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