Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 10/31-11/4

Spelling Words for 10/31-11/4 (Words with ending –ed and –ing)

1.      watched    11. happened

2.      watching   12. happening

3.      danced       13. noticed

4.      dancing      14. noticing

5.      studied       15. robbed

6.      studying     16. robbing

7.      stopped      17. slipped

8.      stopping     18. slipping

9.      dried           19. hurried

10.  drying         20. Hurrying

Vocabulary words (Taken from this week’s story, The Stranger.)

draft: current of air
etched: engraved; a design or drawing on a metal or glass plate
fascinated: interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed
frost: moisture frozen on or in surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing
parlor: formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
terror: great fear
timid: easily frightened; shy

Week Synopsis of the Week

     This Thursday we have a field trip to Goldstone. Goldstone is the area where there are the big radio telescopes. The bus leaves at 8:45 sharp, so be sure your child is on time. We return around 11:45am.
     This week in math, we are learning about multi digit multiplication. For example, 1,356 X 4. We are scheduled to have a test on this on Friday this week. Refer to the internet website ca.gr4math.com for assistance.
     For language arts, this week we are learning about the four seasons, cause and effect, the reading comprehension strategy “asking questions”, the writing genre “fantasy”, sentences,  and action and linking verbs.