5/20 Spelling List and Homework Note

This is our last spelling list/test of the year! Next Monday there is no school. On Tuesday we have Field Day and our School Wide Movie of "Babe" and then our Night of Excellence at 6 pm. On Wednesday we get to have a "6th Grade Sluff Day" and go swimming at Memorial Pool and eat lunch and play at the park afterwards! On Thursday it will be our last day of school from 8:40 to 10:10. The students will graduate and go to Jr. High!!!

Unit 6: Week 5

Spelling
Words
1. iris
2. nectar
3. cosmetics
4. chaos
5. solar
6. geography
7. mania
8. titanic
9. romance
10. geometry
11. helicopter
12. nocturnal
13. psychology
14. phobia
15. terrain
16. amnesia
17. tantalize
18. hygiene
19. mercury
20. marathon

Vocabulary Words:

1. horizons—the limits of a person’s experience or
knowledge
2. incentive—something that motivates or causes action
3. recreation—an activity that a person does for fun or to
refresh his or her mind or body after work or worry
4. unfettered—free and unrestricted
5. hyperbole—an extreme exaggeration
6. imagery—words and phrases that require the reader to
use his or her senses
7. ode—a long poem that expresses a feeling, such as
praise
8. repetition—when the same word, phrase, or pattern
occurs more than once

5/13 Spelling List and Homework Note

We are all done with RISE testing! Our spelling test will resume as normal with a pretest on Thursday and those that get 20 points or more earning free time Friday while the rest take the post test! This Friday we have our "Fitness Folley" Walk-a-thon thing!

Unit 6: Week 4

Spelling
Words
1. immigrate
2. impatiently
3. accompany
4. announce
5. assortment
6. array
7. irreparable
8. illuminate
9. accommodate
10. collaborate
11. immense
12. suffix
13. illusion
14. immersion
15. suppress
16. illegible
17. supposition
18. correspond
19. improbable
20. suffocate

Vocabulary Words:

1. bedrock—the solid, underlying rock beneath loose
material, such as soil
2. embark—to begin something
3. excavation—the process of digging to reveal information
about past civilizations
4. exquisite—having beauty or excellence in craftsmanship
or form
5. intriguing—appealing to a person’s curiosity or interest
6. intrinsic—part of a person’s or object’s nature
7. methodical—to do in a systematic, routine way
8. meticulously—to do something with great attention to detail

5/6 Spelling List and Homework Note

We will be testing for math on Tuesday afternoon and Thursday morning for Rise. Once again, please make sure students go to bed early and eat a great breakfast! We won't have a spelling test this week but these are the words that will show up in our reading for reference. Thank you so much for all the wonderful treats and gifts and kind words last week! I felt very lucky to be your kids teacher and very appreciated!

Unit 6: Week 3

Spelling
Words
1. democrat
2. democracy
3. magician
4. zoology
5. apathy
6. empathy
7. technology
8. chemist
9. pianist
10. geologist
11. musician
12. ecology
13. apology
14. politician
15. tourist
16. heroism
17. technician
18. novelist
19. sociology
20. activist

Vocabulary Words:

1. alternative—allows or offers a choice between two
things
2. correspond—in agreement or similar or equal in function
3. extract—to pull or take out forcibly
4. foliage—a cluster or group of plant or flower leaves
5. hypothesis—a guess or assumption believed to be true
that hasn’t been tested or proven
6. protein—an organic molecule making up a large portion
of the mass of all living plants and animals
7. resilient—able to spring back or recover from a difficult
situation
8. saturated—full or soaked with a liquid

4/29 Spelling List and Homework Note

This week we not have any testing but we do have a field trip to the space center on Friday, May 3rd! We will be walking to Central Elementary at about 9:00 and return at about 2 pm. We will actually have a spelling test this week though!

Unit 6: Week 2

Spelling
Words
1. evidence
2. evident
3. innocent
4. intelligent
5. entrance
6. constant
7. difference
8. different
9. president
10. indifferent
11. important
12. excellent
13. importance
14. attendance
15. conference
16. appearance
17. confidence
18. performance
19. brilliant
20. servant

Vocabulary Words:

1. agitated—upset or disturbed
2. crucial—extremely important
3. futile—unsuccessful or useless
4. populous—full of people
5. presumed—assumed or supposed something
6. smoldering—burning but has no flame
7. undiminished—not lessened or decreased
8. urgency—when something needs to be dealt with
immediately

4/21 Spelling List and Homework Note

There is no homework this week because of end of year testing. We will be doing Science testing on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning this week! Here are the words for reference in Wonders though. We will be studying Non-Fiction texts and how people use natural resources in Wonders. In math we are working on finishing up our chapter on Statistics and then reviewing for the end of the year tests. Our math end of year tests are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon of May 7th and Thursday morning of May 9th. Please have your students go to bed early and eat a big healthy breakfast before school! Thank you!

Unit 6: Week 1

Spelling

Words

1. terrible
2. impossible
3. valuable
4. adorable
5. reasonable
6. available
7. horrible
8. comfortable
9. vegetable
10. sensible
11. usable
12. reliable
13. acceptable
14. probable
15. breakable
16. possible
17. favorable
18. lovable
19. movable
20. visible

Vocabulary Words:

1. commodity—an item of value that is bought and sold
2. distribution—the process of delivering or handing out
goods
3. dominant—something that rules, governs, controls, or
has authority over all others
4. edible—safe or fit to be eaten
5. impenetrable—impossible to enter or breakthrough
6. ornate—elaborately decorated
7. replenished—refilled, resupplied, or made complete
again
8. significant—a person or place that is important or an
event or action that has consequences

4/15 Unit 5 Week 5 Spelling List and Homework Note

We are starting our Rise testing this week. We will be doing Language Arts! We will be taking our tests on Wednesday and Friday morning. Please ensure the students get appropriate rest the night before and eat a large healthy breakfast so they can be at their best! Thank you!

We won't have spelling tests this week. These are the words that will come up however in Wonders.

Unit 5: Week 5

Spelling Words

1. vocalize
2. expensive
3. recognize
4. passage
5. storage
6. modernize
7. positive
8. negative
9. finalize
10. organize
11. creative
12. realize
13. manage
14. active
15. average
16. specialize
17. motorize
18. secretive
19. socialize
20. attractive

Vocabulary Words:

1. application—the act of putting something to use
2. catastrophic—sudden and disastrous event
3. computations—calculations that are determined by using mathematics
4. deployed—strategically arranged or distributed for a specific purpose
5. elevating—raising to a higher position
6. magnetic—to draw iron, steel, and other metal objects toward
7. obsolete—out of date and no longer used
8. subsequently—occurring or following in time or order

4/8 Spelling List and Homework Note

I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break and the students are ready to get back to work! Remember
to turn in box tops this week! Thank you!

Unit 5: Week 4
Spelling Words

1. airplane
2. aircraft
3. autograph
4. paragraph
5. biography
6. biology
7. diagram
8. microwave
9. grammar
10. catalog
11. thermal
12. microscope
13. microphone
14. chronic
15. program
16. oxygen
17. thermos
18. telephone
19. graphic
20. logic

Vocabulary Words:

1. colleagues—people with whom you work
2. conservatively—behave in a cautious way
3. deduction—a conclusion formed using logical reasoning
4. drones—to make low, constant sounds
5. galaxy—an extremely large cluster of stars held together by gravity
6. sustain—to support or keep going 7. ultimately—something happens eventually or at the end
8. verify—to confirm something is true