December 19th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. upcoming 
2. memorable
3. worldwide
4. countdown
5. prosperous
6. optimistic
7. noisemaker
8. resolution
9. prediction
10. reflect

Spelling Challenge:

"Student Choice"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Past and Future " 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday December 12th and Wednesday December 13th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. marshmallow
2. quarrel
3. solstice
4. mistletoe
5. blizzard
6. icicle 
7. thermostat
8. poinsettia
9. sleigh
10. clarinet

Spelling Challenge:

"Student Choice"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Snow Globe" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work

December 5th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. lifetime
2. plead
3. accuse
4. dreary
5. scarce
6. fascinated
7. envied
8. turquoise
9. mischief
10. panic

Spelling Challenge:

"Word Definition"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Pixar Storytelling Formula" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "T Chart" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday November 28th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. levity
2. genetic
3. infamous
4. disarray
5. cinematic
6. divvy
7. vice versa
8. decay 
9. theme
10. amuse

Spelling Challenge:

"Perfectly Colored Definitions"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Timeline"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Fictional Best Friend" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "BME" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday November 21st, 2017

Vocabulary

1. excitable
2. folklore
3. specialize
4. awkward
5. hesitate
6. gullible
7. succeed
8. impatient
9. frequent
10. symbols

Spelling Challenge 

"Student's Choice: Bingo, Battleship, Banagrams"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Sympathetic Monster" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday November 14th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. performance
2. indicate
3. biology
4. invisible 
5. classical 
6. farfetched 
7. unbearable
8. cretion
9. dignified
10. specific

Spelling Challenge 

"Comic Words"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Character Traits"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Tell This Story" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "BME" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday November 7th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. journal
2. assign
3. eyelet
4. humane
5. ugliness
6. fragrance
7. oasis
8. reality
9. realty
10. foreground

Spelling Challenge 

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Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Crime Fighting Skills" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Thursday November 2nd,2017

Vocabulary

1. heroic
2. episode
3. uniform
4. ransom
5. lightning
6.  posture
7. thermos
8. flannel
9. weasel
10. quarrel

Spelling Challenge 

"Mix and Rhyme"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Story Stems"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Planet for Sale" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Movie Review" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday October 23rd, 2017

Vocabulary

1. stellar
2. cauldron
3. frightening
4. prevail
5. disguise
6. werewolf
7. unnerving
8. wraith
9. ghoulish
10. masquerade

Spelling Challenge 

"Cross Word"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

"Caught in the Web"

Worksheet

• ""

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Knocking on My Window" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday October 17th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. endure
2. vouch
3. cohesive
4. astonish
5. hydra
6. infringe
7. turmoil
8. avenge
9. manufacture
10. nigh

Spelling Challenge 

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Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• ""

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Inside a Piñata" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday October 10th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. station
2. discard
3. wobble
4. permissible
5. crimson
6. authenticity
7. wound
8. finacne
9. journey
10. fungus

Spelling Challenge 

"Graffiti Wall"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Handheld Portal Device" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday October 3rd, 2017

Vocabulary

1. mentor
2. internal
3. external
4. elasticity
5. electricity
6. mission
7. convert
8. emperor
9. circumstantial
10. settlement

Spelling Challenge 

"Graffiti Wall"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• ""

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Game Character" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday September 26th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. choose
2. information
3. express
4. criticize 
5. local
6. national
7. influential
8. registration
9. voter
10. proposition 

Spelling Challenge 

"Word Search"

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

• "Questions, Explanations, and Observations"

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Voter Registration Writing Prompt" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• "Writing Prompts" 

Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday September 19th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. decadent
2. absent
3. ashamed
4. consent
5. quadruple
6. unique
7. surplus
8. economy
9. social
10. deception

Spelling Challenge 

- No spelling challenge as students did not complete their homework assignments. Students used the time to work on the homework assignment in class. The two students who did their homework assignments had reading time and were not assigned homework for the week. 

Reading

Class Reading

- No reading time as students did not complete their homework assignments. Students used the time to work on the homework assignment in class. The two students who did their homework assignments had reading time and were not assigned homework for the week. 

Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "When Animals Talk" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

• Assigned as homework

Homework

• Writing worksheet assigned for homework. 

Tuesday September 12th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. adaptable
2. membrane
3. inverse
4. passive
5. regroup
6. jewelry
7. technique
8. launch
9. debate
10. transportation

Spelling Challenge 

""

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Indestructible" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work

Tuesday September 5th Thursday September 7th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. possibility
2. grasp
3. comic
4. quiet
5. defendant
6. immigrant
7. register
8. continent
9. desirable
10. breakable

Spelling Challenge 

""

Reading

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book" 
Students were presented with a number of books and selected the book the liked best! Class read a portion of the selected work aloud in class. 

Worksheet

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Writing

Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Modern Pangea" 

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used a holiday themed worksheet to enhance their creative writing skills. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheets

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Homework

• Any unfinished class work