Around One Cactus: Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 4

Vocabulary Words:
lofty: tall, or high off the ground
incredible: hard to believe
noble: belonging to a high social class
search: look for something
stinging: having a sharp pain
topic: a subject
unseen: not seen
survivors: those who remain alive after an event where others have died
waterless: without water

Spelling Words (words with wr, kn, mb, gn):
1. thumb
2. gnaw
3. written
4. know
5. climb
6. design
7. wrist
8. crumb
9. assign
10. wrench
11. knot
12. wrinkle
13. lamb
14. knob
15. knit
Challenge Words
16. wrestler
17. bologna
18. cologne
19. honeycomb
20. knickknack
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. know
22. when
23. where
24. what

A Symphony of Whales: Vocabulary and Spelling List for the Week of January 24-28

Vocabulary Words:
anxiously: nervously or in a worried manner
bay: a part of an ocean enclosed by the coastline
blizzards: heavy snowstorms with very strong winds
channel: a body of water joining two larger bodies of water
chipped: broke off small pieces of something
melody: a series of musical notes that make up a tune
supplies: quantities of something needed
surrounded: encircled; enclosed
symphony: a long musical work written for an orchestra

Spelling Words (suffixes -ly, -ful, -ness, -less)
1. beautiful
2. safely
3. kindness
4. finally
5. spotless
6. worthless
7. illness
8. helpful
9. daily
10. suddenly
11. wireless
12. quietly
13. fairness
14. cheerful
15. painful
Challenge Words
16. anxiously
17. thoughtfully
18. cautiously
19. tardiness
20. breathless
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. finally
22. really

Seeing Stars: Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of Jan. 18-21

Spelling Words (Consonant sounds /j/ and /k/)
1. clock
2. large
3. page
4. mark
5. kitten
6. judge
7. crack
8. edge
9. pocket
10. brake
11. change
12. ridge
13. jacket
14. badge
15. orange
Challenge Words
16. freckles
17. advantage
18. pledge
19. Kentucky
20. kingdom
Frequently Misspelled Words
21. our
22. I
23. I'm
24. until

Vocabulary Words
shine: to give off light
gas: a naturally occurring fluid, often used for fuel
gigantic: very large
dim: poorly lit
temperature: measure of heat or cold
patterns: regular formations
ladle: spoon with a long handle and a deep bowl

January Book Orders

I will be sending book orders home with your children today. You can place your order online (parent code is FWFFF) or you can send a check to school with your child (make the check out to me: Karen Ensign). Book orders are due this Friday, January 14, 2011.

Pushing Up the Sky: Vocabulary and Spelling Words for the week of January 10-14

Vocabulary Words

• antlers: one of two bony growths on the head of a deer and certain other animals
• imagined: formed pictures in a person's mind of things or ideas that are elsewhere or not real
• languages: spoken or written words
• narrator: a person who tells the story
• overhead: over the head; placed high up; above
• poked: pushed with something pointed; jabbed

Spelling Words
1. unhappy
2. recall
3. disappear
4. unload
5. mistake
6. misspell
7. dislike
8. replace
9. mislead
10. disagree
11. rewrite
12. unroll
13. unknown
14. dishonest
15. react

Challenge Words
16. unfortunate
17. discourage
18. uncomfortable
19. recycle
20. mispronounce

Frequently Misspelled Words
21. a lot
22. off
23. said

Vocabulary and Spelling Words for the week of Jan. 3-7: How Do You Raise a Raisin?

Vocabulary Words:
area: a space used for a special purpose
artificial: made by humans, not by nature
grapevine: a woody vine on which grapes grow
preservative: a substance used to keep foods from spoiling
proof: anything that can be used to show that something is true or real
raise: to lift
raisin: a dried grape

Spelling Words:
1. let's
2. he'd
3. you'll
4. can't
5. I'd
6. won't
7. haven't
8. hasn't
9. she'd
10. they'll
11. when's
12. we'd
13. should've
14. wasn't
15. didn't

Challenge words
16. they'd
17. would've
18. could've
19. needn't
20. you've

Frequently misspelled words
21. that's
22. they're
23. didn't
24. it's