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Spelling Test #20: 05.08.18

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We will be testing our students on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.

Strawberries: review

  1. rag
  2. jag
  3. pad
  4. lad
  5. tap
  6. map
  7. fan
  8. can
  9. sat
  10. lat

Apples: focus on short/long e

  1. west
  2. help
  3. bed
  4. she
  5. we
  6. me
  7. belt
  8. well

Bananas: focus on -ash endings

  1. trash
  2. cash
  3. flash
  4. crash
  5. mash
  6. lash
  7. rash
  8. stash
  9. slash
  10. lavash

Grapes: focus on mixed vowels

  1. crop
  2. wax
  3. skin
  4. which
  5. gum
  6. note
  7. safe
  8. dune
  9. wipe
  10. race

Kiwis: focus on -oo

  1. soon
  2. proof
  3. roost
  4. hoop
  5. noon
  6. fool
  7. brook
  8. crook
  9. wood
  10. hood
  11. stood
  12. hook
  13. foot
  14. wool

Blueberries:

  1. cement
  2. circle
  3. central
  4. century
  5. cereal
  6. gentle
  7. gynmast
  8. giraffe
  9. genius
  10. gingerbread
  11. correct
  12. common
  13. contest
  14. college
  15. custom
  16. gather
  17. gossip
  18. golden
  19. garage
  20. gutter

Spelling Test #19: 05.01.18

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We will be testing our students on Tuesday, May 1, 2018.

Strawberries: focus on -ag family

  1. bag
  2. gag
  3. lag
  4. rag
  5. nag
  6. tag
  7. wag
  8. sag

Apples: focus on short/long a words

  1. shade
  2. plain
  3. gate
  4. save
  5. has
  6. make
  7. pain
  8. grade
  9. flat
  10. nail

Bananas: focus on words ending in -ish

  1. fish
  2. wish
  3. dish
  4. swish
  5. finish
  6. bluish
  7. fetish
  8. radish
  9. Polish
  10. relish
  11. lavish
  12. punish

Grapes: focus on short/long u

  1. just
  2. drum
  3. such
  4. cut
  5. plus
  6. huge
  7. June
  8. mule
  9. use
  10. rude
  11. tune
  12. shut

Kiwis: focus on -oi/-oy

  1. point
  2. join
  3. soil
  4. spoil
  5. moist
  6. coin
  7. broil
  8. joint
  9. soy
  10. joy
  11. coy
  12. toy
  13. ploy
  14. decoy
  15. enjoy
  16. boy

Blueberries: focus on final r

  1. catcher
  2. rancher
  3. teacher
  4. pitcher
  5. picture
  6. nature
  7. capture
  8. creatue
  9. culture
  10. injure
  11. posture
  12. future
  13. measure
  14. pressure
  15. leisure
  16. treasure
  17. figure
  18. failure

Spelling Test #18: 04.24.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We encourage you to challenge your student to use the words in sentences, identify them in their readings, or define them. Using spelling other than on a test will help the words stick! We will be testing them on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.

Strawberries: focus on -ap family

  1. cap
  2. gap
  3. lap
  4. map
  5. nap
  6. rap
  7. sap
  8. tap

Apples: focus on wh blends

  1. what
  2. why
  3. when
  4. whisk
  5. whisper
  6. whip
  7. while
  8. who

Bananas: focus on words ending in -ack

  1. quack
  2. snack
  3. black
  4. back
  5. lack
  6. pack
  7. sack
  8. rack
  9. hack
  10. attack

Grapes: focus short/long 0

  1. slope
  2. mop
  3. rob
  4. robe
  5. hope
  6. chose
  7. goat
  8. foam
  9. load
  10. boa
  11. cop
  12. octopus

Kiwis: focus on -ur/-ure/-ur_e

  1. turn
  2. burn
  3. hurt
  4. curb
  5. purple
  6. hurl
  7. sure
  8. lure
  9. pure
  10. cure
  11. curve
  12. nurse
  13. purse
  14. curse

Blueberries: focus on unaccented final syllable -er/-ar/-or

  1. spider
  2. brother
  3. weather
  4. flower
  5. silver
  6. cover
  7. rather
  8. color
  9. doctor
  10. favor
  11. flavor
  12. mirror
  13. rumor
  14. tractor
  15. harbor
  16. dollar
  17. collar
  18. solar
  19. sugar
  20. grammar

Speling Test #17: 04.17.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We encourage you to challenge your student to use the words in sentences, identify them in their readings, or define them. Using spelling other than on a test will help the words stick! We will be testing them on Tuesday, April 17, 2018.

Strawberries: focus on -ad family 

  1. pad
  2. dad
  3. mad
  4. sad
  5. lad
  6. had
  7. fad
  8. bad

Apples: focus on ch review

  1. chant
  2. chore
  3. chat
  4. chop
  5. chili
  6. China
  7. chap
  8. chew
  9. child
  10. charm

Bananas: focus on -ick family

  1. chick
  2. quick
  3. lick
  4. pick
  5. stick
  6. trick
  7. prick
  8. flick
  9. sick
  10. kick

Grapes: focus on short/long i

  1. swim
  2. thin
  3. flip
  4. dish
  5. five
  6. drive
  7. hike
  8. life
  9. nine
  10. bite
  11. hide
  12. knife

Kiwis: focus on -or, -ore-, -oar

  1. form
  2. storm
  3. north
  4. corn
  5. shore
  6. store
  7. more
  8. tore
  9. board
  10. roar
  11. oar
  12. soar
  13. word
  14. work
  15. world
  16. worm

Blueberries: focus on unaccented final syllable -le, -el, -il, -al

  1. cattle
  2. saddle
  3. couple
  4. angle
  5. model
  6. novel
  7. cancel
  8. vowel
  9. jewel
  10. angel
  11. pencil
  12. April
  13. fossil
  14. evil
  15. final
  16. total
  17. metal
  18. signal
  19. local
  20. journal

Spelling Test #16: 03.27.18

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We completed a mid-year spelling assessment to see the progress each student has made within their spelling groups. After reviewing the results, we have made some changes in groups to best fit each student’s needs. Student’s will be tested on Tuesday, March 27th, 2018. This will be the last spelling test until April 17th, 2018. Please practice at home.

Strawberries: review -at, -an, -ad families 

Students: Brinlee and Carsen

  1. pat
  2. mat
  3. cat
  4. pan
  5. tan
  6. man
  7. tap
  8. sap
  9. map

Apples: review sh digraph. We are looking for understanding of the sh digraph, but encourage students to learn the whole word.

Students: Bridger, Madden, Jonathan, Zyan, Megan, Gen, Taige

  1. she
  2. shot
  3. shin
  4. ship
  5. shut
  6. short
  7. shop
  8. shed

Bananas:focus on -ill/-ell/-all word families

Students: Ariana, Zach, Skye, Kaido, KateLyn, Adalyn

  1. chill
  2. spill
  3. drill
  4. will
  5. tell
  6. well
  7. shell
  8. smell
  9. ball
  10. tall
  11. call
  12. small

Grapes: focus on short/long a

Students: Lilli, Celia, Aysa, Addison

  1. glass
  2. last
  3. ask
  4. back
  5. hand
  6. sack
  7. make
  8. face
  9. gate
  10. whale
  11. what
  12. save

Kiwis: focus on -ir, -ire, -ier

Students: Evee, Julian, Andrew, Isaiah, Randi, Dash

  1. bird
  2. third
  3. birth
  4. whirl
  5. thirst
  6. girl
  7. fire
  8. tire
  9. hire
  10. drier
  11. pliers
  12. crier
  13. stir
  14. chrip

Blueberries: focus on unaccented final syllable -le

Students: Samantha, Mary Jo, Caenna

  1. title
  2. cradle
  3. bridle
  4. bugle
  5. cable
  6. table
  7. little
  8. paddle
  9. middle
  10. battle
  11. apple
  12. settle
  13. simple
  14. tremble
  15. single
  16. muscle
  17. sample
  18. jungle
  19. candle
  20. handle

Spelling Test #15: 03.20.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, March 20th, 2018.

Strawberries: focus on -ad family

  1. pad
  2. dad
  3. mad
  4. sad
  5. lad
  6. had
  7. fad
  8. bad

Pineapples: focus on th blend

  1. think
  2. thick
  3. thin
  4. thumb
  5. three
  6. thump
  7. thermos
  8. thought
  9. throw
  10. threw

Apples: focus on sp/sk/sm blends

  1. spool
  2. spoon
  3. spider
  4. ski
  5. skeleton
  6. skip
  7. smell
  8. smile
  9. smoke
  10. spill

Bananas: focus on k/wh/qu/tw words

  1. king
  2. key
  3. whale
  4. whisper
  5. quarter
  6. quiet
  7. question
  8. twelve
  9. twenty
  10. twins

Grapes: focus on -ish/-ash/-ush words

  1. fish
  2. wish
  3. dish
  4. swish
  5. trash
  6. cash
  7. flash
  8. crash
  9. brush
  10. crush
  11. blush
  12. flush

Kiwis: focus on er/ear/eer words with a touch of homophones

  1. her
  2. herd
  3. heard
  4. perch
  5. dear
  6. deer
  7. term
  8. year
  9. near
  10. cheer
  11. peer
  12. earth
  13. learn
  14. clear

Blueberries: focus on syllable juncture in vcccv and vv patterns

  1. athlete
  2. kingdom
  3. pumpkin
  4. English
  5. mushroom
  6. halfway
  7. pilgrim
  8. complete
  9. kitchen
  10. hundred
  11. inspect
  12. children
  13. create
  14. poet
  15. area
  16. trail
  17. video
  18. idea
  19. diet
  20. control

Spelling Test #14: 03.13.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018.

Strawberries: -an families

  1. tan
  2. can
  3. man
  4. fan
  5. van
  6. Dan
  7. ran
  8. ban

Pineapples: /f/ and /th/

  1. fib
  2. fed
  3. flat
  4. the
  5. this
  6. that
  7. fun
  8. fur
  9. thin
  10. think

Apples: focus on st blend

  1. tire
  2. sink
  3. tie
  4. stem
  5. stop
  6. stump
  7. star
  8. stamp
  9. stick
  10. six

Bananas: focus on pr/tr/dr blends

  1. price
  2. pretzel
  3. prize
  4. triangle
  5. truck
  6. trap
  7. drill
  8. dress
  9. dream
  10. dragon

Grapes: focus on -ick/-ack/-uck words

  1. chick
  2. quick
  3. trick
  4. stick
  5. quack
  6. snack
  7. black
  8. back
  9. truck
  10. stuck
  11. luck
  12. tuck

Kiwis: focus on ar/are/air words with a touch of homophones

  1. part
  2. sharp
  3. harm
  4. start
  5. pare
  6. pair
  7. pear
  8. stare
  9. stair
  10. fair
  11. fare
  12. wear
  13. where
  14. chair

Blueberries: focus on syllable juncture vcv and vvcv patterns 

  1. human
  2. pilot
  3. student
  4. frozen
  5. humor
  6. music
  7. wagon
  8. second
  9. minute
  10. never
  11. planet
  12. present
  13. reason
  14. meeting
  15. peanut
  16. sneaker
  17. easy
  18. lazy
  19. finish
  20. visit

Spelling Test #13: 03.06.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, March 6th, 2018.

Strawberries: focus on -at families

  1. cat
  2. bat
  3. mat
  4. fat
  5. sat
  6. pat
  7. hat
  8. rat

Pineapples: focus on /f/ with mixed in words

  1. fact
  2. fan
  3. fed
  4. me
  5. see
  6. can
  7. fin
  8. fib
  9. for
  10. fog

Apples: focus on sh/ch/wh/th mixed digraphs. Students have practiced these words so we are looking for progress in their completion of the whole word.

  1. shelf
  2. shave
  3. shirt
  4. shot
  5. cheese
  6. chick
  7. chair
  8. chain
  9. wheelbarrow
  10. thimble

Bananas: focus on bl/br/gr/gl blends

  1. block
  2. blouse
  3. bride
  4. bridge
  5. bricks
  6. brush
  7. grapes
  8. grass
  9. groceries
  10. glue

Grapes: focus on -ill/-ell/-all word families

  1. chill
  2. spill
  3. drill
  4. will
  5. tell
  6. well
  7. shell
  8. smell
  9. ball
  10. tall
  11. call
  12. small

Kiwis: review long vowel patterns

  1. sold
  2. grind
  3. light
  4. bleed
  5. sneak
  6. school
  7. feast
  8. wave
  9. slide
  10. scene
  11. tone
  12. glow
  13. crew
  14. dry

Blueberries: focus on syllable juncture in vcv (vowel-consonant-vowel) and vccv (vowel-consonant-consonant-vowel) patterns

  1. silent
  2. female
  3. fever
  4. moment
  5. happen
  6. bottom
  7. butter
  8. pillow
  9. follow
  10. pattern
  11. basket
  12. problem
  13. number
  14. chapter
  15. window
  16. blanket
  17. finger
  18. member
  19. sister
  20. water

Spelling Bee

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Our students did a fantastic job in our classroom spelling bee. All students were brave to stand up and spell in front of our class. We cheered for all! Congratulations to Samantha, Mary Jo, and Dash for winning our class spelling bee! They will compete in the school wide spelling bee next, Tuesday, February 27th from 9-10am. Families are welcome!

We will start our class spelling lists back up next week. Thank you for all your time and effort in working with your student to prepare for our classroom spelling bee.