January 9, 2009

None, but you can always:

Read
MySkillsTutor

Have a great week-end!

Miss Clark

January 8, 2009

Please note this is NOT real. This is taken from a list of persuasive writing prompts that are designed to assist you with your thinking skills and organizing your arguments effectively. Online schools do exist, but this prompt is fictional.

Journal Writing: [Online Schools] The state department of education has provided funding for an experimental online school. All the classes will take place on the Internet, using email, online chat, and the world wide web. The students taking classes at this new online school will never meet each other face-to-face. They will only interact online with each other and with their teachers. The state is hoping this program will provide fairer educational access to students in outlying, rural areas. Opponents of the program argue that because of their lack of interaction with other students in a traditional classroom, the students who attend this online school will not develop the social skills that should be a component of their education. What is your position on this issue? Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper stating your position on this issue and supporting it with convincing reasons.


Miss Clark

January 7, 2009

Unit 14 - Spelling Sentences; elaborate sentences....:)


Miss Clark

January 6, 2009

Journal Writing: Pretend that you have a choice between a winter vacation in the mountains or a winter vacation at the beach. Make a list of pros (positives) and cons (negatives) about each location. Write and explain where you chose to go and why.

January 5, 2009

Unit 14 – Noun Suffixes

Spelling Definitions and Parts of Speech

bakery

victory

documentary

factory

machinery

discovery

nursery

dictionary

century

injury

missionary

territory

scenery

revolutionary

treasury

luxury


Miss Clark

Miss Clark

Make a Smilebox recipe

The Polar Express

Great sites: (Cut and paste to your browser)

http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html
http://polarexpressmovie.warnerbros.com/media_games.html

Enjoy!

Miss Clark

December 18, 2008

Journal: Many people visit their relatives during the holidays. Pretend that your uncle has just stopped by to visit, and he has brought a famous person as a surprise. Who is it? How do you and your family react?

Miss Clark

December 17, 2008

Spelling Sentences from Units 7-12. Long elaborate sentences.

Miss Clark

December 16, 2008

Journal: : Santa is gearing up for his annual visit. Pretend that this year as Santa is taking off from the North Pole, an alien spacecraft spots Santa’s sleigh and begins following it. Describes what happens next.

Miss Clark

December 15, 2008

Spelling - Unit(s) 7-12 Review


Sixteen (16) spelling sentences using the previous units (Unit 7-12) words.
Long, elaborate sentences.

Miss Clark

December 12, 2008

BOOK IN A BAG PROJECT DUE TODAY!

None, but you can always.....READ

Miss Clark

December 11, 2008

Writing Situation: Pretend your friend called you and said, “You aren’t going to believe what I found!” You rushed over to your friend’s home.

Now write a story about what happened when your friend found something.

Miss Clark

December 10, 2008


Spelling Sentences: Lesson 12

Nice, long elaborate sentences.

Miss Clark

December 8, 2008

Journal: Wow! Two feet of snow fell last night, and now school has been canceled. As you look out your bedroom window, you see a lost polar bear trudging through the snow. Write about what happens next.

Miss Clark

December 8, 2008

Spelling: Lesson 12 (Spelling and Pronunciation)
Definitions and Parts of Speech

February
separate
different
library
temperature
strength
length
vegetable
arctic
twelfth
probably
jewelry
literature
boundary
reference
beverage

*NOTE: These words are easy to misspell. Adults often have to think about the correct spelling of some of these words. You will really have to study these this week. To help you study try: FLASH CARD MAKER on-line.

USE THESE SITES TO HELP YOU STUDY:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/spelling.htm
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/Safari/safari.htm

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please note:

Homework passes are ONLY for homework!

You do not have PROJECT passes; you only have homework passes.

Your Book in A Bag is considered a PROJECT. I look forward to seeing ALL of your projects on December 12th.




Miss Clark