HOMEWORK- Due Thursday, 30 October

    This week you are responsible for studying Lesson 8 of your Spelling Workout.  The test will be on Thursday, 30 October.  Notice the list of words all have "r" in them, changing the sounds of the vowels (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y).  

1. carton
2. heart
3. sports
4. artist
5. spare
6. dirty
7. shore
8. curb
9. fair
10. sherbet
11. boards
12. fearless
13. journal
14. cheerfully
15. garbage
16. organ
17. error
18. sparks
19. harbor
20. perfume

HOMEWORK- Due 23 October

    We are restarting the homework pattern, and going back to the orange and yellow spelling book.  Your homework is to study the words of list #7.  The test will be on Thursday, like normal.

1. crept
2. crunch
3. sounds
4. dusk
5. refund
6. colder
7. skunk
8. unfold
9. risk
10. milk
11. halt
12. different
13. protesting
14. twister
15. independent
16. absent
17. stretch
18. printing
19. blended
20. product

HOMEWORK- Due Wednesday 8 October

       This week you are responsible for studying the words from lesson 5.  You will do the activities in class with me on Monday or Tuesday of next week.  

Here are the words:

1. gloves
2. speed
3. skill
4. screens
5. protect
6. front
7. craft
8. brains
9. scared
10. proper
11. trace
12. dream
13. straight
14. splinter
15. screech
16. spaces
17. stuff
18. greedy
19. sprinkle
20. strict

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

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

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

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

HOMEWORK- Due 4 September

     It has been a while since you have had homework, due to the exams.  This week restarts the homework cycle.  
     You each received Spelling List 35.  The packet inside will be completed in class next week.  Thus, your homework is to study the words.  As we are entering the third trimester, you are responsible for all 20 words.  

1. hear
2. here
3. tied
4. tide
5. your
6. you're
7. hour
8. our
9. sail
10. sale
11. two
12. too
13. to
14. pair
15. pear
16. pare
17. maid
18. made
19. great
20. grate

Spelling Bee!

     Last week each of you received the official spelling bee list.  The list is also available on the school website, as well as below.  In addition to the list, you also received the spelling bee guide.  This includes the rules and procedures, and is a great document to reread.  
     For Emerald and Topaz, the spelling bee will be in our classroom on August 1.  From this day, we will find out which 4 students (4 in each group) will go to the Spelling Bee Finals on August 13.  To help prepare, we will have mock spelling bees in our classroom, but you will need to study at home.
     Lastly, there are numerous spelling apps and games online.  I encourage you to practice the spelling bee words in as many ways as possible.

1	acted	48	haven't	95	repairing
2	admitted	49	helped	96	replace
3	agree	50	he's	97	replied
4	Antarctica	51	honor	98	research
5	Asia	52	hoping	99	rethink
6	Atlantic	53	how	100	rewrite
7	because	54	hurried	101	rights
8	beginning	55	hurt	102	Saturday
9	better	56	I'd	103	service
10	bragged	57	I'll	104	serving
11	camping	58	Indian	105	sharing
12	circuit	59	invent	106	shipped
13	cleaning	60	invented	107	shouldn't
14	closely	61	invention	108	skimmed
15	confident	62	isn't	109	slipped
16	connect	63	I've	110	South America
17	constitution	64	lately	111	spied
18	copying	65	leader	112	stopped
19	couldn't	66	learn	113	studied
20	country	67	lovely	114	successful
21	critical	68	magnet	115	sugar
22	dancing	69	making	116	system
23	democracy	70	mustn't	117	teach
24	didn't	71	Myanmar	118	teach
25	disagree	72	nicely	119	thanked
26	disappear	73	North America	120	that's
27	disconnect	74	Oceania	121	their
28	discover	75	Pacific	122	there
29	discovered	76	paper	123	there's
30	discovery	77	peace	124	they're
31	dislike	78	people	125	think
32	disobey	79	politely	126	third
33	disorder	80	prayed	127	thought
34	displease	81	president	128	tolerant
35	distrust	82	protest	129	trait
36	doesn't	83	protester	130	trapped
37	don't	84	quiet	131	trying
38	early	85	quit	132	unable
39	eureka	86	racing	133	unbutton
40	Europe	87	rained	134	unchanged
41	exciting	88	really	135	unclean
42	first	89	rebuild	136	uneven
43	flying	90	recopy	137	unfortunately
44	form	91	regroup	138	unimportant
45	fortunately	92	reload	139	unload
46	friend	93	remind	140	unlucky
47	government	94	rename	141	unpaid

142	unseen	150	wasn't	158	workbook
143	unsure	151	we'll	159	world
144	untied	152	went	160	worried
145	untouched	153	what	161	worry
146	untrue	154	when	162	worse
147	unusual	155	where	163	wouldn't
148	unwrap	156	who	164	you've
149	usual	157	won't