Spelling Words for February 27-March 2

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Spelling Words – Feb 27 – March 2

vane	principal	country	weight
kernel	vein	county	coarse
invent	capital	diary	except
colonel	dairy	capitol	accept
vain	principle	event	course

greek and latin for Feb 27-March 2

Word List: tract = pull

abstract           pulled away from direct relation to anything;

                        impersonal as in attitude or views.

attract              to pull into something; to pull into oneself

contract           to pull together to  make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward; opposite  of “expand”

distract            to pull a person’s attention in another direction

extract             to pull out by force.

protract           to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

retraction         a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

subtract           to pull some out; therefore having less left over

traction            a pull to the arm or leg muscle to bring a bone back into place when it is dislocated or fractured

tractor             a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy loads.

Greek Latin Words for February 20 - 25

Word List: vers, vert = turn

anniversary    the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older.

conversation  a discussion that switches from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth”

convert           to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

diversify         to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected

diversion        something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about

extrovert        a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people

introvert         a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person

invert              to turn or flip in the opposite direction

revert              to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back

subvert           to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority.

Spelling words for February 20

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Spelling Words – Feb 20 – Feb 25

outline	home run	full-time	up-to-date
homework	peanut butter	waterproof	make-believe
downstairs	themselves	merry-go-round	underline
part of speech	sweatshirt	forty-four	good-bye
double-header	itself	twenty-seven	parcel post

Greek and Latin Roots February 13 - 17

cede, ceed, cess = go; yield

accessible      able to go in to, enter, or approach

accessory       an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit

concede         to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

exceed           to go or be beyond the limit of expectations

intercede        to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement

precede          to go before something else in time, order, place or rank

proceed          to keep on going; to go ahead with something; to move along

recede            to go or move back

recess             the time during which people go out to take a break

successor        a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

Spelling Feb 13 - 17

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Spelling Words – Feb 13 – Feb 17

broken	frighten	specialize	organize
shaken	fertilize	awaken	realize
loosen	summarize	criticize	forgotten
modernize	stolen	generalize	memorize
frozen	civilize	flatten	straighten

Science Landforms

We talked about the Grand Canyon and how it was formed. We did a worksheet, then we read a story and  answer questions about the Grand Canyon. We have to study our science books, on the highlighted words because we have a vocabulary quiz on Friday. We learned a new word and the word was Alluvial fan. What is a Alluvial fan?

Social Studies Feb. 7

Today we learned about President Jackson. He is a king President, which means he thought he was a king. He ordered people around. Jackson sent troops and warships to South Carolina to force the state collect the taxes. During the 1800's thousands of people had moved West. Some people were forced to move off there land because they had different religious beliefs. Between 1845 and 1860 more immigrants had came to the United States than ever before.

Greek and Latin for February 6 -10

Word List:  rupt = break

abrupt             sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected.

bankrupt         to be out of money; financially ruined; to break the bank.

corrupt            evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty.

corruptible      able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad.

disrupt             to break up; to cause confusion

disruption        something that breaks someone’s concentration; bothersome; annoying

erupt               to explode; to break out with force.

interrupt          to break into someone’s conversation

interruption     something that breaks up what were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity.

rupture            to burst or break open ( usually a body part)

Spelling Words February 6 - 10

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Spelling Words – Feb 6 – Feb 10

dishonest	incomplete	imperfect	nonfiction
unequal	incorrect	dislike	nonstop
unsure	disagree	inactive	nonviolent
unbutton	impolite	disobey	impatient
nonsense	unknown	impossible	informal

Spelling Words January 30 - February 3

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Spelling Words – January 30 – Feb 3

Ohio	Maine	Alaska	Iowa
Texas	Nevada	Montana	Florida
Alabama	Maryland	South Carolina	California
Washington	New York	North Dakota	Colorado
Massachusetts	Arizona	Pennsylvania	Hawaii