Week of Oct. 13-17

NO school,  Monday & Tuesday, Oct. 13 & Oct. 14 Fall Break!!!

Return to school on Wednesday, Oct. 15.  NO spelling or voc. words this week.  Daily review grades.

Read, read, read nightly!!!! :)

Work on AR points for this nine weeks.

REMINDERS:  FRIDAY, OCT. 17, REPORT CARDS GO HOM

*THURSDAY, OCT. 30, FALL FESTIVAL AT AES 5:00-7:30

**FRIDAY, OCT. 31, SCHOOL WILL DISMISS @ 1:00

Week of Oct. 6-10

READING:  I Wanna Iguana  by:  Karen Kaufman Orloff

GENRE:  realistic fiction

COMPREHENSION SKILL:  compare/contrast

VOCABULARY:  
1.  adorable - really, really cute
2.  compassionate - kind and wanting to help
3.  exactly - without any error
4.  iguana - a large lizard from Central and South America
5.  mature - grown up
6.  mention - to talk about something briefly
7.  trophies - prizes given for winning a contest, race or other competition

SPELLING:
handle
trouble
simple
people
middle
table
little
gentle
poodle
pickle
noodle
saddle
juggle
uncle
riddle
example
throttle
obstacle
miracle
muscle

REMINDERS:  FALL BREAK IS OCT. 13 - 14 (MONDAY & TUESDAY)
OCT. 17 (FRIDAY) REPORT CARDS GO HOME
THURSDAY, OCT. 30 FALL FESTIVAL @ AES 5:00-7:30
FRIDAY, OCT. 31 SCHOOL WILL DISMISS AT 1:00

Week of September 29-October 3

READING:  Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham

GENRE: expository text tell about real people, things, or events.

VOCABULARY:

1.  cuddles - lies close and comfortably
2.  flippers - broad, flat body parts used for swimming by animals such as seals and penguins
3.  frozen - hardened with cold; turned to ice
4.  hatch - to come out of an egg
5.  pecks - strikes with a beak
6.  preen - to smooth and arrange feathers with a beak
7.  snuggles - lies closely and comfortably; cuddles

SPELLING:
finish
pilot
even
wagon
music
silent
rapid
female
lemon
pupil
focus
robot
tulip
camel
salad
resident
spinach
climate
tradition
innocent

Week of Sept. 22-26

This is review week.  NO  spelling or vocabulary test this week.  In class review and daily grades.  :)

We will be reading Flat Stanley and Johnny Appleseed this week in class.

If you are interested in taking Flat Stanley to work or on a trip please see papers with instruction of that week.  :)

If you would like, you can send apple treats any day this week for snack since it is Johnny Appleseed week.  We have 20 students.

Thanks so much for all your help and cooperation!!!

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Week of September 15-19

READING STORY:  My Rows and Piles of Coins   BY:  Tolowa M. Mollel

GENRE:  realistic fiction

VOCABULARY:  

1.  arranged - put in order
2.  bundles - things tied together
3.  dangerously - in a dangerous way
4.  errands - short trips to do things
5.  excitedly - showing strong feeling
6.  steady - stable, not easily moved
7.  unwrapped - took off the wrapping
8.  wobbled - shook or swayed while moving

SPELLING:
proud
shower
hour
amount
voyage
choice
avoid
thousand
prowl
employ
bounce
poison
annoy
appoint
broil
however
mountain
coward
turmoil
chowder