Sunday, September 10, 2017

4.06 Weekly Info: Sept. 11-15

NO SCHOOL MONDAY because of the state-wide state of emergency!  We will adjust our schedule accordingly as needed.

4.06 September 11-15, 2017
Spelling: Compound Words
Each week, students are expected to know what the words mean, be able to use them, and be able to spell them for their test on Friday.  Your test Friday will have 20 words: this week’s words plus some of the previous weeks’ words.
Monday: Write your spelling words correctly in your agenda.
Tuesday-Wednesday: Work on your spelling choice extra credit if completing (due Thursday).
Thursday: Study all 15 words and review previous weeks’ words!  If possible, take a practice spelling test, either on paper or at www.spellingcity.com. (LOGIN THROUGH CLEVER!)

1.   staircase
2.   undertake
3.   uproar
4.   anchorman
5.   background
6.   overheard   
7.   fearsome  
8.   understand
9.   throughout
10.  windshield
11. tiresome
12. mistletoe
13. skyscraper
14. inactive
15. yourself


Grammar: parts of speech: nouns


Reading Skills: story elements


Social Studies: Native American studies/class project
IXL: ELA A.1-7; K section Math W, X, Y, & Z
(In case you’d like to practice at home, these are our focus standards.)


Science: How are Planets and Stars Different?  Are planets made of rock or gas?




Upcoming Events:
9/12    Progress Reports (sign & return); Benchmark Report (keep at home)
9/15 SnoCone sales ($1)
9/21 Field trip to YHC for play
9/25    No School/Parent Teacher Conference Day
9/28 School Pictures


Vocabulary: Study Wonder Section 3 for upcoming test!

Wonder Section 4
        Students are expected not only to know the definition of each vocabulary word but to be able to use them in context (in sentences).  Complete vocabulary match on Tuesday.  
Study nightly!  Practice using the words in sentences.  Finish vocabulary choice extra credit if completing over these words (due Friday). Test day will be announced.
 empathy  impressionable  interjects  protocol  restrain retrospect stringent taciturn


1.  ___________________________________: (n) thinking about the past or something that happened in the past


2.  ___________________________________: (adj) easy to influence


3.  ___________________________________: (adj) very strict or severe


4.  ___________________________________: (n) a system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations


5.  ___________________________________: (n) the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences or emotions; the ability to share someone else’s feelings


6.  ___________________________________: (v) to interrupt what someone else is saying with a comment, remark, etc.


7.   ___________________________________: (adj) tending to be quiet; not speaking frequently


8.  ___________________________________: (v) to prevent (a person or animal) from doing something or from moving by using physical force



Math: Geometry & Measurement
-Area of rectangular figures by decomposing them into smaller rectangles
-Perimeter of rectangles in a real world situations  
-Relative size within a system:       km, m, cm         kg, g         lb, oz         l, ml          hr, min, sec


MATH HOMEWORK:  Students have one column of math problems daily, Monday-Thursday.  They get class time to work on them, so their homework is ONLY what they do not finish.  

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