Are celibate and castrate in the same word family? Or perhaps it is castrate and celebrate (but not necessarily in that order). Do I need to help him to use them in a sentence? Maybe we should practice over dinner.
Friday, April 22, 2011
Second Grade
So should I contact the teacher? And to which would I object first? Whether he spelled it wrong, or the selection of the spelling words?
Are celibate and castrate in the same word family? Or perhaps it is castrate and celebrate (but not necessarily in that order). Do I need to help him to use them in a sentence? Maybe we should practice over dinner.
Are celibate and castrate in the same word family? Or perhaps it is castrate and celebrate (but not necessarily in that order). Do I need to help him to use them in a sentence? Maybe we should practice over dinner.
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How did you write this on Friday the 22nd when it's only Thursday? Are you magic. This made me laugh so hard....I can't imagine defining "castrate" to my second grader - wow!
I am magic. Shhh, don't tell anyone.
Haha, thanks for my morning laugh . . . I do so love you! And I also need your new address. . . . I still owe you a holiday card . . .
Hey Jen!
As an elementary school teacher, I can't imagine having a spelling list with "castrate." I bet #14 was "celebrate," though. :) I bet your little boy copied the list, and it's somewhere in his bookbag. You could refer to that. If the word WAS castrate, I would confront the teacher...that's just weird. Good luck! :)
We tracked it down--it was actually "Concentrate" . . . but that's not nearly as funny. It was pretty surprising when I first saw his test. I had to do a serious double take.
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