1. Mrs. Heatherly, Mrs. Freeman, and Mrs. Wray
Week of: September 25 - September 29, 2017
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We are still working on chapter 3. Our mid-chapter test will be on Thursday. The vocabulary will also be on this test. They wrote down their vocabulary last week, and it is on the back of this newsletter. We will take our 7’s and 8’s timed test on Friday. Please make sure they study. I gave students their homework, and this is due on Friday.
We will continue reading Wonder this week, and will continue working on text structures.
TESTS:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 - Reading and Writing vocabulary, spelling, and MS Studies Week 3 quiz
Science: We have completed our unit on “Human Body Systems” but will be writing a narrative concerning each student’s favorite body system. This will be worked on during class time so I can meet with the students in writing conferences. This will also count as an English writing grade and a Science comprehension grade.
Social Studies: We will begin working on Studies Weekly Week 3. This will be a study on how we take care of Mississippi.
Narrative Writing: Students’ writing will center around adding concrete words and phrases and sensory details along with transitional words and phrases to their writing.
Please make sure you are studying the vocabulary words with your child each night. These words are used in both the Reading and English classrooms.
10/9-10/10 – Columbus Day and Staff Development; no school
10/11 – Report Cards
11/8 - Progress Reports
11/20-11/24 - Thanksgiving Holidays

2. cease - to stop; to come or bring to an end
Lunch Menu for 9/18 - 9/22, 2017
Monday: BBQ rib sandwich, sloppy joe, or chef salad
Tuesday: Chicken tenders, baked ham, or chef salad
Wednesday: Breaded steak with gravy, huntington chicken, or chef salad
Thursday: Baked pork chop, chicken with alfredo sauce, or chef salad
Friday: Stuffed crust pizza, beef ravioli, or chef salad
Reading and Writing Vocabulary (This will be tested every 2 weeks. Next test is 9/29)
approach - to go closer to; a coming closer; a road or way that leads to a place
burrow - to dig a hole or tunnel into or under something; to dig deeply into; to search; a hole or tunnel dug by an animal as a home or for protection
cease - to stop; to come or bring to an end
destructive - causing harm or damage (destruction - harm or damage)
drowsy - tired or sleepy
famished - very hungry
forecast - to figure out and say what will happen before it takes place; a telling of what will happen
hibernate - to spend the winter in a resting state
migrate - to move from one country or region to another (migration - the act of migrating; migratory - moving from one place or country to another, usually regularly
nestle - to settle down comfortably, as if in a nest; to lie in a sheltered, partly hidden place
observe - to see; to notice; to comment; to remark; to mark an event or day; to obey
prepare - to make or get ready (preparation - something done to get ready)
reduce - to make or become smaller or less (reduction - the act of reducing or the amount by which something is reduced
severe - very strict or harsh; hard to bear or deal with
venture - to dare to do, to go, or to say; something that involves the risk of a loss
Reading Spelling
uniform 11. salute
excuse 12. threw
juice 13. utensil
tuned 14. chewing
unusual 15. toothache
curfew 16. stew
blueberry 17. bugle
using 18. unicorn
duel music
usually 20. mute
Bonus Words:
unicycle
interview
freezing
Ch. 3 Vocabulary
compatible numbers - numbers that are easy to compute with mentally
Associative Property of Multiplication - the property that states that when the grouping of factors is changed, the product remains the same
Commutative Property of Multiplication - the property that states when the order of two factors is changed, the product remains the same
estimate - to find an answer that is close to the exact amount
partial product - a method of multiplying in which the ones, tens, hundreds, and so on are multiplied separately and then the products are added together
product - the answer in a multiplication problem
regroup - to exchange amounts of equal value to rename a number