Projects, projects, projects

It is crunch time! We are right at the end of the year, so I thought I would just list out what is left.

LA Projects:

• Think Tac Toe book report projects are due Friday, May 14th (because it is field day, there will be a grace period--no points deducted if they are turned in by Monday)--This was assigned months ago...hope it is going well! The projects that have been turned in already are AWESOME!
• Story Books due Friday, May 21 (or earlier)--Some kids are writing 50 page stories, which is great! I just want to make sure you are saving enough time to edit and copy into their books. We have a writers worshop with laptops again tomorrow...yay!

*If you are able to get a flash drive, it will really help with transporting your story to various computers in the school and/or home.

Social Studies:

• Mr. Garrido passed out everything needed for state reports to be completed on powerpoint
• Some kids still haven't turned in Waxless wax reports--talk to Mr. Garrido if you have questions!

This week's spelling is UNIT 25. Just click the unit 25 link to get a list you can print.

Fifth grade list:
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/spellingconnections/english5.html

Alternate List:
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/spellingconnections/english7.html

Spelling lists will be up tomorrow!  Here is a study guide online for the science test.  Please bring your silent reading book for your report tomorrow as you will likely get some reading time in.  

Go to drewnal22.myutips.org for more practice

select the "Geology Test" then "simple log in." 

You should be able to log in without a password. Just type in your name and it will take you to a practice test. 

As you do each question you can practice the sorts of wording you may see and the kinds of tables, charts, and graphs that may be confusing.

Book Orders

Due the 24th:

www.Scholastic.com

Username: Mrsvillastrigosclass
Password: ndpa

Some great news sites for kids!

I'm hoping we can get some inspiration for our own publications:

Time magazine for kids http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

A UK based online news source http://www.firstnews.co.uk/

4Kids News http://www.4kids.org/

I passed out information about the book report project for the third trimester. It is a fun one, but requires some planning ahead. Make sure and read 30 minutes each night and you will easily finish your book. I recommend finishing by the end of spring break to work on your project.

We will have spelling practice Monday night, Tuesday night and Wednesday night this week. The quiz will be Thursday because of the assembly Friday. We are working with test taking skills, so make sure you do the back of the page Monday through Wednesday and the practice Thursday. These pages are practice similar to an ITBS or end of level, but what is important is the discussion we can have about them to help us understand general test-taking skills.

*School Spirit Week* Tomorrow is backward uniform day, Wednesday is wear as much red, white, and blue for school pride as you can, Thursday is best dressed day, and Friday is school spirit day. You can wear NDPA t-shirts that may be purchased at lunch for 8.00 or just sport your uniform!

Alternate List:

Abstract

Complicate

Persist

Attractive

Strict

Replica

Distract

Consist

Restrict

Insistence

Duplicate

Resist

Constrict

Detract

Resistance

Complication

Attract

Insist

Retract

Consistent



Fifth grade list (Easily confused words--many are homophones--study, study, study):

Vane

Principal

Country

Weight

Kernel

Vein

County

Coarse

Invent

Except

Colonel

Dairy

Capitol

Accept

Vain

Principle

Event

Capital

Diary

Course

Week's homework/reminders

Each night this week students will have a spelling practice with a vocabulary practice on the opposite side of the page. We will have a test over the list Friday and no homework for the weekend. If anything else is added, I will post again.

Reminders:
*Thank you to so many parents who have helped make sure students are caught up after absences.

• Spring pictures (optional) are on Wednesday this week.
• Please return signed report card envelopes (keep report card)
• A note is going home with my homeroom students about our art auction basket--it is going to be great, but is pretty meager currently.

Week's word lists below...

Spelling List (Yellow):
*Sorted for you--categories are italicized!
one word
outline
homework
downstairs
themselves
sweatshirt
itself
hyphenated words
full-time
up-to-date
make-believe
merry-go-round
fourty-four
good-bye
double-header
twenty-seven
Two words
home run
peanut butter
part of speech
parcel post

Blue (Alternate)
*Commonly misspelled words
laboratory
auxiliary
mischevious
salary
temperature
accidentally
remembrance
veterinarian
disastrous
athletic
separately
laundry
temperament
principally
hindrance
incidentally
privilege
maintenance

Vocabulary

animosity (anuhmosuhtee) noun a feeling of strong dislike or hatred

defaced (dihfayst) verb Destroy or spoil the appearance of. "scars defaced her cheeks"

deluge (dEHlyooj) noun,verb n. A heavy rain; a flood of anything.

dilatory (dihluhtawree) adjective Tardy, late, procrastinating.

garrulous (gEHruhluhs) adjective Talking to much about unimportant things

genealogy (jeeneeoluhjee) noun an account or chart showing the ancestors of a family.

punctilious (puhNGktihleeuhs) adjective Precise; paying strict attention to details.

sullen (suhluhn) adjective To be silent and gloomy because you are mad, angry, or bitter.