Week of April 4th

The Talent Show was held Friday April 1st and it was an extravaganza! A great time was had by all. This should become an annual event! Start practicing for next year! Everyone did a terrific job, but our winners were;
1st place: Makayla Holder: singing an a cappella version of Leona Lewis' song "Bleeding Love"
2nd place: Kyle and Betheny Austene duet: singing and playing guitar
3rd place: Freddy Bonilla, CJ Rouse and Jonathan Williams: choreography and dance
The judges had a very tough job! Congrats to all!

5th grade will continue reading and literature circles this week. Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt is the novel we will use for study.
6th grade will begin reading and studying Stargirl by jerry Spinelli this week.
Vocabulary for both groups come from their respective novels.
Picture day Tuesday, April 11

Vocabulary 5A
Week of April 4, from Search for Delicious
emerging
thrust
indifferent
wailed
interrupted
striding
gratefully
browse
dispute
annual
draperies
proclamation
churned
glorious
severely


Vocabulary 5B
Week of April 4, from Search for Delicious
indifferent
precise
loped
wavering
bracken
echoed
intrigued
wheedle
self-consciously
proclamation
dispute
wailed
relented
contentedly
southernmost


Vocabulary/Spelling 6th grade, Week of 4.4
From Stargirl

paleontologist- one who studies prehistoric life through plant and animal fossils
proximity nearness
convened- assembled; gathered
empathies- sharing in the feelings and emotions of others, as if
having been through the same experiences
unshackled- set free
liberation- freedom
amorphous- lacking form
collective- individuals acting together as a whole
alma mater- school from which one has graduated or which one attended
ovation- outburst of applause
charade- an act; a pretense
acclamation- approval
confirmation- evidence or an argument that serves to establish a fact or the truth of something proof
reaffirmation- to formally and officially state something again; support