Spelling test – Thursday, June 6th
1. occurred
2. hesitation
3. theories
4. mementos
5. mosquitoes
6. weight
7. incorporated
8. approved
9. referred
10. decaying
11. attorneys
12. tuxedos
13. tariffs
14. quart
15. assistant
Lesson 35 – abbreviations
Spelling test – Thursday, May 30th
1. government (govt.)
2. president (pres.)
3. department (dept.)
4. company (co.)
5. incorporated (inc.)
6. subject (subj.)
7. edition (ed.)
8. volume (vol.)
9. biography (biog.)
10. number (no.)
11. example (ex.)
12. versus (vs.)
13. pint (pt.)
14. quart (qt.)
15. ounce (oz.)
16. pound (lb.)
17. manager (mgr.)
18. assistant (asst.)
19. package (pkg.)
20. merchandise (mdse.)
Lesson 34 – Homonyms and Hurdle Words
Spelling test is Thursday, May 23rd
1. through
2. threw
3. wait
4. weight
5. principle
6. principal
7. ceiling
8. sealing
9. weather
10. whether
11. coarse
12. course
13. patients
14. patience
15. except
16. accept
17. dessert
18. desert
19. personal
20. personnel
Non-uniform day
For reaching our Boosterthon goal of $25,000, tomorrow (May 16th) is an non-uniform day for all Lower School students.
Lesson 33 – Plurals
Spelling test is Thursday, May 16th
1. rodeos
2. kangaroos
3. tuxedos
4. patios
5. stereos
6. avocados
7. beliefs
8. thieves
9. tariffs
10. species
11. ponchos
12. dominoes
13. mementos
14.embargoes
15. broccoli
16. spaghetti
17. jackknives
18. handkerchiefs
19. Eskimos
20. mosquitoes
Lesson 32 – Suffixes to words ending in y
Spelling test is Thursday, May 9th
1. companies
2. jellies
3. sloppily
4. surveying
5. theories
6. steadily
7. waterways
8. identified
9. occupied
10. disobeyed
11. remedies
12. thirstily
13. decaying
14. modified
15. galaxies
16. industries
17. attorneys
18. dismayed
19. magnified
20. portrayed
Lesson 31 – adding suffixes to words ending in e
Spelling test – Thursday, May 2nd
1. evaporated
2. combining
3. graduated
4. unpaved
5. approved
6. referred
7. advertising
8. crammed
9. produced
10. equipped
11. occurred
12. memorized
13. controlled
14. exciting
15. abbreviated
16. calculation
17. hesitation
18. organizing
19. disguised
20. realized
Lesson 29 – suffixes –ion, -ation, -ition, -ance, -ence, -ive, and –ity
Spelling test – Thursday, April 25th
1. difference
2. composition
3. electricity
4. abundance
5. conversation
6. existence
7. activity
8. communication
9. excellence
10. addition
11. combination
12. creative
13. explanation
14. passive
15. quotation
16. circulation
17. destructive
18. disturbance
19. experience
20. resistance
Spring conferences
As you may have noticed on the school calendar, there will be optional spring conferences on Friday, April 19th. All K-5 teachers will contact parents they feel they need to meet with, including your child’s math or reading teacher.
Of course, teachers are available via email and phone to discuss any concerns you may have and/or to schedule an alternate day and time to meet.
If you have any questions about Spring Conferences, please contact Ms. Hernandez.
Aesop fable skits
It is a tradition for 5th grade students at Nova to present for their parents skits based on fables written by Aesop. The date for this year’s presentation is Friday, May 24th at 3pm. More information regarding these presentations will be available as the date approaches, but we want to make you aware of the date now and ask you to keep it in mind as you are making plans for your Memorial Day weekend. If you know that your child will have a conflict, please let his or her homeroom teacher know as soon as possible. Thank you!