Grade 5-6 News 12-3-14

This week will be the last “normal” week for my students before Christmas break because of our work through K-kids and other scheduled activities. Please mark the events in my “Up-coming Events” section on your calendars! When we go to the Laramie Soup Kitchen I would like students to wear their St. Laurence t-shirts/sweatshirts. I am trying to schedule us for Tuesday, December 9th. Since it is on a Tuesday—our normal “spirit day” I hope it will be easy to remember having your child wear a St. Laurence t-shirt/sweatshirt. I am waiting to hear back from Josh at the Soup Kitchen for a final confirmation—but please just assume we are going unless you hear otherwise from me.

Question: Is anyone available to transport us to UW for The Nutcracker on Friday, December 12th if needed? I should have this covered between Mrs. Lyford and I—but I would appreciate having a back-up plan. Parking is apparently horrible and we cannot pay for parent tickets unfortunately—thus the students and I would just need to be dropped off and then picked back up after the performance. Please let me know if you can be our “back-up”.

Please keep encouraging your child to read for Book It. I will send home new reading logs today for the month of December. For more information go to: www.pizzahut.com/bookit

Up-coming Events

· *Friday, December 5^th @ 5pm: Go to Tutoring Club for Winter Parade

· Monday, December 8^{th @} 1:30pm: Students sing at Spring Wind

· (Not confirmed)Tuesday, December 9^th @ 10am-1pm: Students serve at the Laramie Soup Kitchen

· Tuesday, December 9^th @ 6-8pm: Partners in Print

· Friday, December 12^th @ 10am: Students attend a performance of The Nutcracker

· *Saturday, December 13^th: K-kids are invited to help ring bell @ Safeway for Salvation Army

· Tuesday, December 16^th: K-kids will help set-up and serve for the Special Needs Luncheon

· January 12- 16^th: Teton Science School

This Week’s Spelling List

Test 12/04/14 Retest 12/05/14

Unit 10 Vocabulary

1. weapon

2. struggle

3. frighten

4. horror

5. mental

6. channel

7. sample

8. moral

9. litter

10. soldier

11. kitchen

12. gallon

13. stumble

14. linen

15. panel

16. error

17. rural

18. quarrel

19. bundle

20. cancel

21. loyal

22. matter

23. novel

24. major

25. dozen

26. corporal

27. colonel

28. agricultural

29. valor

30. maneuver

*Words 26-30 are extra credit words

Next 2 Week’s Spelling List

Test 12/17/14 Retest 12/18/14

Unit 11 Vocabulary

1. lawyer

2. dentist

3. author

4. system

5. custom

6. method

7. standard

8. admit

9. supply

10. whisper

11. tennis

12. instant

13. burden

14. rescue

15. banquet

16. bullet

17. surface

18. journey

19. laundry

20. campus

21. actor

22. surgeon

23. merchant

24. employ

25. effort

26. aspire

27. intern

28. enhance

29. structure

30. astute

*Words 26-30 are extra credit words

*Note: Spelling words have become more challenging!! Please ensure your child is practicing all week for each spelling test!! I have been sending home study aid materials.

Groups are finishing final projects over their novel. We will begin our new novels on Monday! I am very excited about our selections. Your child chose their novel with their individual reading group. As you can see above, we have quite a variety!

*K-kid additional activities your child is encouraged to attend