Upcoming dates:
Th, March 28-April
1st………..……………BREAK!
Th, April 4th…………Orchestra
GALA….7:30 PM
Lincoln Center
Wk of April 15th
……………….….NWEA testing
Summer Camps and Orchestra information is at the end of the
blog.
Reading—please encourage kids to read
at home. J
6th graders: Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry!
5th graders:
Unit 4: Testing on Forces of Nature--continued
Language
Skills: Inverted sentences
Writing—Epic continued
Spelling : U 31
Math
5th graders: Chapter 6: Ratios and Proportions
6th graders: Percents
5th
grade Social Studies
Chapter 13—The Revolution: Test on Tuesday. Students can use all
notes that they take in their notebooks. They will also be able to use their
workbooks that we completed in class.
Science
LWR
Focus: curr, curs, cours
Meaning: running or flowing
The quizzes will be a combination of the words AND their definitions,
rather than prefix, root, and suffix definitions.
|
|
|
|
Words
|
Definition
|
|
1.
courier (n)
|
a runner, messenger
|
|
2. precursor (n)
|
forerunner
|
|
3. corridor (n)
|
a long, running hallway
|
|
4. curriculum (n)
|
the entire run of courses offered to a student
|
|
5. current (n)
|
a running flow, as of water or electricity
|
|
6. cursive (n)
|
flowing penmanship (writing)
|
|
7. corsair (n)
|
one who runs from the law, a pirate
|
|
8. courser (n)
|
a swift-running horse
|
|
9. cursory (adj)
|
quick, as a glance
|
|
10.
discourse (n)
|
a long-running speech
|
5th grade—
U 31 Prefixes: con-, com-, pre-, pro-
Dictation
Sentences:
1.
Ty’s boss
gave him a promotion.
2.
Eat a preflight
meal before traveling.
3.
The
sirens made a loud commotion.
Basic: produce, protect, progress, prospect,
provide, propose, preview, prejudge, prefix, contain, contest, confide,
convince, confirm, computer, combat, company
Challenge: concurrent, conscious, commercial,
compete, conversation
6th grade--
U 31 Words from other languages (week of April 2nd)
Dictation
Sentences:
1.
A plaque
tells who made this statue.
2.
He tilted
his beret toward one ear.
3.
We hiked
until fatigue overcame us.
Basic: opera, vague, antique, drama,
tornado, debut, stampede, gourmet, unique, academy, sonnet, mosquito, diploma,
fiesta, debris, cafeteria, quartet
Challenge: bonanza, rendezvous, et cetera,
battalion, engage
Real
World Vocabulary Music:
Singing
classical,
soloist, aria, maestro, mezzo-soprano, alto, bass, baritone
Summer
Camps are coming quicker than you think! These fill quickly! If you are interested, read about them below.
MSU-Bozeman: Peaks and Potentials, Bozeman, MT, June 17-22, 2013, Grades
5-7
If you are interested in your child attending this camp, you will want to
register as soon as possible.
Click here for an information brochure and registration form.
(http://eu.montana.edu/pdf/peaks/msupeaksbrochure.pdf)
MSU-Billings: Kids On Campus, Billings, MT
Along with flyers that will be sent home soon, you can also access information
by "clicking here".
"I Think" camps are specifically designed for the advanced learner. (http://www.msubillings.edu/kids/)
Carroll College Gifted Institute, Helena, MT
Currently information has not been released for the summer 2013. Search
for Carroll College Gifted Institute or go to
(www.carroll.edu) Click on Academics; then Gifted.
For parents whose children take
orchestra:
The Central Area Elementary Orchestra Gala
will take place on Thursday, April 4, 2013. The concert will begin at 7:30 PM in the Lincoln
Education Center Auditorium. 5th and 6th grade orchestra students who attend Broadwater,
Highland, McKinley, Miles Avenue, Poly Drive, Rose Park and Washington Elementary schools
and the 6th graders attending Lewis & Clark Middle School will be
performing on this concert. The three orchestra instructors who teach these
students are Rebecca Jackman, Vikki Payne and Richele Sitton.
We are asking students to report to Lincoln
Auditorium at 6:45 PM for tuning of instruments, etc.
