Category Archives: Spelling

Classroom Spelling Bee

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We will hold our classroom spelling bee on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018. We have been practicing mock spelling bees with our students over the last two weeks. When practicing, we have asked the student to state the word, spell the word, and restate the word. All students will participate in our classroom spelling bee. If your student is one of the top three spellers in our classroom, they will go to the school-wide spelling bee. We will notify you  if your student is one of our top three.

In case you misplaced the letter regarding spelling bee information, here it is again:

Dear Families,

This is our fourth year participating in the Great American Spell Check!

Here’s how it works: your child studies specific word lists and are tested in their classrooms. The three students who spell the most words correctly from each class will then move on to represent their class in the school-wide spelling bees!

Your student needs your help in the following ways:

  • Monday, January 29th – February 5th: Teachers will send home study words.

*Students should begin studying words at their ability level. Once they have mastered those they can move on. Example:

Have a 1st grader doing 3rd grade spelling? Start them on the 3rd grade level words!

Have a 5th grader in 3rd grade spelling? Start them on 3rd grade level words!

*Don’t let your students get caught up in comparing themselves to others. Help them find their own growth and excitement!

  • January 29th-February 20th: Encourage your students to practice, practice, practice!
  • February 20th – 23rd: SpellCheck Tests!
    • These tests will be done in the classroom to determine the top three spellers from each room.
  • Friday, February 24th : The top three students will be chosen from each classroom to participate in the school-wide spelling bee. You will be notified by your child’s teacher if your child makes it to the school wide spelling bee.
  • Tuesday February 27th: School-wide spelling bees will take place in the gymnasium! Families are welcome to support their students!
    • LE- 9-10am
    • UE & Junior High- 11-12pm

The top two students from the school will go to the State Spelling Bee on March 10th in SLC!

Your support is crucial in the following areas;

  • Encourage your student’s participation.
  • Help your students learn to correctly spell the 50 words from their grade level and then move on to spell as many as possible!

I hope that you share our excitement about our school’s participation in the Great American SpellCheck. Together we can encourage strong spelling skills and a love of literacy! Please be sure to ask questions if you have them.

Sincerely,

MMA Staff & Faculty

Spelling Through February 20th

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Dear families,

We are excited to announce we will be participating in the fourth annual spelling bee at our school. In hopes to encourage participation, we will stop Words Their Way spelling and focus on practicing words from the lists. Your student will be bringing home a packet with more information. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Ms. Lana and Ms. Carolyn

Spelling Test #12: 01.30.18

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Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, January 30th, 2018.

Apples: focus on digraphs th/wh. We are looking to see if your student can identify the t, h, w, th, and wh starts of each of these words.

  1. thermos
  2. thimble
  3. thorn
  4. think
  5. whip
  6. whistle
  7. whisker
  8. whale
  9. wheel
  10. thirteen

Bananas: focus on cr/cl/fl/fr blends

  1. crown
  2. crayon
  3. clock
  4. clown
  5. fry
  6. freezer
  7. flower
  8. float
  9. flashlight
  10. cry

Grapes: focus on an/in/un/ab/ed/ob families 

  1. an
  2. clan
  3. shin
  4. spin
  5. spun
  6. pun
  7. jab
  8. blab
  9. wed
  10. bled
  11. knob
  12. snob

Kiwis: focus on short/long i and short/long o

  1. film
  2. child
  3. blind
  4. loss
  5. fond
  6. lost
  7. pond
  8. told
  9. most
  10. cold
  11. scold
  12. ghost
  13. roll

Blueberries: focus on high frequency compound words 

  1. somebody
  2. something
  3. someone
  4. themselves
  5. yourself
  6. myself
  7. herself
  8. himself
  9. anyone
  10. everyone
  11. everything
  12. anything
  13. nothing
  14. without
  15. outside
  16. throughout
  17. checkout
  18. inside
  19. beside
  20. sideways

Spelling Test #11: Test on 01.23.18

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2018.

Apples: focus on digraphs sh/ch. We are looking to see if your student can identify the c, s, h, sh, and ch starts of each of these words. 

  1. shed
  2. shack
  3. cheese
  4. chain
  5. chief
  6. house
  7. hose
  8. shave
  9. shoe
  10. hat

Bananas: focus on pl/sl/bl blends

  1. plug
  2. pliers
  3. sled
  4. sleeve
  5. slipper
  6. blindfold
  7. block
  8. blade
  9. blouse
  10. blanket

Grapes: focus on at/ot/it/an/un/in families 

  1. that
  2. flat
  3. plot
  4. trot
  5. quit
  6. skit
  7. fun
  8. run
  9. chin
  10. thin
  11. grin
  12. skin

Kiwis: focus on short/long i and igh/y

  1. quick
  2. quit
  3. write
  4. quite
  5. white
  6. might
  7. high
  8. sigh
  9. fight
  10. try
  11. why
  12. cry

Blueberries: focus on compound words

  1. bookcase
  2. bookmark
  3. bookworm
  4. cookbook
  5. lighthouse
  6. lightweight
  7. daylight
  8. flashlight
  9. downhill
  10. downstairs
  11. downtown
  12. countdown
  13. headache
  14. headfirst
  15. headlight
  16. headstrong
  17. snowman
  18. snowflake
  19. snowstorm
  20. snowplow

Spelling Test #10: Test on 01.16.18

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018.

Apples: focus on digraph ch. We are looking to see if your student can identify the c, h, and ch starts of each of these words. 

  1. cherry
  2. chimney
  3. chin
  4. chop
  5. check
  6. chick
  7. comb
  8. heart
  9. cake
  10. horn

Bananas: focus on pl blend

  1. pail
  2. pie
  3. lock
  4. leaf
  5. plum
  6. plant
  7. pliers
  8. plate
  9. plane
  10. plus

Grapes: focus on wh/qu/tw blends and same sound k 

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

Kiwis: focus on short/long u and ew/ue

  1. thumb
  2. brush
  3. stack
  4. plump
  5. new
  6. chew
  7. few
  8. flew
  9. flue
  10. due
  11. blue
  12. clue

Blueberries: focus on y + inflected endings 

  1. crying
  2. studying
  3. enjoying
  4. staying
  5. hurrying
  6. copying
  7. cries
  8. studies
  9. enjoys
  10. stays
  11. hurries
  12. copies
  13. cried
  14. studied
  15. enjoyed
  16. stayed
  17. hurried
  18. copied

Spelling Test #9: Test on 01.09.18

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, January 9th, 2018.

Apples: focus on digraph sh. We are looking to see if your student can identify the s, h, and sh starts to each of these words. There will be no penalty for incorrect spelling of the whole word. 

  1. shirt
  2. ship
  3. sheep
  4. shark
  5. shop
  6. saw
  7. soap
  8. hand
  9. ham
  10. socks

Bananas: focus on sc/sn/sw blends

  1. school
  2. scarecrow
  3. scarf
  4. snake
  5. snap
  6. snowman
  7. swan
  8. switch
  9. sweater
  10. swim

Grapes: 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

Kiwis: focus on short/long o and ow/oa

  1. stock
  2. long
  3. froze
  4. globe
  5. close
  6. oat
  7. coach
  8. roam
  9. show
  10. throw
  11. know
  12. grow

Blueberries: focus on y plurals

  1. monkeys
  2. alleys
  3. journeys
  4. valleys
  5. donkeys
  6. trays
  7. plays
  8. toys
  9. boys
  10. cities
  11. stories
  12. fireflies
  13. families
  14. armies
  15. duties
  16. parties
  17. ladies
  18. babies

Spelling Test #8:Test on 12.19.17

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, December 19th, 2017. We will resume spelling after the Holiday Break.

Apples: focus on reviewing previous words. Please be aware there are more words this week!

  1. ran
  2. hat
  3. sad
  4. map
  5. log
  6. top
  7. jet
  8. tag
  9. cut
  10. rug
  11. bun
  12. hill
  13. dig
  14. rip
  15. dot

Bananas: 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

Grapes: focus on bl/br/gr blends

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

Kiwis: focus on short/long a and open syllable ay

  1. glass
  2. trade
  3. Spain
  4. lay
  5. brave
  6. grain
  7. gain
  8. raise
  9. stay
  10. play
  11. hay
  12. tray

Blueberries: focus on final y

  1. hungry
  2. twenty
  3. ready
  4. turkey
  5. money
  6. chimney
  7. movie
  8. cookie
  9. goalie
  10. July
  11. rely
  12. try
  13. empty
  14. hockey

Spelling Test #7:Test on 12.12.17

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, December 12th, 2017. Thank you for your support!

Apples: focus on short ip/ig/il families

  1. pig
  2. mill
  3. pill
  4. hill
  5. dig
  6. rip
  7. lip
  8. wig

Bananas: focus on s/t/st blends

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

Grapes: focus on cr/cl/fr/fl blends. This is the correct list for this week. Sorry for the mix-up last week. 

  1. crown
  2. crayon
  3. clock
  4. clown
  5. fry
  6. freezer
  7. flower
  8. float
  9. flashlight
  10. cry

Kiwis: focus on CVVC pattern review. Note there are more words this week!

  1. leaf
  2. suit
  3. beach
  4. rain
  5. toast
  6. teeth
  7. chain
  8. peach
  9. road
  10. feet
  11. mail
  12. queen
  13. toad
  14. fruit
  15. broom
  16. sail
  17. soap
  18. spoon
  19. coat
  20. pea

Blueberries: focus on unusual plurals

  1. wife
  2. wives
  3. foot
  4. feet
  5. loaf
  6. loaves
  7. life
  8. lives
  9. mouse
  10. mice
  11. tooth
  12. teeth
  13. woman
  14. women

Spelling Test #6: Test on 12.05.17

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Weekly Spelling Lists

Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017. Thank you for your support in this manner.

Apples: focus on short ut/ug/un families

  1. run
  2. cut
  3. tug
  4. sun
  5. shut
  6. bug
  7. jug
  8. nut

Bananas: focus on sh/ch/wh/th review digraphs. We are looking to see if your student understands the digraphs.

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

Grapes: focus on cr/cl/fr/fl blends

  1. crown
  2. crayon
  3. clock
  4. clown
  5. fry
  6. freezer
  7. flower
  8. float
  9. flashlight
  10. cry

Kiwis: focus on ai/oa/ee/ea 

  1. wait
  2. thread
  3. need
  4. beast
  5. toast
  6. mail
  7. read
  8. three
  9. neat
  10. coast

Blueberries: focus on plural endings: adding es

  1. branches
  2. churches
  3. eyelashes
  4. crashed
  5. foxes
  6. mixes
  7. guesses
  8. kisses
  9. gloves
  10. horses
  11. voices
  12. changes
  13. places
  14. scratches

Spelling List #5: Test on 11.14.17

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Weekly Spelling Lists

We have adjusted our groups based on data we have taken over the last four weeks. For your convenience we have listed the student’s names for each group. Please practice the following words at home with your student. We will be testing them on Tuesday, November 14th, 2017. Thank you for your support.

Apples: focus on short et/eg/en families

  1. net
  2. peg
  3. leg
  4. ten
  5. men
  6. wet
  7. pen
  8. hen

Students: Jonathan, Gen, Brinlee, Megan, Carsen, Bridger, Ariana, Madden, Taige, Zyan, Skye

Bananas: focus on th/wh digraphs

  1. thermos
  2. thimble
  3. thorn
  4. think
  5. whip
  6. whistle
  7. whisker
  8. whale
  9. wheel
  10. thirteen

Students: Zach, Adalyn, KateLyn, Kaido

Grapes: focus on pl/sl/bl blends

  1. plug
  2. pliers
  3. sled
  4. sleeve
  5. slipper
  6. blindfold
  7. block
  8. blade
  9. blouse
  10. blanket

Students: Lilli and Celia

Kiwis: focus on short e/long e

  1. when
  2. breath
  3. trees
  4. each
  5. head
  6. queen
  7. east
  8. street
  9. seat
  10. reach

Students: Evee, Addison, Randi, Dash, Emmy, Isaiah, Aysa, Andrew, Julian

Blueberries: focus on unusual past tense

  1. sleep
  2. slept
  3. keep
  4. kept
  5. say
  6. said
  7. drive
  8. drove
  9. throw
  10. threw
  11. sweep
  12. swept
  13. draw
  14. drew

Students: Sam, Mary Jo, Caenna