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3/31

LOTS of important information is coming home today in your child's orange communication folder.  Please make note of our testing dates!  Each grade has a different testing schedule.  Also you'll notice that some of our tests are in the morning and that some of our tests are in the afternoon.  Thanks for your help in having your child here at school for our testing periods.

HW:
AM as needed

Finish SS map and descriptions.

Finish WOW.

*Tomorrow is our 150 Star Reward Party!!!!!

3/30

*Don't forget that genre projects are due tomorrow if they haven't already been turned in or shared in class!!!!!
Work on some AM!
Write spelling in ABC order in your agenda.

**We will be having our 150 star reward party on Wednesday!  (No fooling!)  I would be grateful for any treats that you could send in.  Students may wear PJs and bring a blanket or beach towel and pillow or stuffed animal.  Part of the day will be spent watching a movie and part will be spent playing games.  They may also bring one electronic gadget for some play time.  Neither the school nor Mrs. Dyer are responsible for any gadgets!  (I would prefer that they play board games with friends.)

This Week's ELA (4.3)

4^th 9 Weeks, Week 3

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #11 cede, ceed, cess and vers, vert

*Spelling choice activity due Thursday (if you made below 100% on Friday’s test).

*Quizlet.com is a great online site to study the meanings of these words.

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

cede, ceed, cess = ________________________________             vers, vert = ___________________________________

1.             accessible (adj.) able to go in to, enter, or approach

2.             accessory (n.) an article or item worn with an outfit that “goes with” or matches the outfit

3.             successor (n.) a person who goes after someone else (usually related to a person taking over a job that is of higher rank)

4.             concede (v.) to yield to an opponent that one has lost; to give in; to admit that something is true and valid

5.             intercede (v.) to mediate; to go between people to help them reach an agreement

6.             exceed (v.) to go or be beyond the limit or expectations

7.             recede  (v.) to go or move back

8.             precede (v.) to go before something else in time, order, place, or rank

9.             proceed (v.) to keep going; to go ahead with something; to move along

10.         recess  (n.) the time during which people go out to take a break

11.         anniversary (n.) the date on which an event occurs every year; every year an event turns a year older

12.         convert (v.) to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking

13.         conversation (n.) a discussion that switches back and forth from one person to another; a discussion that “turns back and forth”

14.         diversify (v.) to divide up money into different investments so that if one area turns for the worse then you will be protected

15.         diversion (n.) something that turns your attention off of what you are thinking about

16.         introvert (n.) a person who turns his or her attention inward toward himself or herself; a shy person

17.         extrovert (n.) a person who turns his or her attention outward toward other people

18.         revert (v.) to turn back to a previous action or thought; to go back in thought or speech; to give back

19.         invert (v.) to turn or flip in the opposite direction

20.         subvert (v.) to corrupt or undermine; to turn against established authority

12 Powerful Words for Students

These words are important vocabulary for students to understand and be able to use.  You will not only have to match definitions for your vocabulary test, but you will also be asked to apply the terms to some reading passages.  For example, you might have to compare and contrast two topics, predict what will happen next after reading a passage, and/or summarize a passage.

*Due Thursday: Draw a picture or symbol for each term. 

 

analyze: break apart

evaluate: judge

describe: tell about

explain: tell how

compare:all the ways they are alike

contrast: all the ways they are different

predict: what will happen next

infer: read between the lines

summarize: give the short version; retell in your own words

support: back up with details

formulate: create

trace: list in steps

3/23

Finish math WB p. 185-186.

Read science Ch. 7, lesson 2 (p. 324-333).

Write spelling words in ABC order in your agenda.

This Week's ELA

4^th 9 Weeks, Week 2

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #10 junct/join/jug and rupt

*Spelling choice activity due Thursday (if you made below 100% on Friday’s test).

*Quizlet.com is a great online site to study the meanings of these words.

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

junct/join/jug = ________________________________ rupt = ___________________________________

1.             disjointed (adj.) not connected, having no flow in thinking

2.             jugular (n.) a vein that carries blood back to the heart from the head; a vein that joins the head and the heart

3.             junction  (n.) the place where two highways or two sets of railroad tracks cross or join

4.             conjunction (n.) a word that joins two phrases or sentences

5.             join (adj.) to get together or meet; to become included

6.             conjoined (n.) joined together, combined, united

7.             rejoin (v.)  to meet or get together again

8.             joint  (n.) a place or part of the body where two bones join together, usually so they can move

9.             conjugate (v.) to join together or match a correct verb in grammar

10.         joint committee  (n.) a group of people with members from both Senate and House of Representatives who join together and meet to discuss issues

11.         corrupt (adj.) evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty

12.         corruptible (adj.) able to be influenced into doing something that breaks away from the rules; able to become bad

13.         interruption (n.) something that breaks up what you were doing; an unplanned event that breaks up an activity

14.         disrupt (v.) to break up; to cause confusion

15.         disruption (n.) something that breaks someone's concentration; bothersome; annoying

16.         erupt (v.) to explode; to break out with force

17.         rupture (v.) to burst or break open (usually a body part)

18.         interrupt (v.) to break into someone's conversation

19.         abrupt (adj.) sudden; unexpected; broken into what is expected

20.         bankrupt (adj.) to be out of money; financially ruined; to "break the bank"

 

VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 (#3)

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test FRIDAY.

1.     seniority - higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

2.     insult – to treat, mention, or speak to rudely

3.     unveil - remove the cover from

4.     suitable - meant or adapted for an occasion or use

5.     dedicate - inscribe or address by way of compliment

6.     threaten - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"

7.     accustom - make psychologically or physically used (to something)

8.     determined - devoting full strength and concentrated attention to

9.     offended - hurt or upset

10. pathetic - deserving or inciting pity

11. surrender - a verbal act of admitting defeat

12. juvenile - of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people

*WOWs are due Wednesday.

Have you read your award-winning book?  Your genre project is due NO LATER THAN next Tuesday, 3/31.

3/18

*Unit 6 (modules 16) math test tomorrow- geometry/plane figures

3/17

Finish WOWs.  Either follow the format on your own notebook paper or print a blank one from the sidebar at right.

Please sign & return report cards.

Wednesday is board game day as a conduct reward.  Bring a game to play!

3/16

Work on AM!

Write spelling in ABC order in agenda.

Tomorrow is our reading reward movie, so bring a special snack and drink if you'd like!
Wednesday is the conduct reward board game day.

This Week's ELA

4^th 9 Weeks, Week 1

Spelling: Greek/Latin Roots #9 flect/flex and frail/fract/frag

*Spelling choice activity due Thursday.

*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as how to spell them for the tests on FRIDAY.  Use the definitions to help you study.

flect/flex = ________________________________ frail/fract/frag = ___________________________________

1.             flexible (adj.) capable of bending without breaking

2.             reflect (v.) to bend or throw back light or heat; to fold or turn back

3.             deflect (v.) to turn or move to one side; to bend; to swerve

4.             circumflex (n.) to bend around or curve

5.             flexor (n.) a muscle that bends a part of the body, such as an arm or a leg

6.             inflection (n.) the bending of a person’s voice so that it does not sound boring or within only one tone; making one’s voice go up and down

7.             reflection (n.) the image in a mirror that is a result of bending light when it is thrown back

8.             inflexible (adj.) not capable of being bent without breaking

9.             reflex angle (n.)  an angle that is greater than 180⁰ because the angle bent beyond a straight line

10.         retroflex (n.)  bent or turned backward

11.         fragile (adj.) so delicate that it could break easily; easily damaged

12.         fragment (n.) an incomplete sentence; a break in a sentence

13.         fragmented (adj.) describes something that is broken into pieces

14.         suffrage (n.) to break into an issue; to vote

15.         refract (v.) to bend light so that it looks like it is broken

16.         fraction (n.) a part of a whole; a broken piece of something that is no longer whole

17.         infraction (n.) a broken rule; a violation

18.         fractals (n.) the type of geometry that creates broken patterns out of a smaller version of the design

19.         fracture (n.) a break in a body part

20.          frail (adj.) being easily broken or destroyed

 

VOCABULARY: The Watsons Go to Birmingham- 1963 (#2)

Study vocabulary words and definitions each night Monday through THURSDAY for your test on FRIDAY.

1.             gigantic (adj.) - so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

2.             tease (v.) – to mock or make fun of playfully

3.             orbit (v.)  - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

4.             grind (v.) – to press or grind with a crushing noise

5.             embarrassing (adj.)  - causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation

6.             accent (n.)  - distinctive manner of oral expression

7.             peon (n.)   - a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

8.             disgust (adj.) - strong feelings of dislike

9.             mourning (n.)   - state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

10.         confess (v.)  - to admit (to a wrongdoing)

11.         tolerate (v.)  - to put up with something or somebody unpleasant

12.         execute (v.)  - to kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment