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Take a spelling
practice test with
the spelling friend below!

Step 1 Push play and hear the word
Step 2 Hit pause and write the word
Repeat these steps to practice your words

Tips on how to be successful at school and in life!

Accent On Success®, a not-for-profit organization dedicated helping children succeed, has developed a list of rules to promote success in the new school year.
Top 10 Rules for Success in School (and in Life)
1. No vision = no direction. Write down what you want to accomplish in the first month of the school year.

2. Don't find a fault; find a solution.

3. Minimize the bummer words: no, can't, won't, never, maybe, and if. These six words can hold you back from reaching your full potential.

4. Learn how to set and achieve goals and how to use these principles in the classroom.

5. To get ahead in life—learn more, do more.

6. Use the "I'll Make It Happen" words: yes, I can, and I will.

7. Eliminate excuses.

8. Ask yourself every day: "Did I give my best effort to today's activities?"

9. Help others.

10. Enthusiastically take action on your dreams.

When students develop an "I'll Make It Happen" attitude, it will positively impact their attendance, class participation, personal decision making, and overall academic achievemant

List above by John Bishop
Found at the link below
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Bishop11.html

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Reminders

Open House is May 9th

Events and Fun Places to Visit

The following list are Gem and Mineral Show taking place in May
May 12-13 at Kennedy Mine, Jackson ,CA http://www.fossilsforfun.org/
Weekend Ideas

If you would like an educational and different weekend adventure visit The Petrified Forest in Calistoga, CA
There is a fee to tour the forest, but you can print a discount coupon online. If you arrive before 11:00 am you can join a docent lead tour. The main trail is a comfortable hike and will be beautiful this spring. Remember the Sonoma Mission and Petaluma Adobe are in the area and would make a great place to stop after the forest visit.

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Current Topics of Study

Read AR everyday!
Keep your folder updated!
Reading
Esperanza Rising
Math
Chapter 19
Understanding Decimals
Practice your facts
New Math Vocabulary
fraction
decimal number
decimal point
tenths
hundredths
decimal equivalent
Language Arts
adverbs
prepositions
prepositional phrases
Social Studies Unit 4
How did technology help
California grow?
Lesson 5
What was California's role in the twentieth century?
Spelling
List 30 multisyllable words
Science
Unit B Life Science
Chapter 5
How do living things survive in an ecosystem?