Poem of the Week (3/3-3/7)

Chocolate

C hocolate is so yummy to eat.

H aving it is a special treat.

O ne little bite of a Hershey’s Kiss

C an put me in a state of bliss.

O r

L icking a frozen chocolate bar

A s I take a summer ride in a car.

T otal pleasure is a chocolate treat.

E agerly I wait for chocolate to eat!

Spelling List (3/3-3/7)

1. covered
2. directing
3. bragging
4. amusing
5. offered
6. planned
7. rising
8. deserved
9. visiting
10. mixed
11. swimming
12. sheltered
13. resulting
14. spotted
15. suffering
16. arrested
17. squeezing
18. ordered
19. decided
20. hitting
    

Poem of the Week (2/25-2/29)

The Wrong Start


I got up this morning and meant to be good,
But things didn’t happen the way
that they should.

I lost my toothbrush,
I slammed the door,
I dropped an egg
On the kitchen floor,
I spilled some sugar
And after that
I tried to hurry
And tripped on the cat.

Things may get better. I don’t know when.
I think I’ll go back and start over again.

By Marchette Chute

Spelling List (2/25-2/29)

1. poem
2. idea
3. create
4. diary
5. area
6. giant
7. usual
8. radio
9. cruel
10. quiet
11. diet
12. liar
13. fuel
14. riot
15. actual
16. lion
17. ruin
18. trial
19. rodeo
20. science
    

Poem of the Week (2/18-2/22)

The New Kid on the Block

There’s a new kid on the block,
and boy, that kid is tough,
that new kid punches hard,
that new kid plays real rough.

That new kid’s big and strong,
with muscles everywhere,
that new kid tweaked my arm,
that new kid pulled my hair.

That new kid likes to fight,
and picks on all the guys,
that new kid scares me some,
(that new kid’s twice my size).

That new kid stomped my toes,
that new kid swiped my ball,
that new kid’s really bad,
I don’t care for her at all.

Spelling List (2/18-2/22)

1. a lot
2. because
3. school
4. its
5. it's
6. tonight
7. might
8. right
9. write
10. again
11. to
12. too
13. two
14. they
15. that's
    

Poem of the Week (2/11-2/15)

Catherine

Catherine said, “I think I’ll bake
A most delicious chocolate cake.”
She took some mud and mixed it up
While adding water from a cup
And then some weeds and nuts and bark
And special gravel from the park.
A thistle and a dash of sand.
She beat out all the lumps by hand.
And on the top she wrote “To You”
The way she says the bakers do
And then she signed it, “Fondly C.”
And gave the whole of it to me.
I thanked her but I wouldn’t dream
of eating cake without ice cream.

Spelling List (2/11-2/15)

1. district
2. address
3. complain
4. explain
5. improve
6. farther
7. simply
8. hundred
9. although
10. laughter
11. mischief
12. complex
13. partner
14. orphan
15. constant
16. dolphin
17. employ
18. sandwich
19. monster
20. orchard

Spelling List (2/4-2/8)

1. powder
2. burglar
3. rapid
4. value
5. bushel
6. actor
7. equal
8. publish
9. tractor
10. pedal
11. polar
12. aware
13. matter
14. single
15. sparkle
16. humor
17. behave
18. quarter
19. whistle
20. needle
21. mayor
22. sorrow
23. parlor
24. mortal
25. gentle
26. lunar
27. shoulder
28. jewel
29. legal
30. wedding
    

Weekly Reminders (2/4-2/8)

• Friday will be the states unit final test. Students should know all 50 states and their location and capital. Students will be given a study guide map to memorize the location of some physical landmarks that will be on the test. We are giving students many chances to practice states at school. Please provide them some time at home.

• State Packets are due Friday.

• Poem recitation and spelling quiz will happen Friday as usual.

Poem of the Week (2/4-2/8)

My Sister Ate an Orange
by Jack Prelutsky

My sister ate an orange,
I’m astonished that she did,
she swallowed it completely,
she’s a disconcerting kid.

My sister ate an orange,
first she chewed it for awhile,
then digested it entirely
with a silly sort of smile.

My sister ate an orange,
it’s a novel thing to do,
then she ate a yellow
and a purple and a blue.