Week of April 10

Good news:No spelling words this week!
Other news: School wide EOG practice tests, Tuesday through Thursday! We are also actively searching for parents to help proctor the actual EOG tests, please contact Mrs. Freitas in the office if you think you would be interested and able.
Also, remember picture day is Monday and Earth Day is Friday (we still need some parent volunteers for this.
5th grade: We will finish up reading Search For Delicious
6th grade: We will continue to read Stargirl, whether we meet or not, you will be required to hand in the reading and writing assignments. They are:
Monday:Chapters 14-17 due
Tuesday: Chapters 18-21 due
Wednesday: Chapters 22-25 due
Thursday: Chapters 26-29 due
Friday: Chapters 30- end of book due.
Stargirl test on Monday, April 18th

I have been having a difficult time with makeup Vocab tests and have decided on a new policy. Makeup vocab tests MUST be made up the week after they are missed, or students will receive a 0 for the test.
Please check with your student and make sure they have the supplies they need. Many are out of looseleaf paper.
Also, our class is nearly out of spoons and wet wipes. If you can, please donate these items to the room. We wouldn't want to have to start using forks with our yogurt and soup:)

Updated Information

I wanted to drop in and update some information.
EOG booklets have arrived. Students may work in them for homework. As long as they:
1.Highlight answers.
2.Correct their work
3.Mark number of correct or incorrect at the top of the page
4.Work in order in the book, practice tests should be done LAST!

Social Studies: The assignments are as follows: Read the chapters and answer all questions, be sure to number them. This week: pages 125-132, 133-138
Next week: p.139-144, 145-152 Students may always bring home Social Studies books, if they fall behind.

Reminder, except for the writing assignment for this week, which was an exception. Homework is always the same: Read for 30 minutes, summarize what you've read and write the title and page numbers.

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

1st Annual Neuse Charter Has Talent Show!
Music! Comedy! Dancing! Art! Poetry! Duck-Calling! Prizes! Surprises!

What: Talented students and staff at Neuse Charter will be putting on an entertainment extravaganza! Dinner will be available.
When: Friday April 1st @ 6:00 p.m.
Where: The Neuse Charter School Gym on Booker Dairy Road
Ticket Info: Available in advance in Mrs. Berner’s and Mrs. Brindle’s rooms, before or after school only please! 7:30-7:45 or 2:45-3:30 Tickets are $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for students. At the show, tickets will be $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. Beat the rush and get a good deal, buy in advance!
This will be an event not to be missed!
This is a fund raising event for the Middle School Language Arts department.
Please come and join us at the talent show, it promises to be a lot of fun.

5th grade will resume reading Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt this week.
6th grade will begin reading Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.


Vocabulary/Spelling 6th
From the book “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli
Week of March 28
absurdity
nonconformity
isosceles
conceived
perpetual
elusive
linger
antic
baffle
dormant
converging
gaped
bizarre
blithely
hoax

Vocabulary/Spelling 5A
From the book “Search for Delicious” by Natalie Babbitt
Week of March 28
appreciate
battered
trudged
mournful
scurried
impatient
flimsy
marveled
insight
screeched
nudging
frayed
dense
tangled
anxious

Vocabulary/Spelling 5B
From the book “Search for Delicious” by Natalie Babbitt
Week of March 28
battered
undercurrent
vague
marveled
insight
screeched
occasional
precise
frayed
dense
anxiously
mournful
chagrin
scurried
impatiently

Week of March 14

Black History month was a terrific success and as we wrap it up, I am humbled by the great students at Neuse Charter School. For the most part, everyone took part of all the lessons with gusto and pride in their work. The quilts look beautiful, my room is overflowing with great art work and poetry and I think we all feel a lot more informed of all the wonderful contributions Black Americans have made to our country.
This week, 5th grade will begin the novel: Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt. I bought a class set back in November, but one of my classes has grown by so many students I am now short 3-4 books. If you can get a copy this week, I'd appreciate it. The library should have one or two.
6th grade is wrapping up BHM a persuasive essay on Malcolm X or Martin Luther King. Which approach do you think is the most effective and why? We'll finish up with a whirlwind tour of Motown. Students will create their own album cover, complete with liner notes.
Notes to remember:
*Talent Show members meet on Thursdays to rehearse and organize. All musical acts show bring their music on a CD by this Thursday.
* I will begin tutoring 6th grade this Wednesday: from 2:45-3:15. Students must come prepared to work and must be picked up on time. Violations of these policies will force me to ban student from further tutoring. Tutoring will consist of EOG review and test taking tips.
*Reminder: I am collecting $17.00 for an EOG reading test review booklet. I encourage ALL students to purchase one. I will count 30 minutes of nightly work in the booklet as homework beginning in April.
Dates to Remember:
*March 18 (changed from the 16th): 3rd Theme book essay and project are due (2 different things)
*March 31: 3rd quarter Report Cards go home
April 1st: Neuse Charter Has Talent Show at the new gym. Tickets go on sale this week!!!!!

Spelling/Vocabulary for this week:
6th grade EOG Vocabulary
Week of March 14
repetition
historical fiction
fables
almanac
nonfiction
recipe
fiction
advertisement
legends
realistic fiction
mood
atlas
biography
autobiography
stanza
fantasy
moral
Good resources for vocab practice:
http://quizlet.com/879761/eog-reading-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Good practice EOG links/pages:
http://mail.clevelandcountyschools.org/~ccselem/029E8B7A-00870B98?Plugin=Loft


5A Vocabulary from “Search for Delicious”
Week of March 14
prologue
enclosed
particular
remarkable
irritated
eventually
imagination
triumphantly
affectionate
swayed
muttering
gurgling
hovering
flawless
dissatisfied

5B Vocabulary from “Search for Delicious”
Week of March 14
upheavals
trodden
resume
unheeded
ungratified
calamitous
prologue
irritated
eventually
triumphantly
muttering
considerable
hovering
dissatisfied
hemlock





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Week of Feb. 28

The talent show auditions went great last week, as we suspected...Neuse Charter has talent! The second, and final, chance to audition and show your talent is this Thursday, directly after school. Don't miss out!
Our quilts look beautiful and everyone should be very proud of all their hard work on them. I will assemble them this week and they will be on display very soon!
This week 5th grade will learn about the Harlem Renaissance. Poetry, jazz, the lindy hop, the Cotton Club and Langston Hughes. We will focus on tone and mood of poetry and stories and write a poem of our own based on poetry and blues from the Harlem Renaissance.
6th grade will also learn about the Harlem Renaissance. Our focus in 6th grade will be the art and poetry of Harlem Rennaissance. Students will learn to write a poem and paint a self portrait designed to move the reader. We will read an autobiographical short story by Zora Neale Hurston.
Spelling/Vocab for this week:
5th grade
Week of 2/28
Harlem Renaissance
rattled
kitchenette
furnished
mistrust
latching
presentable
pursue
Langston Hughes
sentiment
secede
ratified
unconstitutional
flourish
diaspora

6th grade
Week of 2/28
Harlem Renaissance
secede
ratified
unconstitutional
flourish
Zora Neale Hurston
extenuating
peered
differ
deplored
disembarked
register
abrupt
veneer
saunter
diaspora