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Around the World
Students will 'travel' around the world and recreate a culture in their very own classrooms.
Projects include:
Brochures
AR Books
Paper Dolls
Narrative Writing
Webquests
SPRING BREAK!!
Detective Case Files
We are working on creating a 'Detective Case File'! Every student will need to bring a cereal box to create their book project.
Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the Slippery Salamander
This week we are reading “Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander” by Donald Sobol. We will focus on the following vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.
Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
amphibians | cold-blooded animals with backbones and moist, scaleless skins. Their young usually have gills and live in water until they develop lungs for living on land |
crime | activity of criminals; violation of law |
exhibit | act of displaying; public showing |
lizards | reptiles with long bodies and tails, movable eyelids, and usually four legs. Some lizards have no legs and look much like snakes. |
reference | used for information or help |
reptiles | cold-blooded animals with backbones and lungs, usually covered with horny plates or scales |
salamanders | |
stumped | puzzled |
Spelling Words: distrust, uncertain, incomplete, unlikely, unfair, discontinue, unaware, disorder, discount, indirect, unopened, disrespect, unimportant, unlisted, disrepair, inability, disapprove, unsolved, disobey, unsuspecting, disintegrate, disillusioned, unconscious, unappetizing, intolerant
Reading Story for February 20-24
boarding school- school with buildings where the pupils live during the school term
dormitory- a building with many rooms in which people sleep
endurance - power to last and to withstand hard wear
manual - done with the hands
reservation - land set aside by the government for a special purpose
society - the people of any particular time or place
inconsolable - not able to be comforted; brokenhearted
recruiter - a person who gets new members, who gets people to join or come
Spelling Words
1. misplace 2. nonsense 3. reread 4. repack 5. misfortune 6. remove 7. mishandle 8. nonstop 9. recover 10. reseal 11. misbehavior 12. reunion 13. nonfiction 14. rebound 15. mistreat 16. readjust 17. misprint 18. nonprofit 19. nonstick 20. misquote
Challenge Words
misinterpret mispronounce noncommittal reconstruct reorganize
No School!!
School will be out on Monday, February 20, 2012 for President's Day
School will be out on Thursday, February 23, 2012 for the girl's basketball state tournament in Hanceville
GO PIRATES!!!
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