8/29

Have a great long weekend!  See you TUESDAY!

8/28

Today is Open House @ 4:30 followed by an important Title I meeting @ 5:00.

Please finish any AM (as discussed in class; it is only a handful of kids), finish your spelling 3x each (if assigned), DITB 4, and your realistic fiction genre project.  Whew!

8/27

Finish spelling color code & vocabulary draw.
Finish reading science p. 30-31 and have your materials ready (2 paper airplanes and the chart).  Students may change a different variable than the wing span if they would like.

Don't forget about Open House @ 4:30 Thursday and the realistic fiction genre project (book report) is due Friday!

Happy Birthday, Evan!

Make each and every day great, especially today!

8/25

*Open House is this Thursday!  Come to the room at 4:30.  Thank you!

*Math and science extra credit are due Tuesday!  (Math: Use four 4s and order of operations to find answers = to 1-12.  Science: Conduct your experiment and record your results.)
*Write spelling words (1-20) in ABC order in your agenda.
*Finish your vocabulary definitions.
*You might want to try to get a "jump start" on the rest of your spelling and vocabulary work.
 

Have you finished your realistic fiction book?  Your genre project (book report) is due Friday!

This Week's ELA (8/25)

Soldier's Heart (1)          

Week 1.4          

Spelling words:

Monday: Write your words in ABC order in your agenda (due Tuesday). 

Tuesday: Color-coded words: Write your words using a color-coded pattern.  Include a key.  (For example, consonants one color/vowels another color; or you create a color code.)  (Due Thursday.)

Monday - Thursday: IF you made below an 85 on last week's test, you must write this week's words 3x each (2x print/1x cursive).  This is in addition to your color-coded words assignment.  Turn in by Friday.

Monday through Thursday please study your words nightly for your test on Friday.

1. appalling                        7.  assemble       13. withdraw                  19. trench          
2. fatigue                           8.  wound          14. comrade                    20. mutiny
3. slogan                           9.  stream           15. tempt                       * usually
4. faint                              10. bargain         16. forage                       * February
5. doubtful                         11. collide          17. savage                      * reluctantly
6. regiment                        12. survivor        18. morale                      * because                                                                      

Vocabulary words:

Monday: Using a dictionary, fill in the blank each vocabulary word listed below (due Tuesday). 

Tuesday - Wednesday:  Vocabulary Draw: Draw and label a picture of each vocabulary word (due Thursday).

Monday – Thursday: Study vocabulary words and definitions for the test on Friday.

1.       bayonet: (n) a long ____________________ or pointed blade that is attached to the end of a ____________________

2.       cavalry: (n) a group of soldiers who fight on ____________________

3.       flannel: (n) made of soft, brushed cotton or wool ____________________

4.       heaving: (adj) moving in and out or up and down ____________________

5.       trench: (n) a long, narrow ____________________, often used as protected position in warfare; a long, steep-sided valley on the floor of the ____________________

6.       incomprehensible: (adj) difficult to ____________________

7.       afflicted: (adj) mentally or physically ____________________

8.       conscious: (adj) ____________________ or perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts

9.       stationary: (adj) not capable of being ____________________

10.     residue: (n) ____________________ that remains after something has been removed

*Your realistic fiction genre project and your DITB #4 are due Friday!

EdSphere 8/22

You are going to choose a Civil War person to read about today.
*Abraham Lincoln
*Ulysses S. Grant
*Jefferson Davis
*Robert E. Lee
*Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson