Cereal Box Commercial Video & Photos

Check out this awesome "commercial" for our fantasy genre cereal box project!

This Week's ELA

We will be taking review spelling and vocabulary tests on Friday over the first eight weeks!  The following lists are SUGGESTED words to study.  They may or may not all be on the test, and additional words could be added.

SPELLING 1^ST 9 WKS

1.             February        

2.             Blairsville

3.             Wednesday

4.             September

5.             Saturday

6.             unrecognizable

7.             usually

8.             suspiciously

9.             nervously

10.         Georgia/Union County

11.         automatically

12.         hysterically

13.         anticipation

14.         cautiously

15.         hesitated

16.         reluctantly

17.         appalling

18.         assemble

19.         doubtful

20.         morale

21.         rudimentary

22.         sympathizer

23.         collide

24.         foliage

25.         soldier

26.         correlation

27.         course/coarse

28.         historical

29.         squares

30.         fare

31.         nuclei/nucleus

32.         possibilities/possibility

33.         potatoes/potato

34.         batches/batch

35.         liberties/liberty

36.         gallop

37.         empire

38.         absent

39.         blizzard

40.         champion

*finally         *fatigue

VOCAB 1^ST 9 WKS

1.             categories

2.             luminous

3.             slumped

4.             tolerate

5.             flabbergasted

6.             bulging

7.             manila

8.             assured

9.             mimicked

10.         incomprehensible

11.         afflicted

12.         conscious

13.         commandeer

14.         unscathed

15.         plummet

16.         function

17.         environment

18.         mission

19.         vibrates

20.         surroundings

21.         species

22.         ravine

23.         vastness

24.         enthusiasm

9/25

We earned 50 stars today for great behavior!!!  (We earned our 50th star, not 50 actual stars today.)  Way to go, class!  I am so proud of you! We will have a reward party on Wednesday.

Finish problem/solution IRA and study for spelling & vocabulary tests.

Tomorrow is panther pride day, so show your school spirit!

Next week:
Mon.: parent conference day (no school for students)
Tues.: fantasy cereal box genre projects due
Wed.: class reward pj party & game day  (If you would like to help by sending in a treat or drinks, I would really appreciate it.  Thank you!)

9/24

Today was Mismatched Day for spirit week, and boy were we wacky tacky!

Or maybe our "true colors" is a better picture!

Tomorrow is hat day.  We will be going to Theater Young Harris for a play in the morning.

For homework:
Finish spelling & vocab choices.
Work on CPA research and/or fantasy cereal box.

9/23

Make math unit 1 corrections (required if you made below 80%; optional otherwise).

Finish CPA outline (three main points and at least 3 details for each point).

Reread Black Cowboy, Wild Horses in your Treasures book.

Work on spelling and/or vocabulary choices (due Thurs.).

9/22

AM if you didn't scan today, have old work, or need to make corrections.

Write spelling words in ABC order in your agenda.

Tomorrow is college sports day for spirit week!

Upcoming events:
The fantasy cereal box genre project is due next Tues. 9/30!
Monday 9/29 is parent conference day (no school for students).  If you haven't already scheduled a conference and would like one, let me know what day is convenient for you at 7:40, 2:00, or 3:00.  (I am booked solid on the 29th.)

Spirit Week:
Wed. Mismatched Day
Th. Hat Day
Fri. Panther Spirit Day

This Week's ELA: Black Cowboys, Wild Horses

Spelling: Words with the VCCV pattern

Monday – Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order.

Wednesday – Complete a spelling choice (due Thurs.).

Study your spelling words Monday – Thursday for your test on Friday!

1. dentist                                     11. culture
2. jogger                                       12. goggles
3. fifteen                                      13. summon
4. flatter                                      14. champion
5. mutter                                     15. kennel
6. mustang                                   16. valley
7. absent                                      17. fragment
8. hollow                                     18. gallop
9. empire                                     19. vulture
10. blizzard                                   20. pigment

Vocabulary

Complete a vocabulary activity of your choosing (due Thursday).

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through Thursday for your test on Friday. 

1. suspended – stopped for a while; appearing to float
2. vastness – greatness; immenseness
3. flickered – shone or burned with a wavering light
4. swerved – turned aside
5. enthusiasm – eager interest; zeal
6. presence – when someone or something is present in a particular place
7. horizon – line where the ground and the sky seem to meet
8. ravine – long, deep, narrow valley eroded by running water

IRA: Problem/Solution

     Describe at least one problem the character in your book faces.  How does the character solve the problem OR what steps does the character take to solve the problem (if it hasn’t been solved yet)?

GRAMMAR: More plural and possessive nouns; interjections

TESTED READING SKILL: make inferences

*CPA outlines are due Wednesday.

Spelling & Vocabulary Choices

Most weeks, students will have the freedom of choosing how to study their weekly spelling and vocabulary words.  Click below to download your own PDF copy.  (I have also linked them on the side bar of the blog for easy access year round.)

SPELLING CHOICES

VOCABULARY CHOICES

Next Week Is Spirit Week!

Let's show our PANTHER PRIDE with Spirit Week next week!
Monday: Camouflage Day
Tuesday: College/Sports Day
Wednesday: MiSmAtCh DaY
Thursday: Hat Day
Friday: Panther Spirit Day

9/18

Please study for your social studies Civil War & Reconstruction test.

Finish IRA (4 cause/effect examples) and DITB.

Study spelling and vocabulary.

Read!

9/17

We saw this cool caterpillar on one of the posts at the front of the school.  I'd love to know more about it!

Finish your assigned land form row on your chart using your science book Ch. 2, Lessons 1 & 2.  Do your best to complete your row.  Feel free to complete any other areas if you have time.

Finish your spelling singular/plural list.  Remember that if you group them into categories, you will get bonus points!

Finish your vocabulary choice.

Please bring back signed papers and signed permission slips.

Don't forget about parent involvement Research 101 (8:30-9:30, 11:30-12:30, OR 6:00-7:00)!

9/16

Reread Rattlers! (Treasures p. 174+).
Work on spelling and vocabulary homework (due Th.), and IRA and DITB (due Fri.).

Happy Birthday...

Dylan!  Make it a great one!

9/15

Finish vocabulary definitions.

Write spelling in ABC order in agenda.

Work on AM if needed (and you know who you are)!

Landforms

We are going to be studying landforms, how they are made, and how they can change over time.  Check out this introductory video.

This Week's ELA: 9/15 Rattlers!

1.7 Spelling and Vocabulary Lists      Story: Rattlers!

Spelling: Plural Nouns

Copy words in agenda in ABC order (due Tuesday).

For this week’s spelling homework, you are to write the singular and the plural form of each word.  (No spelling choice this week!)

Study nightly (M-Th) for the sp. test on Friday.

1. rattlers                     8. reptiles                    15. identities              

2. thesauruses             9. nuclei                       16. losses       

3. countries                 10. beliefs                    17. possibilities

4. liberties                   11. difficulties             18. notches

5. potatoes                  12. batches                  19. zeroes

6. rodeos                     13. abilities                  20. eddies

7. taxes                        14. fungi                      *indices (plural of index)

                                   

Vocabulary:

Use your glossary to find and write the part of speech and definition for each vocabulary word ON YOUR OWN PAPER.  Finish for HW (due Tuesday).

Complete a vocabulary choice activity (due Thursday).

Study each night, Monday – Thursday, for your test on Friday.

1.     species                        5.  surroundings

2.     survive                                    6.  prey

3.     alert                             7.  predators

4.     vibrates                       8.  lunging

We will read the story Rattlers! in class together on Tuesday.  Please re-read the story at home Tuesday night to prepare for comprehension work (on Wed.) and the story test on Friday.  (If you go to SPICE, you must read the story for homework if you can’t get it finished in class.)

IRA: Cause/Effect Relationships

            Things happen in stories for a reason, and one thing leads to another.  A cause is why something happens.  An effect is what happens.  Find at least four different cause and effect relationships (or events) in your independent book.  (That could be one a night but doesn’t have to be.)  Describe each event in a complete sentence in your own words.  Remember the following key words and phrases that you can use: because, caused, since, so, and as a result.

DITB # 28 is due Friday.  You must correct the paragraph and answer the comprehension questions on your own paper.  This is our final week of required DITB; if you show successful mastery, you will no longer complete weekly DITB but will rather move to one per month.

TESTED READING SKILL: main idea and details

TESTED GRAMMAR SKILL:  Singular and plural nouns, prepositions

9/11

We had the privilege today of having a veteran and active duty Army lieutenant join us to remind us how and why we should respect our flag and national anthem.  It was a great way to start our day!  Then, 4-H elections were held. (See below for the results.)  CPA will begin soon, and kids may start signing up for their topics in the morning.

Please finish IRA (7 sentences/types) and study for spelling & vocabulary tests.

4-H Elections

Congratulations to our new 4-H officers!
President Emily F.
Vice President Lawson
Secretary Madison
Reporter Shyla

9/10

Don't forget to wear your red, white, and blue tomorrow!

Finish your spelling sort and vocabulary choice.

9/8

Finish spelling in ABC order in the agenda.
Finish vocabulary definitions.

Finish any "old" AM and any corrections.  (Students know who they are.)

This Week's ELA: 9/8

1.6: Ultimate Field Trip 5 

We will read the story (in our Treasures textbook) in class together on Tuesday.  Please re-read the story at home Tuesday night to prepare for comprehension work (on Wed. and Thurs.) and the story test on Friday.

Spelling: Words with /ar/, /ar/, and /or/

Monday: Copy words into agenda in ABC order (due Tuesday).

Tuesday: Begin your word sort (due Thursday).  Categories are ar, ear, are, ar_e, our, ore, or, oar.

*If you made below an 85 on last week’s test, write your words 3x each (2x print/1x cursive) and turn in Friday.

Monday – Thursday: Study words nightly for the test on Friday.

1. uproar                      6. gorge            11. swear          16. correlation                        

2. aboard                      7. historical      12. squares       17. force                                 

3. swore                       8. bombard       13. bulwark      18. scarce

4. scorn                                    9. flare             14. starch         19. sword

5. source                      10. fare                        15. course*      20. coarse*

Vocabulary

Complete the definitions below using your reading book glossary.  Finish for HW Monday if not finished in class (due Tuesday).

Vocabulary choice: Categories (at least 2 categories), sentences, or draw & label.  Choice activity is due Thursday.  (You can complete it on the back of your spelling choice if you have room.  Otherwise, use another sheet of paper.)

*If you made below an 80 on your vocabulary test, then you must also rewrite your vocabulary words and definitions on your own paper to turn in on Friday.

1.     function (verb) – to work or ______________; to _______________

2.     adjusted (                ) – changed or ___________________to fit a need or ___________________

3.     disasters (               ) - _______________ that cause much __________________________

4.     environment (               ) – the ___________, water, ______________, and all the other things that surround  a _____________________, animal, or ___________________

5.     mission (                 ) – a ______________________ job or ________________

6.     maze (                ) – a _______________________ series of paths or ____________________ through which people may have a hard ____________ finding _______________ way

7.     zone (             ) - a _____________ or area that has some ____________________ quality

8.     gravity (        ) – the ________________that _____________ things toward the center of _______________ 

TESTED READING SKILL: compare and contrast

GRAMMAR: Simple, compound, and complex sentences; prepositional phrases

IRA:  Types of Sentences

            You are going to find, copy, and label one of each of the following sentence types (from your independent reading book).  Include the page number and the sentence type. 

1. declarative                   5. simple
2. interrogative                6. compound
3. exclamatory                 7. complex
4. imperative

Happy Birthday...

John-Mark!  Have a fabulous day!

9/5

If you haven't read at least 3 books already, READ!  READ!  READ!

9/4

Finish math WB p. 37-38, DITB 5, & IRA.

IF you made below 85 on spelling, don't forget your 3x each!  If you made below an 80 on vocabulary, be sure to turn in your sentences tomorrow too.

Today's social studies test went well overall! 

9/3

Finish spelling syllables and vocabulary draw.
Study Civil War people & events for a quiz Thursday.
Start on math WB p. 37-38 if you have time (due Friday).

9/2

Make AM corrections if you have them.
Write spelling words in ABC order in the agenda.
Match vocabulary words to their definitions.

Scroll down for this week's ELA and this month's genre/project.

This Week's ELA: 9/2

Spelling & Vocabulary Lists: Soldier’s Heart #2 (1.5)              

Spelling words:

Tuesday: Write your words in ABC order in your agenda (due Wednesday). 

Wednesday: Divide your words into syllables.  Use the dictionary to help you if you need to!  Feel free to use color.

Tuesday - Thursday: IF you made below an 85 on last week's test, you must write this week's words 3x each (2x print/1x cursive).  Turn in Thursday.

Monday through Thursday please study your words nightly for your test on Friday.

1.     collide                                      11. truce

2.     crouched                                  12. fret

3.     fanfare                                     13. barrage

4.     residue                                      14. corrosion

5.     churning                                   15. soldier

6.     withdraw                                  16. foliage

7.     slogans                                     17. volley

8.     cowlick                                    18. sympathizer

9.     desert                                       19. rudimentary

10.  demoralized                              20. parried

Vocabulary:

Tuesday – Match the vocabulary words below with the correct definition on the right.  Write the letter of the definition on the line next to the vocabulary word. Think about how the words have been used in the novel being read in class. You may use a dictionary. Due Wednesday.

Tuesday-Wednesday: Sentences OR Vocabulary Draw (due Thursday).

Wednesday - IF you made below 85% on last week's vocabulary test, you must use each of this week's words in a fabulous sentence with at least 10 words (due Friday).

Tuesday – Thursday: Study vocabulary words and definitions each night for the test on Friday.

1.      appalling  ______                              A. noisy excitement or fuss

                     

2.      plummet  ______                              B. a person not on active military duty or not part of the

military

3.      unscathed ______                              C. a civilian who provides items to an army and has a

shop in the camp

4.      commandeer  ______                                    D. the process of cutting off or removing a limb from the body

5.      ravenous ______                               E. not hurt, damaged, or harmed in any way

6.      civilian ______                                 F. causing dismay or horror

7.      dysentery ______                              G. very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification

8.      sutler ______                                                H.  to order or force into military service; to seize (private property) for

military or other public use

9.      hullaballoo ______                            I. a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and passing

blood, caused by infection

10.   amputation ______                           J.  to drop steeply and suddenly downward

IRA: Story Elements

            You have learned about literary elements, or parts of stories, that authors include. Identify the following from your book: characters, setting, conflict, and point of view.  Turn this in, with the correct heading and the book’s title correctly written, on Friday.

DITB 5 is also due Friday.

This Month's Genre...

... is FANTASY!  Read at least ONE fantasy novel this month and complete the "cereal box" project.  Here are the instructions:

September’s Genre Project: Fantasy Cereal           

            Before September 30, read a fantasy novel in your Lexile range and complete the following project (due NO LATER THAN 9/30), which counts as a READING TEST GRADE.

1.              Save an empty cereal box (or similar type box).

2.              You will invent a cereal based on your fantasy book and design a cereal box that presents the information listed below about your book and the fantasy genre.  You do NOT need to actually make the cereal itself; you are decorating the box.

3.              Use paper, scissors, glue or tape, markers or colored pencils, etc., to decorate your box.  You may want to cut the paper to fit and decorate it before adhering to the box.

4.              FRONT: Write the name of the cereal and draw an illustration.  (You might model your cover after the actual front of your cereal box.)  Come up with an enticing name.  The name and shape of your cereal should relate to your book. 

5.              BACK: Create a game, puzzle, word search, etc., on the back that includes at least five elements of fantasy found in the book you read.  At the bottom, include a description of the fantasy genre in general.  (This could be a sentence or two, another game, or something else.  Be creative!)  Please include an answer key when necessary.

6.              RIGHT: Under the heading “ingredients,” list the main characters and write a descriptive sentence about each one.  Also write a descriptive sentence or two about the setting.

7.              LEFT: Write a summary that describes the main conflict and resolution of the book.  Make the language of your summary appealing, as if you are advertising the book.

8.              TOP: Write the Book Title and author.

9.              BOTTOM: Write your name, the date, and HD5.  (This may also be a good place for your answer key if you need one.)

10.           Plan a thirty-second to one-minute commercial to advertise your cereal to present to the class on 9/30.

11.           You may include extra information on your box AS LONG AS the required information is included.  Going “above and beyond” the requirements is encouraged to earn full points in each category.

Grading Rubric*:

Front complete, thoughtful, and appropriate             __________/15 points

Back complete, thoughtful, and appropriate              __________/20

Right side complete, thoughtful, and appropriate      __________/10

Left side complete, thoughtful, and appropriate        __________/10

Top complete and accurate                                         __________/ 5

Bottom complete and accurate                                   __________/  5

Overall neat and appealing appearance                       __________/10

Correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar               __________/10

Informative and interesting commercial                      __________/15

*If this rubric is lost and has to be reprinted, five points will be taken from the final grade.