Vocabulary Note Cards

Okay, so I have made vocabulary flash cards for Units 1 -5 but it is not cost effective for me to try and make copies for everyone. So the flash cards are in a PDF file and if anyone would like a copy of that file all you have to do is email me and I will send it to you!! Makes for quick and easy practicing.

Also, just as a reminder we will not have any new vocabulary words next week because on 10/7 we are having our BIG vocabulary review over Units 1 -5. Hope everyone is having a great week! It's almost Friday so hang in there!!!!

Vocabulary words for this week 9/26 - 9/30

Officially
Preliminary
Opponents
Brutal
Embarrassed
Typically
Gorgeous
Supposedly
Sweeping
Obvious

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IMPACT AID FORMS!!!!

Very IMPORTANT!!!! Impact Aid Forms are going home tonight!!!!! Please make sure to fill them out completely and have your student bring them back to me on Wednesday, September 21, 2011!!!! It is extremely important not only to the school but more important to our class...We are trying to win an extra recess :).

New Sites

I added some new links to study sites that will help with reading and vocabulary. Like I told you in class, it's not like playing XBOX 360 or PS3 ;) but it will help you with those skills that you might need a little practice with (in a semi-fun way :). As always, please make sure that you have permission from your parents before getting online.

Vocabulary Words Lesson 4 Week 4 Sept. 19th - Sept. 23rd

unison
uniform
mastered
competition
identical
element
routine
intimidated
recite
qualifying

Updates

We did not have our grammar test on Friday as planned. I don't like to give to many tests in one day so I switched the grammar test day to Monday. Vocabulary words are being posted in a few minutes.

This week in ELAR we are going to be reviewing sequence of events. We will also, have reading rotations this week so we can use our new listening station (WOOHOO!!). I hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far!

Vocabulary Test

We have our Vocabulary test over lesson 3 tomorrow so STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!! We also have our interactive grammar test on subject and predicate....so study for that as well. It's almost Friday and we are almost done with the week!!!!

Don't forget to study those vocabulary words for your test on Friday!

Listening Center

Just checked the status of our new listening center!!! Should be ready to go by Thursday!!! So excited! On another note....we used our activexpressions today to take our grammer test! Was so much more fun than a paper and pencil test! What did you think?

Criteria for vocabulary notebooks

Here is a visual of what is expected for your vocabulary notebooks:

As you can see part of speech in parenthesis, the vocabulary word, the definition, and a sentence that you came up with. Your vocabulary should follow the format that we discussed in class, we also placed a reminder template at the beginning of our vocabulary notebook. Hope this helps you remember what is required for credit. ;)

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New study sites

New study sites have been added to the blog site....for easy access...make sure that you have parent permission before getting online :).

Vocabulary Words for Week 3 9/12 - 9/16

debate
inflated
shaken
decorated
gradually
hesitated
scanned
stalled
beckoned
prodded

Vocabulary Notebooks

It seems as though some of us are having trouble with getting our weekly vocabulary done and turned in on time. Vocabulary words are given to on the Friday before they are due...and you are given a week to turn them in. This is the only homework that is assigned in this class, and it IS worth a grade. We really need to buckle down and work on our time management skills.

Progress Reports

Progress Reports will be coming out soon! Make sure that you get those vocabulary words done and study, study, study for your tests on FRIDAY :).

A Week at a Glance

This week in ELAR we will review the graphic organizers that we learned about this past week. Also, we we will work on the different types of sentences. We begin what will be an all year study/review of prefixes, suffixes, and affixes with this weeks prefixes non-, un-, dis-, and mis-. Reading focus this week, How text and graphic features help you understand what you are reading better.

Social Studies (for my homeroom only) - we will continue our in class group colonist recruitment posters. We will also start our next lesson on the original 13 colonies.

It's going to be a fun but busy week so make sure that you get plenty of rest and work on those time management skills we have been talking about. Vocabulary test for this weeks words will be on Friday along with your grammar test.

Vocabulary Words Lesson 2 for Sept. 6th - Sept. 9th

function                  delicate              adjusted
operator                 flawed               acute
version                   axis                    simulate
tethered

Vocabulary Notebooks

For those of you that still owe me your vocabulary notebooks from last week, make sure that you bring them with you to class tomorrow!! I hope that everyone has had a wonderful and restful three days off. I can't wait to hear about what you did and to see your faces tomorrow!!!

Vocabulary for this week

Words for this week will be posted in about an hour!