Spelling List 8 - Words with ear

bear
pear
wear
tear
ear
dear
fear
near
clear
hear
heard
learn
earth
earn
early
appear
earthquake

Social Studies Test on Tuesday

On Tuesday October 27th, we will write a test on rural and urban communities. Students will be required to compare the two based on their many distinguishing features. See below for the study sheet. Information on the sheet is not limited, so any additional features pertaining to that community are welcome!


Rural
Underdeveloped
Small population
Few homes
Few small buildings
Little noise
Little traffic
Few cars
Less technology
A lot of open space
Safe
Low pollution
Lots of adventure
Little entertainment
Few shops and stores
Few restaurants
Farms


Urban
Over developed (crowded)
Large population
Many homes
Many large and tall buildings
Very noisy
Lots of traffic
Lots of cars
Lots of technology
Very little open space
Unsafe
High pollution
Little adventure
Lots of entertainment
lots of shops and stores
Lots of restaurants
Lots of signs and billboards

Spelling List - Lesson 7

Words with ar

car
far
arm
farm
star
start
smart
part
party
hard
heart
dark
mark
park
yard
startled
carpenter

Tutoring

To those families who have a child in tutoring with me, please note that there will be no session on Tuesday, October 27th as I will be out of the school over the lunch hour.

Important Dates

Picture Retake Day - Thursday, October 22nd
Pizza Lunch $$ Due- Friday October 23rd
Scholastic Book Orders Due - November 1st

Rural or Urban?

In social studies we have been learning about the differences between rural and urban community features. To help your child excel in this area, be sure to ask them to tell you what the differences are.

Spelling

After 5 weeks of new spelling lists, the 6th week is a review. In the past I have tested children on all 60 words that were learned but am removing this component from the program. Instead, 10 words from the 60 are chosen, and the children are to put them in a written sentence. The first one was done last Friday, Oct. 16th while I was away. Everyone did quite well.

Halloween

Halloween is upon us and the excitement is well under way. We will be having our Halloween celebration next Friday, October 30th. Your child may bring his/her costume to school in the morning and put it on over the lunch hour. During the later part of the day, we will be playing some games, perhaps watching a movie, and having a costume contest! Remember that toy weapons and masks that cover the entire face are not permitted at school. If either one is part of the costume they must be left at home. In the past, I have allowed families to send in treats and/or goody bags for the class. If you plan on doing so, please ensure that there is enough for each child and that the items are store bought and peanut free.

Thanks!

Spelling Test

Tomorrow Spelling Test will be postponed until Thursday due to our shortened week. Happy Studying!

Check this out!

Below I've attached a link for parents. The site is from EQAO.com and provides useful tips and information on how to help prepare your child for the EQAO exam at home.

http://www.eqao.com/pdf_e/07/07P086e.pdf

Spelling List - Lesson 5

saw
paw
draw
straw
dawn
lawn
yawn
crawl
awful
aunt
haul
fault
because
water
wash
autumn
exhausted

Homework

Whoops...my apologies. Monday morning I left my bag full of student work sitting at my front door. I realize some time has been lost therefore I will give the children a 1/2 hour today to work on one page of their spelling homework. The folders will be coming home tonight and will still be due on Friday.

Spelling List - words with ng and nk

ring
rang
rung
string
strong
long
spring
thing
finger
wink
drink
blink
think
thank
bunk
shrink
stranger

Pre-Spelling Test

There will be a pre-spelling test on Friday for Lesson #4