Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 11/15-11/19

Spelling Words: Homophones(Words that sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.)
1. piece      11. thrown
2. peace     12. throne
3. break     13. aloud
4. brake     14. allowed
5. threw     15. past
6. through  16. passed
7. by          17. weight
8. bye        18. wait
9. beat       19. there
10. beet     20. their

Vocabulary(we are tested on two times the vocabulary words than normal this week)

bi-ol-o-gist scientist who studies living things, including their origins, structures, activities, and distribution
bluff a high, steep slope or cliff
la-goon a pond or small lake, especially one connected with a larger body of water
mas-sive big and heavy; bulky
rum-bling making a deep, heavy, continuous sound
trop-i-cal of or like the regions 23.45 degrees north or south of the equator where the sun can shine directly overhead
mi-cro-phone a device for making sounds louder
au-to-graph a person's handwritten signature of his or her name
bi-og-ra-phy a story of someone's life
bi-ol-o-gy the study of life
pho-to-graph a picture made using a camera
pho-no-graph a machine for recording and playing sounds



10 Word Spelling List (for students who test 10 spelling words)
1. piece
2. peace
3. break
4. brake
5. threw
6. through
7. by
8. bye
9. beat
10. beet


Math: We will have a math test this Tuesday covering what we learned in Chapter 9 (ca.gr4math.com). In chapter 9, we covered long division.

Science: We have a science test this Thursday. I will send home a study guide with the students on Tuesday. (Monday night, I will attempt to scan the study guide document to post on here with a scanner my family gave to me this weekend.)