Mr. Emory - Fifth Grade

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words- Week #13

2012-01-30T10:03:00.000-08:00

Spelling

1. urgent
2. Thursday
3. purpose
4. thirsty
5. camera
6. wonder
7. smuggler
8. remember
9. surprise
10. earth
11. certain
12. person
13. dollar
14. color
15. collar
16. early
17. mayor
18. doctor
19. recommendation
20. sympathy

Vocabulary

1. incident
2. reverberate
3. complex
4. rapid
5. resist

Information Update and Spelling/Vocabuary

2012-01-23T07:02:00.000-08:00

A lot of good things are happening in our class! REMEMBER... THIS Wednesday, January 25th is POETRY NIGHT! Make sure you and all your family come support your student. They have been working very hard creating beautiful poems! The event will start at 6pm. We need snacks, juice, cups, plates, and napkins donated for this great night. If you can help please bring them in no later than Wednesday morning. THANK YOU!!!

Also, we are cruising through our science fair projects. Students should be working on completing their experiments by February 7th. Make sure they are recording data throughout the experiment process. If your student needs to order a board from the school, they must buy them by this Friday for $5.

Progress reports will be going home on Monday, February 6th. On the progress report will be your student's grades and missing assignments. Make sure to sign it and encourage your student to do the best that they can!

-Mr. Emory:)

Spelling

1. countries
2. addresses
3. women
4. lessons
5. people
6. skis
7. friends
8. roofs
9. calves
10. fences
11. flies
12. lives
13. cherries
14. businesses
15. guesses
16. families
17. leaves
18. pictures
19. illustrations
20. poets

Vocabulary

1. illustration
2. vicious
3. kiosk
4. refugee
5. catastrophe

Extra Extra Read All About It!

2012-01-17T10:14:00.000-08:00

There are not any spelling or vocabulary words this week. Instead we will be focusing on our science fair projects and poetry unit. Make sure you are available to join us next Wednesday, January 25, 2012 for POETRY NIGHT at 6:00pm!

Spelling List #11 and Vocabulary

2012-01-09T06:03:00.000-08:00

Here are this week's spelling and vocabulary words. scores on last week's tests were not as high as I would like to see. Make sure you are studying hard!

Spelling

1. surrounding
2. skiing
3. swimming
4. loving
5. studied
6. traveling
7. carried
8. trading
9. bragged
10. worried
11. beginning
12. exciting
13. finished
14. laughed
15. quickest
16. weaker
17. tiniest
18. lonelier
19. Haiku
20. Cinquain

Vocabulary

1. vague
2. strewn
3. lurk
4. egress
5. convoluted

Extra Extra Read All About It!!

2012-01-02T12:08:00.000-08:00

Update
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a great break and you are refreshed and ready to work hard this quarter! We have a lot happening and I need everyone to put forth their best effort on everything we do.
We are starting several new units this quarter. We are beginning to read The City of Ember. Please make sure you are keeping up on your reading and bring your book to school daily! We are also starting a poetry unit! This will last throughout the month of January. We will be concluding the unit by creating hardback books and having a class poetry night on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Mark your calendars now!
We are also starting our science fair projects. Tomorrow your student will be coming home with the thick packet of information. Do not get overwhelmed by this project. We will be working to complete each component together step by step. There will be a timeline of due dates in the packet. This project will require both work at home as well as in class. Make sure to review the packet with your family. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE! This project is a large part of your science grade for the quarter.
Attending school on a daily basis and arriving on time is very important. We are in the school wide program that will reward our class with a popcorn party when we have everyone here and on time for ten days! We need to get our attendance rate higher.
This quarter we are beginning to be stricter with enforcing the rules. Make sure your student is turning their work on time, following directions, and putting forth their best effort at all times! Also, encourage your student to correct missed answers. This will give them the opportunity to learn what they did not understand the first time and get more points while doing so.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Tuesday- Science fair packets go home

Wednesday- $1 dress down day

1/16- NO SCHOOL

1/20- SPIN Night
- Class Spelling Bee

1/24- Skate Night

1/25- POETRY NIGHT @6pm!!!

1/27- Daddy/Daughter Event

**Check your student’s science fair packet for the timeline of due dates for the project.

Mark your calendars now for Mr. Emory’s Class Poetry Night!!!!!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 @6pm!!

*Snacks and beverages will be provided!

Spelling List #10 and Vocabulary Words

2012-01-02T06:55:00.000-08:00

We are back in school which means we are back in our normal routine!!!
Here are this week's spelling and vocabulary words!!!

Spelling

1. stalk
2. off
3. because
4. brought
5. called
6. drawn
7. awful
8. awkward
9. lawyer
10. daughter
11. fault
12. author
13. always
14. already
15. although
16. belong
17. office
18.haul
19. city
20. Ember

Vocabulary
1. flank
2. hoist
3. methodically
4. endeavor
5. plummet

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!!

2011-12-05T10:12:00.001-08:00

The end of the quarter is fast approaching. Here are a few important things that are happening in our classroom!

1. Missing assignment lists were passed out to students with missing work on Thursday. ALL missing work is due no later than this Friday, December 9th!

2. Our class is in charge of the school wide canned food drive. Our class goal is 500 cans and we are currently well on our way. We have 125 cans so far! Keep bringing them in!!!!!

3. We are wrapping holiday gifts for loved ones and need wrapping paper donated to our class!

4. On December 15, 2011 we are singing in the holiday concert at Grace to the Nations Church at 9:00am. We hope that you are all able to come! Our class has been working hard preparing for this show!

5. Friday December 16th is the last day of the quarter. On this day students will go home with their report cards.

6. School starts back up after the winter break on MONDAY, JANUARY 2ND 2012. Make sure your student rests up and is ready to work hard.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday break and as always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Spelling/Vocabulary Week #9

2011-12-05T10:06:00.000-08:00

Here are this week's spelling and vocabulary words. This is the last list for second quarter so make sure to study hard to raise those spelling grades!! Watch out for spaces and hyphens:)

Spelling
1. baby-sit
2. first aid
3. flashlight
4. high school
5. goalkeeper
6. all right
7. airmail
8. one-way
9. bodyguard
10. something
11. good-bye
12. birthday
13. outside
14. everybody
15. everyone
16. anything
17. themselves
18. himself
19. holiday
20. Christmas

Vocabulary
1. remote (not for the TV)
2. impressionable
3. solidify
4. revelation
5. catapult

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words #8

2011-11-28T12:46:00.000-08:00

Spelling List
1. spoil
2. choice
3. avoid
4. moisture
5. oyster
6. royal
7. employ
8. annoy
9. ground
10. house
11. sprout
12. mountain
13. allow
14. ourselves
15. somehow
16. ounce
17. amount
18. boundary
19. transparent
20. satisfactory

Vocabulary
1. reiterate
2. emanate
3. appalling
4. somber
5. misconception

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words Week #7

2011-11-14T10:16:00.000-08:00

Here are this week's words! Test is the 18th!

Spelling

gloomy
school
choose
loose
route
clue
truth
duty
ruin
Tuesday
usually
threw
understood
neighborhood
rookie
could
should
bulletin
responsibility
respectfulness

Vocabulary
1. divert
2. varible
3. inverse
4. comparative adjective
5. superlative adjective

Election Day!!!

2011-11-09T19:39:00.001-08:00

Election Day 2011 - slideshow dvd

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!!

2011-11-07T18:25:00.000-08:00

Update

We are nearly halfway finished with the second quarter which means progress reports will be going home on Monday. Please look over them and sign them. Make sure to see what assignments your student is missing and help make sure they turn them in. We have had a more difficult time this quarter turning in our work in a timely manner.
Tomorrow is Election Day! Make sure to ask your student about what they are learning. Today we learned about the registration process and the personal lives of the mayoral candidates. Tomorrow we will learn about their visions for Tucson along with the election process. It is going to be a fun filled learning experience so make sure your student is here! Also, tomorrow state reports and floats are due! We will also begin presentations of our states so make sure your student is ready!
The Thanksgiving Feast is Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Our class is in charge of bring in COOKED turkeys on this day. Please let me know if you are able to donate a cooked turkey.
This week we are not having vocabulary words because there is not any school Friday. However, there are spelling words and the test will be on Thursday. Spelling packets will also be due on Thursday.
Attending school on a daily basis and arriving on time is very important. We are in the school wide program that will reward our class with a popcorn party when we have everyone here and on time for ten days! Unfortunately we have only gotten ATTEN. That means we have only had everyone at school on time for 5 days out of the first 16 days of the quarter. We need to get our attendance rate higher.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Tuesday-ELECTION DAY!!!
- Final State Reports Due
- Final State Floats Due
- State Presentations
- Papa John’s Fundraiser

Wednesday- State Presentations

Thursday- Spelling Test

Friday- Veteran’s Day- NO SCHOOL

11/14- Progress Reports go home

11/22- Thanksgiving Feast
- Skate Night

11/23-11/25- NO SCHOOL

WE NEED COOKED TURKEYS!!!

Please send a note with your student if you are able to donate a cooked turkey for our Thanksgiving Feast!

CONGRATULATIONS TO
GABBI AND ALAN!
OUR OCTOBER
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!!!

Spelling List Week #6

2011-11-07T13:16:00.000-08:00

Make sure to study extra hard! The test is this THURSDAY since there is not any school on Friday. There are no vocabulary words for the week.

1. idea
2. silent
3. myself
4. lying
5. apply
6. knight
7. quite
8. I'm
9. license
10. buy
11. inquire
12. higher
13. variety
14. smiling
15. diagram
16. rhyme
17. widest
18. python
19. prodigious
20. potentially

Spelling Week #5

2011-10-31T10:20:00.000-07:00

We are back into our normal spelling and vocabulary routine. The tests will be Friday November 4th!

Spelling

1. I'll
2. they've
3. don't
4. we're
5. didn't
6. isn't
7. couldn't
8. haven't
9. o'clock
10. you're
11. who's
12. whose
13. aren't
14. it's
15. doesn't
16. there's
17. won't
18. I've
19. wrinkle
20. tesseract

Vocabulary

1. abrupt
2. mauve
3. condense
4. virtue
5. void

Look at all these A's on our states and capitals test!!!! 17 total! Way to go 5th Graders:)

2011-10-28T15:05:00.000-07:00

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!!

2011-10-24T09:27:00.000-07:00

Parents,

Thank you sooooo much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come and meet with me for a Parent/Teacher Conference. I am proud to say that we had 100 percent of our parents show up for a conference!!!! Thank you for being a part of your student's education!

Also, thank you those of you who volunteered to work our class booth at the Harvest Festival. I really appreciate it. We still need five more volunteers. If you are available to help, please let me know by sending a note with your student or emailing me. The Harvest Festival is this Friday, October 28th from 6-8pm.

There will not be any spelling or vocabulary words this week. Instead, students will be required to complete additional homework assignments that have to deal with the states and capitals. This Friday, October 28th, we will be taking our final test on ALL 50 states and capitals! Make sure to encourage your students to study!! Quizzing them will help prepare them for the test.

Our school is currently taking tax credit donations! Money that is raised goes right back to our classroom. Please see the front desk to ask any questions you may have and DONATE TODAY!!

As always, if you have any questions/concerns about anything, do not hesitate to contact me.

Have a great week!

Mr. Emory :)

Divisibility Rap

2011-10-18T11:33:00.000-07:00

Extra Extra Read All About It!!

2011-10-17T13:33:00.000-07:00

Update

Second quarter has started! I am very happy with how well first quarter went and look forward to an even better second quarter! Along with the start of a new quarter, comes some changes. We will be stricter with our expectations in class as well as how we turn in work on time. Remember to turn in all work when it is due to avoid attending afterschool detention. Thank you ALL for signing up for a parent/teacher conference. I am very proud to say that we had every parent sign up! That could not be done without your dedication to your student’s education. Please remember to attend your conference this week and arrive on time! If you do not remember your appointment time, please let me know.
This quarter we will begin keeping a reading log. Students will be responsible for keeping track of how many minutes they are reading. Along with getting our planners signed daily, students will also need an adult to sign their reading log each night. Make sure the reading logs are kept in a safe place. They will be collected at the end of each month.
Attending school on a daily basis and arriving on time is very important. We are starting a new school wide program that will reward our class with a popcorn party when we have everyone here and on time for ten days! Let’s show off to the other classes that we have the best attendance!

CONGRATULATIONS TO KEVIN AND DENISE! OUR SEPTEMBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH!!!

Harvest Festival!!!!!

Friday, October 28th, 2011
6:00pm-8:00pm

*WE NEED PARENT VOLUNTEERS TO WORK OUR BOOTH! Each shift is 30 minutes. Please sign up during your parent/teacher conference or contact me if you can help! I would really appreciate it!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

All Week- Parent/Teacher Conferences!

Friday- Spelling Test
- All 50 States Locations Test
- Boston Market Fundraiser Night

10/25- State Report Rough Draft Due
- Math Test

10/26- Reading Test

10/28- Final State Locations Test
- Final States and Capitals Test
- HARVEST FESTIVAL 6-8pm

24-28 Drug Awareness Week
Mon- boys wear blue, girls wear red, Tues- sign banner, Wed- wear pink, Thurs- door decorating contest

11/1- State Report Final Copy Due
11/8- State Floats Due
11/9 and 11/10- State Presentations

Spelling/Capitals-Western States

2011-10-17T11:19:00.001-07:00

Here are the spelling words for this week! Make sure your student is studying the spelling, their capitals, and the location on the map! The test on Friday will cover the spelling of the western states as well as the locations of ALL 50 STATES!!! Remember...Singing the states and capitals song is a great way to study!

1. Arizona- Phoenix
2. Colorado- Denver
3. Idaho- Boise
4. Montana- Helena
5. Nevada- Carson City
6. New Mexico- Santa Fe
7. Utah- Salt Lake City
8. Wyoming- Cheyenne
9. Alaska- Juneau
10. California- Sacramento
11. Hawaii- Honolulu
12. Oregon- Salem
13. Washington- Olympia

Parent/Teacher Conferences

2011-10-03T13:48:00.000-07:00

Parents,

Thank you for signing up for a parent/teacher conference. Those of you who haven't yet, please do so by Wednesday. The sign-up sheet is on our classroom door.

Remember all missing work is due by this Friday, October 7, 2011. Report cards will go home with your student on next Wednesday.

Thank you,
Mr. Emory

Week #8 Spelling/Capitals

2011-10-03T13:39:00.000-07:00

Here are the words for this week! Make sure you are studying! We will be taking the test on Friday, October 7th. Make sure your student is practicing the states and capitals song too!

1. Illinois
2. Springfield
3. Indiana
4. Indianapolis
5. Iowa
6. Des Moines
7. Kansas
8. Topeka
9. Kentucky
10. Frankfort
11. Michagan
12. Lansing
13. Minnesota
14. Saint Paul
15. Missouri
16. Jefferson City
17. Nebraska
18. Lincoln
19. North Dakota
20. Bismark
21. Ohio
22. Columbus
23. South Dakota
24. Pierre
25. Wisconsin
26. Madison

Week #6 Spelling/States and Capitals

2011-09-19T10:54:00.001-07:00

Here are the spelling words and states and capitals we will be learning for the next 2 WEEKS. We will have a practice test this Friday, September 23rd. Next Friday, September 30, 2011, students will be tested on the Northeastern States from last week, and the Southeastern and South Central States.. Please make sure your student is studying the spelling of all these states, the capitals, and where they are located on the map.

1. Florida- Tallahassee
2. Georgia- Atlanta
3. North Carolina- Raleigh
4. South Carolina- Columbia
5. Virginia- Richmond
6. West Virgina- Charleston
7. Alabama- Montgomery
8. Arkansas- Little Rock
9. Louisiana- Baton Rouge
10. Mississippi- Jackson
11. Oklahoma- Oklahoma City
12. Tennessee- Nashville
13. Texas- Austin

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!!!

2011-09-12T06:12:00.000-07:00

Update

We are currently starting the 5th week of school! With that being said, progress reports are going home with your student today and need to be signed. A list of missing assignments will be included on the progress report. If you have any questions regarding your student’s grades, please let me know. We are also starting our first big project of the school year. Today, your student is bringing home a packet with all of the requirements and due dates for the project. Please make sure to read through it with your child and work with them to make sure they are completing each component on time! This project will count towards your student’s social studies and writing grades.

We are beginning a social studies unit on the United States. Along with the state report and float that your student is required to complete, we will be memorizing the capitals of each state, their spelling, and where they are on the map. Each week we will be focusing on a different region of the United States. The spelling words will be the states we will be working on for that particular week.

On our class website you will find a link to several webpages that will help your student learn everything they need to about the United States! There is a state location game, as well as a video of the song we will be working on throughout the unit to memorize the states and capitals. Ask your student to sing you the song!! It has a catchy tune:)

Mr. Emory
mr.emory5@gmail.com
721-4205

CONSTITUTION DAY!!!!!

Constitution Day is this Friday, September 16, 2011. We will be having a lot of fun celebrating the creation of the constitution while we learn about it!

*Your student can wear patriotic attire on this day.

**We need volunteers to bring cupcakes, juice, and cups for our celebration. Please let me know if you are able to help!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

Wednesday- Grandparents Day!

Thursday- Peter Piper Pizza Night

Friday- Constitution Day! (Wear patriotic clothing)
- Spelling Test
- -Northeastern States Locations and Capitals Test

9/20- Skate Night

10/4- State Research Outline Due

10/11- State Float Supplies Collected

10/18- State Report Rough Draft Due

Spelling List Week #5

2011-09-12T06:02:00.000-07:00

Here are the spelling words for this week! Make sure to capitalize the first letter of all states! There are not any vocabulary words for the next several weeks. Instead, this week, students will be tested on the capitals of the states in the northeastern region of the United States.

1. Connecticut- Hartford
2. Maine- Augusta
3. Massachusetts- Boston
4. New Hampshire- Concord
5. Rhode Island- Providence
6. Vermont- Montpelier
7. Delaware- Dover
8. Maryland- Annapolis
9. New Jersey- Trenton
10. New York- Albany
11. Pennsylvania- Harrisburg

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words Week #4

2011-09-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

Here are the spelling and vocabulary words for the week of 9/5-9/9. It is only a 4 day week so make sure and study extra each night! The test is on Friday the 9th.

Spelling

1. obey
2. ocean
3. poem
4. echo
5. hello
6. wrote
7. goal
8. approach
9. owner
10. tomorrow
11. program
12. broken
13. potato
14. throat
15. oldest
16. followed
17. spoken
18. awoke
19. hemisphere
20. Birmingham

Vocabulary

1. hemisphere
2. incapable
3. hostile
4. punctual
5. miraculous

OPEN HOUSE!!!!!!

2011-08-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

OPEN HOUSE IS THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011 FROM 6:00pm-8:00pm!!!!

Parents,

Please make sure and be here! Our class is very excited to show off what we've been doing so far in 5th grade!!! We have a few surprises that we have been working on for you.

See you Wednesday!!!!!

-Mr. Emory

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words Week #3

2011-08-29T09:34:00.000-07:00

Study hard! The test is Friday, September 2, 2011.

Spelling

1. fifteen
2. referee
3. eager
4. easily
5. ready
6. please
7. ecology
8. maybe
9. been
10. only
11. universe
12. future
13. communicate
14. beautiful
15. unusual
16. cute
17. cube
18. fuel
19. caring
20. citizenship

Vocabulary

1. base/root word
2. suffix
3. prefix
4. decimal
5. persuade

Spelling List and Vocabulary Words Week #2

2011-08-22T10:08:00.000-07:00

Here are the spelling and vocabulary words for this week! STUDY STUDY STUDY! The test is on Friday!

Spelling

1. afraid
2. explain
3. payment
4. sleigh
5. laid
6. raise
7. straight
8. freight
9. height
10. they
11. favorite
12. April
13. able
14. radio
15. station
16. relation
17. daybreak
18. trace
19. fairness
20. trustworthiness

Vocabulary

1. dialog
2. factor
3. product
4. quotient
5. foreshadowing

Extra Extra Read All About It!!

2011-08-15T12:18:00.000-07:00

UPDATE:

I am so proud of how well we are all getting used to our new classroom rules and procedures. This is a great group of 5th graders we have in our room Thank you so much for all the supplies you provided for your student. We really appreciate it. If you have not yet purchased the book City of Ember, please do so as soon as possible. We will begin reading the book as soon as everyone has a copy. If you have any questions or need clarification on anything do not hesitate to contact me at any time.

We are now in our regular daily routine. Please ask your student to go over what the day is like and what homework they will be having. If your student has not yet purchased a school planner, they MUST have one by Wednesday. They are available at the front desk for $2. Homework and important dates will be written in the planners daily.

Homework: Each night your student will have a spelling page to complete in their spelling packet, a math lesson, and 20 minutes of reading. You reading to your student or them reading to you can count towards the 20 minutes. Please sign the planner every day stating that your student has completed all of their homework.

Tests: Each week your student will bring home a spelling list and vocabulary list. We will be defining the vocabulary words in class. Students are expected to take home both lists and study at home every night! We will be taking spelling and vocabulary tests every Friday.

Students have the opportunity to do homework and test corrections on all math assignments. After the assignment is graded, on a separate sheet of paper students must show all work for questions that they are correcting. Students will receive half a point for each corrected answer.

We love to celebrate birthdays in our classroom! Treats are welcomed as long as they are store bought and do not contain nuts. Please let me know at least a day in advance so I can plan accordingly.

NUT FREE CLASSROOM!!! (Except for our class guinea pig named Peanut)

Our classroom is a Nut Free Zone which means we are not able to have any type of nuts in the classroom. This is because a couple of our classmates have a nut allergy. Thank you for your cooperation.

Mark Your Calendar:

Tuesday- PBIS Assembly

Friday- Spelling Test
- Vocabulary Test

22nd- Entertainment Book Sale Begins

25th- Picture Day (dress in uniform!)

26th- Back to School Dance

Aug. 29th- Sept. 2nd- Book Fair

30th- Skate Night

31st- OPEN HOUSE!!!

If you have any questions or concerns do not hesitate to contact me.

Mr. Emory
mr.emory5@gmail.com
721-4205

Spelling/Vocabulary Week #1

2011-08-14T15:27:00.000-07:00

Here are the spelling and vocabulary words for the week! Make sure to study hard! The test will be on Friday, August 19, 2011.

Spelling

1. rough
2. grudge
3. stunt
4. thumb
5. once
6. another
7. does
8. trouble
9. cousin
10. began
11. oxygen
12. copy
13. very
14. until
15. umpire
16. sudden
17. which
18. city
19. respect
20. responsibility

Vocabulary

1. digit
2. algorithm
3. addend
4. sum
5. sequence

Welcome to Mr. Emory's 5th Grade Class Blog!!!

2011-06-27T10:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to our class blog!!!! We will be using it to relay information such as important information and due dates. Also, each week the spelling and vocabulary words will be listed. Make sure to bookmark the link http://mremorylpa.blogspot.com/ so you can access the blog easily and regularly.

I want you to know that I am very excited to meet all of you and get to know your students. I can't wait to see what the year will bring for us. We will be working hard every day and pushing ourselves to try harder than we ever thought was possible.

If you ever have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact me. Email will usually receive the quickest response, as I check it regularly throughout the summer.

I WILL SEE YOU ALL ON AUGUST 11, 2011:-)

Mr. Emory
mr.emory5@gmail.com
721-4205

2009-08-12T08:00:00.000-07:00

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