autumnal
25.  statistic
26.  statistician