June 11, 2013

Summer blogspot:

http://grizzlybearsummer.blogspot.com/


Mrs. Ward

June 9-13th

Have a Safe and Wonderful Summer!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 9, 2014

Wonder Literary Logs are due this week.


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 6, 2014

None, but you can ALWAYS Read!


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 5, 2014

Annotation:  'Wonder' What It's Like To Have Kids Stare At You?  article.

http://www.npr.org/2012/03/22/149082674/wonder-what-its-like-to--kids-stare-at-you


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 4, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences (7+ words in each)

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 3, 2014

Journal Writing:  (Very Last One) - Choose your favorite precept and write about  its meaning and what it means to you.

From "Wonder":

nscription on ancient Egyptian tomb

1. "Have no friends not equal to yourself."   —Confucius
2. "Fortune favors the bold."   —Virgil
3. "No man is an island, entire of itself."   —John Donne
4. "It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers."   —James Thurber
5. "Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much."   —Blaise Pascal
6. "What is beautiful is good, and who is good will soon be beautiful."   —Sappho
7. "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you ever can."   —John Wesley
8. "Just follow the day and reach for the sun."   —The Polyphonic Spree
9. "Everyone deserves a standing ovation because we all overcometh the world."   —Auggie Pullman

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

June 2, 2014

"Wonder" Vocabulary and Parts of Speech

precept
quip
syndrome
accommodate
hypocrite
cringe
whimper
taciturn
mangle
glimmer

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 30, 2014

None, but you can ALWAYS Read!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 29, 2014

Mark with a Pen:  Annotation

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 28, 2014

Use your "Wonder" vocabulary in sentences.

Ten Sentences (7+ words in each).

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 27, 2014

"Wonder" Vocabulary:  All Blocks

Definitions and Parts of Speech

1. ruminate
2. exemplary
3. verbosity
4. incantation
5. mayhem
6. euphoric
7. kinetic
8. inkling
9. protocol
10. resolute

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

Summer Reading

http://www.upworthy.com/95-young-adult-books-to-read-this-summer-instead-of-reading-harry-potter-again-5

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 19, 2014

No Homework this week.

Math SOL's



Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 12th - 16th

No Homework Week:

Reading SOL 

Tuesday, May 13th


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 9, 2014

None, but you can ALWAYS Read!


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 8, 2014

Mark with a Pen:  Annotation

https://newsela.com/articles/exporting-chihuahuas/id/3369/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 7, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences - 7+ more words in each sentence

Reminder:  Book Cover Project Due


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 6, 2014

Edmodo Test Practice



Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 5, 2014

Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  phon = sound

euphony
cacophony
symphony
phonics
microphone
homophone
xylophone
phonolite
antiphony
aphonia

Block 3 & 4

abolish
banquet
concept
miniature
negative
perish
petrify
solitary
wilderness
immense

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 2, 2014

None, but you can ALWAYS Read!


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

May 1, 2014

Mark with a Pen:  Annotation


https://newsela.com/articles/laboratory-noses/id/3374/


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 30, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences:  7+ words in each.

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 29, 2014

Edmodo Tuesday:  SOL Practice

https://vastatic.testnav.com/vaqc/testnav-7.5.18.26/epatLogin.jsp?testnavTestId=7064&testnavFormId=1


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 28, 2014


Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  cycl, orb = roundness

encyclopedia
orbit
cyclone
orb
tricycle
cyclops
periorbital
cycle
exorbitant
cyclostome

Block 3 & 4

companions
craved
escalate
hazy
visual
document
oasis
mischief
access
suspend

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 21, 2014

Vocabulary:  Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  min = small

mince
miniature
minimum
minuet
minuscule
minute
minister
minus
minor
minstrel

Block 3 & 4

alternate
bland
convert
intense
navigate
pedestrian
require
retire
revert
sparse

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 25, 2014

None, but you can ALWAYS Read!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 24, 2014

Mark with a Pen:  Annotation

http://newsela.com/articles/food-waste/id/3350/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 23, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences (7+ words in each sentence)


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 22, 2014

Edmodo Tuesday

Point of View practice


http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/maintainpointp2.cfm


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 14-18, 2014

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 11, 2014

None, but you can always READ.


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 10, 2014

Mark with a Pen

https://www.newsela.com/articles/syria-schoolchildren/id/3095/


CODE:  SCKUR


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 9, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences (7+ more words in each.


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 8, 2014

Edmodo Tuesday

SOL Review

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 7, 2013

Vocabulary:  Definitions and Parts of Speech

arch = ruler

archangel

archenemy

archrival

anarchy

monarch

hierarchy

archipelago

architect

archive

archetype

Block 3 & 4:

/awt/ spelled OUGHT

sought

thought

ought

fought

bought

brought

occupy

according

raccoon

account

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 4, 2014

None, but you can always Read.


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 3, 2014

Mark with a Pen:  Annotation

https://www.newsela.com/articles/syria-schoolchildren/id/3094/


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 2, 2014

Vocabulary Sentences - 7+ words in each sentence.


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

April 1, 2014

Edmodo Tuesday!


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 31, 2014

Vocabulary Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  curr, curs, course = run

courier
precursor
cursory
current
courser
cursive
corridor
corsair
discourse
curriculum


Block 3 & 4:

accept
success
slaughter
naughty
accident
succeed
accent
taught
caught
daughter


Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

Reminder:

Night Project due March 31st.

March 28, 2014

None, but you can always READ!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 27, 2014

Mark with a Pen - Annotation

https://www.newsela.com/articles/buffett-marchmadness/id/3138/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 26, 2014

Vocabulary sentences - 7+ words in each sentence.

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 25, 2014

Journal Writing:  What is the worst job you could imagine doing and why?  How would you feel in your day to day life?

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 24, 2014

Vocabulary:  Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  carn, corp = body

carnival

carnivore

reincarnation

corpse

esprit de corps

corpuscle

corporation

corpulence

corsage

Block 3 & 4:

Words ending in ATE

private

pirate

climate

immediate

delicate

ultimate

frustrate

operate

translate

chocolate

March 21, 2014

None, but you can always READ.

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 20, 2014

Annotation:  Mark with a Pen

Article:  https://www.newsela.com/articles/ecuador-radiodrama/id/2881/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 19, 2014

Ten Sentences using your weekly vocabulary.  (7+ more words in each sentence)

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 18, 2014

Journal Writing:  What is one special skill that you would really like to learn?  Why?  (playing the piano, sewing, cooking...)

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 17, 2014

Vocabulary:  Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  graph, gram = write

grammar

paragraph

cardiogram

autograph

graphology

biography

epigraph

orthography

autobiography

graphics

Block 3 & 4:

/ar/ spelled ER

sheriff

America

experiment

generic

error

berry

merry

cherry

terrible

terrify

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 17, 2014

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 14, 2014

None, but you can always READ.

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 13, 2014

Annotation - Read article:  Mark with a Pen.

https://www.newsela.com/articles/child-labor/id/2565/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 12, 2014

Ten sentences using your vocabulary list.  (7+ words in each sentence)

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 11, 2014

Journal Writing:  Think about your closest friend or group of friends.  What interest do you share and how are your personalities the same/different?

Mrs Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 10, 2014

Vocabulary:  Definitions and Parts of Speech

Block 1:  spec, spic = look

speculate

suspicious

spectacle

specter

specimen

speculum

conspicuous

spectators

retrospective

spectrum

Block 3 & 4:

Suffix LY

finally

originally

reasonably

probably

simply

gently

miserably

agreeably

possibly

horribly

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 7, 2014

None, but you can always READ!

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther

March 6, 2014

Annotation:  Mark with a Pen

1. "SeaWorld, activists make questionable claims on killer whale life spans"

https://www.newsela.com/articles/orca-lifespan/id/2617/

Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Panther