September 5

This week students have gone on a field trip to learn about the concept of "sustainability." Students demonstrated what they have learned, by writing a paragraph on how the world can feed and support a growing population, with the same amount of farmland.

In class, we have also worked on our reading and writing skills, by completing a spelling quiz, editing a paragraph for capitalization, spelling and punctuation.

In social studies, students have learned about the following key terms: Monopoly, Scarcity, Trading Forts, the Three Sisters, Colony, Exploration and Monarch.

Over the weekend, students can practice the following list of spelling words:

Word	Practice Sentence	Type
exist	I didn't even know that they still exist.	Basic
know	We know we are right.	Basic
both	I think both of them are sorry.	Basic
age	You can learn something new at any age.	Basic
personal	There's no need to get personal.	Basic
I've	I've always loved to walk on the beach.	Basic
company	We will start the company with our own money.	Basic
Japanese	My best friend is Japanese.	Basic
choose	I just can't choose between these shoes.	Basic
run	We will run away if we hear anything.	Basic
TV	The TV was left on all night.	Basic
attention	Please pay more attention to the teacher.	Basic
race	Let's race through the park.	Basic
think	We think it's best if you skip a grade.	Basic
junior	She is a junior partner in the law firm.	Challenge
wouldn’t	He wouldn't tell the secret to anyone.	Challenge
equipment	Our equipment is old and broken.	Challenge
palindrome	A palindrome can be read in either direction like the word mom.	Challenge