Bauman's Bugle Week 10/27-10/31

Unit 2 Week 3 Spelling and Vocabulry - 10/27 -10/31

Spelling Words

Unit 2, Week 3

1. appear

2. beware

3. career

4. chair

5. declare

6. engineer

7. ignore

8. order

9. pioneer

10. prepare

11. repair

12. report

13. resort

14. smear

15. snore

16. spare

17. square

18. sword

19. tornado

20. volunteer

Challenge Words:

21. impair

22. directory

23. hardware

24. clearance

25. porpoise

Vocabulary Unit 2, Week 3

1. astonished-           amazed; surprised greatly

2. behavior-   a person’s manner of behaving or way of acting

3. benefactor-            a person who has given money or kindly help

4. distribution-         the act of giving some to each, of dividing and giving out in shares

5. gratitude- thankfulness or a kindly feeling because of a favor received

6. procession-           involves things moving or people marching or riding forward together

7. recommend-          to speak in favor of something

8. sacred-                   worthy of reverence; not to be disregarded

9. traditions-             customs or beliefs handed down from generation to generation

Fun Run Pics and Articles by Sarah and Evan

Fun Run News Flash! Butler Elementary 5th Graders went to Brighton High School to run a mile on October 15th. They did this for the Presidential Fitness Challenge. How you ask? They ran the track 4 times! It was harder than you think. 

                                                       ~by Sarah

There has been a mile run. The 5th Graders from Butler Elementary went to Brighton High School to run a mile. They are all trying to get Presidential times. Presidential times are very hard to get. A lot of kids said it was a lot harder than it looks. They had to walk from Butler Elementary to Brighton High School, so that just aded on distance. Congratulations to all those 5th Graders!
                                                                                                                          ~by Evan

Spelling and Vocabulary Words Unit 2 Week 2 - 10/20-10/24

Spelling Words

Unit 2, Week 2

1. avocados

2. dominoes

3. ourselves

4. shelves

5. beliefs

6. echoes

7. pants

8. sheriffs

9. buffaloes

10. flamingos

11. pianos

12. staffs

13. chefs

14. loaves

15. quizzes

16. thieves

17. chiefs

18. measles

19. scissors

20. volcanoes

Challenge Words:

21. bailiffs

22. wharves

23. mosquitoes

24. armadillos

25. desperadoes

Vocabulary Unit 2, Week 2

1. quarrel-       an angry dispute or a fight with words

2. union-          the act of uniting or condition of being united

3. confederacy- a united group of people, states, or countries

4. rebellion-    resistance or fight against any power or restriction

5. glory-           fame or great praise and honor given by others to someone or something

6. canteen-       a small container for carrying water or other drinks

7. stallion-       a male horse

Bauman's Bugle 10/20-10/24

Bauman's Bugle - Week 10/13 -10/15

Just in case...

Unit 2 Book Report - Due November 24th

The genre choices for the next book report include Myth, Fable, Folklore, and Fairytale. The book need not be 100 pages long this time. Students can choose a picture book, or one short story within a compilation of stories. For example, if you find a book of Greek myths, you may chose one myth to focus on. 

 Students can either choose a classic version of the tale, or they may choose a modern, adapted novel that fits with the genre, like Sister’s Grim or the Percy Jackson Series. 

Book reports are due on Monday, November 24^th. The project will focus on summary skills, through a storyboard format.  Students need to focus on the main events, or the most important events that tell the the story. The rubric and two examples follow. Students will receive their own copy of the rubric/directions.