Fundraising Meeting Coming up!

  Don't forget!  We have a fundraising meeting coming up on September 13th!  We would love to hear any ideas you have for raising money for the field trips this year.  Hope to see you there!

Welcome Back!!

Welcome back to DRCS!  I look forward to a wonderful new year with the 6th grade class.  Hope to see you all at BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT this evening at 6:30 p.m.  

Alice @ Wonderland: Tickets on sale now!

Tickets on sale in the office! 

Hurry before they're gone!

Spelling List #33

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***

Spelling List:

1.   infection- a disease that spreads
2. inducted- placed formally into a group
3. cataract- a large waterfall
4. catastrophe- a disaster
5. cataclysm- a violent flood, earthquake, or other sudden change in the earth
6. accidental- happening by chance
7. optical- pertaining to the eyes
8. agricultural- pertaining to farming
9. political- pertaining to government
10. their- a possessive pronoun
11. there- in that place
12. they're- the contraction for 'they are'
13. vein- a blood vessel
14. vain- proud
15. vane- a flat piece of metal or cloth that shows the wind's direction

Reading Vocabulary:

1. lilting- a cheerful or lively manner of speaking
2. abominable- in a hateful way
3. ostentatious- showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
4. yeomanry- a former class of English land-owning farmers
5. nuisance- a person or thing that annoys

Spelling List #32

Spelling and Vocabulary List-

***Please copy your list words three or more times,and your definitions twice for ALL Monday homework assignments***

Spelling List:

1.  postscript- a note added below the signature in a letter or at the end of a book
2. postpone- to delay
3. postlude- the music played after the end of a concert or series
4. posthumous- given or done after a person's death
5. inhabitant- one who lives or dwells in a place
6. consultant-counselor; advisor
7. penchant-a fondness, liking or preference
8. egotism- excessive reference to oneself; self conceit
9. criticism- evaluation of good and bad points
10. strait- a canal or passage between two bodies of water
11. straight- containing no angles or turns
12. principal- most important person; chief; head of a school
13. principle- fundamental belief
14. it's- contraction form for 'it is'
15. its- possessive pronoun

Reading Vocabulary:

1. deplorable- deserving contempt; very bad
2. incantation- casting of magical spells
3. decidedly- extremely; cunningly
4. vengeance- punishment in return for an injury or a wrong
5. delirium- a state of mental confusion

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