Tuesday, September 23, 2014

HOMEWORK- Due 2 October

    For this week, your homework is just like the other weeks!  Your job is to study the words of list #4 in your Spelling Workout.  Here are the words, just in case you are left without it.  
   When you come back from Rosh Hashana, you will be completing the activities in the classroom.  


  1. edge
  2. common
  3. circle
  4. cactus
  5. gifts
  6. gentle
  7. stage
  8. strange
  9. corner
  10. graceful
  11. center
  12. baggage
  13. category
  14. gerbil
  15. cement
  16. prices
  17. force
  18. celery
  19. decide
  20. energy

Thursday, September 18, 2014

HOMEWORK- Due Wedneday, 24 September

     Here are your spelling words for this week.  Notice that due to Rosh Hashana, we are having our spelling test one day earlier (Wednesday).  Remember to bring your book (or copy) next week so we can do the activities together. 


  1. these
  2. deny
  3. rules
  4. safely
  5. locate
  6. crime
  7. stove
  8. scale
  9. costume
  10. arrive
  11. opened
  12. musical
  13. equal
  14. idea
  15. tight
  16. clover
  17. rodent
  18. tuba
  19. cubes
  20. pride

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

VERBS you need to know!!!

    Remember that on Tuesday, I shared with you the 20 words you need to use correctly in the future, past, and present tense.  No more, can you say, " we goed, we readed, I seeed, etc."  
    Memorize these words, practice using them in your speech.  You will have activities that will help you use them more regularly.  At home, practice using them correctly.  


  1. go
  2. look
  3. think
  4. see
  5. have
  6. write
  7. want
  8. change
  9. learn
  10. fight
  11. make
  12. like
  13. hate
  14. research
  15. be
  16. solve
  17. read
  18. study
  19. find
  20. do

Friday, September 12, 2014

The Travels of Molly Marshmallow (And your cracker...)

       Remember on Friday you ran an experiment with yourself, thinking about your digestive system.  You drew what you think was the "map" of your digestive system when you ate the cracker.  Then, you watched Molly Marshmallow, and finally went back to your drawing and updated it.  
       In case you want to watch the video again, and again, and again, and again... here it is:
Molly Marshmallow
             Also, remember that you made a guess as to when the cracker would be released from  your body?  Well, a team of scientists tried to find this out.  It is different for men, women, and children, and is different for everyone.  What makes it more difficult to say "when" it will come out, is that certain foods move faster than others.  Plus, some systems are faster than others.  That means your sister or brother's system might be faster than yours!
        Here is what they found:

Average digestion for kids: 33 hours
Average digestion for women: 33 hours
Average digestion for men: 47 hours



Thursday, September 11, 2014

HOMEWORK: Due 18 September

      This week you are receiving another spelling list.  It comes from the orange spelling book, lesson #2.  Your homework is to memorize the spelling pattern of these words. 


  1. hands
  2. dentist
  3. lifted
  4. crack
  5. bumps
  6. practice
  7. solid
  8. clasp
  9. sticks
  10. spent
  11. locked
  12. adopt
  13. judge
  14. contest
  15. stand
  16. shrimp
  17. stamp
  18. trust
  19. fender
  20. pencil

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

HOMEWORK- Due 11 September

      Today you are receiving new homework to complete.  The good news is that it is the FIRST lesson in the orange spelling book.  You have been waiting for this for a long time.  However, we had to build you up to this step.  The orange book is a big step up from the green one.  
      Just like usual, you are in charge of STUDYING the words.  The actual activities we will do in class as we notice the words.  Your spelling test will be on Thursday, 11 September.  
      The words you are in charge of are below.  Notice that some of the words have double consonants.  


  1. banner
  2. hundred
  3. fame
  4. later
  5. seven
  6. hammer
  7. twelve
  8. barrel
  9. dollar
  10. letters
  11. silent
  12. wild
  13. until
  14. swift
  15. bottles
  16. pineapple
  17. film
  18. gallon
  19. traffic
  20. eleven