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SUBJECT UPDATES:
READING: Independent reading: 15 min in the AM and 15 min in the PM. Students need an AR book to read at those times. We will be starting new novels this week.
LANGUAGE: LWRs. Public speaking unit.
SOCIAL STUDIES: 5th graders: Begin Ch 5.
SCIENCE: Independent and dependent variable ws. Acid/acid ongoing.
MATH: Division and multiplication.
SPELLING: U 11—Dictation sentences begin for both grades. 5th graders copied them down in their assignment notebooks. They are also written with the spelling words below.
KEYBOARDING: Continue
LWR bio, gen, metr, opt/opto/ops/, phon
PREFIX
syn- with, together
ROOT
bio life
gen birth, produce, race
metr measure
opt/opto/ops eye, vision
phon sound
gen birth, produce, race
metr measure
opt/opto/ops eye, vision
phon sound
SUFFIX
-al like, related to
-ic like, related to
-y state, quality, act
-ic like, related to
-y state, quality, act
SPELLING—
5th grade:
Unit 11 Final r
Dictation Sentences:
1. A molar is one of your back teeth.
2. A moon map show lunar valleys.
3. Mark the date on your calendar.
BASIC: cellar, flavor, chapter, anger, passenger, thunder, messenger, quarter, proper, bitter, mayor, senator, major, tractor, elevator, cellar, popular, pillar, calendar, lunar
CHALLENGE: stellar, clamor, tremor, circular, adviser
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY
Art: Architecture and Design
architect, real estate, exterior, interior, dimensions, pantry, design, fixtures
Unit 13 VCCV pattern
Dictation Sentences:
1. Use scissors to cut the paper in half.
2. The bus should arrive soon.
3. Two apples for a nickel is a bargain.
BASIC: pattern, arrive, suppose, sorrow, tunnel, suggest, common, scissors, bargain, journey, object, shoulder, permit, subject, custom, perhaps, lawyer, timber, publish, burden
CHALLENGE: narrate, mentor, attempts, collide, ignore
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY
Social Studies: The Sioux Nation
culture, ancestors, oral, belief, myth, ceremony, rituals, legends
6th grade
Unit 11 Endings and suffixes
Dictation Sentences: Students must underline the spelling word in the sentence as well as spell all the other words correctly.
1. Do small cars get good mileage?
2. Last fall he advanced one grade.
3. Success is unlikely if you don’t try.
BASIC: reserved, unlikely, forceful, adorable, amazement, gentleness, sparkling, priceless, excitement, mileage, graceful, sincerely, advanced, usable, amusement, entirely, wireless, excluding, scarcely, changeable
CHALLENGE: inspiring, idleness, achievement, precisely, disciplined
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY
Performing arts: Dance
choreographer, musicals, waltz, tempo, ballerina, tango, expressive
Unit 13 Suffix: -ion or -ation
Dictation Sentences:
1. The team made a substitution.
2. The alteration made the skirt fit.
3. My paper needed one correction.
BASIC: explore, exploration, admire, admiration, examine, examination, separate, separation, observe, observation, substitute, substitution
CHALLENGE: irritate, irritation, coordinate, coordination
REAL WORLD VOCABULARY
Social Studies: Exploration
nautical, galleon, trade winds, celestial, commander, conquistadors, economic, empire
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