My Name is Maria Isabel Vocabukary

My Name is Maria Isabel Vocabulary


1. consisted-were made up of

2. troublesome-causing problems

3. positive-sure

4. nervously-with concern, worry, or fear

5. peculiar-strange

6. misunderstanding-a failure to understand

7. mood-the way a person feels

8. disappointment-feeling like things didn’t go the way you had hoped

9. talent-ability to do something well

10. attentively-with attention or alertness

11. advanced-having made progress

12. pageant-a play based on events in history

13. properly-correctly

14. revolved-to be centered around a particular thing

15. mention-say

16. volunteered-offered to help

17. comfort-make someone feel better

18. strumming-playing the strings lightly

19. intends-plans

20. manger-open box in a stable that holds food for animals

Heat Wave Vocabulary


1. Affected: caused a change in

2. Transfer: moves from one place to another

3. Weather Vane: movable pointer that shows wind

4. Exchanges: gives one thing and gets another

5. Temperature: measure of hear or coldness

6. Chamber: a room

7. Horizon: line along which the Earth and Sky meet

8. Scarce: hard to find

9. Singe: to burn slightly

10. Reinforce: make stronger

11. Miscalculated: figured incorrectly

12. Obstacles: things in the way

13. Clump: a group of things close together

14. Storage: a place to keep supplies

15. Crinkled: wrinkled

16. Social: relating to the way people live together

17. Snagged: caught something sticking out

18. Excess: extra

19. Harvest: gathering in of crops

20. Transport: carry from one place to another

Hi Parents,

Since today started the 2nd trimester, the class has a fresh start and things need to go a little differently.

We have had way too many missing assignments and papers without names. Homework and classwork is important and necessary for good grades and to enforce lessons learned during the day.

If your student did not bring homework I will be emailing you to let you know. I realize that things may get forgotten or left at home and missing assignments can go unnoticed until it is too late and I want to try to stop that.

I will also only be keeping papers without names for one week then they will be thrown away. Myself and Mrs. Jamero have talked to the class stressing the importance of putting their names on their papers. Please check their work to see they wrote it.

Progress reports and conference forms went out Friday, I need them back ASAP in case something needs to be changed. :)

Thank you so much for your support!

Miss Smiley

Week of November 5th, 2012

Happy Friday!

I wanted to get an early start on the week to let you know what will be going on the next few days.

We are going to be doing Theme 3, Story 2 for Language Arts and Spelling.

We are starting chapter 11 in math, which is 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication. The class is still having trouble with these math facts so practice whenever you can!

Our story is called Cendrillon and it is a version of Cinderella. The class is an awesome job on this weeks test and vocabulary so keep up the good work!!

Cendrillon Vocabulary

1     wealthy-rich

2.        proud-thinking too highly of oneself

               hideous-very ugly

4.       crossly-in a grumpy or grouchy way

5.       rescue-save from danger

6.      peasant-relating to a poor farm worker

7.      warrior-fighter

8.      elegant-marked by good taste; graceful

9.      refused-said “no” to

10. orphan-a child whose parents are dead

11. exploding-blowing up

12. godmother-a woman who acts like a child’s parent

13. immense-huge

14. hollow-false or meaningless

15. battle-part of a war

16. riddance-removal of something unwanted

17. invisible-unable to be seen

18. gilded-covered with a layer of gold

19. hired-given a job

20. chaperone-to go with a young woman when she is out in public with a young man

The Stranger Vocabulary

1. timid-easily frightened, shy

2. autumn-the season after summer
3. thermometer-an instrument that measures temperature
4. draft-a flow of air
5. peculiar-unusual, strange or odd
6. mercury-silvery, white metal used on thermometers
7. etched-made a design by cutting lines
8. frost-very thin covering of ice
9. apologize-say “sorry”
10. slimy-thick and slippery
11. fault-a mistake
12. genuine-honest, sincere
13. local-in a small area
14. proof-showing truth
15. borrow-used for a while
16. fainted-passed out
17. reference-used for information
18. insisted-demanded
19. jammed-to push suddenly or hard
20. fascinated-greatly interested

Sorry this is late in the week but we are MUTA testing this week so there is no spelling. All spelling words are review from the last four weeks. If your student had trouble with certain words, those are what you should be studying.

Next week we will be starting Theme 3 in Language Arts.

Hi parents!

This is going to be a fast week, it is the last week before fall break and remember Friday October 12th is a minimum day. We will get out of school at 12:10 so please plan accordingly. 

Please make sure your student is completing and turning in their homework. There are a large number of missing assignments and we are trying to go for 100% homework return. There are also a lot of papers without names so if your student is missing assignments they are welcome to go through the no name papers during recess. 

I moved their Chapter 8 test to Tuesday because variables are a tough concept and wanted to make sure the class had a firm grasp on the concepts. 

Math Homework this week will be:

Monday: Ch. 8 Lesson 4 page 73-74

Tuesday: Mixed review page

Wednesday: Ch 9 Lesson 1

Thursday: Ch 9 Lesson 2

Language Arts Story is called A Very Important Day  

Vocab:

Allegiance: loyalty to one's country or a person

Chamber: a meeting room used by lawmakers

Citizens: official members of a country

Citizenship: the status of a citizen with accompanying rights, duties, and privileges

Enrich: to improve the quality of

Examiner: an official who inspects or asks questions

Oath: a pledge or promise to act a certain way

Petitioners: people who ask for something in writing

Let's have a great week before break! 

Miss Smiley

Week of October 1, 2012

Good Morning!
Thank you for being patient while I try to get everything set and taking over for Mrs. Day. There are some announcements: We will be having Heart Lab come to school on Thursday from 830-11:00 in the cafeteria, please make sure the students are dressed in clothing appropriate for crawling, jumping, etc.

Homework:
Tuesday:
Read for 15 minutes, do a 5 sentence summary and a 1 min fluency, called Bones, Bones, Bones
Math page 69-70, working on Variables
Spelling: 3 times each

Spelling Words


1. gear
2. spear
3. sharp
4. stare
5. alarm
6. cheer
7. square
8. hairy
9. heart
10. weird
11. starve
12. charm
13. beard
14. hardly
15. spare
16. stairs
17. year
18. charge
19. dairy
20. scarce
Challenge Words
21. pioneer
22. awareness
23. startle
24. marvel
25. weary

Story this week is Boss of the Plains

Boss of the Plains Vocabulary


1. adventurers-travelers in search of unusual or exciting experiences
2. angles-ways of looking at things
3. determined-sticking to a purpose
4. target-a goal
5. critics-judges of art, movies
6. frontier-unexplored land
7. focus-concentrated on one thing
8. pelts-the skins of animals with hair or fur still on it
9. generated-produced
10. gear-equipment used for a specific activity
11. entertaining-enjoyable
12. wranglers-cowboys
13. promote-help to grow, improve
14. opportunity-a good chance
15. jolts-shakes
16. tanned-changed animal hide into leather by soaking in chemicals
17. advertise-give information to sell something
18. pioneers-people who travel to a little known area and make it home
19. thrilling-exciting
20. settlers-people who are the first to settle in a region

Week of September 17th

Important Reminders: Please make sure your child writes their name on all homework pages, turns in the paper they work out their math homework on, and numbers their papers for spelling.  I do not accept late homework! Please remember these important reminders on homework and tests: Homework is due DAILY.  Math and spelling assignments should come back to school the next day.  Fluency and summaries are ALL due on Fridays.  Summaries are paragraphs that include important things from their story. They must not include opinions, such as I love this book. There is a Chapter 6 Test next Monday in math! Please go over the chapter with your child. Students take a vocabulary quiz once a week. There are 20 words and they must know their definitions. I recommend that the students take home their vocabulary notebooks nightly to study for their quiz. If they study 5 words a night, they should be okay. This week's story is Tomas and the Library Lady. Spelling words are listed in the Theme 2 link under Spelling Lists. Here are the vocabulary words:

***My last day will be this Friday.  Miss Geist will be our substitute until I return.***

Tomas and the Library Lady Vocabulary

1.     exhausted-tired

2.     bond-close relationship

3.     charged-ran forward

4.     chief-most important

5.     companion-person to spend time with

6.     suffered-felt pain

7.     affection-fondness

8.     borrow-to get temporary use of

9.     check out-to withdraw an item, as a book in a library

10.                         eager-excited, enthusiastic

11.                         glaring-looking at angrily

12.                         lap-to lick up or slurp

13.                         storyteller-a person who tells stories

14.                         enclosure-fenced in area

15.                         inseparable-very close

16.                         intruder-someone who does not belong

17.                         strict-harsh, closely enforced

18.                         pew-church bench

19.                         papyrus-a type of paper made from a plant many years ago

20.                         cataloging-a list of items in some order

Here is the homework for the week:


Monday:  Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, do 25 spelling words with rainbow colors, and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 1.

Tuesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, ,write 25 spelling words 3 times each, and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 2.

Wednesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, , write 25 spelling words in ABC order and complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 3.

Thursday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 6 Lesson 4 and study for the vocabulary, spelling, and math tests tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are: all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.

Week of September 10th

Important Reminders: Please complete and return all paperwork!!  I do not accept late homework! Please remember these important reminders on homework and tests: Homework is due DAILY.  Math and spelling assignments should come back to school the next day.  Fluency and summaries are ALL due on Fridays.  Summaries are paragraphs that include important things from their story. They must not include opinions, such as I love this book. There is a Chapter 5 Test on Friday in math! Please go over the chapter with your child. Students take a vocabulary quiz once a week. There are 20 words and they must know their definitions. I recommend that the students take home their vocabulary notebooks nightly to study for their quiz. If they study 5 words a night, they should be okay. This week is Theme Testing Week (MUTA). Spelling words are on the sheet sent home for Spell-a-Thon on Friday.

Our Spell-a-Thon fundraiser is here again.  Please ask your family and friends to donate to Spell-a-Thon as all proceeds from here will go to classroom activities like fieldtrips.  Students will study words this week and take the test on Friday.

Picture Day is here!  It is September 12th.  Make sure you have your picture information turned in by this day.

Here are the vocabulary words (this week students must concentrate on antonyms and synonyms of the words!!):

MUTA 1 Vocabulary

1.     bewildered- greatly puzzled; confused

2.     courageous- brave; fearless

3.     drenched- wet thoroughly; soaked

4.     loomed- to appear unclearly

5.     suspected- to doubt; mistrust

6.     remote- far distant in space; out of place

7.     shock- to strike with surprise

8.     marveled- filled with surprise, wonder

9.     burrow- dig a hole like a small animal

10.                         skillful- having or showing skill

11.                         distress- a ship or an airplane needing immediate assistance

12.                         stubble- short, rough growth; stumps of grain left when crop is cut

13.                         shanty- poorly built house

14.                         callused- having patches of rough, dry skin

15.                         momentum- force or speed of movement

16.                         lurched- moved unsteadily from side to side

17.                         blared- made a loud noise

18.                         frigid- very cold in temperature

19.                         trailhead- the point where a trail starts

20.                         craned- stretched neck in order to see better

Here is the homework for the week:

Monday:  Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, study the Spell-a-Thon words, and complete the math page for Chapter 5 Lesson 1.


Tuesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, study Spell-a-Thon words, and complete the math page for Chapter 5 Lesson 2.

Wednesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, study Spell-a-Thon words, and complete the math page for Chapter 5 Lesson 3.

Thursday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 5 Lesson 4 and study for the vocabulary, spelling, and math tests tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are: all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.

Week of September 3rd

Important Reminders: Please complete and return all paperwork!!  I do not accept late homework! Please remember these important reminders on homework and tests: Homework is due DAILY.  Math and spelling assignments should come back to school the next day.  Fluency and summaries are ALL due on Fridays.  Summaries are paragraphs that include important things from their story. They must not include opinions, such as I love this book. There is a Chapter 4 Test on Friday in math! Please go over the chapter with your child. Students take a vocabulary quiz once a week. There are 20 words and they must know their definitions. I recommend that the students take home their vocabulary notebooks nightly to study for their quiz. If they study 5 words a night, they should be okay. This week's story is By the Shores of Silver Lake. Spelling words are listed in the Theme 1 link under Spelling Lists. Here are the vocabulary words:

By the Shores of Silver Lake Vocabulary

1.     jolting-moving in a jerky, bumpy way

2.     appreciate-see what is good about something

3.     depot-a train or bus station

4.     blaring-making a loud noise

5.     conductor-person in charge of a train or subway

6.     feats-difficult actions

7.     callused-having patches of thick skin, tough

8.     combination-mixture

9.     bobs-moves up and down

10.                         introduce-present something

11.                         lurching-moving unsteadily from side to side

12.                         racket-loud noise

13.                         promptly-right away

14.                         suspected-guessed

15.                         suggest-give an idea

16.                         satchels-small bags used for carrying books or small items

17.                         effort-attempt

18.                         platform-raised floor or surface

19.                         nocturnal-active at night

20.                         craned-stretched the neck in order to see better

Here is the homework for the week:




Monday:  NO HOMEWORK TO COMPLETE


Tuesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, do spelling words with rainbow colors, and complete the math page for Chapter 4 Lesson 2.

Wednesday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, write spelling words 3 times each, and complete the math page for Chapter 4 Lesson 3.

Thursday: Do a fluency read for one minute aloud with an adult, read from a book of your choice for 15 minutes then write a 5 (or more if you choose) sentence summary about what you read, complete the math page for Chapter 4 Lesson 4 and study for the vocabulary, spelling, and math tests tomorrow!

*Papers that should be turned in on Friday are: all reading log pages, the fluency paper, and the homework from Thursday night.