2. Spelling this week!

3. Pattern study Rules for c and -ck -ck follows a short vowel in a one syllable word, or in the first syllable. C says /k/: ca co cu

4.  picnic

5.  frantic

6.  poetic

7.  plastic

8.  attic

9.  condition

10.  calm

11.  attack

12.  bucket

13.  check

14.  nickel

15.  picket

16.  ticket

17.  rocket

18.  sidewalks

19.  heroic

20.  lucky

21.  socket

22.  cart

23.  tracks

24. Vocabulary this week!

26. fatal Many years ago, heart wounds were usually considered fatal.  Causes death

28. suture The boy needed to go to the doctor and have his open wound sutured together.  Fiber used to sew (stitch) parts of the body together

30. Colleague(s) My colleagues and I, at the LaMoure Public School, attended a Math Meeting the other morning.  Person or people who works with you.

32. anesthesia At the dentist’s office you may receive local anesthesia to numb the teeth and gums. This prevents you from feeling too much discomfort during the drilling of your tooth.  Keeps you from feeling pain.

34. incision When treating a minor incision at home, first wash your hands thoroughly with soap to avoid infection.  cut

35. fact Is it fact or opinion that LaMoure is a town in North Dakota?  Something that is a certainty, it can be proven true.

36. fact. Here is an example. Try to pick out the fact. In America the traffic laws are too strict. In America a red traffic light means STOP. In America the biggest cars are the safest cars.

37. Was it easy to spot the fact? In America, no matter which of the fifty states you drive in, a red traffic light means STOP. The second sentence is a fact, or a certainty.