Spelling and Vocabulary Words for 11/14-11/18

Spelling Words for 11/14-11/18 (Vowel sound in shout.)

1.       mountain       11. however

2.       mound           12. towel

3.       scout              13. coward

4.       shout             14. flowerpot

5.       couch            15. scowl

6.       ounce           16. browse

7.       outdoors      17. announce

8.       hound           18. drowsy

9.       trout             19. eyebrow

10.   grouch          20. boundary

Vocabulary Words (They are taken from this week’s reading selection How Night Came from the Sea.)

brilliant: shining brightly; sparkling.
chorus: anything spoken or sung all at the same time.
coward: person who lacks courage or is easily made afraid; person who runs from danger, trouble, etc.
gleamed: flashed or beamed with light.
shimmering: gleaming or shining faintly.

     This week in math, we are continuing Chapter 8, which is, multiplying two digit numbers by other two and three digit number. For example, 45 x 34 = ___. This is mostly likely a brand new skill your child is learning. Please take any free time you have to help him or her with this skill at home. Go to ca.gr4math.com for extra math help on this skill.
     This week in language arts, we are working on related words, generalizing, visualizing, the story genre of myth, and subject-verb agreement. The spelling words being taught this week are words with the vowel  sound “ow” like in shout.
     I have also started something called “Friday Folders.” These are envelopes that will contain your child’s tests from the previous week. Look for the envelopes on Friday afternoon with your child. You may keep the tests, but please send the envelopes back to school with your child.