Ms. Lorance Room 108

February 27, 2012

We are working on expository – persuasive – narrative – and descriptive writing prompts during homeroom time.

We are working in our Buckle Down AIMS review books; books should not come home unless they did not finish the daily assignment.

Late work will not be accepted for the remaining two quarters; all work must be complete and turned in on time.

Nuisance
Tourniquet
Anesthesia
Deluge
sinister

Spelling and Vocabulary: Themed this week for the Renaissance Festival!

Vocabulary words – look up and write the definition to all words, write the P.O.S (parts of speech) and write each word in a sentence (sentence must show you know what the definition means. Vocabulary tests on Friday unless it is a short week.

Spelling Words – study nightly; Spelling test on Friday.

5^th                                            6^th                                  7/8^th
bawled                                     righteous                         commotion
miserable                                  appreciation                    procession
slippery                                    desperately                      anxious
silently                                      confident                        wreckage
perhaps                                    erupted                           barricade
explanations                              chiseled                          sentimental
important                                  atmosphere                     dignified
consider                                   oblivious                         oblivious
silence                                      numerous                        enormous
listening                                    familiar                            persuade
trampled                                   comrades                        besieged
terrific                                      stoically                          interval
expressions                              emotion                          misery
disappeared                              securely                          annoyed
lantern                                      nervously                        dedication
moment                                    splintered                        artificial 

SCIENCE

Fifth grade is working on the human body. They will have an individual project to do, keep an eye out for upcoming details and paperwork.

Fifth/sixth group is studying animals; animal behavior; food chains; and ecosystems. Each student will do a project on the animal of their choice.

Seventh is working on ecosystems and will be building a diorama of the ecosystem they have chosen.

Eighth is working on Motion and Forces – students will research Newton’s Laws and create an experiment to fit each Law.

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