Reminders

We return to school January 5, 2015.

Honor's Assembly January 9 at 8:30.  We will have a regular school day after the assembly.

Also, I wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful Christmas presents you gave me this week.  I am so blessed to be here and I do enjoy teaching your children.  I hope you have a great Christmas and I look forward to seeing you again in January.

Reading 5 B

Story for the week - "Old Yeller and the Bear" pages 486-495.  We will read in class and complete a study guide.
Vocabulary and Comprehension Test will be Friday, January 9

We will begin AR for the 3rd 9 weeks.  We had a few students that had to really work hard to reach their goal the last 9 weeks.  Remember to read everyday.

Language/Spelling - 6 A & B

Spelling words for the week of January 5 - 9, 2015 - permitted, excelled, admitting, favored, mirrored, refraining, directing, resulted, forgetting, referred, wondered, provoking, obtained, containing, quitting, consented, encrusted, inclined, gurgling, authorized

Test Friday, January 9

Language - Review irregular verb list on page 123 in Language Book.  We will review all of Unit 7 on verbs this week.  Test will be Jan. 13.

Language/Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling for the week of January 5 - 9, 2015  -  whispering, pulled, propped, shopping, wagged, planned, waited, handling, followed, gardening, paying, stepping, crawling, tracing, weeding, captured, catching, ached, poured, scrambling

Test Friday, January 9

Language - Review adjectives and begin the study of adverbs - Unit 5

Reminders

Our Christmas Party is Wednesday at lunch. Some still need to turn in $3 for pizza.  Students need to bring their own drink for lunch.  Don't forget your gift ($10-$15 limit) and snack food for party.

We will dismiss early on Thursday and Friday (Dec. 18 & 19) at 11:50.

We will return to school on January 5, 2015.

Honors Assembly for Second Nine Weeks will be January 9, 2015 at 8:30. We will have a regular school day after the assembly.

Class Christmas Party

The 5th Grade Christmas Party will be Wednesday, December 17, at lunch.  Each student needs to bring $3 for pizza. They are also signing up for other snacks and candy for the party.  We are going to play Dirty Santa.  Price range for gifts $10-$15.

Also, thanks for all you do.  The BBQ baskets looked great last week!

PTO Christmas Store

The PTO Christmas Store will be in the cafetorium December 11, from 7:15 -2:00 and Dec. 12 from 7:15 - 1:00.

Band Concert

The Band will have a concert tonight at 6:30 in the cafetorium.

Reminders

The Christmas Lunch in the cafetorium will be December 16.  A form is in your child's folder. Our class will eat at 12:10.

The school PTO will meet December 16 at 6 pm.

School will dismiss at 11:50 on December 18 and 19.

AR for 2nd 9 weeks

The last day for AR this 9 weeks will be Friday, December 12.

Reading 5B

The story this week will be "The West Side" pages 284 - 295.  We are working on vocabulary and study guide in class.  Test will be Friday.

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling words are the same words listed on the blog last week.  Our test will be this Thursday.  We only have 15 words for this test.

Language - Verbs - The 4 types of verbs; present, present participle, past, past participle; using correct forms of verbs example - sit or set, rise or raise, lie or lay

We hope to be ready for the nest Unit Test by next Tuesday.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling Words for the week are: pour, artist, parcel, adore, mortal, market, afford, starve, normal, barber, orbit, target, doorbell, force, warm, correct, garbage, cardboard, guitar, import

Test Friday

Language - We begin Unit 5 on Adjectives

Reading 5B

We are reading "The Land That I Lost" pages 232- 241.  Students already have the Vocabulary List for this week.  We are reading in class and working on the study guide in class.
The Vocabulary and Comprehension Test will be Friday.

Remind students to read their AR books and test.  December 12 will be the last day for AR this 9 weeks.  We have some students that have not met their goal yet!!

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling Words - adversary, aversion, avert, controversy, convert, diversion, extroverted, traverse, nanny, versatile, universal, shirtwaist, bastings, knickers, petitions
These words are from their story in reading "A Long Way to Go".

The test will be next Thursday, December 11.

Language - We begin Unit 7 - being verbs, linking verbs, helping verbs, verb forms, and present and past participle. (pages 111- 122).

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling Words this week are: tower, however, pouch, towel, amount, powder, thousand, browse, pronounce, blouse, power, coward, account, pout, outward, downtown, mountains, surrounded, houses, hour

Test Friday

Language - We continue with pronouns, subject-verb agreement, and diagramming sentences.(  pages 78-84)

BBQ Items

Please send BBQ items for the gifts basket .  The deadline is Dec. 2.

Reading 5B

Our story this week is "The Book That Saved the Earth" page 218 in our Reading book.  We are reading in class.  The students already have the vocabulary words.  The test will be Friday.

Please read AR books!

AR Reading

Please remind students to read AR books.  The last day for AR this 9 weeks will be Dec. 12.

Patriot Marketplace

The Patriot Marketplace will December 4 and 5 from 7:30am to 6:00pm both days.  The 5th grade is responsible for BBQ items for a gift basket for silent auction.  These items need to be turned in by Dec. 1.

4-H Christmas Ornament

The Christmas Ornament  for 4-H is due this Thursday, November 20.

Thanksgiving Holiday

We will dismiss November 21 at 12:00.  This is due to Pike hosting the AISA State Football Championship games.  We will be out the week of November 24 - 28 for Thanksgiving.  We return to school on December 1.

Christmas Shoebox

Thanks to all that have contributed to the Christmas shoebox collection.  You may still donate items or money for shipping, if you would like to help.

School Pictures

Picture orders or pictures are due this Wednesday.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling Words - prove, career, suit, area, iris, bowl, soothing, daydream, continue, type, nature, complain, spoken, weary, claim, humor, easel, diet, noble, realize

Test Thursday

Language - We continue with Unit 4 - using correct pronouns and subject-verb agreement.

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

6B Spelling Words -  massive, catchment, cowardly, mutiny, crevices, ballast, trench, treacherous, conniving, flailing, precise, priority, badgering (13)

6A Spelling Words _ glimpse, actually, business, vacant, research, nature, identify, specifically, frantic, consequences, fabulous, confrontation, manages, assembly, fashion (15)

Test Thursday

We will do several writing activities this week.  I will save these for their writing folders.  I have been very pleased with their writing samples so far.

Veteran's Day Picture

If you would like to share a group picture of the students, e-mail it to me.  I will post it to my blog.

Babysitter

Mrs. Carr ask us to post the following information-
Kadi Newcomb, a student at Troy University, is available to babysit.  You can contact her at 334-730-5161 or kadinewcomb@yahoo.com for more information.

Dismiss Early November 21

Pike will host the championship football games at Troy University on November 21.  Many of the faculty and staff will have to help with this event. School will be dismissed at 12:00 on that day.

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

The SGA  has started their Operation Christmas Child shoebox collection.  Families are encouraged to pack  a shoebox or a plastic box from Dollar Tree.  Determine if your gift is for a boy or girl and age group 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14.  Label this on top of the box.  Fill the box with small toys, crayons, pencils, coloring books, picture books, toothbrush, and other such items.  The following things are not allowed: chocolate, candy, toy guns, military men, knives, liquids, medication, vitamins, breakable items, glass containers,or aerosol cans.  You may include a personal note.  Please enclose $7 for the shipping cost.  All boxes must be turned in by Nov. 15.

Reading 5B

We complete the novel this week.  We will do a writing activity about the rescue.  The students already have the vocabulary list.

Comprehension and Vocabulary Test will be Friday.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling Words - tiger, skyline, stride, lightning, idea, climate, recite, highlight, silent, design, excite, describe, style, cycle, deny, surprise, survive, entire, overnight, site

Test on Friday

Language - Quiz Friday on the Pronoun Chart (Language book page 66).  We will also complete poems in class.  The students are doing a great job with their poems.

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling Words  6B - coarser, scallop, gravel, splintering, stomach, abrupt, sprawled, accomplish, screeched, octopus, occasional, fluttered, crackling, destroyers, vanished, blotted, propeller, publications, disbelief, previous

Spelling Words 6A - saggy, tenement, geezers, impressive, business, refrigerator, temporary, situation,ignorant, functional, cripple, skittering, bloated, scuttles, frantic, nature, scientific, continues, invention, procedure

Spelling Test Friday

Language - We are reviewing the writing process and writing paragraphs this week.

Reminder

The Veteran's Day Program is tomorrow.  Your child is allowed to check out after the program.

Also, school will dismiss at 1:30 on Friday, November 7.

Dress for Program

Dress for students - Girls- red, white, or blue dress

                                Boys- red, white, or blue collard shirt and khaki pants

Veteran's Day Breakfast and Program - November 7

The Veteran's Day breakfast  will be in the library from 8:45 - 9:25 on Friday. Any parent, grandparent, uncle, aunt, brother, or sister that have served in the armed forces are invited.  The program will begin at 9:30 in the cafetorium.  All parents, grandparents , and veterans are invited to the program.

You may check your child out after the program, and they will not be counted absent.

School will DISMISS at 1:30 so that students and faculty may travel to Bessemer for the playoff game.

Reminders

Our class still has some individual candy bars for sale.  The cost is $1 per bar. Please let me know if you are interested.  Thanks

Also, I want to thank all the parents that have helped during the busy month of October with the fall festival, field trip, homecoming activities, and fundraisers.

Reading 5B

Due to practice for the Veteran's Day Program, we will do reading skills and activities that go along with our novel this week.

Remember the Veteran's Day Program is Friday at 9:30.

Language/ Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling - The 6th Grade will not have a Spelling Test this week.

Language - We will begin Unit 5 on writing paragraphs this week.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling Words this week - dome, boast, flown, overgrown, motor, postpone, hotel, quote, mostly, lifeboat, growth, robot, float, chosen, locate, social, spokes, shone, Mexico, adobe

Test on Thursday due to Veteran's Day Program.


Language - We will begin Unit 4 on Pronouns this week.

Trip to Renfroe Farm

Red Ribbon Week

                                         
                                             5th Grade on Camo Day

Dismiss Early - November 7, 2014

Due to the playoff game at Bessemer Academy, school will be dismissed at 1:30.

Tickets for Playoff Game

Tickets are on sale in the main office for the first round of the playoff games.  The Patriots will play Bessemer Academy there November 7.  Adult tickets are $7 and students $5.  All pre-sold ticket proceeds will stay at PLA.

Candy Orders

Chocolate candy orders have arrived and will be going home today.

Reminders for Homecoming

Please have your child at the float by 5:45.  We are going to be dressed in black.  The girls have black veils for tonight. (made by one of our grandmothers)

The parade will be at 6:00
Bonfire - 6:30
Pep Rally - 7:00  Cost is $1 for glow-in-the-dark pep rally

Friday - Dismiss Early at 12:00

Halloween Party

5th Grade will be having a Halloween Party at lunch Thursday.  We are providing pizza, snacks, and drinks with money left over from the float expenses.

Spirit Day at Hardee's

PLAS will host a Spirit Day on Friday from 4am to 11pm!  PLAS will receive 20% of all pre-tax purchases.Cut out the coupons that went home yesterday, and present these when paying for your purchase.

Reminder BBQ Plates

Orders are due today for the BBQ sandwiches.  These will be served after the parade Thursday night.

Homecoming Pep Rally

The Pep Rally Thursday night has an admission fee of $1.  Admission is free for children under school age. The theme is Halloween , so it may be scary to some younger children.  Younger children may want to be accompanied by an adult.

Reminder- Field Trip

Our Field Trip to Renfroe Farm will October 28 (tomorrow).  We will go on the bus.  I know that is decade day for homecoming, but I think it would be better to wear your field trip t shirts and jeans. We plan to leave around 8:15.  Food will not be provided.  Students and parents will need to bring a sack lunch and drink.  We should return to school around 1:30.

Language/Spelling 5 A&B

Spelling words for the week are: steep, decide, complete, reindeer, feature, freeze, beaver, sleeves, screen, scene, repeat, leader, beneath, appear, needle, peer, degree, previous, reduce, sequence

Spelling Test Thursday (we will do a practice test on Wednesday)

Language- We will be reviewing this week for our next Unit Test.  We moved it to Nov. 4.

Language/Spelling 6 A&B

Spelling Test for 6 A&B will be this Wednesday.

We had to move the Unit Language Test to November 4.  We will spend Wednesday and Thursday as practice and review days.

Homecoming Float

I am sending a letter home today with important information about the Fall Festival and Homecoming Float.  Please check with your child about this.

We need items for the fall festival tomorrow.
  Thanks!!!

Reading 5B

We continue to read the novel "Hatchet" in class.  This week we are reading chapters 13- 16.  We are working on the study guide in class.  Vocabulary and comprehension tests on Friday.

Please continue to read AR books.  Goals have been set for the new 9 weeks.

Language/Spelling 6A & 6B

Spelling 6A - artifact, horizon, actually, intersection, laboratory, research, incision, cardiac, mechanical, specifically, bulkhead, fabulous, managers, damsel, testaments, knuckles, cellar, fashion, admitting, clumsy

No Spelling Test this week.  Test will be next week.


Spelling 6B - terror, dishonest, biscuits, coral, stupid, pleaded, imagination, ignore, groaned, satisfaction, stunned, tatters, vaguely, awakened, convince, approached, shiver, fascination, unraveled, driftwood

No Spelling Test this week.  Test will be next week.

Language - We will complete Unit 4 and begin reviewing.

Language/Spelling 5A &5B

Spelling Words - scrape, favor, danger, sleigh, reins, layer, great, hasty, explain, daily, eight, straight, stale, neighbor, praise, sailors, wavy, crazy
Practice Test Thursday
Test Friday  (if needed)


Language - We will complete and begin a  review of Unit 3.  Look for the Unit Test next week.

Country Store Work Schedule (Fall Festival)

6;00 - 6:30 - Allison Sanders

6:30 - 7:00 - John Dorrill

7:00 - 7:30 - Alithia Gunter

7:30 - 8:00 - Cae Allen

THANK YOU!!

Fifth Grade Float

The theme for our float is Frighten the Falcons.  We will be needing parents to help with this activity.  I will have more information on this very soon.

Fall Festival

The Fall Festival is Thursday night from 6:00 to 8:00.  The 5th and 6th grade will have the Country Store again this year.  We are still needing items and baked goods.  Please let me know if you have items to donate.  Also, thanks to the parents that signed up to work a shift!

Field Trip

The Field Trip to Renfroe Farm is October 28.  We will be riding the bus.  I need one more chaperone to ride with us on the bus.  Also, 2 students still need to turn in permission slips.

BBQ Orders

An order form for BBQ plates was sent home in folders Monday.  The BBQ will be served after the Homecoming Parade.

New Fundraiser

Information about the new fundraiser was sent home Monday in folders.

Homecoming T- Shirts

Homecoming T- Shirt orders and money due Tuesday, October 21.

Red Ribbon Week -October 20-24

Each day's theme is listed below.

Monday - I'm Too Bright for Drugs! (wear neon or bright colored clothing)

Tuesday- Red Ribbon Day(wear red - ribbons will be provided)

Wednesday- Sock it to Drugs! (wear red, crazy, or mismatched socks)

Thursday- Happy, Happy, Happy to be Drug Free! (wear camouflage)

Friday- "Team Up" Against Drugs!(show your Patriot Pride and wear a PLAS shirt)

Honors Assembly

Honors Assembly for the First Nine Weeks will be Friday, October 17.
The program will begin at 8:30 in the Cafetorium.  Students making A and A/B Honor Roll and those meeting their AR goal will be recognized.

Cheer Clinic

Forms go home today for a Cheer Clinic for girls K4- 6th Grade.  Forms need to be returned by Friday, October 17th.

Reading 5B

We continue to read the novel Hatchet through chapter 10.  Vocabulary and comprehension test on Friday.

Language/Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling Words for the week are - jazz, double, taught, glove, leather, pansy, strict, prompt, bumblebee, taxi, pause, bought, myth, freckle, guilt, minute, pasture, rabbit, jungle, tropical

Test Friday, October 10

Language - We will continue to identify subjects and verbs and diagram sentences.  Also, identify simple and compound sentences and review rules for capitalization and punctuation.

Classroom News

The cheerleaders have declared this Friday as "Ace Autauga Day". They are asking students to dress like "nerds" on Friday.

First Nine Weeks ends this Friday, October 10.

Fall Break will be October 13, 14, and 15.

We have a field trip to the Renfroe Farm on October 28.  It is sponsored by the Alabama Cooperative Extension.  The permission slips went home today.  Please sign and return.

Please let me know if would like to buy individual candy bars.  The price is one dollar.

There will be a Fall Softball Clinic for girls on Nov. 8.  The girls were given a form today.  Please return forms by October 31.

The fall Festival will be October 23.  Fifth and Sixth Grade are responsible for the Country Store.  We need four parents from our class to work 30 minute intervals.  Also, we need items donated such as arts and crafts, baked goods, and other novelty type items.  Please let me know if you will be able to help out.

Homecoming is October 31.
The theme for Homecoming week is "Nightmare on Kervin Drive".
Dress for the week is as follows -
Monday- Tacky Tourist
Tuesday- Decade Day
Wednesday- Halloween Costumes
Thursday- T-Shirt Day
Friday- red/white/blue for elementary grades

As always, please continue to encourage your child to read their AR Books.  

Language/Spelling 6 A & B

We will not have a spelling test this week. Both classes started a novel this week in Reading.  The words will come from the novel for the next few weeks.  The next Spelling Test is planned for Oct. 17.

Words for 6 A will be-  scrawny, assembly, weird, laser, glimpse, scowling, mastodons, evidence, vacant, drool, duplex, fiend, moron, midget, hunkering, earthling, identify, consequences, humanoid, and whack

Words for 6 B will be - temporary, admitted, district, attacked, Caribbean, galleons, binoculars, pontoon, horizon, channel, aviation, refinery, schooners, torpedo, mutiny, massive, constantly, lubricating, murmur, and outrageous

Language - We are learning about direct and indirect quotes and when to use quotation marks.
Plus reviewing capitalization and punctuation rules.

Reminder

Monday, October 6, will be Teacher In-Service.  There will be no school for students.

Reminders

The cheerleaders are asking everyone to wear pink to school on Friday.

Reading 5B

We started reading the novel Hatchet this week.  Vocabulary and Comprehension Tests will be Friday.

Reminder

School pictures will be made tomorrow(October 1, 2014) for grades 3-7.

We are so close to reaching our goals in AR!  Please encourage your child to read their AR book daily.

Language/Spelling 6 A & B

Spelling words for this week - previous, tremendous, hazardous, humorous, vigorous, mountainous, poisonous, adventurous, continuous, dangerous, vicious, enormous, jealous, ridiculous, nervous, courageous, victorious, various, courteous, momentous  page 56

Test Friday

Language - Unit Test on  2 and 3 Tuesday.  Students were given a study guide last week.
Wednesday we begin Unit 4 - Punctuation in sentences - apostrophe, quotation marks, and colons.

Language/Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling Words for the week - width, glimpse, twist, blizzard, lyrics, simple, built, system, igloo, mystery, limit, visit, imitate, whistle, thrift, mistake, giggled, quilt, begin, division   page 16

Test Friday

Language - We will begin diagramming sentences  (subjects and verbs).

School Pictures

School Day pictures will be made Wednesday, October 1, 2014, for grades 3 - 7.

Homeroom News

Check folders today for information about the candy fundraiser that begins today.

Varsity Cheerleaders are selling chances to "Cheer for a Quarter" at the Chambers Ballgame on Oct. 3.  Chances cost $1 each.

Thanks to all the Parents and Grandparents for helping to make our Grandparent's Day a Great Success!

Reading 5B

This week we will be reading the "Heavenly Zoo" pages 136 - 141.  We will discuss genre, vocabulary and meaning, inferences, and predictions.

The comprehension and vocabulary test will be Friday.

Please encourage your child to continue to read their AR books.  We still have a few students that have not met their goals yet.

Language/Spelling 6 A & B

Spelling words for the week are - allergy, energy, liberty, property, equality, slippery, majority, nationality, popularity, humidity, ability, capacity, eternity, maturity, hostility, lengthy, history, lobby, continuity, accompany

Spelling Test this Friday

We have completed Unit 2 in Language.  This was a very short unit.  We should complete Unit 3 this week.  It is also short.  We plan to combine Units 2 and 3 together and test next Tuesday, September 30.  I will send a study guide home later in the week.

Language/Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling  words this week are- brief, grieve, nasty, receive, memory, scary, gasoline, piece, ceiling, ski, chief, belief, monkey, field, every, shield, journey, seized, story, safety

Spelling Test will be Friday

Unit 2 Language Test will be Tuesday.  Half of the test will be a review of Unit 1.  I will send a study guide home.

Language/Spelling 6A & 6B

We are reviewing the 5 rules of capitalization along with common and proper nouns.

There will be no Spelling Test this week.

Language/Spelling 5A & 5B

We are nearing the end of Unit 2 in Language.  We are reviewing common and proper nouns, capitalization, and singular and plural nouns.  I will give the students a study guide days before the test.

There will be no Spelling Test this week.

Reading 5B

Due to the Grandparent's Day Program, we will not have a reading story this week.  We will be working on reading skills- main idea, context clues, and drawing conclusions.

Reminder

Remember to visit the Bookfair in the Library after the Grandparent's Day Program.


Please encourage your child to read in order to reach their AR goal.

Announcements

Grandparent's Day Program will be Friday, September 19.  K-4 through 4th grade program begins at 10:00.  5th/6th grade program begins at 11:00 in the Cafetorium.

Dress for the program-  Boys khaki pants; red, white, or blue polo type shirt.
Girls- Dress -Patriotic colors (theme of program)


Monday, October 6, Professional Development Day for Teacher - Students are out of school.

Friday, October 10- End of 1st nine weeks

Observance of 9/11

The Excel Club is asking everyone to wear red, white, and blue tomorrow in observance of 9/11.

Reminders

Muffins with Mom will be Friday, September 12 in the lunchroom.  The cost is $5 per family.

Grandparent's Day Program will be Friday, September 19 at 10:00 in the lunchroom.

Reading 5B

We are still reading  S.O.R. Losers this week.  (pages 66-81)  Our Spelling words are from this story.  Skills covered will be context clues, sequence of events, vocabulary, and comprehension questions.

Test will be Friday.

6 A & B Language and Spelling

Spelling Words - illogical, impartial, indigestion, nonstandard, illegible, imperfect, inactive, nonskid, nonliving, incorrect

Spelling Test on Friday

Language - We will begin Unit 2 on capitalization.

5 A & B Language and Spelling

Spelling Words - novelty, terminal, defeat, cringe, defect, dribble, treason, aced, disown, rally, loser, rejected, ashamed, attitude, prediction, record, interview, unusual, information, claim

The Spelling words for the week are not in the Spelling book.  These are from our story in Reading.  I sent the list home yesterday.

The test will be Friday.

Language - We begin Unit 2 on Nouns

Pep Rally

The theme for the Pep Rally this week will be "Muddy Up Monroe".  Dress for Friday denim jeans or shorts, plaid shirt, and boots. The football game starts at 7:00 pm at school.


(Also, all Language classes have their study guides for the Unit 1 Test next Tuesday.)

Reminders

Grandparent's Day Program will be September 19.  More information on this later.

Field Trip T-Shirts are on sale.  If you have not ordered one, you need to as soon as possible.  Let me know if you need another order form.

Encourage your child to read their AR book daily.

Reading 5B

Begin reading S. O. R. Losers pages 66-81.  This story is longer than our last two stories.  This is also a short week, so we will not test this Friday.  I will give out vocabulary and a study guide later this week.  We will test next Friday.

Language and Spelling 6 A & B

Spelling words - irregular, illegal, illiterate, impatient, impossible, insecure, independent, nonprofit, nonviolent, irrational, illogical, impartial, indigestion, nonstandard, illegible, imperfect, inactive, nonskid, nonliving, and incorrect

Test on Friday

Language - We will complete Unit 1 and review for the  Unit Test.  I will send a study guide home on Thursday and the test will be Tuesday, September 9.

Language and Spelling 5 A & B

Spelling words for 5th Grade - study, clumsy, money, trouble, trumpet, country, honey, chuckle, hunger, none, struggle, bulb, thunder, bundle, mutter, support, hundred, done, supposed, and something
Test Friday

Language - We will review Unit 1 for a test.  I will send a study guide home on Thursday.  This is not a study guide to answer.  It will have notes and page numbers to review.  The test will be Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Also, study verb lists on page 10 and rules on pages 16 -19  in Language book.

Reminders

Discount Cards are still on sale.

Labor Day is Monday, September 1, 2014.

Language and Spelling 6 A & B

Spelling Words for August 25-29

carbon, cargo, departure, guitar, pardon, courtyard, forceful, fortunate, ordinary, organize, discard, partially, formula, forum, origin, armor, horrible, scorched, forth, glorious

Spelling Test Friday  Please STUDY!!

Language - We will be diagramming compound sentences  and correcting run-on sentences.

Language and Spelling  5 A and 5 B

Spelling Words for August 25 - 29
thought, brought, congress, topic, fought, ought, promise, awful, proper, collar, cause, caught, comet, broad, common, volleyball, lockers, office, intercom, offered
Spelling Test on Friday

Language

Discuss forms of verbs - Present, Present Participle, Past, and Past Participle.  Important Rules and information for students to be familiar with on pages 16 -19.

Reading 5 B
We are reading "Juggling" this week on pages 48 - 53.Vocabulary and Comprehension Test on Friday.

                      The students have really enjoyed their campaigns this week.   Thanks to all the parents for
                       your help!

5B Reading      This week we will read "The Marble Champ"  pages 36 - 47.  Comprehension and Vocabulary Test will be Friday.   Also, students may campaign for our election.  Voting will be this Friday.


5A and 5B Language    We will identify State of Being Verbs and Helping Verbs.  New Spelling words will go home today.  Spelling and dictation test on Friday.

6A and 6B  Language     We will identify compound subjects and compound verbs and begin to diagram sentences.  Spelling and dictation test on Friday.

Communication Folders will go home today.  Please sign and return.

If you have not returned all school forms and supplies, please do so as soon as possible.