Thursday, January 18, 2018

Thursday January 18th, 2018



Vocabulary
  1. surprise
  2. hesitate
  3. sway
  4. exactly
  5. remain
  6. beige
  7. breathe
  8. succeed
  9. horrible
  10. sheepish 
                                Spelling Challenge:

                                "Scrabblegrams"

                                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. Students that did not have a book, read " " aloud in class

                                Worksheet
                                • "Chapter Comparison"
                                Writing

                                Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Inhabited

                                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
                                • "Outline" and "Ten Sentence Paragraph" 
                                Homework
                                • STAAR Practice Test Packet

                                Monday, January 8, 2018

                                Tuesday January 9th, 2018


                                Vocabulary
                                1. talons
                                2. heroic
                                3. stomach
                                4. episode
                                5. cabinet
                                6. murmur
                                7. uniform
                                8. prism
                                9. wriggle
                                10. assign
                                                              Spelling Challenge:

                                                              "Scrabblegrams"

                                                              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. Students that did not have a book, read " " aloud in class

                                                              Worksheet
                                                              • "Chapter Comparison"
                                                              Writing

                                                              Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Marshmallow Creme North Pole

                                                              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
                                                              • "Outline" and "Ten Sentence Paragraph" 
                                                              Homework
                                                              • STAAR Practice Test Packet

                                                              Monday, December 18, 2017

                                                              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
                                                                                            • ""
                                                                                            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

                                                                                            Homework
                                                                                            • Any unfinished class work

                                                                                            Sunday, December 10, 2017

                                                                                            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
                                                                                                                          • ""
                                                                                                                          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

                                                                                                                          Homework
                                                                                                                          • Any unfinished class work

                                                                                                                          Sunday, December 3, 2017

                                                                                                                          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
                                                                                                                                                        • ""
                                                                                                                                                        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 28, 2017

                                                                                                                                                        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

                                                                                                                                                                                      Monday, November 20, 2017

                                                                                                                                                                                      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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • ""
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    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
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • "" 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Homework
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    • Any unfinished class work