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Welcome to Mr. Geller's Section of the Paramount Academy Web Site!Dear Parents, Have another wonderful and safe week! Below is the Spelling List for the week of May 5th-9th. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Supplemental Spelling
List 39 1.
launch 2.
shawl 3.
false 4.
author 5.
install 6.
loss 7.
broad 8.
audience 9.
drawing 10.
caution 11.
lawyer 12.
recall 13.
astronaut 14.
office 15.
scald 16.
automobile 17.
drawn 18.
broth 19.
awful 20.
flaw
Dear Parents, Have a wonderful and safe week! Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 38 1.
humid 2.
remove 3.
prove 4.
costume 5.
rescue 6.
unit 7.
annual 8. suit 9. include 10.
continue 11.
future 12.
beauty 13.
olives 14.
value 15.
humor 16.
museum 17.
avenue 18.
produce 19.
amuse 20.
youth
Dear Parnents, I hope that everyone is enjoying their springtime. I wanted everyone to know that progress reports went home on Friday, April 18th. Enjoy the weekend and the week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 37 1. arrive 2. slope 3. growth 4. locate 5. design 6. supply 7. chosen 8. type 9. froze 10.
polite 11.
spoken 12.
tone 13.
describe 14.
silent 15.
thrown 16.
deny 17.
excite 18.
bowl 19.
style 20.
decide
Dear Parents, Thank you for all of the support that has offered throughout the year and especially for all of those parents who have been helping out with fruit donations during our AIMS testing week. Have a wonderful week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 36 1.
eighty 2. daily 3. operate 4. claim 5. freight 6. neighbor 7. explain 8. straight 9. contain 10.
populate 11.
needle 12.
beneath 13.
foggy 14.
gasoline 15.
complete 16.
scary 17.
screen 18.
police 19.
feature 20.
memory
Dear Parents, I hope that everyone is having a wonderful springtime. I wanted everyone to know that we have been working very hard on preparing for the AIMS tests. The students are ready and I am excited for them to have such an opportunity to show off all of their skills. Sincerley, Shad W. Geller
Dear Parents, I hope that everyone had a great and restful spring break. We are going to be and have been spending a considerable amount of time working on our A.I.M.S. preparations. We have been using practice tests that have been approved and distributed by the state to better prepare us for the tests. After spending time practicing, the students have found that they are less anxious and actually feel more prepared for the A.I.M.S. Have a great week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 35: Spelling Words Ending With -ing swimming, dancing, napping, exploring, going, snapping, building, biking, relaxing, flipping, climbing, riding, reading, jogging, skiing, breathing, snorkeling, practicing, vacationing, exercising
Dear Parents, I want to thank all of the parents for taking time out of their busy lives to come out and conference with me regarding your amazing children. This was a great success and it was wonderful getting to know you and learning more about your children's' goals. Thanks again for all of your support regarding this matter. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List for the week of March 17th-21st Spelling List 34: Spelling Compound Words anyone, everywhere, someplace, headlight, basketball, touchdown, grandstand, outline, footprint, yardstick, brainstorm, sometimes, waterfall, firecracker, rattlesnake, background earthquake, salesperson, grapevine, headquarters Dear Parents, Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on March 11th-13th,Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. I am really excited and looking forward to meeting with all of you. Have a great weekend and week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List for the Week of March10th-14th List 33: Spelling Words With The Prefix ex- excuse, extend, exclude, exact, exclaim, express, expand, examine, expert, extreme, expensive, explore, explain, example, explode, exhaust, excellent, excavate, extinct, exhibit Bonus Word: excruciating
Dear Parents, I want to thank all of those dedicated souls who have helped us out with Field Day this year. We really could not do this event successfully without the help of the volunteers. Thanks for your support regarding this matter. Have a wonderful weekend and week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 32: Spelling Words With the -ful and -less Suffixes joyful, thankful, careful, useless hopeful, homeless, harmful, helpless, fearful, painless, painful, cloudless, playful, thankless, skillful, powerful, wonderful, breathless, respectful, thoughtful Bonus Word: meaningless
Dear Parents, I hope that everyone is having a great week. I just wanted to remind everyone that Field Day is on Friday, February 29th, Leap Year. Cool! One extra day to do with what we wish this year. Have a great week and enjoy the beautiful weather. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 31 for the week of February 25th-29th List 31 glare, daring, area, scare, despair, library, beware, swear, carry, compare, therefore, repair, declare, narrate, dairy, prepare, comparison, clarify, bury, lariat Bonus Word: unaware
Dear Parents, I hope that everyone has had a great week and weekend. I want to remind everyone that field day will be on Friday, February 29th this year. Thanks for all of those who are volunteering. Also, if you are interested in purchasing Casino Night/Parents' Night Out Tix, please send the money with your child to me and I will give them the tix to give to you. Thanks for your support regarding this matter. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 29 for the week of Feb. 18th-22nd List 29 another, shoe, answer, sugar, young, sure, obey, cousin, ocean, often, guess, front, wash, island, whose, heart, machine, against, beauty, height Bonus Word: weird
Dear Parents, Just a reminder that progress reports for the third quarter went home on Friday, February 8th. Have a wonderful weekend. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 28: Spelling Number Words eighteen, twenty, thirteen, ninety, nineteen, fifteen, million, hundred, sixteen, fifth, seventeen, fifty, eighth, fourteen, forty, numeral, digit, arithmetic, decimal, trillion Bonus Word: googolplex
Dear Parents, We have finished off another great month at Paramount Academy. January came and went very fast as I am cautiously aware that the rest of the year will go. 3rd Quarter Progress Reports will go home on Friday, February 8th. Have a wonderful week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 27 for the week of February 4th-8th Spelling List 27: Spelling Words Ending in -tion, -ture, and -ure action, picture, nation, creature, motion, failure, mention, nature, caution, furniture, location, feature, condition, posture, direction, attention, lecture, departure, creation, moisture Bonus Word: imagination Dear Parents, I hope that everyone is having a great week. We have had another wonderful week of learning and are looking forward to another adventure in our learning. Our classroom has adopted a new "Character and Life Skills" program called "Character Counts". The program emphasizes six essential and important "pillars" of good character and they are: Trustworthiness, Respect , Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. We will be incorporating lessons derived from these "pillars" into our curriculum. Have a wonderful Day. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 26: Spelling Words Ending in -ly lively, steadily, lonely, speedily, finally, merrily, harshly, luckily, eagerly, happily, suddenly, totally, angrily, willingly, sleepily, secretly, cowardly, personally, usually, readily Bonus Word: respectfully
Dear Parents, We are looking forward to another great week of learning and education. I hope that everyone is settling into the new year peacefully with resolve and clarity. This is going to be a great year and I am glad to be working in and among this community. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 25: Spelling the "Schwa" Sound woman, even, kitten, bottom, custom, open, person, reason, happen, lesson, button, garden, cannon, problem, ribbon, horizon, crimson, watermelon, dragon, opinion Bonus Word: maintenance
Dear Parents and Students, We are now getting back into the groove of all of our school roles, expectations and procedures. I am really excited to be back and looking forward to a great new year. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Happy New Year! Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 23: For the week of January 14th-18th, 2008. List 23: Spelling Homophones forth, flour, their, foul, threw, miner, waste, fowl, there, minor waist, through, they're, flower, fourth, pour, principal, pore, principle, poor Bonus Word: reign
Dear Parents, Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a great holiday season. Below are the spelling words for the week of January 7th-11th. Welcome back and good luck in 2008! Sincerely, Shad W. Geller List 22: Spelling Words with the Prefixes re- and un- unfriendly, review, reappear, rewind, untie, remove, unhook, rename, unpaid, retake, unfair, replace, uncover, rearrange, unbeaten, unplanned, refinish, unfinished, reverse, unequal Bonus Word: replenish
Dear Parents, Here are the spelling words for the week of December 17th-21st. Remember that the grading period ends on Thursday, December 20th, 2007. Have a wonderful holiday season! Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 21: Spelling Special Plurals leaves, loaf, wolves, themselves, scarf, wives, shelves, thieves, wife, thief, scarves, shelf, wolf, loaves, leaf, geese, sominoes, women, skis, oxen Bonus Word: skiing Dear Parents, I wanted to thank all of the parents who came out to support the students and their winter performance. Great job 4th graders! You are all so AWESOME!! Have a great week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 20 for the week of December 10th-14th Spelling List 20: Adding -er and -est to Adjectives hungry, happy, heaviest, prettier, uglier, prettiest, hungriest, happier, heavier, pretty, ugliest, ugly, heavy, happiest, hungrier, empty, gloomy, windy, healthy, chilly Bonus Word: healthiest
Dear Parents, We have had another great week of learning and are looking forward to another good week. Have a safe and happy weekend and week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 19: Spelling the /ur/ sound term, heard, birth, word, burst, world, thirst, learn, serve, pearl, worst, urge, worth, early, further, search, purpose, perfect, earnest, overheard Bonus Word: bratwurst
Dear Parents, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. Below is the spelling list for the week of November 26th-30th. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 17: Spelling Names of Helpers performer, decorator, bricklayer, gardener, creator, builder, actor, plumber, doctor, roofer swimmer, teacher, sailor, welder, manager, moderator, baby-sitter, author, conductor, governor Bonus Word: anthropologist
Dear Parents, Have a great week. Remember that Thursday and Friday are Thanksgiving Break. Have a great holiday. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller This weeks Spelling words: List 16 Spelling the /s/ sound chance, notice, sentence, recess, price, surface, prince, princess, twice, office iceberg, spice, advice, faucet, spruce, device, science, crevice, instance, distance Bonus Word: pricelessness
Dear Parents, We had another great week of learning. We focused on our multiplication tables in math. In reading, we read some great stories about Benjamin Franklin and how he changed the world and a story about a camel and how he got the hump on his back. We started our potato experiment and quickly learned that only one of the five potatoes and starting grow. We are looking forward to another great week in our learning community. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller This weeks spelling words: List 15 Spelling Plural Nouns taxes, dollars, suitcases, monkeys, ashes, crutches, eagles, countries, bicycles, inches, sandwiches, umbrellas, brushes, blueberries, radishes, relishes, galleries, smudges, dragonflies, marshes Bonus Word: languages
Dear Parents, I hope everyone is getting along well. This week will mark the beginning of our Arizona prehistory and history curriculum. Also, we have set Saxon Math aside for a few weeks while we work on mastering our multiplication tables. Have a great week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller List 14: Spelling the /j/ sound bridge, damage, judge, manage, lodge, bandage, badge, garbage, cabbage, package, wedge, cottage, ledge, luggage, edge, voyage, carriage, pledge, image, average Bonus Word: wreckage Dear Parents, We had another great week last week. Thank you for all of those who were able to come out to Literature Day. We had a great time celebrating Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Have a great week. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller This weeks Spelling List 13: the /ch/ sound ranch, stretch, pinch, scratch, perch, sketch, torch, clutch, reach, hutch, couch, patch, branch, watch, church, starch, cinch, patchwork, wrench, splotch Bonus Word: sandwiches
Dear Parents, Parent-teacher conferences went very well. It was really great to be able to talk to all of the parents and to be able to set goals together as a team for your children's success. We will be having our "Literature Day Celebration" on Friday, October 26th. Our community voted on several different themes including; pirates, Charlotte's Web, Narnia and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The theme that won the most votes and the theme that we have decided to celebrate is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Students are allowed to dress up in celebration of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece in honor of the characters in the story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I look forward to seeing you there on Friday. Announcements will be sent home with more details regarding this event. Thanks again for the support. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller This week's spelling list is List 11: spelling abbreviations: Dec., Sat., Nov., Mon., Jan., Wed., Apr., Sun., Feb., Thurs., Oct., Aug., Tues., Fri., Mar., St., Blvd., Sept., Ave., Rd. Bonus Word: lbs.
Dear Parents, This week we will be holding parent-teacher conferences. I sent home confirmation times to each student on Thursday, last week. I look forward to meeting with each of you. Also, Friday, October 19th, the fourth, fifth and sixth grades will be going on a field trip to the Arizona State Fair and Exposition. I will be asking for chaperones to assist on the trip. Please indicate wether you can or cannot chaperone, on the student's permission slip. Please remember that marking your availability does not guarantee that you will be asked to chaperone. I will contact chaperones via telephone or at the parent-teacher conferences. Thanks for your support regarding this matter. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller This week's spelling list is list 10 List 10 ceiling, giraffe, citizen, gem, citrus, circle, cereal, genius, celery, certain, gerbil, cement, center, general, cedar, century, cymbals, genuine, cinnamon, geography
Dear Parents, Parent teacher conferences will be held on October 16th-18th. Please look for the sign up sheets that I have sent home and follow the instructions on the form so that we can get the conferences scheduled as soon as possible. Thanks for your support regarding this matter. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Spelling List 9: the /K/ sound check, lucky, plastic, pocket, picnic, struck, bucket, hockey, attic, attack, jacket, stocking, rocket, shriek, ticket, nickel, frantic, heroic, atomic, poetic
Dear Parents, We have wrapped up another great week in our community. Have a safe and happy weekend. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller Below is a list of our spelling words from Spelling List 8 for the week of October 1st - 5th. plow, found, joint, destroy, allow, ground, moist, employ, tower, bounce choice, about, oyster, poison, outside, account, appoint, enjoyment, rejoice, trousers
Dear Parents, Progress reports go home on Friday, September 21st. I hope everyone has a great and safe weekend. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller
This week's Spelling Words: List 7: Spelling Vowel Sounds in Two-Syllable Words tablet, credit, invent, contact, success, admit, dentist, insect, comment, solid suggest, product, napkin, until, cactus, traffic, progress, punish, after, lettuce
Dear Parents, Below you will find a copy of the spelling words for the week of September 17th - 21st. Please use them to refer to when your child is studying for the pre-test (Thur) and test (Fri). I want to remind all parents that Friday, September 14th marks the end of the grading perior for the progress report for the first quarter. Thank you to all of the parents who helped to support the community by holding the students accountable to turning in their assignments. Progress reports for the first quarter will be sent home on Friday, September 21st. Thanks for your continued support. Sincerely, Shad W. Geller
Spelling List 5 for the week of September 17th-21st rescue, few, view, move, due, drew, proof, suit, true, fruit, crew, troop, juice, stoop, bruise, group, smooth, value, issue, screwdriver Have a safe and happy weekend!
Dear parents, We had another great week. Here is the spelling words for the week of September 10th - 14th. List 4: Spelling the Long I Sound mild, pipeline, find, flight, type, blind, mile, midnight, idle, style, pilot, mighty, supply, pirate, lighthouse, hydrant, tighten, icicle, rhyme, dynamite
I hope everyone has a safe and happy "Labor Day" weekend. Please remember that there is no school on Monday, Sept. 3rd. Also, We are trying to keep the wesbsite current. Please continue to check students' agenda books and sign your initials at the bottom of each day, after you have gone over the academic day with your child. Thanks so much for your continued support. Remember in addition to the agenda books, I will be posting assignments on this web page under the category "Assignments" listed above. Just click on "Assignments" and check to see if that week's assignments have posted. Please note that these assignments are not "written in stone" and the agenda book is still your best guide to what we did in class, day to day. Enjoy the weekend and I look forward to seeing everyone back on Tuesday. Here is Spelling List List 3 for the week of Sept. 3rd-7th: Spelling the Long O Sound. List 3: flow, grove, throw, over, shown, groan, grown, stolen, hollow, coast narrow, coach, window, bowl, shadow, bulldozer, elbow, overflow, though, cocoa Sincerely, Mr. Geller, Room 10
I am looking forward to another great week. Here is the Spelling List 2 for the week of August 27th-31st. Spelling List 2: east, bleed, field, donkey, sneak, jockey, grease, yield, least, scream, shield, wheat, seaweed, beach, beetle, screech, female, wreath, niece measles
Dear parents, We have just completed the second week of school. We are off to a great start. This week, we focussed on our curriculum and started getting into the groove of things. We had an excellent week and are looking forward to another one next week. Please remember to continue checking your child's agenda books and signing them at the bottom. We want to make sure that all of the students are clear that both teachers and parents are holding the students accountable on their agenda books and assignments. Have a safe and happy weekend. Sincerely, Mr. Geller
Don't Forget that Wednesday, August 22, 2007 is an early release day. Hello everyone! We have had an excellent first week back to school. We have finished our Spectrum Testing in Math, Language and Reading. I am looking forward to another great week, next week. We will be starting into our regular curriculum next week. Have a safe and happy weekend. Below is an interesting link to an interesting game. This might be fun to play with your children and to play yourself. I am warning you though, it is highly addictive. Have a great weekend! Sincerely, Mr. Geller
P.S. If the link below does not send you directly to the website, copy and paste the link into your browser and it should get you there.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html
From the Desk of Mr. Shad W. Geller 4th Grade Teacher,
Dear Parents, I am excited to have your child in my 4th grade class. This year will be filled with
many challenges, learning opportunities, and hopefully some fun along the
way. I cannot wait to meet you and your child. As most of you know, this
will be my fifth year of teaching at Here are some points to consider about the way I operate my classroom and my teaching philosophy. I believe that student success relies greatly on a firm foundation of structure, discipline, effort, and preparation. In order to facilitate the previously mentioned criterion, I have designed a set of community expectations and a list of rules and consequences that should help aid in the overall success of each student in my classroom. Please read the attached forms carefully. Sign, date, and fill out all of the attached forms and return them, with your child, to me as soon as possible. My philosophy is founded on the basis of, respecting yourself, others and things in order to promote a positive and pro-social learning environment. My goal is academic success for your child. During the first few weeks of school, I will spend a considerable amount of time reviewing my expectations and rules and consequences with the class so that every student is clear on what is expected of them. Assignments that are not finished in class will be considered homework. Generally, assignments are due the next time class meets after the assignment is given. If you need to talk with me, please call and set up an appointment and I will be glad to discuss matters with you. Remember that anytime you enter the campus, you need to sign in through the office and obtain a visitor’s pass. This is to help ensure the safety of all of us on the campus. Thank you for your time and support regarding these matters. In closing, I am excited and looking forward to a
wonderful year at Sincerely, Mr. Shad W. Geller Mr. Geller’s 4th
Grade Community Expectations 1. Respect Yourself. 2. Respect Others. 3. Respect Things. By respecting yourself, others, and things, you are
promoting a positive and pro-social learning environment. Parent’s Signature_________________________
Date__________ Student’s Signature________________________
Date__________ Teacher’s Signature________________________
Date_________ Mr. Geller’s 4th Grade Classroom Rules 1. RESPECT YOURSELF, OTHERS AND THINGS. 2. RESPECT AND OBEY ALL TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS. 3. RESPECT AND OBEY ALL DRESS CODE GUIDELINES. 4. BE PREPARED FOR ASSIGNMENTS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES. 5. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. 6. BE PRODUCTIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE. 7. STAY “ON TASK” AND COMPLETE WORK “ON TIME”. 8. BE “ON TIME” TO CLASS. 9. DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT PERMISSION,
SIGNING OUT, AND 10. RAISE YOUR HAND AND WAIT TO BE CALLED ON BY THE TEACHER TO SPEAK. 11. USE “INSIDE VOICES” TO KEEP NOISE LEVELS LOW. 12. STAY IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY THE TEACHER. 13. KEEP YOUR HANDS, FEET, AND ALL OTHER BODY PARTS TO YOURSELF. 14. NO RUNNING IN THE CLASSROOM. 15. NO INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE. 16. DO NOT GO THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE’S DESKS, PROPERTY, OR PERSONAL BELONGINGS. 17. DO NOT SPEAK NEGATIVELY ABOUT OTHERS. 18. NO “TATTLE TELLING”. 19. NO CHEWING GUM. 20. EAT AND DRINK FOOD AND BEVERAGES AT APPROPRIATE PLACES AND APPROPRIATE TIMES. 21. NO MAGAZINES, COMIC BOOKS, RADIOS, ELECTRONIC GAME SYSTEMS, TRADING CARDS, TOYS, OR ANY OTHER ITEM THAT CAUSES DISRUPTIONS TO YOURSELF, OTHERS, AND TEACHERS. Parent’s Signature___________________________________ Date_________________ Student’s Signature__________________________________ Date_________________ Teacher’s Signature__________________________________ Date_________________
CONSEQUENCS FOR BREAKING MR.
GELLER’S CLASSROOM RULES FIRST OFFENSE = NAME ON BOARD = WARNING SECOND OFFENSE = NAME ON BOARD AND ONE CHECK MARK = LOSS OF FIRST RECESS THIRD OFFENSE = NAME ON BOARD AND TWO CHECK MARKS = LOSS OF LUNCH RECESS FOURTH OFFENSE = STUDENT WILL BE SENT TO THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE CONSEQUENCES, THE TEACHER MAY SEND A STUDENT TO THE DESIGNATED “TIME OUT” AREA WHEN NEEDED. ANY OFFENSE THAT INCLUDES ANY FORM OF VIOLENCE OR SEVERELY DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC REFERRAL TO THE PRINCIPAL’S OFFICE AND A CALL HOME WILL BE MADE. IF ANY OTHER TEACHER REPORTS INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIORS OUTSIDE OF MY CLASSROOM, THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN MY CLASSROOM. Parent’s Signature___________________________________ Date_________________ Student’s Signature__________________________________ Date_________________ Teacher’s Signature__________________________________ Date_________________
Please print the following information and return this form to Mr. Geller A.S.A.P. Student’s Name: __________________________________________________________ Parent’s Names: __________________________________________________________ Address: ________________________________________________________________ Home Phone Number: _____________________________________________________ Cell Phone Number (optional): ______________________________________________ Work Number (optional): __________________________________________________ Emergency Contact names and Phone Numbers: ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Student’s Birthday: ______________________________________________________ Any seating placement concerns regarding vision and hearing (Do you want your child near the front of the room or the back of the room?). ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ Are there any allergies that we should be aware of? ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ What are your child’s hobbies and special interests? ___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ List any other necessary information or concerns: _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
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