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