Due this week: 12-1 through 12-5

This week all Howlers are responsible for:

HWP
GP

Due on Friday, as always.

Spelling words for the weeks: 11-24 through 12-5

Unit 2 Week 4

bawl
brought
cautious
counter
coil
foul
foundation
fountain
joint
mouthful
dwadle
sprawls
sprouts
turmoil
stout
hoist
clause
turquoise
douse
scrawny

Vocab for the weeks: 11-24 through 12-5

VOCAB

reluctant
forbidden
gossiped
irresistible
elegant
blared
mischievous
hesitation

Quiz on Friday, December 5th!

Week of 11-17 to 11-21

Week of 11-17 to 11-21

This week we will be preparing for our Weekly Assessment.

Early release---11:00 am Thursday

Due this week:

Language Arts: HWP ---Friday
Social Studies: Explorers Project ---Tuesday


Please have your student practice last week's spelling and vocabulary words as they are a main focus of the Weekly Assessment that we will take on Friday

Thanks,

Mr. Helmer

Spelling Words for the 10/10 to 10/14

amusing
applied
complicated
deserved
dripping
easing
envied
fascinated
forbidding
gnarled
injured
joging
qualified
raking
relied
renewing
skimmed
threatening
regretted
referred

For the Week of 10/10 to 10/14

This week we begin Unit 2 Week 3.

Due this week:

HWP (contains a spelling page and a grammar page)

Please have your student practice lthis week's spelling and vocabulary words for the spelling quiz and vocab test on Friday.

Thanks,

Mr. Helmer

Vocab Words for the Week of 10/10 to 10/14

VOCAB

dedicated
equality
artifacts
exhibits
site

Quiz on Friday!

Week of 11-3 to 11-7

This week we will be preparing for our Weekly Assessment.

Due this week:

HWP

No GP or SP

Please have your student practice last week's spelling and vocabulary words as they are a main focus of the Weekly Assessment.

Thanks,

Mr. Helmer

The Week of 10-27 through 10-31

Due Friday the 31st:

Homework Packet (HP)

Includes a spelling page.

Grammar Packet (GP)

No Spelling packet this week!

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 10-27 through 10-31

Unit2 Week2

species
survive
alert
vibrates
surroundings
prey
predators
lunging

Spelling Words for the Week of 10-27 through 10-31

UNIT 2 WEEK2

abilities
countries
batches
difficulties
eddies
fangs
identities
lashes
liberties
notches
possibilities
rattlers
reptiles
rodeos
surroundings
taxes
losses
potatoes
zeroes
beliefs

This Week:

Thursday October 16th is a professional development day. Please remember your student will dismissed at 11am.


"My Cat Sam" essays are due on Wednesday. This assignment MUST be printed. Computers are available in the classroom.

This week, students are presenting their social studies assignment to Mrs. Patterson.

Thank you,

Mr. Helmer

Spelling words for the week of 10-14 to 10-17

UNIT 2 WEEK 1

afternoon
background
cornfield
cornmeal
earthworm
flagpole
footsteps
mountaintop
overcome
pillowcase
rooftop
cardboard
ice-skating
ninety-one
vice president
all right
field trip
armchair
cheerleader
eggshell

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 10-14 to 10-17

UNIT 2 WEEK 1

injury
slurp
mournful
shrieks
sympathy
decency
bulletin board
delivering

Narrative Writing Assignment

Please see the attached assignment due next Wed.

For the week of 10-06-08 through 10-10-08

For the week of 10-06-08 through 10-10-08:

No grammar packet
No spelling packet.

Due on Friday 10-10-08:

-Homework packet.
-Spelling test (last weeks words).

On Wednesday the Howlers will be writing a narrative story about a cat named Sam and a strange new world. Please see the attached assignment for details.

Also, please have your student type the assignment. Computers and printers are available for use on campus and we have 5 computers in the classroom as well. The story can also be emailed to my school address and printed out in the classroom.

jhelmer@pusd11.org

Please email me if you have any questions,

John Helmer

Oct Log

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 9-29 to 10-03

UNIT 1 WEEK 5

variety
transformed
celebration
moistened
fragrance
cooperation
canceled
theory

Spelling words for the week of 9-29 to 10-3

UNIT 1 WEEK 5

squirm
dreary
nerve
squirt
verse
surf
lurk
swerve
stern
spurts
lurch
blurt
thirst
spur
engineer
jeer
sneer
clear
year
yearns

For the week of: 9-22-2008 through 9-26-2008

For the week of 9-22-08 through 9-26-08:
No grammar packet
No spelling packet.

Due on Friday 9-26-08:

-Homework packet.
-Poem.
-Social Studies packet.

Please have your student type the POEM assignment. Computers and printers are available for use on campus and we have 5 computers in the classroom as well.

Please email me if you have any questions,

John Helmer

Spelling Words for the Week of 09-15-08

UNIT 1 WEEK 4

force
scorn
sword
swore
source
aboard
course
coarse
chart
barge
harsh
marsh
starch
heart
scarce
squares
swear
flare
fare
thorn

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 09-15-08

UNIT 1 WEEK 4

mission
disasters
environment
zone
gravity
maze
adjusted
function

For the week of: 9-15-2008 through 9-19-2008

We are on week 4 of Treasures and math unit 2.1-2.7.

Due Friday September 19th:

Grammar Packet

Homework Packet

Spelling Packet

Spelling & vocabulary quiz on Friday!

Good luck.

For the week of 9-8-08 through 9-12-08...

For the week of 9-8-08 through 9-12-08:
No grammar packet
No spelling packet.

Due on Friday 9-12-08:
Homework packet
Narrative essay-Aliens.
Please have your student type the assignment. Computers and printers are available for use on campus and we have 5 computers in the classroom as well.

Please email me if you have any questions,

John Helmer

September Reading log

This month's reading log. Please feel free to print and use if you need an extra or additional copy. Remember, logs are due in class every Monday for full credit.

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 09-02-08

UNIT 1 WEEK 3

quest
settings
reduce
buffet
major

Spelling Words for the Week of 09-2-08

UNIT 1 WEEK 3

amuse
bamboo
brood
crooks
tuna
doom
few
view
hoof
hooks
hue
bruise
booth
lose
duty
handbook
prove
mute
plume
union

Our class pet!

This is Speedy! He is a desert tortoise and loves to eat lettuce. He also walks laps all day while the students learn fun and exciting things in Mr. Helmer's classroom.
Each week, a student is responsible for cleaning Speedy's cage and feeding him. All the students enjoy watching Speedy and learning how to care for a desert tortoise!

Spelling Words for the Week of 08-25-08

folks
aim
prey
yolk
greed
greet
grind
growth
heap
coach
oak
paid
paste
plead
shave
theme
bride
tow
spice
type

Vocabulary Words for the Week of 08-25-08

original
wring
advertisement
commenced
fireball
impress
elected
sauntered

August Reading Log

Here's this month's reading log.

Please turn in your log EVERY MONDAY!

Welcome Howlers!

Welcome to Mr. Helmer's class! This year is going to be a spectacular year. Spelling and vocabulary tests are done each week. Reading logs are due on Mondays, the minimum requirement is 30 minutes each night.
We have a class pet this year. His name is Speedy and he is a desert tortoise. He enjoy's eating lettuce and likes to race around his aquarium... that's how he got his name!
Mrs. Helmer is also looking forward to this school year. She enjoys coming to the classroom to help with parties and collecting homework.
Let's make it a great year, welcome to all the new Howler's!!!

Vocabulary words for the week of 8-18 to 8-22

The test will be on Friday, good luck Howlers!!

slumped
soggy
capable
categories
strands
gigantic
credit
luminous

Spelling words for the week of 8-18 to 8-22

Below are the spelling words. There is a quiz on Friday, as usual. Please study your words created in your study folder on Monday. Remember to sort them as you study: EASY-QUEASY-HARD.

Good luck!

batch
rough
stump
jut
tough
nick
shrug
tenth
stuff'
laugh
guess
damp
cot
fling
gush
dove
lead
notch
scan

Spelling Words for the week of 5-5 to 5-9

Below are the spelling words. There is a quiz on Wednesday, as usual. Good luck!

sadness
gladness
needless
harmless
darkness
fullness
stillness
hopeless
fearless
weakness
bottemless
foolishness
fondness
effortless
meaningless
emptiness
forgiveness
motionless
ceaseless
fierceness

REVIEW WORDS
dishonest
mistaken
preheats

CHALLENGE WORDS
weightlessness
thoughtlessness

Three Square Sheet

Please use this sheet for the 20 spelling words of the week. Each sheet should have:

1. a definition

2. a sentence

3. an illustration.

Due on FRIDAY.

May Reading Log

Please use the May Reading Log if you or your student needs an additional copy.

More Howler's Art!

Great job Howlers!

Student Art of the Week!!!

A Howler's art piece of the week: Helmer's Howlers...

Patriotic Speech!

The Patriotic Speech selection for the final contest presenters will occur on Friday, April 25th.
This is required by every 5th grade student. Packets were given out in March.
Students were given an hour on Monday during writing to work on the assignment and ask
teachers for questions or ideas. Each student selected a topic or quote in March.
Please see the packet for details.

ROUGH DRAFT DUE 4-18-08
IDEA WEB DUE 4-18-08

The rubric for the Idea Web will help students frame their information.

Spelling Words Monday 4-14-08

Unit 5 Week 2

suite
sweet
pier
peer
currant
current
manner
mannor
pole
poll
stationary
stationery
waist
waste
peal
peel
presents
presence
council
counsel
kernel
colonial
journal
budge
ranger

Vocabulary Words Monday 4-14

Unit 5 Week 2

shortage
bedlam
outcast
reflected
strategy
civilization
traditional
complex

April Reading Log

Rules:
Logs are due every Monday.
30 minutes are required per day.
Please print or download if needed.
Read fun stuff!