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

3/12

Study for your SS 1950s & '60s test!  (Ch. 12 in your hardback textbook covers the standards that we've been learning.)

Be sure to study spelling and vocabulary for your test tomorrow!

*Tonight is science night!  Drop in from 6-7.  Fifth grade will be in the lunchroom.

3/11

Civil Rights project is due Tuesday.

Finish spelling and/or vocabulary choice if you earned less than 100% on last week's test(s).

Thursday is Family Science Night from 6-7!  Please come, even if you didn't RSVP.

Friday is class and individual picture day.  Smile!

3/10

Finish WOWs.

Please sign & return signed papers.

Tomorrow (Wed.) is the end of the 3rd nine weeks.  Have you earned 140 AM objectives?  Have you read at least 6 books?

*Friday is class and individual spring picture day!

YHC Storytelling Festival 4/10-11

Young Harris College is hosting their first ever Storytelling Festival on 4/10-11.  This event will be fun for the whole family!  Here's a JPG of their poster.  If you'd like more information, I can forward some PDFs to you.  Just email me.