1/28-2/1 Spelling List and Homework Note

Hello!

The science fair is THIS FRIDAY! The students will set up their poster displays after lunch is cleaned up in the afternoon. I'm not exactly sure yet what time they will be judged and the school will walk through. Everything must be completed and turned in by Thursday January 31st! If you haven't purchased a trifold poster yet they are at the dollar store, Walmart, Target, etc. Their experiments should be done!

I'm excited to see how they all turn out! Let's have a great week!

-Professor Malouf

Unit 4: Week 2
Spelling Words

1. compete
2. competition
3. metal
4. metallic
5. final
6. finality
7. nation
8. national
9. repeat
10. repetition
11. crime
12. criminal
13. reside
14. resident
15. origin
16. original
17. wise
18. wisdom
19. refer
20. reference

Vocabulary Words:

1. assess—to estimate a person’s ability or an object’s value

2. compensate—to make up for something that is lacking
3. deteriorated—to become worse or inferior in condition, value, or character

4. devastating—overwhelming or destructive
5. implement—to put into effect or make something happen

6. peripheral—the outer edges of where you can see
7. potential—possibility
8. summit—the highest point of a hill or mountain

1/22-1/25 Spelling List and Homework Note

Welcome back! I hope you had a great Martin Luther King Day yesterday. This week we will be working

hard on our Science Fair projects. This is a mandatory project, so those that don't have a signature from

parents will still be doing all the work for the project but doing a slide show in class instead of a poster

presentation at the science fair. If you haven't signed the permission packet please send it in ASAP!

Remember we need the trifold stand up poster boards by next Monday, January 28th.

In math we are finishing up our Algebra Unit and will be testing on Thursday. Then we will start chapter
8 which is on algebra equations and inequalities.

Unit 4: Week 1
Spelling Words

1. admit
2. admission
3. permit
4. permission
5. explain
6. explanation
7. subtract
8. subtraction
9. explode
10. explosion
11. divide
12. division
13. decide
14. decision
15. conclude
16. conclusion
17. predict
18. prediction
19. expand
20. expansion

Vocabulary Words:

1. alignment—the proper arrangement of parts in relation to one another
2. calamity—an extremely serious or tragic event that includes loss and lasting distress
3. eclipse—light from the sun or moon is fully or partially hidden by another celestial body
4. generated—produced or created
5. inconvenience—something that causes discomfort or trouble
6. periodic—happens again and again at regular time intervals
7. prolonged—lengthened in time
8. tenacity—stubborn or persistent

1/14-1/18 Spelling List and HW Note

We are officially 50% of the way through the school year! It has been a wonderful school year so far!

Unit 3: Week 5

Spelling Words

1. inspire
2. inspiration
3. correct
4. correction
5. locate
6. location
7. instruct
8. instruction
9. connect
10. connection
11. express
12. expression
13. act
14. action
15. observe
16. observation
17. react
18. reaction
19. educate
20. education

Vocabulary Words:

1. advocates—people who strongly support or defend a cause

2. commonplace—ordinary or unremarkable
3. designate—choose a person to accomplish a task
4. initial—the first one
5. insulation—material that prevents heat and cold from escaping or entering something

6. invasive—something that spreads even though it is unwelcome

7. irrational—not based on reasonable thinking
8. optimal—best or most appropriate

Science Fair!

We are working on our Science Fair projects. Most of the work will be done at school but many of the experiments will need to be done at home. Please return the Science Fair packet signed by Monday, January14th. Please send a trifold cardboard poster with your child to school by Monday, January 28th.



They can be found at Walmart, Target, Amazon, sometimes even the dollar store!

The planning packet we are doing at school will be due January 31st and the Science Fair and their presentations will be February 1st.

How can you help?
-Remember, the science fair project is your child's project, but you can offer suggestions and assistance as needed.

Here are some great websites to help you with the project:

sciencebuddies.org

sciencefairadventure.com

scienceclub.org

faculty.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html

education.com/science-fair

school.discoveryeducation.com/sciencefaircentral/getting.html

SteveSpanglerScience.com

All-science-fair-projects.com

super-science-fair-projects.com

homeworkspot.com/science-fair

mathforum.org/teachers/mathproject.html

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Love,
Professor Malouf