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This week’s words are:

1. can’t
   
2. really
3. notice
   
4. began
5. become
   
6. young
7. special
   
8. felt
9. their
   
10. kept
11. there
    
12. toward
13. hundred
    
14. ready
15. fast
    
16. only
17. right
    
18. learn
19. it’s
    
20. people

This week for Spelling, we will continue to work with root words and their affixes. Specifically we will be looking at words ending in “ed” or “ing.” The students will need to look at the root word and make note of the words in which the spelling does not change, the words with a silent e dropped before adding the suffix, and words in which the final consonants are doubled before adding “ed or ing.”

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wiped          covered

mapped        pleasing

slipped         putting

traveled       seeking

visiting         mixed

shipped        phoning

offered       smelling

hiking         checking

fainted        landed

becoming     wandering

 

This weeks spelling words are:

west                                           speck

steep                                         kept

member                                   cheap

gleam                                        pretend

fresh                                          greed

freedom                                    shelf

speed                                         least

steam                                         eager

beast                                          reason

believe                                       chief

This week’s spelling list comes from the Journey’s Story: The Earth Dragon Awakes.

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rising

traced

stripped

slammed

dancing

striped

winning

snapping

bragging

handled

dripped

begged

dared

skipped

hitting

spotted

raced

dimmed

spinning

escaped

This week our spelling words are the Unit 7 No Excuse Words.  These are words that our students should be spelling correctly in their writing.  Please help your child study each night.  Don’t forget to use the Spelling City Site on this blog page to practice. 

important

example

special

anything

it’s (contraction for it is)

half

because

hold

sure

turned

their (pronoun-  Their coats are in the lockers.)

person

oh

there (There are many reasons to practice safety in the classroom.)

ideas

complete

Remember to use SpellingCity games and pretests to practice your spelling this week. The link is on the side of our blog.

rustle

aboard

Christmas

peaks

elves

team

hissing

North Pole

nougat

valleys

pranced

lurch

conductor

jingle

flickered

barren

vest

nightgowns

ocean liner

sleigh

harness

lean

outstretched

Santa Claus

cards

 

Spelling Words for this week are words that are commonly misspelled by students.  Please help your child study each week, as these words are very important for them to use in their reading and writing! Spelling City is a great way for them to practice using the games.  Each week’s list is there, so they can review other lists as often as they like.

early- In the early times, people told time by using the sun.

there- There will be an official list of party items sent home soon.

almost

town

each

special

ran

sound

again

full

nothing

city

often

however

their- The children may bring their favorite ornament for the tree.

its-After playing in the yard, the puppy returned to its mother.

complete

fire

next

certain

Spelling Words for the week:

learn

dirty

worn- The shirt is old and worn.

sore- My throat is sore.

thirst

burn

record- May I record this conversation?

cure

board-Use this board to build the ramp.

course- My son is taking a history course in college.

worth

early

return

pure

world

search

worse- My fever seems worse today.

thirteen

sport

current

VOCABULARY for Expository Writing

Expository writing is a genre of writing that is used to explain, to describe, or to provide information.

This week our students will be discussing water conservation and writing about ways to conserve water at home.  Help your child come up with a list of ways that you can conserve water to help him/her with this assignment.

conserve-to use or manage(natural resources) wisely; preserve; save

drought-a period of dry weather, especially a long one that can damage crops and water supplies

faucet-any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing a tap

reserves-to set apart for a particular use, purpose, or service

natural resources-the natural wealth of a country, consisting of land, forests, mineral deposits, water, etc.

vanishing-to cause to disappear

Our children will be taking six weeks tests this week. We will take the math test on Monday, Reading on Wednesday, and Writing-Revision/Editing on Thursday.  Make ups will be held on Tuesday and Friday.  It is very important that all children be at school for these tests so that we can get the accurate information to help our students be successful.

Due to computer issues last week, we will take our spelling test one afternoon next week. Students they will need to review the Unit 5 word list.  Remember you can go directly to the Spelling City site from the widget located in the sidebar of this blog and practice with games to help learn these words.  No new spelling words will be sent home this week.

Finally, we will be scheduling a room mother’s meeting shortly after the Thanksgiving holidays to plan for our Christmas parties.

Thanks for your help and support.

Here are your Spelling Words for the Week of November 5th – 9th

• means

• first

• built

• Americans

• several

• their – Indians built their tepees using large poles put together to form a tripod.

• green

• together

• form

• animal

• ground

• ready

• certain

• fire

• its- The tepee had a smoke hole in its top so for venting the fire inside.

• because

• front

• always

• yes

• there – There was a good reason for the tepee’s front door flap always facing east.

Remember to go to the Spelling City link on the right side of this blog page to practice with these words using the free games and activities. You can use your iPad, iPod, or even your parent’s iPhone!