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Vocabulary Words: Ghost Towns of the American West

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 09:10 — mrs.killebrew
  1. economic: of or about the management of the income, supplies, and expenses of a household, government, etc.
  2. independence: freedom from the control, influence, support, or help of others
  3. overrun: to spread over
  4. scrawled: written or drawn poorly or carelessly
  5. vacant: not occupied

Spelling Words: Ghost Towns of the American West

Sat, 03/06/2010 - 09:06 — admin
Week of:
Monday, March 8, 2010
Spelling words
  1. politics
  2. political
  3. major
  4. majority
  5. equal
  6. equation
  7. sign
  8. signature
  9. arrive
  10. arrival
  1. inspire
  2. inspiration
  3. human
  4. humanity
  5. clean
  6. cleanse
  7. resign
  8. resignation
  9. unite
  10. unity

Bonus

  1. magic
  2. magician
  3. remedy
  1. remedial
  2. individual
  3. individuality

Vocabulary Words - Journey to the Center of the Earth

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:50 — mrs.killebrew
  1. armor: any kind of protective covering
  2. encases: covers completely; encloses
  3. extinct: no longer existing
  4. hideous: very ugly; frightful; horrible
  5. plunged: fell or moved suddenly downward or forward
  6. serpent: snake, especially a big snake

Spelling Words: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:47 — mrs.killebrew
Week of:
Monday, March 1, 2010
Spelling words
  1. project
  2. audience
  3. decade
  4. territory
  5. auditorium
  6. terrier
  7. decimal
  8. injection
  9. December
  10. reject
  1. eject
  2. terrace
  3. audit
  4. decimeter
  5. audition
  6. audible
  7. decathlon
  8. terrarium
  9. dejected
  10. terrain

Bonus

  1. terra cotta
  2. subterranean
  3. conjecture
  1. trajectory
  2. terrestrial

Parent-Teacher Conference Day - Rescheduled

Date:
02/25/2010
Time:
3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Parent-Teacher Conference Day has been rescheduled to Thursday, February 25, from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Vocabulary Words: The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 17:08 — mrs.killebrew
  1. cramped: shut into a small space
  2. debris: scattered fragments; ruins; rubbish
  3. interior: inner surface or part; inside
  4. ooze: a soft mud or slime, especially at the bottom of a pond or river or on the ocean bottom
  5. robotic: of or for a machine with moving parts and sensing devices controlled by a computer
  6. sediment: material that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  7. sonar: device for finding the depth of water or for detecting and locating underwater objects

Spelling Words: The Unsinkable Wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic

Sat, 02/20/2010 - 17:03 — mrs.killebrew
Week of:
Monday, February 22, 2010
Spelling words
  1. league
  2. sergeant
  3. yacht
  4. doubt
  5. fatigue
  6. debt
  7. blood
  8. vague
  9. anxious
  10. foreign
  1. bargain
  2. condemn
  3. intrigue
  4. villain
  5. cantaloupe
  6. flood
  7. depot
  8. cordial
  9. subtle
  10. disguise

Bonus

  1. bureau
  2. reminiscent
  3. adjective
  1. monologue
  2. environment

Mrs. Killebrew's Ch 5 Science TEST - Postponed

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 10:22 — mrs.killebrew

The Chapter 5 Science TEST scheduled for Wednesday, February 17, is postponed. I will announce the test date when students return to school. The study sheet was sent home on Friday, February 12. I strongly encourage them to continue studying for the test.
Mrs. Killebrew

The Three- Century Woman

Fri, 02/12/2010 - 18:57 — mrs.killebrew
  1. eerie: causing fear because of strangeness or weirdness
  2. intersection: point, line, or place where one thing crosses another
  3. pondered: considered carefully; thought over
  4. severe: serious; grave
  5. spectacles: eyeglasses
  6. withered: lost or caused to lose freshness; made or became dry and lifeless

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