🏠Note to Families: A school-wide word of the day will be announced and practiced with learning experiences in class. Practice makes progress! Please help us at home by asking your children to tell you what they learned about that day's word, what it means, and explore examples of that word in everyday life. Applying each word to real-life examples helps kids to remember the meanings!
Aug. 30: respectful = showing consideration for others
Sep. 3: responsible = able to make good choices and able to complete tasks or jobs
Sep. 4: consequence = something that happens because of something else
Sep. 5: community = a group of people who live near each other
Sep. 6: accomplish = to successfully finish something
Sep. 9: attention = focused on one thing at a time
Sep. 10: leader = a person who guides other people
Sep. 11: fascinating = something amazing
Sep. 12: rules = directions or guidelines
Sep. 13: connect = to join or link together
Sep. 16: exhausted = to be extremely tired
Sep. 17: pretend = NOT real or make believe
Sep. 18: jealous = wanting what someone else has
Sep. 19: hazardous = VERY dangerous
Sep. 20: wonder = to be curious about something
Sep. 23: expensive = having a high price
Sep. 24: sibling = one or more people with the same parents
Sep. 25: daily = happening every day
Sep. 26: focus = paying close attention to something
Sep. 27: clever = VERY smart
Sep. 30: brave = having no fear when doing something scary
Oct. 1: worry = to think about something a lot
Oct. 2: powerful = VERY strong
Oct. 3: doubt = to be unsure about something
Oct. 4: noisy = to make loud sounds
Oct. 15: whisper = to talk very softly
Oct. 16: enormous = extremely big or large
Oct. 17: terrified = to be VERY scared
Oct. 18: gradual = NOT happening overnight or changing slowly over time
Oct. 21: yesterday = day before today
Oct. 22: illustrate = to draw to help explain a story
Oct. 23: travel = moving from one place to another place
Oct. 24: explore = to look at carefully
Oct. 25: damp = slightly wet
Oct. 28: dozen = twelve objects
Oct. 29: symbol = something that stands for something else
Oct. 30: polite = using manners
Oct. 31: belong = to be the property of someone
Nov. 1: remove = to take away
Nov. 4: trade = to give an object in order to get something
Nov. 5 = cooperate = to work well with others
Nov. 6 = curious = to be eager to learn
Nov. 7 = scholar = a person who knows a lot about something
Nov. 8 = miserable = to be VERY unhappy
Nov. 11 = boast = to brag about yourself
Nov. 12 = fiction = a story that is made up or NOT real
Nov. 13 = nonfiction = stories that are real and use facts
Nov. 14 = nervous = to feel anxious or unsure about something
Nov. 15 = journey = a trip from one place to another
Nov. 18 = purchase = to buy something with money
Nov. 19 = apologize = to say "I'm sorry."
Nov. 20 = harm = to hurt someone else
Nov. 21 = disappoint = to let someone down or fail to succeed
Nov. 22 = encourage = to put courage into or make someone feel better
Dec. 2 = shout = to yell loudly
Dec. 3 = season = a period of time (fall, winter, spring or summer) during the year
Dec. 4 = famous = to be well-known by many people
Dec. 5 = gravity = the force that makes you stay on Earth
Dec. 6 = follow = to go AFTER someone
Dec. 9 = patient = willing to calmly wait for something without complaining
Dec. 10 = delighted = to be pleased or happy
Dec. 11 = behave = to follow rules and directions
Dec. 12 = bashful = shy
Dec. 13 = rural = dealing with farms or country life
Dec. 16 = urban = dealing with a city or town
Dec. 17 = masterpiece = a great piece of art or an artist's best work
Dec. 18 = giggle = to laugh
Dec. 19 = tomorrow = the day AFTER today
Dec. 20 = treasure = something worth a big amount or highly admired, usually hidden
Jan. 6 = perseverance = to keep trying or NOT give up, even when it gets difficult
Jan. 7 = fear = to be scared or afraid
Jan. 8 = planet = a large celestial body in outer space that revolves around a star
Jan. 9 = search = to look for something
Jan. 10 = narrow = NOT wide or very skinny
Jan. 13 = delicious = to taste or smell great
Jan. 14 = annoy = to bother, disturb, or irritate others
Jan. 15 = fancy = VERY decorated or NOT plain
Jan. 16 = rapidly = quickly or happening VERY fast
Jan. 17 = wander = to walk around without direction or purpose
Jan. 21 = reminder = something to make someone remember
Jan. 22 = uncomfortable = NOT feeling comfort
Jan. 23 = sniff = to smell with the nose
Jan. 24 = dangerous = NOT safe or likely to cause harm
Jan. 27 = demolish = to tear down, break apart or cause damage to something
Jan. 28 = equal = the same as
Jan. 29 = field = a pasture or an open area covered with grass
Jan. 30 = lonely = feeling sad with no one around
Jan. 31 = dawn = first daylight or early in the morning
Feb. 3 = accurate = very correct, free of mistakes or errors
Feb. 4 = excess = extra or too much of something
Feb. 5 = affordable = to have enough money to be able to buy something
Feb. 6. = timid = very shy or bashful
Feb. 7 = estimate = a smart guess of how much there is
Feb. 10 = opinion = what someone thinks or feels about something
Feb. 11 = friendly = being kind, sociable or helpful to others
Feb. 12 = competitive = needing to always win
Feb. 13 = scenery = the area or surrounding land someone can see
Feb. 14 = wealthy = very rich or to have a lot of money
Feb. 18 = accuse = to blame someone for something
Feb. 19 = volunteer = someone who offers his or her time to help others
Feb. 20 = contract = a document or piece of paper that is an agreement
Feb. 21 = intervene = to stop something or change what is happening by getting involved
Feb. 24 = complicated = VERY difficult or complex
Feb. 25 = endurance = NOT giving up and keep going when things are difficult or hard
Feb. 26 = monument = something built in honor of or in memory of a person or an achievement
Feb. 27 = ordinary = being very plain, usual, or normal
Feb. 28 = report = to tell information about something
Mar. 3 = scarce = having very little of, in short supply, or NOT enough
Mar. 4 = similar = being almost the same, having resemblance, or alike
Mar. 5 = insist = to be firm about something you want or believe is right
Mar. 6 = scatter = to make things go in ALL directions
Mar. 7 = divide = to separate into equal parts or evenly split up something
Mar. 18 = compare = to say what is the same and different about 2 or more things
Mar. 19 = distant = something very far away
Mar. 20 = publish = to put written work into its final piece
Mar. 21 = struggle = to have difficulty or a hard time with something
Mar. 24 = interview = a meeting between 2 or more people, usually for a job
Mar. 25 = verify = to check to see if it's correct or to confirm the truth or accuracy of something
Mar. 26 = climate = weather patterns that are most popular in a place over time
Mar. 27 = surface = a flat or curved area; the outside boundary of something
Mar. 28 = decide = to choose, select, settle, or solve an issue
Mar. 31 = injury = damage that causes pain or harm to someone
Apr. 1 = shore = the land beside water
Apr. 2 = opposite = to be extremely different
Apr. 3 = convince = to persuade or make someone believe something
Apr. 4 = effort = the amount or how much energy is used
Apr. 7 = directions = guidance or information on how to do something or which way to go
Apr. 8 = caution = being very careful and alert or to pay close attention to
Apr. 9 = applause = the clapping of many hands
Apr. 10 = surprised = shocked or amazed by something that was NOT expected
Apr. 11 = gigantic = huge or enormous
Apr. 14 = ancient = something very old or happened a long time ago
Apr. 15 = champion = a person who is in first place in a contest or game
Apr. 16 = selfish = concerned only with oneself or NOT concerned about others
Apr. 17 = transportation = objects that carry or move people from place to place
Apr. 22 = construct = to build or put something together
Apr. 23 = complain = to express unhappy feelings about something
Apr. 24 = wise = to have a good understanding about many things
Apr. 25 = investigate = to look carefully and closely at something to learn about it
Apr. 28 = measure = to use a tool to see how big or small something is
Apr. 29 = market = a place where food is sold
Apr. 30 = categories = a group of items that are alike or similar
May 1 = nibble = to take very small or tiny bites
May 2 = invent = to think of, create, or come up with something brand new
May 5 = mischief = behavior that is playful but can be dangerous or annoying to others
May 6 = deserve = to be worthy of, have a right to, or earn something
May 7 = notice = to observe or be aware of something
May 8 = special = different from others or unique
May 9 = protect = to keep safe from harm or danger
May 12 = scold = to fuss or speak in an angry way
May 13 = decorate = to make more beautiful by adding designs
May 14 = filthy = very dirty or nasty
May 15 = valuable = expensive or worth a lot of money
May 16 = smooth = feels even or NOT rough
May 19 = example = a model of something to show how it is done or expected to look
May 20 = vehicle = something used to carry or move people and things
May 21 = artistic = to be very talented or good at art
May 22 = cluttered = having a lot of stuff or to be filled with messiness and litter
May 23 = talented = to be very good at something or have a natural skill or gift
