Happy Halloween

We had so much fun today.

October 31 to November 4

Our Spelling Words for the Week:
1.     chin
2.     itch
3.     push
4.     chef
5.     when
6.     wash
7.     much
8.     sharp
9.     pitch
10.    where
11.    peach
12.    child
13.    wheat
14.    chance
15.    machine
16.    cashier
17.    friendship
18.    hatched
19.    finished
20. children

Vocabulary Words for the Week:

babble- If you babble, you say words that cannot be understood.

suspicious- If you think someone cannot be trusted, you are suspicious of him or her.
accompany-   When you accompany someone, you go someplace with him or her.
competent- If you are competent, you’re good at what you are doing.
scent- A scent is what something smells like.
wanders- A person who wanders travels without planning where he or she is going.
whined- If someone or something whined, it gave a long, high cry.
obey- When you obey, you do what you are told to do.
demonstrate- When you demonstrate something, you show how it works or how it is done.
patrol- People patrol an area when they go through it with the purpose of guarding it

Our Class

Group Picture

Always having fun!



Xtra Math

We worded on our Xtra Math today in class and had lots of fun!

XtraMath Student Introduction from XtraMath on Vimeo.

October 26, 2011

Daily 5 in action.

 Listen to Reading

Read to Self

 Read to Someone

Word Work

Word Work

Building Parachutes in Science Class

 Designing our parachutes.



Objective: Students will design parachutes that will transport a payload of one metal washer to a target with the slowest rate of descent.

In the pictures above we are designing our parachutes before our first testing.

Improving a parachute.

October 24th to 28th - The Babe and I

Spelling Words

pickup
cannot
outside
bedroom
upstairs
raindrop
baseball
hallway
airplane
mailbox
sunshine
homework
classroom
something
playground
sidewalk
teaspoon
thumbtack
sandpaper
notebook

Vocabulary Words

skim- If a boat moves swiftly over the water, it skims the surface.

span- If the bridge spans meet, they come together.

contribution- If you help your family reach its goal, you make a contribution to your family.

initiative- When you take initiative, you make the first step in doing something.

midst- If you are in the midst of something,, you are in the middle of it.

shabby- Shabby things look old and worn out.

dazed- If you are dazed, you are confused and cannot think properly.

elevated- Something that is elevated is lifted up.

embarrass- If you embarrass someone, you make that person feel uncomfortable or ashamed.

collapses- When something collapses, it falls down because it is not well supported.

October 17-21

Remember half day Thursday and NO SCHOOL on Friday.

Conferences are on Thursday and Friday this week.  See you soon!

October 7, 2011

Today we came in and started reading. -Sophia

We practiced our spelling words. - Sarah

We had ice cream today. -Sydney

We took a vocabulary test. - Savannah

Mrs. Mills showed us her blog. - Jennifer

Today is the last day before Fall Break.  Emily H.

We had a good time.  - JC

We took a science test. - Stellen

We cleaned our desks. -Jaylynn

We ate snack. - Esteban

We watched a video on cup stacking. - Tristan

We didn't have lunch today. - Flower

Some of us went on the computers. - Harlie

4th graders used a dictionary today. - Emily B.

We are going to get out of school early. - Rylin

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