Spelling and Vocabulary for Week 12

 Spelling     

Basic                    Review                           Challenge

joy

point                              come                              poison

          voice                             

          join                                are                                  destroy

oil                                 

          coin

          noise

          spoil

          toy

          joint

          boy

          soil

          choice

          boil

Vocabulary

·        Students will be responsible for knowing the meaning of the vocabulary words and how to use them in context for the test on Thursday. More practice with the vocabulary can be found in your child’s reading textbook.

1.     power- strength

2.     fraction- part of a whole unit

3.     contribute- to help or to add to

4.     process- the steps taken to complete a task    

5.     compete- to try to do something better than others

6.     improve- to get better

7.     flexible-  to bend

8.     athletes-  people who do physical exercise or play sports    

Spelling and Vocabulary for Week 9

 Spelling Words        

    itch                                   

    wreck                                                                                      

    knee                                   

    patch                                                                                        

    wrap

    knot

    watch

    knife

    stretch

    write

    knew

    knock

    match

    wrong

    know

    catch
    wrinkle
    knuckle


 Vocabulary Words 

·      Students will be responsible for knowing the meaning of the vocabulary words and how to use them in context for the test on Thursday. More practice with the vocabulary can be found in your child’s reading textbook.

1	harvest	The ripe crops that are gathered
2	separate	Divide into groups
3	ashamed	Feeling guilty, sorry, or embarrassed
4	borders	The edges of a place
5	advice	Ideas or suggestions about what someone should do
6	borrow	To use something that someone else owns and return it later
7	patch	A small piece of land
8	serious	Not playful or silly; not joking

Reading, Language, and Social Studies for Week 9

Monday
Reading: Introduce Drawing Conclusions about the Central Message/Moral/Lesson of Literature from Diverse Cultures (This Week: Folktales)
Language: Using Commas in a Series (Nouns and Verbs)
Social Studies: Rivers of the United States
HW: RN p.100 & 101

Tuesday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions about the Central Message/Moral/Lesson of Literature from Diverse Cultures 
Language: Using Commas in Addresses - Vertical and Horizontal
Social Studies: Mountains of the United States
HW: Help Rufus with Addresses

Wednesday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions about the Central Message/Moral/Lesson of Literature from Diverse Cultures - Midweek Assessment

Language:  Using Commas Midweek Assessment
Social Studies: Influences of the Environment on People
HW: Determining the Central Message

Thursday
Reading: Practice Drawing Conclusions about the Central Message/Moral/Lesson of Literature from Diverse Cultures with Two Texts
Language: Using Commas in Writing Samples
Social Studies: SS Daily Warm-Up Quiz
HW: Spelling 3 times each

Friday
Reading: Weekly Comprehension Quiz 
Language: Mentor Sentences Quiz/Spelling Quiz/Grammar Quiz

**This week's Reading & Language skills align with Lesson 8 from the Journey's Reading textbook.