3.23 VCCV Spelling & Vivacious Verbs

3.23 Spelling: VCCV Pattern, Week 1

           

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  A good choice this week would be to break the spelling words into syllables.  Use a dictionary to help you.

NEW SPELLING CHOICE: FRACTION SPELLING

What part of the word is made up of vowels? Consonants?  Create fractions!

Word	Vowel Fraction	Consonant Fraction	Total
word	1/4	3/4	4/4
spelling	2/8	6/8	8/8
vocabulary	5/10	5/10	10/10

            *You will choose your own bonus word this week.  What other words follow the VCCV pattern?

1.     rabbit

2.     arrow

3.     letter

4.     mammal

5.     fellow

6.     follow

7.     butter

8.     attend

9.     lasso

10. pillow

11. filling

12. challenge

13. batter

14. jogging

15. stopped

Vocabulary: Vivacious Verbs

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to be able to use them correctly in a sentence.

1.     mumble: speaking under your breath, not speaking clearly

2.     prepare: to get ready for something

3.     increase: to make or get more of something

4.     commence: to begin

5.     browse: to look at something in a casual way

6.     eliminate: to get rid of something

7.     astonish: to surprise someone

Upcoming Events:
2/7     Progress Reports go home to be signed & returned.

2/8     Hot chocolate sales

2/14   Valentine’s Day Party (2:00)

2/17   NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS/Parent Conference Day (Mrs. Cook & Mrs. Dyer will be on a school trip with their daughters and are schedule conferences on other days.  If you would like a conference and haven’t been contacted, please let us know at jesscook@ucschools.org or hdyer@ucschools.org.)