Magnetism

Around the World


Students will 'travel' around the world and recreate a culture in their very own classrooms.
Projects include:
Brochures
AR Books
Paper Dolls
 Narrative Writing
Webquests

SPRING BREAK!!

Winfield Elementary will have SPRING BREAK on March 26-30! Rest, relax, and enjoy your time!

Detective Case Files

We are working on creating a 'Detective Case File'! Every student will need to bring a cereal box to create their book project.

Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the Slippery Salamander

This week we are reading “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander” by Donald Sobol.  We will focus on the following vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.

Vocabulary Word
Meaning
amphibians
cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scaleless skins.  Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land
crime
activity of criminals; violation of law
exhibit
act of displaying; public showing
lizards
reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs.  Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes.
reference
used for information or help
reptiles
cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scales
salamanders

animals shaped like lizards, but related to frogs and toads.  Salamanders have moist, smooth skin and live in water or in damp places
stumped
puzzled

Spelling Words: distrust, uncertain, incomplete, unlikely, unfair, discontinue, unaware, disorder, discount, indirect, unopened, disrespect, unimportant, unlisted, disrepair, inability, disapprove, unsolved, disobey, unsuspecting, disintegrate, disillusioned, unconscious, unappetizing, intolerant

ARMT Preparation

ARMT Practice

Reading Story for February 20-24

Vocabulary
boarding school- school with buildings where the pupils live during the school term
dormitory- a building with many rooms in which people sleep
endurance - power to last and to withstand hard wear
manual - done with the hands
reservation - land set aside by the government for a special purpose
society - the people of any particular time or place
inconsolable - not able to be comforted; brokenhearted
recruiter - a person who gets new members, who gets people to join or come

Spelling Words
1. misplace 2. nonsense 3. reread 4. repack 5. misfortune 6. remove 7. mishandle 8. nonstop 9. recover 10. reseal 11. misbehavior 12. reunion 13. nonfiction 14. rebound 15. mistreat 16. readjust 17. misprint 18. nonprofit 19. nonstick 20. misquote
Challenge Words
misinterpret mispronounce noncommittal reconstruct reorganize

No School!!

School will be out on Monday, February 20, 2012 for President's Day

School will be out on Thursday, February 23, 2012 for the girl's basketball state tournament in Hanceville
GO PIRATES!!!

Space

History
Astronauts
Timeline