CRT tests

Today we started the CRTs. I was impressed by how ready the students seemed to be for the test. I just wanted to thank all the parents that sent treats and water for the CRTs. The snacks are really helping to recharge the class and get them ready between the English and Math CRTs.

Charlotte's Web Test

Charlotte’s Web Test

1. Where does Charlotte’s Web mostly take place? ______________________________________________________________________

2. Why is the title of the book Charlotte’s Web? ______________________________________________________________________

3. Why was Fern’s mother concerned about her? ______________________________________________________________________

4. How do you think Wilbur feels about the other animals that helped save his life? _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

5. Who helped Charlotte find a word at the fair? _______________________________________________________________________

6. Did Fern continue to visit Wilbur every day? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________________

7. In what season was Wilbur born? __________________________________________

8. What is one of the words Charlotte wrote in her web describing Wilbur? _______________________________________________________________________

Choose the best answer

9. Charlotte was Wilbur’s friend for all of the following reasons except:
a. She was kind
b. She ate bugs
c. She saved Wilbur’s life
d. She taught Wilbur many things

10. Fern saved Wilbur’s life because:
a. she didn’t like to eat bacon
b. she wanted to give him to her best friend
c. she thought it was unfair to kill him just because he was small
d. she wanted Wilbur to be Avery’s pet

11. Which of the following could not be learned about from the story?
a. friendship
b. pork recipes
c. accepting others for who they are
d. farm life

Choose the best available answer for each definition

12. To be confused
a. bewilderment
b. runt
c. loathed

13. To search thoroughly through things
a. secure
b. rummaging
c. genuine

14. Stomach ache
a. indigestion
b. loathed
c. scheming

15. Free from danger
a. ascend
b. commotion
c. secure

16. To greatly dislike
a. bewilderment
b. loathed
c. gorge

17. Honest or pure
a. genuine
b. secure
c. triumph

18. To win
a. scheming
b. triumph
c. buttermilk

Spelling List for my Spelling class

The spelling test will be on Wednesday, May 6th

control
invent
shrink
lean
wobble
explode
assign
attach
gust
skydiving
gigantic
humongous
cell
mucous
enormous
nostril
quiver
slope
steep
slither
signal
follicle
bobbing
trudge
blurry
huge
gasp
crept

Week of April 20th-24th

I didn't really get a chance to blog this week, so I wanted to just give an overview. We have a lot packed in the next couple of weeks. The insect projects are due Monday. There is an assessment on Charlotte's Web either Thursday or Friday. There is also an assessment on insects on Friday. We are hoping that the class earns enough marbles this week to watch Charlotte's Web on Friday. The next week we will taking the CRTs. So we are trying to get what we can in this week.

A few students turned in their insect projects early. They were amazing. I didn't think of taking pictures until some of the students had already taken theirs apart. But here are two of them.

Spelling List for my Spelling class

their
feet
where
together
friendly
straight
shopper
valuable
different
enough
sport
helpless
shaping
strengthen
sign
teach
school
greatest
really
misspell
refreshing
light
should
planned
undefeated

Monday

Today we learned some new vocabulary from Charlotte's Web. Here is a list of words we have learned so far-

injustice- a wrong-doing; violating another's rights
litter- a set of offspring from one birth
runt- an undersized animal; the smallest animal of the litter.
manure- animal waste
trough- a long, narrow, shallow feeding bin for animals
slops- waste food used to feed pigs or other animals.
captivity- to be held in a place under control by another
peered- to look or peek
compuctions- uneasiness caused by guilt
decency- meeting acceptable moral and social standards
detested- to dislike a lot
glutton- one who eats large amounts of food; someone who can wwithstand a lot of something
goslings- a young goose
inheritance- to come into the possession of from another person
lair- the den of a wild animal
scheming- to make secret plans
campaign- to plan to reach a goal by persuading others to agree with you
loathed- to greatly dislike
obliged- to do a favor for
rigid- not bending or moving
spinnerets- structures in spiders that make silk threads
summoning- to send for
vaguely- not clearly expressed






This is just a reminder, sweater vests are still required through the month of April. In May, students are no longer expected to wear the sweater vests.

Friday

The funniest thing happened this morning during AIL. I was having two students come up at a time for a little quiz off. The first one to grab the stuffed horse would get to answer. I paired two best friends against each other and one of them went wild. He was so excited to compete against his friend. He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Do you want to dance pretty boy?" I tried to keep a straight face. But then I just lost it. Where do this kids come up with these things?

We had our weekly drawing for a stuffed animal. The students earn tickets throughout the week. At the end of the week I draw a name and they get to pick a stuffed animal. The kids go wild over this. I wish I could just give them all one. The big score this week was a webkin.

If you would like to donate a stuffed animal towards the weekly drawing, you can just send it to school. I think I have enough for the rest of the year. But I could always draw more than one name.

I was organizing our games and realized that we could always use more. If you have any old games you want to get rid of, you can send those to school too.