Tuesday, September 16, 2008

"Consider it all joy, my brethern, when you encounter various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete lacking in nothing."
James 1:2-4
4th Grade Spelling List 6
absence, excitement, committee, exactly, forgotten, awkward, miniature, caution, Wednesday, error, New Hampshire, Virginia, lawyer, vacuum, planning, disappearance, psalm, controlled, naturally, winning, children, daughter, seldom
rejoice-to be filled with joy, pleasure, or satisfaction
shrewd-clever
sanitary-clean
recommend-to suggest; to approve
legend-a story handed down from the past

3rd Grade Spelling List 6
grateful, award, owe, future, feather, dishwasher, giant, flavor, practice, castle, shadow, sketch, dividend, divisor, quotient, even, odd
brisk-quick in manner or movement
minimum-the smallest amount
appear-to be seen

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Scripture,Spelling and Vocab. for September 8-12

Do you ever wonder why bad things happen to you? Sometimes its because we make bad choices, but sometimes we may be trying our best to live according to God's Word and still....bad things happen. The book of James gives us an interesting look at problems. We all have problems - and James teaches us what to do when they pop up.

We are currently memorizing the scriptures below.

James 1:2-4

"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trails, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

Spelling List 5 - 4th Grade
neither, weird, government, rest, leisure, restaurant, physician, social, raisin, though, burrito, solar, Maryland, South Carolina, foreign, nobly, cheeseburger, protein, pepperoni, lasagna, appetite, height, approach, seize
pursue- to chase
quaint- odd in an interesting way
architect-one who draws plans for new buildings
courageous-brave
prairie- grassy land with few trees

Spelling List 5- 3rd Grade
dream, eighteen, twenty, fifty, surprise, soil, drowsy, pledge, smooth, balloons, break, money, multiplication, problem, factor, product, answer,
decision- the act of making up one’s mind
frail- weak
miscellaneous-not all of one kind

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Spelling and Vocabulary for September 1-5

Grade 3 – List 4
attention, lying, honor, often, shoulder, frozen, milkshake, blare, missed, closet, treasure, addend, minuend, subtrahend, difference, autumn, flower
zoology- the study of animals
vibrate- to move rapidly back and forth
scamper- to run quickly

Grade 4 -List 4
gigantic, pier, cousin, enemy, orange, fourth, surprise, stomach, minister, cyclone, Massachusetts, grieve, janitor, tithe, hyphen, aspirin, accompany, ceiling, baptize, Christian, petal, audience, really,
scholar-a student; a person of much learning
pamphlet-a booklet
ancestor-a relative of long ago
commandment- an order
honesty- truthfulness