Wednesday, March 31, 2010

unit 11 VOCABULARY TEST WEDNESDAY

DUE TO THE SHORT WEEK THE VOCABULARY TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY INSTEAD OF TUESDAY!
1. arch - a curved structure that serves as an opening and as a support. to form a curve. main, playful, mischievous.
2. authentic - being the real thing; worthy of belief, true.
3. clarity- to say clearly or make easier to understand.
4. declare- to state strongly; to make a formal or informal statement.
5. grant - to permit or allow; to admit that something is true.
6. grave - a hole in the ground where something is buried. Very important and requiring much attention; serious.
7. modest - not thinking to highly of oneself, not boastful; proper in speech, dress, or behavior, not extreme or large.
8. opponent - someone who is set against another, as in a contest, game, arguments or fight.
9. valid - supported by facts or evidence, true.
10. yearn - to long for.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

KIDS, KOWS, AND MORE FIELD TRIP

Tulsa fair grounds barns
Listen and learn
Learning how milk becomes cheese
Candid shot
What pretty girls! Listening to the facts about cotton.
The milking station
What a great day!










Monday, March 29, 2010

SPELLING AND READING TEST THURSDAY!

The story for the week is "Me and Uncle Romie". The spelling words contain the suffixes: -y, -ish, -hood, and -ment. The words are:

  1. rocky
  2. foolish
  3. rainy
  4. childhood
  5. selfish
  6. treatment
  7. movement
  8. neighborhood
  9. childish
  10. parenthood
  11. crunchy
  12. bumpy
  13. payment
  14. sleepy
  15. shipment
  16. assignment
  17. livelihood
  18. stylish
  19. environment
  20. guilty

Friday, March 26, 2010

Vocabulary unit 10

  1. audible- capable of being heard
  2. consume- to eat or drink, especially in large amounts; to use up; to destroy
  3. glide- to move smoothly and easily
  4. origin- the cause or beginning
  5. prevent- to stop from happening
  6. punctuate- to mark printed or written materials with periods, commas, and other sign; to interrupt from time to time; to give importance to
  7. representative- a typical example; someone who acts for another
  8. scorn- a feeling that something or someone is worthless or inferior; an expression of that feeling.
  9. stout- large and heavy in build; physically strong and sturdy;having courage or determination
  10. woe- great sorrow or suffering

TEST: TUESDAY, MARCH 30,2010

Monday, March 22, 2010

I hope you had a great Spring Break. Hopefully, the snow is done for the year!

The spelling words for "Jalapeno Bagels" contain the vowel sound found in the word ball. The words are:
thought
fought
bought
taught
caught
walk
cough
talk
daughter
ought
sought
brought
trough
chalk
stalk
sidewalk
distraught
afterthought
overwrought
beanstalk

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

spelling words - " Goodbye 382, Ding, Dang, Dong"

Words for this week are:
small, almost, always, because, straw, drawn, also, author, false, already, flaw, sausage, applause, walnut, lawn, awesome, altogether, awning, faucet, and laundry.
Due to the field trip on Friday, we will have our test on Thursday.

Have a great Spring Break!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Unit 9 Vocabulary

1. approach- to come close to; to begin to deal with ; to make a request
2. approve- to have a high opinion of; to give permission
3. glory- great honor or praise given by others; great beauty
4. magnificent- very grand and fine; remarkably beautiful or outstanding
5. meek- not courageous or strong
6. prompt on time; done quickly and without delay
7. revive- to bring or come back to life
8. tradition- a custom, belief, or idea that has been passed down over time
9. watchful- always noticing what is happening, aware
10. wreckage- what is left of something that is destroyed

UNIT 9 TEST ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2010

message from teacherease

This Thursday, March 4, the Tulsa Historical Society will be presenting to the third grades. The presentation will take place in our classrooms. The Program is titled: Prairie Grove School 1898. If your child would like to dress in period clothing (Little HOuse on the Pairie) Thursday, they may. It is not a free dress, only dressing to fit the time period of the presentation is permitted. Please keep in mind they do have PE later that day.
Thank you Karey

Monday, March 1, 2010

Well it seems like Spring may actually be on its way. Hooray! Hooray! Please remember we will be going outside and students may need to bring a jacket with them to school.

The story for this week is "My Family in America" the words are homophones. The words are: to, too, two, week, weak, our, hour, stair, stare, flour, flower, write, right, new, knew, their, there, they're, weather and whether.

Have a great week!