Movie Night is scheduled for Friday, 9/25 at 6pm.  The mural dedication will be happening that night at 6pm as well.  Hope to see you all there!

Welcome to Mrs. DeBough's 5th Grade Class!  Please check out my web page to obtain detailed information about grading, homework, class expectations, and more.

Meet the Teacher will be held on Tuesday, August 4th from 10:00-11:00am.  School starts on Thursday, August 6th at 8:15am!

Below is a supply list for my classroom.  I hope you will find it helpful.    Thank you so very much for your support!


School Supply List:

• Antibacterial Wipes (3)*
• Sharpened Pencils * (2 boxes)
• Kleenex (1) *
• Large Pink Erasers (2) *
• Colored Pencils (1 box) *
• Markers (1 box)
• Glue Sticks (2) *
• Dry Erase Markers (2) *
• Spiral Notebooks - College Rule (3)
• Highlighters (1)
• Flash Drive (1)



Items marked with an asterisk will be shared with the entire class.

Thank you so much for your support!

Please Note:  Items marked with an asterisk will be shared with entire class. 

I look forward to meeting you and your child!

Enjoy your summer!  See you on August 6th for the first day of school! 

Story: Black Frontiers – Due 5/7/15

 

Vocabulary Words
exodus:    a departure or going away from a place   
migrated:   moved from one region or climate to another  
burrowed:  dug  
designated*:  appointed or set aside for a definite duty or purpose 
installments*: payments made on a debt at definite times    

Spelling Words
1.  canyon
2. mosquito 
3. bonanza
4.  tornado
5. plaza 
6. avocado
7.  breeze 
8. pueblo
9. mesa
10.  cafeteria
11. chili 
12. burro
13. alligator 
14. enchilada
15.  tomato
16. rodeo 
17. burrito
18.  barbecue 
19. patio
20. mountain
21.  yucca
22. hurricane
23. chaps
24.  arroyo
25. matador

 
 
  
 
 
 

Story: Name This American– Due 5/1/15

 
I am having trouble with the blogger site this week.  I will send it out via email. 

Story: Across the Wide Dark Sea – Due 4/24/15

Vocabulary Words
vast          of very large size; enormous; huge
rigging     the arrangement of sails and related gear on a ship
furl           to roll up and fasten
beams     long horizontal pieces of wood or metal shaped for use (the frame of a building or ship) 
huddled          crowded or nestled together
settlement*   an area newly settled by people; a colony
lurked*            lay hidden; stayed out of sight

Spelling Words: V V (vowel-vowel) words

1.	quiet*	8.	Indian	15.	triumph
2.	trial	9.	fluid	16.	violent
3.	fuel	10.	violin	17.	theater
4.	poem	11.	museum	18.	liar
5.	diet	12.	dial	19.	leotard
6.	nucleus	13.	ruin	20.	koala

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

3) Reading: Text Connections: Write 1 text connection per night (4 total)

　
　
　
　
4) Writing: Write one essay: Topic of your choice!




　

　

　

　


　




　

　

　

　


　

Week-Ending 4/17/15

Country Report is due on Friday, 4/17. 

Necessary Components:
1)  Powerpoint -or- Posterboard
2)  Magazine
3)  Flag

Story: The Fun They Had – Due 4/10/15

 

Spelling Words: VCV (vowel-consonant-vowel) words

1.	slogan	8.	humor	15.	balance
2.	radar	9.	salad	16.	radio
3.	minutes	10.	eleven*	17.	basis
4.	honest	11.	closet	18.	decent
5.	second	12.	model	19.	fanatic
6.	virus	13.	volcano	20.	novel
7.	shadow	14.	private

Vocabulary Words:
dispute                          to argue about something
nonchalantly*              in a cool indifferent way
loftily*                           in a haughty, overbearing manner
sorrowfully                   in a grief-stricken, anguished, or regretful manner
adjusted                        adapted or changed to improve or work better 

Story:  Frindle:  Week-Ending 4/2/15

Spelling Words: VCCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-consonant-vowel) words
1. subtract            8. instead              15. persuaded
2. distract             9. Congress           16. construction
3. contract          10. English             17. luncheon
4. complex         11. conflict             18. complaint
5. distrust           12. exchange          19. transform
6. extra               13. deceive             20. although
7. improve          14. sandwich

Vocabulary Words:
absorbed*               fully engaged
aisle                        a passageway that separates one section from another
beaming                  smiling very warmly
sidetrack                 to turn away or distract someone from the main subject
oath                         a formal appeal to God or another authority to witness to the truth of a
                               promise or statement
reputation*             the general estimation in which a person or thing is held by others
 

Story: Dear Mr. Henshaw – Week-Ending 3/27/15
1)  Spelling Words:  More words with -ed or -ing
1. wondering     8. admitted      15. canceled        22. triggered
2. fastened        9. referred        16. developing    23. commenting
3. permitting    10. bothered     17. scrubbing      24. delaying
4. controlled    11. submitted    18. upsetting       25. squatting
5. listening       12. whispered    19. wondered
6. regretted     13. transferred   20. quarreled
7. suffered       14. occurring       21. pretended

2)  Vocabulary Words:
submitted              presented for approval
refinery                  a place where crude material, such as sugar or petroleum, is made fine or pure
grade                      a slope, as of a road or track
partition*               something that divides, as a wall or screen does
insulated*              surrounded with material to keep electricity, heat, or sound from leaking out or in
prowls                     roams around quietly and slyly
muffle                     to deaden the sound of
* Bonus words have an asterisk

3) Reading:  Text Connections:  Write 1 text connection per night (4 total)
a) Text-to-Text:  How does what you read relate to another story or book?
b) Text-to-Self:  How does what you read relate to yourself?
c) Text-to-World:  How does what you read relate to the world?

4) Writing:  Write one essay on the topic of your choice
a) minimum 4 paragraphs
b) minimum 5-9 sentences per paragraph



　

　

　

　

　

　





　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

　

Week-Ending 3/13/2015

No spelling or vocabulary homework! 
Nightly math and reading will be sent home. 

Story: Little By Little:  Week-ending 3/6/2015

Spelling Words: VCCV (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel) words

1.     pretty            8.     perhaps          15.     challenge       22.    autobiography
2.     service          9.     attack             16.     pretzel           23.    disease
3.     thunder        10.     entire             17.     survive          24.    eternal
4.     blanket        11.     chimney         18.     pillow             25.    composition
5.     effort           12.     tunnel             19.     hunger
6.     fellow          13.     effect              20.     college
7.     subject        14.     suspended      21.    determined

Vocabulary Words:

• polio       an infectious disease most common in children and young adults, caused by a virus and often followed by paralysis
• immobility*     the condition of not being able to move or of being motionless
• despised         disliked and scorned
• dismay            a feeling of disappointment, uneasiness, and confusion
• decipher         to be able to read something, such as handwriting
• astonished*    surprised very much; amazed

* Bonus words have an asterisk

 

Story: Off and Running – Week-Ending 2/20/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes: pre- and pro-

1.	prevent	8.	promise*	15.	pronunciation
2.	program	9.	previous	16.	professional
3.	predict	10.	protect	17.	pretest
4.	project	11.	property	18.	preview
5.	pretend	12.	propose	19.	proclaim
6.	process	13.	precede	20.	progress
7.	prefer	14.	proceed

Story: Evelyn Cisneros: Prima Ballerina – Week-Ending 2/6/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes: dis- and de-
1.     discuss            8.     details           15.     disadvantage        22.    decision
2.     deduct            9.     demand         16.     demonstrated*     23.    deliver
3.     dismissed      10.     determined    17.     defeat                  24.    distressed
4.     develop        11.     depressed      18.     descent                25.    distribute
5.     disease         12.     defense          19.     disappear
6.     discount       13.     disappointing  20.     disconnect
7.     disturb         14.     discouraged    21.     distract
 

Vocabulary Words:
flexibility          the ability to bend or twist without breaking
migrant            moving around to find work, especially in harvesting crops
timid                fearful or shy
thrived             progressed toward a goal
scholarship      money awarded to a student to help pay for his or her education
devote             to give up one's time to an activity
apprentice*     a person who works for another to learn a skill

* Bonus words have an asterisk

Story: Satchmo's Blues – Week-Ending 1/30/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes re- and inter-
1.     remove           8.     relocate             15.     intersection     22.    interconnect
2.     interview         9.     international       16.     recommend    23.    recognize
3.     repeat           10.     review               17.     interject          24.    reassure
4.     interrupt        11.     interpret            18.     intervene         25.    recede
5.     respect         12.     interstate            19.     resource
6.     interfere        13.     remarkable        20.     remained
7.     represent       14.     intermediate      21.    interdependent


Vocabulary Words: 
errands              short trips to carry out a task, often for someone else
produce             vegetables and fruits grown for sale
pawnshop          a place where personal goods are exchanged for money loans
gravelly              harsh, rough as in the sound of a voice
numerous*         very many
international*      relating to, between, or like two or more nations

Story: The World of William Joyce Scrapbook – Week-Ending 1/23/15

Spelling Words: Prefixes: non-, in-, and un-
1.     nontoxic       8.     unless                  15.     inconsistent       22.    unproductive
2.     income         9.     indeed                 16.     unfortunately     23.    nonverbal
3.     unknown     10.     nonprofit             17.     nonfiction         24.    unsightly
4.     unusual        11.     invisible               18.     nonviolent        25.    inspiration
5.     involved       12.     nonsense             19.     uncover*
6.     unlike           13.     incredible            20.     informal
7.     inspector      14.     uncomfortable     21.    inexperienced


Vocabulary Words:
encouraged*     gave confidence to, urged
illustrating*        furnishing with pictures or drawings that explain or decorate
series                a number of things coming one after another in time or place
charcoal            a black substance used as a drawing crayon
pastels               chalklike crayons, usually in light, soft colors

Story: William Shakespeare & the Globe – Week-Ending 1/16/15

Spelling Words: Suffixes: -eer, -ist, -ian, -or, and -er
1.     engineer       8.     tourist            15.     refrigerator        22.     performer
2.     dentist          9.     scientist         16.     guardian            23.    volunteer
3.     librarian       10.     visitor           17.     commander      24.    disaster
4.     director       11.     investigator   18.     physician          25.    spectator
5.     customer     12.     senator         19.     politician
6.     pioneer        13.     astronome    20.     leader
7.     counselor     14.     character      21.    historian


Vocabulary Words:
patron              a person of wealth or influence who supports an artist or write
shareholder      a person who owns part of a business
critical              apt to judge severely or form unfavorable opinions
lavish               extremely showy, expensive, or abundant
congested        crowded; too full
adornment*     decoration; ornament; something that beautifies a person or thing
dismantle *      take apart
* Bonus words have an asterisk