Melissa Land
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Mrs. Land’s
Daily Schedule
7:45 - 8:30 Breakfast
8:30 - 8:35 Attendance in homeroom
8:35 - 9:15 1st Connection
9:20 - 10:00 2nd Connection
10:00 - 10:45 Block 1
10:45 - 11:15 Lunch
11:15 - 11:45 Recess
11:45 - 12:30 Block 1
12:30 - 2:00 Block 2
2:00 - 3:25 Block 3
3:25 - 3:30 Dismissal
Dear Parents
I am honored to be teaching 5th grade again this year at Jasper Middle School. My name is Mrs. Melissa Land. I have a Bachelor's degree in Business from Kennesaw State University and a Master's degree in Early Childhood Education from Reinhardt University. This year, I will be teaching Language Arts, Reading, and Writing. I am an avid reader and I hope to foster a love of reading with my students.
A little about me...My husband and I recently celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary. We have three children. Our oldest two are graduates of Pickens High School. Michael is doctor and is currently in his first year of residency. Hannah is a Master Cosmetologist and works locally. Our youngest, Matthew, is attending Pickens Junior High as an eighth grader. And, last but not least, we have a precious granddaughter, Ava.
I count it a privilege to teach your child. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Melissa Land
melissaland@pickenscountyschools.orgStudent Grades: http://pickenscountyschools.org/
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Spelling ONLY, NO Vocabulary this week
Test: Monday, October 7, 2019
-ed means “past.” Look at acted. Acted means “to act in the past.” When the suffix -ed is added to act, it changes the meaning of the word.
1. drifted
2. planted
3. started
4. trusted
5. acted
6. printed
7. opened
8. snowed
9. boiled
10. growled
11. joined
12. spoiled
13. reached
14. turned
15. shocked
16. stamped
17. tramped
18. bloomed
19. crashed
20. brushed
No Spelling/Vocabulary Tests on September 30, 2019
Enjoy Fall Break!
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test: Monday, September 16, 2019
Vowel Teams are when two vowels stick together to make one sound.
- Ar til ler y (rcontrol, closed, rcontrol, open) is a noun that means cannons and other large guns. The shells fired by artillery explode when they land. (Artillery shells landed close to Homer as he galloped out of the farmyard.)
- Trench (closed) is a noun that means a long narrow ditch used for protection during warfare. A trench might be just deep enough to cover the soldiers’ heads. Soldiers who are in trenches are said to be entrenched. (Rough hands grab Homer and pull him into a trench dug in the ground.)
- cruel (vowel team) is an adjective that means purposely causing pain. The noun is cruelty. An organization for animals is called the SPCA, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- Duped (Vce) is a verb or an adjective that means to be deceived or fooled. Some criminals try to dupe people into trusting them. People fooled in this way are called dupes. Dupes is the noun form.
- between
- reason
- appear
- repeat
- coffee
- explain
- indeed
- details
- contain
- leader
- leaves
- coax
- squeeze
- elbow
- greedy
- straight
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test: Monday, September 9, 2019
It's called an open syllable because the vowel is “open”—that is, nothing comes after it except open space. In open syllables, the vowel says its long sound.
- trea son (vowel team, closed) is a noun that means the crime of betraying one’s country. The adjective is treasonous. Giving secrets to the enemy is treasonous. In this chapter, the cavalry charges over the hill to arrest them all for treason.
- tri um phant: (open, closed, closed) is an adjective that means having won a battle or contest. In the Revolutionary War, the Americans were triumphant. It was a great triumph. Triumph is the noun form.
- be tray (open, vowel team) is a verb that means to act against your country by giving aid to the enemy. I believe you would never betray your country. A noun form is betrayal.
- in quir ies (closed, vce, vowel team) is a noun that means questions one might ask to find out particular information. Professor Fleabottom has been making inquiries about the movement of the troops. The verb form is inquire.
- e ven tu ally (open, closed, open, closed, open) is an adverb that means sometime in the future. Eventually, Homer comes down from the roof of the barn. Eventually comes from the noun event. The adjective is eventual.
- scam pered (closed, rcontrol) is a verb that means to run with light quick steps. We will see that Homer scampered into the balloon with no thoughts in his head except to get away. You might see rabbits scampering across a field.
- frozen
- moment
- music
- broken
- also
- basin
- Cupid
- belong
- silent
- event
- human
- secret
- result
- crazy
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test: TUESDAY, September 3, 2019
The vowel is called an r-controlled vowel. Sometimes teachers refer to the “r” as the “bossy r” because the r “bosses” the vowel to make a new sound. When the “a” is followed by r, it makes the sound you hear in “bar” or “car”. When the “o” is followed by the r, it makes the sound you hear in the word “corn”
- ruf fi an (closed, open, closed) is a noun that means a violent person often involved in crime. Kate accuses Homer of being a ruffian and says he cannot come to her wedding.
2. tor men tors (rcontrolled, closed, rcontrolled) is a noun that means people who tease or bully others. Tormentor is related to the word torment, which can be a noun or verb depending on how you say it. A cat can torment a mouse, and the mouse feels torment. Professor Fleabottom demands that the tormentors move away from the crate that Homer is in.
3. prox im it y (closed, closed, closed, open) is an adjective that means nearness. We can see the moon because of its proximity to the earth. Professor Fleabottom says that since Homer lived on a farm with pigs in close proximity, he should be able to do the job that Professor Fleabottom has in mind for him.
4. skul kers (closed, rcontrol) is a noun that means people who move about secretly looking to make trouble for others. A skulker is a person who skulks. Skulks is the verb form. Professor Fleabottom tells Minerva that there are skulkers about.
5. car a van: (closed, unaccented, closed) is a noun or a verb that means a group of people traveling together in more than one vehicle. If three families go on a car trip, they might form a caravan. The traveling medicine show uses a caravan of several wagons to haul people and equipment.
6. in spir a tion (closed, rcontrol, open, suffix) is a noun that means a sudden creative idea. If I write a poem, it will help me to get an inspiration. Inspiration is related to the verb inspire. I might feel inspired to write a poem.
7. farther
8. remember
9. understand
10. apartment
11. yesterday
12. important
13. major
14. during
15. surface
16. whether
17. quarter
18. purpose
19. observe
20. certain
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test: August 26, 2019
The vowel is called an r-controlled vowel. Sometimes teachers refer to the “r” as the “bossy r” because the r “bosses” the vowel to make a new sound. When the “a” is followed by r, it makes the sound you hear in “bar” or “car”. When the “o” is followed by the r, it makes the sound you hear in the word “corn”
1. con duc tor (closed, closed, rcontrolled) in a noun that means a person who conducts train passengers to their seats and checks their tickets. Conducts is the verb form. On the Underground Railroad, a conductor helped runaway slaves reach freedom. Samuel Reed is a conductor who has been leading slaves to freedom.
2. ab o li tion ists: (closed, open, irregular, suffix, closed) is a noun that means people who wanted slavery to end. They wanted it to be abolished. Abolished is a verb that means stopped forever.
3. civ il ized (closed, closed, vce) is an adjective that can mean polite and well mannered. It is from the word civil and is related to civilization. Both of these words are related to the meaning of organization and kindness. Homer was to meet Smelt at Brewster’s privy, which is an outside toilet. Homer says this is more civilized than the cow ditch he used at Squinton Leach’s farm.
4. skit ter (closed, rcontrol) is a verb that means to move lightly or quickly. A lizard might go skittering over rocks. You can hear a quite sound of skittering.
5. con vince (closed, closed) is a verb that means to cause a person to believe that something is true. I would like to convince you that healthy food will help you live longer. I hope the facts are convincing. Convincing is the adjective form Samuel Reed is convinced that Smelt and Stink would have killed him in the woods if Homer had not convinced them that he was worth more alive than dead. Convince means to talk someone into believing or doing what you want them to believe or do.
6. fu git ives: (open, closed, closed) is a noun that means prisoners who have escaped. The police or the army would like to catch them. Fugitives are people who are escaping from the law.
7. guar di an (vowel team, open, closed) is a noun that means a person who is legally responsible for the care of another person. It is from the word guard.
8. in gen u it y (closed, closed, open, closed, open) is a noun that means using an imaginative or clever design. It’s related to the word genius. Mr. Willow is told to use his ingenuity to find Harold.
9. person
10. correct
11. perfect
12. occur
13. pattern
14. northern
15. doctor
16. further
17. whisper
18. support
19. perhaps
20. history
Spelling/Vocabulary
Test: August 19, 2019
In its simplest form, a closed syllable is a vowel followed by a consonant. Examples include cap, sit, and up. It's called a closed syllable because the vowel is “closed in” by a consonant.
In closed syllables, the vowel usually says its short sound.
1. pro dig ious (open, closed, vowel team) is an adjective that means extreme. We often hear it modifying the noun liar. Look for references to prodigious liars. They lie all the time. The adverb form is prodigiously.
2. con scrip tion (closed, closed, suffix) is a noun that means a system for forcing people to join the army whether they want to or not. A man who’s conscripted is called a conscript.
3. wretch ed (closed, closed) is an adjective that means in very poor shape. If you see something called wretched, you know that it is really, really bad. A house can be in wretched shape, or a person can have a wretched personality. Wretchedness is the noun form.
4. com mence (closed, closed [The e is there to make the c soft]) is a verb that means begin. If I say a class commences at 8:30, I mean that’s when it starts. When you graduate from 12th grade and from college, you go to commencement. Commencement is the start of your new life. It's the noun form.
5. whin ny (closed, open) is a noun or a verb that means to make the sound a horse makes. Let’s see if you can whinny.
6. truss (closed) is a noun or a verb that means to tie the wings and legs of a chicken or turkey or pig before cooking it. You can also truss a person, but it would not be a nice thing to do. If you saw someone in a truss, you would have to call for help.
7. discuss
8. expect
9. system
10. express
11. address
12. congress
13. accept
14. mammal
15. conquest
16. wisdom
17. actress
18. September
19. fossil
20. channel