Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Week of October 1, 2012

Good Morning!
Thank you for being patient while I try to get everything set and taking over for Mrs. Day. There are some announcements: We will be having Heart Lab come to school on Thursday from 830-11:00 in the cafeteria, please make sure the students are dressed in clothing appropriate for crawling, jumping, etc.

Homework:
Tuesday:
Read for 15 minutes, do a 5 sentence summary and a 1 min fluency, called Bones, Bones, Bones
Math page 69-70, working on Variables
Spelling: 3 times each

Spelling Words


1. gear
2. spear
3. sharp
4. stare
5. alarm
6. cheer
7. square
8. hairy
9. heart
10. weird
11. starve
12. charm
13. beard
14. hardly
15. spare
16. stairs
17. year
18. charge
19. dairy
20. scarce
Challenge Words
21. pioneer
22. awareness
23. startle
24. marvel
25. weary

Story this week is Boss of the Plains

Boss of the Plains Vocabulary


1. adventurers-travelers in search of unusual or exciting experiences
2. angles-ways of looking at things
3. determined-sticking to a purpose
4. target-a goal
5. critics-judges of art, movies
6. frontier-unexplored land
7. focus-concentrated on one thing
8. pelts-the skins of animals with hair or fur still on it
9. generated-produced
10. gear-equipment used for a specific activity
11. entertaining-enjoyable
12. wranglers-cowboys
13. promote-help to grow, improve
14. opportunity-a good chance
15. jolts-shakes
16. tanned-changed animal hide into leather by soaking in chemicals
17. advertise-give information to sell something
18. pioneers-people who travel to a little known area and make it home
19. thrilling-exciting
20. settlers-people who are the first to settle in a region

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