Thursday, November 5, 2015

Spelling List Week 14

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on suffixes ending in -ous, -ious and -ful.

The suffixes -ous, -ious, and -ful mean full of our having qualities of. When you add these suffixes to ha base word i turns the word into an adjective. Example: delight (noun) to delightful (adjective)

Standard: ELAGSERF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

famous
peaceful
dangerous stressful
studious marvelous
envious colorful
glorious mysterious


Thursday, October 29, 2015

Spelling List Week 13

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on suffixes ending in -al, -ial and -ic.

Standard: ELAGSERF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

-al: associated with or relating to
-ial: associated with or relating to
-ic: associated with or relating to

global
dramatic
coastal memorial
musical industrial
electric territorial
heroic magical
majestic

Monday, October 19, 2015

Spelling List Week 11

This week's spelling spelling list focuses on suffixes ending in -ent, -ence, and -ency.

- ent in a noun
- ence is an adjective
- ency is an adjective

Standard: ELAGSERF3: Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

resident
residency
independent independence
competent competency
lenient leniency
equivalent equivalency

Monday, October 12, 2015

Spelling List Week 10


fragrant
dominant
fragrance dominance
brilliant hesitant
brilliancy hesitancy
expectant buoyant
expectancy buoyancy
distant
distance

Monday, October 5, 2015

Spelling List Week 9


measurable
adaptable
visible profitable
invisible breakable
legible horrible
likable edible
lovable credible
agreeable affordable
collectible



Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Healthy Snacks at TRES

TRES has recently implemented a "healthy snack initiative" to help promote a more healthy lifestyle and to teach kids how to make smart food choices.

The following is a list of TRES approved snack ideas/options:

  • Fresh fruit
  • Unsweetened applesauce
  • Fruit cups
  • Fresh veggies
  • Raisins or other dried fruit
  • Yogurt with granola
  • Dry cereal
  • Baked chips
  • Whole grain snack crackers
  • String cheese
  • Pretzels 
  • Whole grain cereal bars

Check out this huge list of healthy "real food" snack options. Click here to view 100 Days of Real Food. 


Friday, September 25, 2015

Spelling List Week 8

Our spelling list for Week 8 is commonly used homophones.
ELACC4L1g: Correctly use frequently confused words (to, too, two, there, their...)
bye
buy
sail sale
male mail
whale wail
waist waste
week weak
break brake
tied tide
stares stairs
new knew