This week's spelling & vocab

Spelling:
1. mythical 11. cereal
2. telephone 12. centipede
3. disaster 13. university
4. autograph 14. sensible
5. automatic 15. manageable
6. intermission 16. convertible
7. protractor 17. kennel
8. oceanography 18. hoist
9. parasol 19. batches
10. jovial 20. abilities

Vocab:
1. trivial (adj.)
2. ambition (n.)
3. bloat (v.)
4. fickle (adj.)
5. horde (n.)
6. immaculate (adj.)
7. junction (n.)
8. yearn (v.)
9. tamper (v.)
10. flourish (v.)

Happy birthday, Hannah H.!

We wish Hannah a very happy birthday today!

Happy Earth Day!

How are you celebrating Earth Day? We'd love to hear what you're doing to help protect our environment.

Today's math CRCT seemed to go well. Mrs. Lewis (who is giving our class the test) reported that the students worked hard. We've gotten a good report each day, so let's keep it up!

Tomorrow is the science CRCT so please study.

Don't forget to study spelling and vocab. Spelling sentences are due tomorrow.

Read AR and work on AM if you need to get caught up!

DPA

Congratulations to our students who attended 4-H DPA this weekend!

Sara attended in the history category.
Morgan placed third in Sports.
Jared won second place in Geology.
Kacie placed first in Time & Money Management, and Will B. placed first in Health.

Great job!

Spring Pictures

Spring pictures will come home today. You can buy some or all of the package. Please return whatever sheets you do not wish to purchase. Thanks!

Happy birthday, Jared!

We hope that Jared has a spectacular day today for his birthday!

CRCT News

In today's communication folder, you will find two letters about the CRCT and our (belated) monthly newsletter. Please read through these carefully.

The CRCT schedule is as follows:
Monday, 4/20: Reading
Tuesday, 4/21: English/Language Arts
Wednesday, 4/22: Mathematics
Thursday, 4/23: Science
Friday, 4/24: Social Studies

Welcome back!

Welcome back! We hope that you all had a great spring break. This week is CRUCIAL as we finish up our CRCT reviews for the big tests next week. Feel free to go to the CRCT practice website and take some practice tests. Your student's log in and password is in the front of his/her agenda.

Have a great spring break!

We hope that all of you have a safe and fun spring break! We are encouraging each student to take home some AM to work on. Please study basic math facts and formulas in preparation for the CRCT (4/20-24). Please also try to finish your AR book and be ready to test when we return. (We are trying to bring our yearly class average up to an 85.)

April is National Poetry Month

Our genre for the month coincides with National Poetry Month. We will be studying poetry this month. We will be reading poetry together and learning to write several different types of poems. As part of our project, students are to find at least three published poems to copy, illustrate, and read aloud to the class. The poems they choose should mean something to them or inspired them in some way.

Here is a poem Hannah H. shared with the class and that she will read on the announcements one morning soon:
The Panther

The panther is like a leopard,
Except it hasn't been peppered.
Should you behold a panther crouch,
Prepare to say Ouch.
Better yet, if called by a panther,
Don't anther.
~Ogden Nash

Spelling & Vocab: Test 4/3

Here you go, Eddie (and the rest of the class)! Thanks for the reminder.

Spelling (Words from Math):
ordered
equal
range
difference
volume
multiply
frequency
mathematics
centimeter
formula
product
liter
ratio
bar graph
millimeter
estimated
angle
portion
one-eighth
quotient

Vocab (ELA CRCT):

1. appositive: the second of a pair of nouns or noun equivalents (The turtle, Franklin, is a storybook character.)

2. interjection: a word or cry expressing sudden or strong feeling (“Ouch!” or “Wow!”)

3. modifier: a word (adjective or adverb) or group of words (a phrase or clause) used with another word or group of words to limit its meaning or describe in more detail

4. preposition: begins phrases that show relationships (to, with, from, in, etc.)

5. almanac: a book containing a calendar of days, weeks, and months and usually facts about the rising and the setting of the sun and moon, changes in the tides, and information of general interest

6. appendix: additional material attached at the end of a piece of writing

7. bibliography (or bibliographic references): a list of writings about a subject or author or by an author; used to cite references in a work of non-fiction

8. citation: an act or instance of quoting; quotation

9. endnotes: citation of a quote (author, title, page, etc.) at the end of a chapter or text

10. footnotes: citation of a quote (author, title, page, etc.) placed at the bottom of the page on which the quote appears

11. characterization: the creation of characters (as in a book or play); the way the author reveals the different aspects of the characters to the reader

12. explicit: so clear in statement that there is no doubt about the meaning

13. implicit: understood though not put clearly into words (an implicit agreement); being without doubt (implicit trust)

14. extraneous: not forming a necessary part; not necessary; extra; irrelevant

15. relevant: having something to do with the matter being considered; pertinent

16. chronological order: arranged in or according to the order of time

17. suspense: pleasant excitement caused by wondering what will happen

18. foreshadow: to give a hint or suggestions of beforehand

19. palindrome: a word, phrase, sentence, or a number that reads the same forward and backward (“Step on no pets” and 1991)

20. pun: the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest different meanings or of words having the same sound but different meanings