Sunday, September 18, 2011

Spelling Words and Vocabulary Words for 9/19-9/23

Spelling Words (Add -s and -es)
1. monkeys     11. taxes                 *Challenge Words: luxuries
2. friends        12. companies                                      penitentiaries
3. plays           13. sandwiches                                    confectioneries
4. holidays      14. hobbies                                          aristocracies
5. months        15. daisies                                           contemporaries
6. costumes     16. scratches
7. delays          17. counties
8. teammates    18. memories
9. donkeys       19. bunches
10. supplies     20. batteries

*Challenge Words are optional


Vocabulary Words (Vocabulary Words are taken from this weeks reading selection What Jo Did.)
fouled in sports, made an unfair play against an opposing player.
hoop a ring or round, flat band
jersey a shirt that is pulled over the head, made of a soft, knitted cloth
marveled be filled with wonder, be astonished
rim an edge, border, or margin on or around anything
speechless not able to talk
swatted hit sharply or violently
unbelievable incredible; hard to thing of as true or real

     This past week was our Unit 1 review week. This week we begin Unit 2. In Language Arts, we are focusing on prefixes un- and in-, cause and effect, fiction, and common and proper nouns. Do not forget to encourage your child to continue to read AR books within his or her AR level at home and filling out the reading log.
     In Math, we are most likely going to test Chapter 4 on Thursday. Don't forget to refer to ca.gr4math.com as an extra resource to help prepare for that test.

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