Poem of the Week

Who Am I?

by Felice Holman


The trees ask me,
And the sky,
And the sea asks me
        Who am I?

The grass asks me,
And the sand,
And the rocks ask me
        Who I am.

The wind tells me
At nightfall,
And the rain tells me
        Someone small.

        Someone small
        Someone small
        But a piece
                   of
                    it
                 all.

5th Grade Spelling List

Grade 5

One Land, Many Trails
Reading-Writing Workshop

Spelling Words

1. while
2. whole
3. anyway
4. anyone
5. anything
6. favorite
7. once
8. suppose
9. everybody
10. everyone
11. really
12. morning
13. also
14. always
15. first

Challenge Words

1. embarrass
2. recommend
3. confidence
4. regretted
5. laboratory

Poem of the Week

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!

5th Grade Spelling List

Grade 5

Person to Person
Spelling Review

Spelling Words

1. laughter
2. sandwich
3. mischief
4. actual
5. offered
6. watchful
7. cruel
8. planned
9. lately
10. countless
11. complain
12. address
13. usual
14. riot
15. amusing
16. ordered
17. diary
18. covered
19. visiting
20. government
21. improve
22. farther
23. radio
24. fuel
25. hitting
26. goodness
27. decided
28. actively
29. delightful
30. rodeo

Challenge Words

1. control
2. extreme
3. rehearsing
4. anticipated
5. defenseless
6. conscience
7. enthusiastic
8. suspenseful
9. entertaining
10. realize

5th Grade Spelling List

Grade 5

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Spelling Words

1. dreadful
2. enjoyment
3. safely
4. watchful
5. speechless
6. paleness
7. breathless
8. government
9. cheerful
10. actively
11. closeness
12. lately
13. goodness
14. retirement
15. forgetful
16. basement
17. softness
18. delightful
19. settlement
20. countless

Challenge Words

1. suspenseful
2. suspiciously
3. defenseless
4. seriousness
5. contentment

Poem of the Week

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

There is no spelling this week due to human development presentations.

Poem of the Week

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.