Spelling unit 19

Complete Spelling Unit 19

Island of the Blue Dolphin Vocabulary Flash Cards

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gulls    Any of various chiefly coastal water birds with a strong, curved beak, webbed feet, long wings, gray and white feathers. noun

otter    Any of the various mammals that resemble the weasel and live in or near water, having webbed feet and thick, dark brown fur noun

ravine    a deep narrow valley made by in the earth's surface made by running water
noun

Russian    Of or relating to Russia, or its people, language or culture.
adjective

leagues    a unit of distance, approximately equal to three miles (4.8) kilometers

dolphin    any of the various marine mammals related to the whales, bur smaller and having a snout shaped like a beak. noun

skimming    to glide or pass quickly and lightly over or along a surface.

pelts    1. animals skins with the fur or hair still on it. noun
2. To cast, hurl or throw verb

bale    1. noun a large, bound package or bundle of raw or finished material

retreat    V. the act of withdrawing especially from something dangerous or unpleasant

cormorants    Noun  Any of several large, water birds having blackish feathers, webbed feetand a hooked bill with a pouch for holding fish Noun

kelp    Any of various brown or green, often very large seaweeds that are a variety of algae and can grow to over 200 feet. noun

intruder    one who breaks in or comes without being invited. Noun

Aleuts    A member of the Native American people inhabiting
the Aleutian Islands

mesa    A high land area with a flat top and steep sides.

glistening    Shone with a sparkling reflected light Verb

carcasses    dead bodies of animals, the remains of something noun

dusk    The time of evening just before darkness. Noun

surged    1. to rise and move in a billowing or swelling manner
verb

abalones    Any of various edible mollusks that have a large shallow shell lined with mother of pearl

glistening    Shone with a sparkling reflected light Verb

Writing - Poetry

Come up with an idea/subject for your poem. Then identify some key objects/nouns and create a list of characteristics, adjectives, and descriptions you can draw on while writing your poem.

Language Arts - Poetry

Poetry Contest

Now is the time to write a poem! Let's talk about this opportunity 

"Hello all poets and creative writers at HCS Learning Commons.

We would love to invite you to join in our poetry/creative writing competition and share your gifts. Who May Join? This competition is open to all schools, both elementary and high school students, from ACOS, Living Truth to HCS and HCOS grade 3 and up.

When does the competition run? From April 9th to June 1st. The winners will be announced the first week of June 2013. What will you write or share? You may share a poem in writing or in presentation orally via an audio clip, or you may share a short story or other form of creative writing like a rap song. The creative word is the oyster! To hear what poetry slam sounds like listen to this.

 Prizes: There will be three Amazon prizes for the top winning entries in both high schools and elementary schools.
 First Prize $40
Second Prize $25
Third Prize $20

 Please join this group if you are interested in joining this competition and let the writing begin;) If you have any questions please contact Pippa Davies on the Ning! Please share your writing or poetry in the comment boxes below. Feel free to encourage one another in the comment boxes too :)

Daily Outline May 2 2014

Cursive Writing  52& 53
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Review the Giver Reading - complete reading sheets as needed and  finish reading the book.
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Language Arts-   Punctuation Videos & Worksheets
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Math -  Adding Fractions Review and worksheets
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Science - Video
Electricity and Magnetism: Current Electricity
electricity is the flow of electrons. To move from one place to another, current electricity needs what is called a “complete circuit.” The circuit is made up of a source of electrons, a path for the electrons to travel along, and a device to use the electricity.

April 28th Daily Outline

Cursive writing
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Speech Practise
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Math - Money and Menus
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Math- Multiplication drill  7 & 8's
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Language Arts- The Giver - Two chapters of reading
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Math CD - Lesson  102

daily outline

Daily Outline

Daily Outline

Math Lesson 96  & Forest Academy

Types of Verbs

Workbook pages:

Identify Verb Types 9/13
Linking or Action  11/12
Subject Verb Agreement  14/15

Daily Outline

Cursive Writing

Pages 7, 8, 9 

Book report

Book Report

The Beyonders Trilogy Novels 

Novels Written by Brandan Mull

Darryl McFarlane | Grade 6 | HCOS
January 20 2014

**SPOILER ALERT!

Last night I finished reading the book titled Chasing the Prophecy written by
Brandon Mull. It is part of the Beyonders trilogy. There are three books in the
trilogy; World without Heroes, Seeds of Rebellion, Chasing the Prophecy.

These books are about Jason teleports through a hippo’s mouth when he was
trying to feed it and entering a land called Lairyan. There is a war in Lairyan Jason
learned a word that can kill Muldor but the word was a hoax and only wipes the
memory clean when said.

In book two Jason meets another beyonder from California named Rachel and
together they traveled to find the blind king. But they arrived only to find his
castle in ruins, with dead soldiers and servants hung on the walls.

They went up the east tower and found a secret stair case underneath the stair
case and then found the blind king in a secret keep underneath the castle. They
learned he was not blind but had the eyes of a displacer. Anything the king sees
the displacer (who serves Muldor) also sees and they tell Muldor.

In the third book Rachel vowed to free the lurkers (beyonders that are invincible
black beings that communicate with their minds). The lurkers feard Muldor
because he is the only one that can slay them. (They once served Muldor.)

The trilogy ended when the lurkers held Muldor at bay so Tark can activate the
oreantem vein underneath the castle. (Oreantem is a ore that is explosive and
only this one vein remains un touched bye miners.) When Tark activated the vein
the whole mountain blown up.

I felt that these stories had many hilarious and unexpected parts. I liked these
books, especially Nedwin who gave his life at the end to prevent the spread of
plague by throwing himself in a fire after killing the traitors. I would recommend
this book to other people who like nerdy stuff and science fiction.

Book report - The Beyonders Trilogy

Working hard on the book report.

Book Report

Learn about what an outline is and create your outline for your Book Report.

Start your introduction and rough copy of your book report.

spelling word

pneumonia


I learned this this word by breaking it into pieces:

pn

eu

mon

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written by  DW 

Spelling Pretest

Pretest Week 12
3/18

Commas

Language Arts 6 - Compound Sentences

Pages 11 12 13 14

Page 12
Study Compound Sentences
Circle the conjunction. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice in EACH PART.

10/10


Page 13
Create Compound Sentences
Use conjunctions to combine each sentence into a compound sentence insert a comma where needed.
4/6 (capitalization errors in two answers)

Page 14
Simple or Compound?

Sometimes conjunctions appear in simple sentences. Identify the sentences as either simple or compound
9/9