Thanks to all the students who turned in WOWs today! My apologies for not printing them form. Any WOWs not turned in tomorrow will result in a late penalty.
We finished reading Number the Stars today! The kids loved it and learned so much. They have received a final project assignment that we will work on in class (although parts may need to be finished at home). It is due by next Wed. 2/12.
Spelling choices are due tomorrow for everyone.
Continue to work on your science extra credit (invented animal).
*Please sign and return the compact that you should have received in the mail.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
MONDAY 2/17 IS NOW A SCHOOL DAY!
We just received a memo from the Board of Education, and 2/17 will be a REGULAR SCHOOL DAY to make up for one of our snow days. Remember that 2/14 is also a regular school day now to make up another missed snow day.
The Board has yet to determine when students will make up their two remaining missed days. I will share when I know.
The Board has yet to determine when students will make up their two remaining missed days. I will share when I know.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Special "Guests"
We had these famous people show up in class today to tell about their lives (AKA the biography dress up project):
From left to right: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lebron James, Piri (WWII survivor), Princess Diana, and Jane Goodall
UPDATED:
Orville & Wilbur Wright
UPDATED:
Monday, February 3, 2014
2/3
*Please scroll down because I have added multiple posts today!
For homework, please finish any old AM. You know who you are!
Work on your spelling choice and study both last week's words and this week's words. (Please see this week's directions.)
If you haven't read at least 3 books already, then please READ!
For homework, please finish any old AM. You know who you are!
Work on your spelling choice and study both last week's words and this week's words. (Please see this week's directions.)
If you haven't read at least 3 books already, then please READ!
This Week's ELA
You can go online at Quizlet to study our spelling words!
port and mis/mit
graph and scrib/script
port and mis/mit
graph and scrib/script
3rd 9 Weeks, Week
4
Spelling: Roots
port and miss/mit (definitions) AND roots graph and scrib/script
*STUDY both word sets- last
week’s and this week’s! Everyone has a
required choice this week for graph
and scrib/script.
*You need to know the definitions of these words as well as
how to spell them for the tests on
Friday (graph and scrib/script). You will also test on the port and miss/mit definitions (due to our snow days).
graph =
_____________________________________ scrib/script = _____________________________________
1.
autobiography
(n.) writing about a person’s life
written by that person
2.
autograph
(n.) the writing of one’s own name
3.
bibliography
(n.)
the written list of all the books or sources
used in a report or book
4.
biography
(n.) a book written about a
person’s life
5.
cartography
(n.) mapmaking; the writing
involved in making maps and charts
6.
homograph
(n.) a word written the same way
as another word but having a different meaning (i.e. bow – hair and bow – ship)
7.
paragraph
(n.) a section of writing that
has a topic and concluding sentence
8.
phonograph
(n.) record player; a device that
turns the writing on records into sound
9.
photography
(n.) the use of light to record
an image using a camera
10.
seismograph
(n.) a device that writes down
(records) the movements of the earth
11.
describe (v.) to say or write down how something
or someone looks; to use adjectives in writing
12.
inscription
(n.) a short dedication written
in a book or engraved on something, such as a coin or monument
13.
manuscript
(n.) a piece of writing; a book
14.
postscript
(n.) P.S.; a short bit of writing
added after a letter is finished
15.
prescription
(n.) a piece of paper written by
a doctor that lets you get medicine at the pharmacy
16.
scribble (n.) sloppy writing that is hard to read
17.
scribe (n.) a person who writes things down
18.
script (n.) a set of papers with writing that
will be read and acted out
19.
subscription
(n.) a written agreement to buy
and read a magazine or newspaper for a set period of time
20.
transcribe
(v.) to write down or record; to
translate
*This week’s vocabulary is a
continuation of last week’s (Number the Stars). You do NOT have a vocabulary choice due this
week.
*WOWs are due Wednesday, and
DITB 12 is due Friday.
Our Cell "Museum"
Sorry for the delay on posting these! The weather has played havoc with our schedules. The students did a great job with their cell models. I hopefully got a photo of everyone posted. Enjoy their creativity.
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