Spelling April 4-8

5.5

On-Level	Beyond
impress correct elect discuss locate decorate confuse estimate impression correction election discussion location decoration confusion estimation concentrate exhaust concentration exhaustion	impress predict prediction discuss inflect inflection confuse estimate impression appreciate appreciation discussion motivate motivation confusion estimation concentrate exhaust concentration exhaustion

Review: hopeless, fearless, forgiveness
Challenge: conclude, conclusion

Tuachan Choir Field Trip

Those students that are planning to attend the Tuachan Choir field trip need their permission slip turned in ASAP. If you have lost your copy let me know.

March/April Book Report Due April 19

Month: March April
Genre: Science Fiction
Book Report: Extra! Extra!

“EXTRA! EXTRA!”

Objective: Students will create a newspaper based on a Science Fiction book of their choice.

Basic Materials: paper, markers, crayons, colored pencils, pencil, etc.

Directions:
1. Find a Science Fiction book that interests you. Have your book approved by your teacher.

2. Think about the interesting events in the story. Choose some on which to base your articles. To get started, answer the following questions about a couple of events.
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?


3. Now decide how your newspaper will look. The following needs to be included.
• Name of the newspaper
• 3 articles with headlines and pictures
• A comic section

4. HAVE FUN and enjoy! Make sure the articles and comics relate to the book in some way. Be creative and neat in your work.

Writing Assignment Due April 1, 2011

Bird's Eye View of Spring

It is officially spring. We are all familiar with the signs of the season: warmer temperatures, greening grass, and leaves sprouting on trees. Imagine yourself as the harbinger of spring, the Robin Red-breast. What signs of spring do you see? Hear? Smell? Describe the season of spring as seen from this bird's eye view.
REMEMBER:


__ 1. Focus on the five elements of good writing. You will get 5 points each.
___Ideas
___Organization
___Sentence Fluency
___Word Choice
___ Voice

__ 2. Clearly reworked rough draft Signature of adult who proofread your composition for PRESENTTION
__ 3. Good copy in ink. All three papers turned in with final on top.

Spelling March 28- April 1

5.4

On-Level	Beyond
sadness gladness needless harmless darkness fullness stillness hopeless fearless weakness bottomless foolishness fondness effortless meaningless emptiness forgiveness motionless ceaseless fierceness	vastness eeriness breathless harmless peacefulness numbness stillness merciless sleeveless weakness bottomless foolishness fondness effortless meaningless emptiness forgiveness motionless ceaseless fierceness

Review: disobey, mistrust, preview
Challenge: weightlessness, thoughtlessness