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

What's your elf name?

12/10-12/14 Spelling List and Homework Note

Dear Parents and Students,

This is our last full week before Christmas Break! Next week there is only school for 3 days, the 17th,

18th, and 19th. The 17th will be my last day before the break since my husband is having major surgery

on the 18th (thyroidectemy). So we will have a little class party on the 17th involving an ugly sweater

contest, a hot chocolate bar, watching "The Grinch" and doing a white elephant gift exchange. So all

students should bring a silly/fun/free or cheap white elephant gift wrapped up for that day of school.
They will still also participate in the 6th grade level party on the 19th.This week we are working on
converting measurements in math. We will be finishing up our insulation

projects in science and our book club projects in reading. I hope you all have a wonderful

week!

Love,

Professor Malouf

Unit 3: Week 3
Spelling Words

1. address
2. against
3. always
4. answer
5. because
6. believe
7. brought
8. children
9. cousin
10. doesn’t
11. dollar
12. enough
13. guess
14. instead
15. people
16. receive
17. straight
18. until
19. usually
20. woman

Vocabulary Words:

1. abundant—present in large quantities
2. impoverished—has few resources or little wealth
3. ingenuity—show cleverness or skillfulness
4. productivity—the rate at which a person or business

makes or does something
5. sharecropper—a farmer who rents part of another farmer’s land by paying the farmland owner with money or a portion of the crop

6. solitude—alone
7. unearthed—to discover, dig up, or get out of the ground
8. windswept—not protected from the wind

1/7-1/11 Spelling List and Homework Note

Welcome back! We are working on algebra in math and biography this week in reading. We are switching science rotations so this week our class gets to go to Miss Menlove's for science to learn about ecosystems! Let's have an amazing week!

Unit 3: Week 4
Spelling Words

1. unclear
2. prolong
3. incomplete
4. enlarge
5. outfield
6. outcry
7. unable
8. outpost
9. enlist
10. superstar
11. outlaw
12. proclaim
13. unhook
14. superhuman
15. indirect
16. enrich
17. outstanding

18. uncommon
19. incorrect
20. uneven

Vocabulary Words:

1. adept—very skilled and knowledgeable
2. aristocracy—a group of people who occupy a high social class of wealth or power
3. collective—group of individuals working together
4. perseverance—a steady course of action, especially in spite of difficulty
5. prevail—to succeed or win at something
6. prominent—important or easily recognized
7. spectators—people who are part of an audience
8. trailblazer—someone who leads others into something new or unfamiliar