Sorry that I have not posted in a while!

Dear Parents,

          I said on the newsletter this last week that I will be doing the spelling test on Thursday instead of Friday this week.  I think that with the movie being on Thursday, it would be easier to just do the same words for next week, and not have a test this week.  This will give them time to study the words this week and next week.  We will still be doing work in spelling, but we will not have a test until next week Friday (Oct 30).  I will be using the same words from this week, to make it easier on everyone.

This will help with the two short weeks that we are having.

I am sorry for the inconvenience!

Ms. Kliethermes

What is Happening in our Class?

Religion:  Begin planning mass for October 1^st 

Social Studies:
5^th—Chapter 2—Native Americans
6^th—Chapter 3—Mesopotamia and Ancient Kush

English:  5^th—Unit 1 Test on Tuesday
6^th—Fragments and Run-ons—Unit 1 Test on Friday

Reading: Begin reading “Holes” by Louis Sachar

Science:  5^th & 6^th—Minerals, Rocks, and Soil

Math:  5^thWorking with addition properties
6^th—Mean, Median, Mode, and Range

Upcoming Events/Reminders:
~6^th—English Test on Friday (Sept 25^th) 
~5^th—English Test Tuesday (Sept 22^nd)
~SCHOOL SPIRIT DRESS DOWN DAY FRIDAY (Sept 25^th)

Spelling Words:

5^th:                             6^th:
1: ounce                   1: waist
2: sprawl                  2: waste
3: launch                  3: patience
4: loyal                    4: patients
5: avoid                    5: rite
6: falter                   6: right
7: moist                    7: wright
8: haunt                   8: muscle
9: scowl                   9: mussel
10: naughty              10: principal
11: destroy                11: principle
12: saucer                 12: summary
13: pounce               13: summery
14: poison                14: sight
15: August                15: cite
16: auction               16: site
17: royal                  17: stationary
18: coward                18: stationery
19: awkward              19: coward
20: announce            20: cowered
21: cause                 21: berry
22: faucet                22: bury
23: tower                23: hangar
24: false                 24: hanger
25: amount             25: barren
26: poise                 26: baron
27: loiter                 27: burrow
28: exhaust              28: burro
29: assault               29: borough
30: alternate             30: (no word)

Sorry that I did not post anything last week!

Here is what is happening next week!

What is Happening in our Class?

Religion:  Chapter 1 Test (5 & 6) on Friday
Social Studies:
5^th—Chapter 2—Native Americans
6^th—The Stone Ages and Early Cultures—Test Friday
English:  5^th—Run-on Sentences
6^th—Conjunctions
Reading: 5^th & 6^th-Work on vocab books and Reader’s Journey, Fiction or Nonfiction
Science:  5^th & 6^th—Test Thursday over Our Dynamic Earth
Math:  5^th—Addition and subtraction
6^th—Chapter 1 Test Thursday

Upcoming Events/Reminders:
~5^th & 6^th—Science Test Thursday (Sept 17^th)
~6^th—Social Studies Test Friday (Sept 18^th)
~6^th—Math test Thursday (Sept 17^th)
~BOOK FAIR NIGHT—TUESDAY SEPT 15^TH
~GRANDPARENT’S DAY~THURSDAY (Sept 17^th)

Spelling Words:
5^th:                             6^th:
1: glue                       1: source
2: flute                      2: flirt
3: youth                    3: hurdle
4: accuse                   4: parka
5: bruise                    5: frontier
6: stew                     6: scorn
7: choose                   7: radar
8: loose                     8: earnest  
9: lose                      9: afford
10: view                   10: urban
11: confuse                11: discard
12: cruise                  12: smirk
13: jewel                   13: rehearse
14: dilute                  14: mourn
15: route                  15: surface
16: cartoon                16: parcel
17: avenue                 17: yearn
18: include                 18: fierce
19: assume                 19: starch
20: souvenir             20: formula
21: fruit                   21: earth
22: group                 22: further
23: refuse                23: squirm
24: argue                 24: pardon
25: foolish                25: perform
26: conclude             26: horizontal
27: pursuit                27: circuit
28: intrude               28: reimburse
29: subdue                29: formidable
30: presume             30: monarchy

Week of August 31st-September 4th, 2015

What is Happening in our Class?

Religion:  We will continue planning mass for September 3rd
Social Studies:
5^th—Our Nation’s Geography
6^th—The Stone Ages and Early Cultures
English:  5^th-Simple Predicates
6^th-Compound Subjects
Reading: 5^th & 6^th-Work on vocab books and Reader’s Journey, Fiction or Nonfiction
Science:  5^th & 6^th—Test Tuesday over landforms and water terminology
Math:  5^th—continue working with decimals
6^th—evaluating expressions

Upcoming Events/Reminders:
~NO SCHOOL FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4^th!
~Spelling Test on Thursday this week
~5^TH and 6^th Grade is planning mass this week
~Science Test Tuesday!!

Spelling Words:
5^th:                             6^th:
1:  awake                   1:  supreme
2:  feast                      2: bracelet
3:  stray                     3: mute
4:  greet                    4: strive
5:  praise                   5: faithful
6:  disease                  6: devote
7:  repeat                   7: rhyme
8:  display                  8: succeed
9:  scale                    9: coax
10: thief                   10: rely
11: ashamed                11: conceal
12: sleeve                  12: forgave
13: waist                   13: lonesome
14: beneath                14: delete
15: sheepish               15: confine
16: release                 16: exceed
17: remain                 17: terrain
18: sway                    18: reproach
19: brain                   19: abuse
20: niece                  20: defeat 
21: stale                    21: disagree
22: afraid                  22: compose
23: freedom               23: awake
24: eager                  24: unwise
25: explain                25: release
26: terrain                26: ratify
27: succeed                27: serene
28: betray                  28: refute
29: motivate              29: appraise
30: upheaval              30: humane

Welcome!

I am excited to begin a new school year!  This will be your stop to know what is happening in the class.  Take a look around to see what is here!