Happy Holidays!

Today, we got in the holiday spirit by seeing the band, orchestra and chorus perform at the high school!

THANK YOU

Thank you all so much for your kind, thoughtful and generous gifts. This whole week has been a very Merry Christmas for me! I really appreciate all of you thinking of me during this holiday season! I enjoy and am grateful for the time that I get to spend with your children. Fifth graders are amazing and I'm so glad that I have the opportunity to teach them!

Have a wonderful holiday with your family and friends!! Thank you again!

Love,

Mindy :)

Feeling the holiday spirit!

Holiday Cheer!

Wow!!!!

Brain Break on a Friday!

Brain break on a Friday!

Bring umbrellas!

We are walking over to the high school today to see the music concert. Please have your child bring an umbrella and appropriate shoes! Sorry for the last-minute notice!

Anyone have some extra cards??

Does anyone have extra decks of cards laying around that they don't need? If so, our class could use them! 

Thanks!

Yearbook Money Due Friday!!

Spelling Words Unit 3, Week 3

1. excuse
2. scene
3. muscle
4. explore
5. pledge
6. journal
7. science
8. schedule
9. gigantic
10. scheme
11. Japan
12. excellent
13. exclaim
14. fascinate
15. ginger
16. scholar
17. scent
18. dodge
19. smudge
20. schooner
*21. extraordinary
*22. reminisce
*23. acknowledge
*24. prejudice
*25. allergic

Amazing Words
1. extraordinary
2. reminisce
3. acknowledge
4. prejudice
5. allergic
6. fossils
7. paleontologist
8. sandstone
9. uncanny
10. remains
11. model
12. illustration
13. extinct
14. replica
15. archaic

Awesome!

Working hard on writing entertaining beginnings!

Woohoo!

It's a great day to start Trimester 2!

Spelling Words Unit 3 Week 2

1. waterproof
2. teaspoon
3. grasshopper
4. homesick
5. barefoot
6. courthouse
7. earthquake
8. rowboat
9. scrapbook
10. countryside
11. lightweight
12. fishhook
13. spotlight
14. blindfold
15. whirlpool
16. tablespoon
17. greenhouse
18. postcard
19. hummingbird
20. thumbtack
*21. sledgehammer
*22. brokenhearted
*23. chalkboard
*24. straightforward
*25. granddaughter

Amazing Words
1. easel
2. charcoal
2. canvas
4. gallery
5. marble
6. sculpture
7. projector
8. medium
9. muse
10. inspire
11. sledgehammer
12. brokenhearted
13. chalkboard
14. straightforward
25. granddaughter

Report Cards

Report cards went home today! Please ask your child to share his/her report card with you. I look forward to seeing you and your child at your conference! 

Wordmasters Test

Wordmasters Test will be on Monday, December 7th. :)

Unit 3 Week 1 Spelling Words

Due to the short week, all students will be tested on the regular spelling list on Thursday.

1. jewel
2. kingdom
3. gasoline
4. factory
5. garage
6. tropical
7. pajamas
8. estimate
9. tomorrow
10. humidity
11. Chicago
12. bulletin
13. carnival
14. illustrate
15. elegant
16. census
17. terrific
18. celebrate
19. operate
20. celery
*21. rehearsal
*22. salamander
*23. prominent
*24. significance
*25. parakeet