Saturday, April 26, 2008


May 2, 2008

None, but you can always work on your:

Night collage,

Butterflies.

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May 1, 2008

Journal: If you were in your car one day and it started to talk to you, what would it say? (Cody A.)


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April 30, 2008


Spelling Sentences – Elaborate. *Practice putting tired words to bed...use other words instead.

Jump For Joy


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April 29, 2008

Journal: Imagine that you have a packet of magic seeds. What might happen when you plant them?



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April 28, 2008

Lesson 30: Clipped Words - Definitions and Parts of Speech

automobile

necktie

refrigerator

gasoline

caravan

luncheon

champion

gymnasium

laboratory

mathematics

parachute

submarine

teenagers

memorandum

limousine

examination


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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

NOTE FROM MISS CLARK

Just wanted to let you all know that I am doing much better. I am probably going to need another day to get up to full speed; so I will see you all on Friday.

I miss you all!!

Thank you for being so very wonderful for the substitute teacher. I have heard that he is great and you are being very respectful and helpful! That makes me feel so much better. Sure hope you are liking the mythology!

See you on Friday!

Miss Clark

Sunday, April 20, 2008

April 25, 2008

None, but you can always READ!






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April 24, 2008

Journal Writing – “Imagine that your teacher was out sick and the principal couldn’t find a substitute, so he picked you. How would you run the class and what would you do?” (Darius A.)


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April 23, 2008

Spelling Sentences - Nice, long, elaborate sentences. *Some of you have got this down pat! Awesome!


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April 22, 2008

Journal Writing: April is Listening Awareness Month. Describe a time when you wish you had listened better than you did.


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April 21, 2008

Lesson 29 – Spelling and Pronunciations

drowned

restaurant

ivory

chocolate

desperate

lighting

adjective

penetrate

aspirin

athletes

identity

disastrous

ecstatic

platinum

incidentally

tentatively


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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Chaperones - Field Trip - April 17th

Robin Eckerd (Bethany Eckerd)

Steve Lambert (Danielle Lambert)

Brenda Valego (Brady Valego)

Lori Hartman (Addie Courtney)

Denise Adams (Cody Adams)

Cynthia Turner (Wes Muto)

Carmencita Portalatin (Jasmin Portalatin)

Kim Witt (Joey K.)

Renee Bennett (Ashley Bennett)

Sherelle Anderson (Darious Anderson)

Sherri Buleza (Michael Buleza)

Cathy Stroud (Joey Collins)

Margaret Schaapman (Anthony Schaapman)

Lynn Ritter (Corrie Ritter)

Lisa Shelton (Mallory Shelton)

Tracy Allen (Lindsey Allen)

Jennifer Scallan (Devon Scallan)

Melinda Perez (Jose Huertas)

Melanie Cannizzaro (Rebecca O’Hara)

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Writing Prompt Submitted by Josh P.

To ALL English blocks:

First....thank you Josh for a very thought provoking writing prompt!

Secondly, I have loved reading ALL of your writings. These are some of my favorites! Your writing reflects how grown up you all have become and the way you have expressed your opinions have been amazing to read.

Thank you all for your written expressions, and your elaborate/supporting details !

Bravo!

Miss Clark

Sunday, April 13, 2008

April 18, 2008


None, but you can always READ.



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April 17. 2008



1. Write a thank-you note to your chaperon.

2. Make a rough sketch of the building we visited today.



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April 16, 2008

Spelling Sentences - Elaborate!

Bravo

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April 15, 2008

Journal Writing: (Josh P.)

"The election is coming up. Write about who you want to be the President of the United States. Give three reasons why America should pick the person. It must be one of the people running right now, McCain, Clinton, or Obama."


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April 14, 2008

Lesson 28 - Number Prefixes

Definitions and Parts of Speech

December
October
quart
bicycle
trio
monopoly
quartet
tricycle
decade
octopus
decimal
quarters
triangles
binoculars
triple
monotonous

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Monday, April 7, 2008

"I Never Saw Another Butterfly"

Here is the link to the poem we studied in class today:


http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/book.html


Miss Clark

Sunday, April 6, 2008

myskillstutor

This week you will work on: Fabulous Ur - Part 1

Skill set(s): Important Details, Main Idea, Inference, Recall, and Prediction.


Miss Clark



Final Two (Monday Night) - YES!!! YEAH!!! GO KU!!!


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April 11, 2008

Reading None, but you can always read.

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April 10. 2008

Journal Writing: Create writing prompts for the writing genres below:

1. A persuasive writing prompt.
2. An imaginative writing prompt.
3. An expository writing prompt.

To help you with the above prompts you can google each genre. for example - just type in "expository writing prompts" on your search bar. DO NOT COPY THE PROMPTS; just use them to HELP you get new ideas.

Laughing 2Have fun with this. These prompts will be used for the rest of the year.

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April 9, 2008

Lesson 27: Spelling Sentences - Nice, long elaborate sentences.


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April 8, 2008

Journal Writing: Your parents decided to redecorate the house, and you are allowed to choose how to decorate your bedroom. How would you like your room to look?


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April 7, 2008

Lesson 27: Greek Word Parts

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

geography
photograph
paragraph
thermometer
diameter
graph
meters
astronomer
barometer
biography
astronaut
kilometers
astronomy
photography
centimeters
autograph

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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

myskillstutor

April 1, 2008

This week I have posted another assignment on your myskillstutor. You will be working on a reading skill: RECALL.

Light BulbHave fun!

Miss Clark