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 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: Tuesday □ 1. Preview Ten Mile Day □ 2. Review for exams _ □ 3. Homework: OKsensay assignment Wednesday □ 1. Weekend homework: 1 page in bubble book about what you did during the long weekend. _ There will be no split levels tomorrow, 04/02, due to Children's Day activities. Regards, Teacher Ari

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20 _ □ 2. Read Satchel Paige □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 3, defs x 1, 5 sentences using a vocabulary word 1) exhilarating: causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation 2) fastening: something that fastens 3) recklessness: marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences 4) pinnacle: an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress 5) periodical: published with a fixed interval between the issues or numbers 6) mention: the act or an instance of citing or calling attention to someone or something especially in a casual or incidental manner 7) videotape: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape 8) wrongdoing: evil or improper behavior or action 9) suspects: regarded or deserving to be regarded with s...

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Quiz □ 2. RWN Check, written assignment □ 3. Homework: 2 nd draft of written assignment

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Quiz review □ 2. Homework; Review for quiz

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: Tuesday □ 1. Complex and Compound Sentences, RWN Pages 75, 76, 83 □ 2. Adding –ed, -ing, RWN pages 77, 82 □ 3. Homework: RWN pages 101, 102, worksheet Wednesday □ 1. Experience Class Outing □ 2. No class _

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. _ Vocabulary words 1 – 20 □ 2. Read Satchel Paige □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 3, defs x 1, 5 sentences 1) confidence : firm belief in yourself 2) fastball: a pitch thrown at high speed with very little curve   3) outfield: the part of a baseball field beyond the diamond or infield   4) mocking : laughing at; making fun of   5) unique: having no like or equal 6) weakness: a slight fault 7) windup: (in baseball), a swinging movement of the arms while twisting the body just before pitching the ball 8) supplied: make something available 9) supplying: the process of filling a want or need 10) denied: to refuse something that is asked 11) denying : refusing to admit a truth   12) decided: free from doubt or wavering 13) deciding: serving to resolve or settle something. 14) included: contained as part of a whole being considered. 15) includi...

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Unit test _ □ 2. RWN check, writing assignment □ 3. Homework: 2 nd draft of writing assignment, OKsensay assignment. Many students did not do last weeks OKsensay assignment. I am providing the QR code and pin number for it again. PIN:  apbn8m Week 6 OKsensay PIN:  p9j4dc

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Unit test review □ 2. Homework: Review for unit test

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Long Vowel Digraphs □ 2. RWN page 66 □ 3. Homework: RWN Page 71 Tomorrow, March 19, There will be no split levels as my homeroom grade is on a field trip. Therefore, I will be passing out Wednesdays Grade level worksheet today. I will also be sending home the information for the oral exam. Regards, Teacher Ari

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20 □ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 3, defs x 1, 5 sentences using a vocabulary word. 1) barrier: something material that blocks or is intended to block passage 2) outpost: an outlying branch or position of a main organization or group 3) landowners: an owner of land 4) unique: able to be distinguished from all others of its class or type 5) materials: an object that can be used for building or making something   6) carved:   to cut with care or precision 7) tanned: describes leather made by soaking animal skins in chemicals 8) ancient: of or relating to a remote period, to a time early in history, or to those living in such a period or time 9) cruise: to move or proceed speedily, smoothly, or effortlessly 10) banquet: a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement 11) smoldered: to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with...

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Quiz □ 2.RWN check, writing assignment □ 3. Homework: 1st draft of writing assignment, OKsensay assignment. PIN:  apbn8m

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20 □ 2. Read Island of the Blue Dolphins □ 3. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 -20   x 3, defs x 1, 5 sentences 1) gnawed: wore away by persistent chewing 2) headland: a point of very high land that juts out into water 3) kelp: a kind of large, brown seaweed 4) lair: the place where a wild animal lives 5) ravine: a small narrow steep-sided valley with steep sides 6) shellfish: an animal that has a shell and lives in the water 7) sinew: a tough cord that connects muscles to bones 8) coast: the land near a shore  9) paint: to create art using a brush 10) faint: difficult to see because it is faded or light in color   11) willow: a tree characterized by drooping branches that sway easily in the wind 12) feast: an elaborate and usually abundant meal often accompanied by a ceremony or entertainment 13) arrow: a shape that is pointed to show direc...

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Unit test □ 2. RWN check, preview next story □ 3. Homework: one page journal about what you did over the weekend.

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary sentence review □ 2. Homework: Review for unit test

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Read Thunder Rose □ 2. Homework: Unit Test review worksheet

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Long Vowel VCV □ 2. RWN Page 55 □ 3. Homework: RWN page 60

 Dear Parents, Today in class we did the following: □ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20 □ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 3, defs,x 1, 5 sentences using a vocabulary word. Only words 1 - 20 are being taught this week. 1) spiral: winding around a center or pole and gradually receding from or approaching it 2) bushel: any of various units of dry capacity 3) massive: impressively large or ponderous 4) hauling: to cause (something) to move by pulling or drawing 5) funnel:   a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship) 6) destruction:   the action or process of destroying something 7) almanac: a yearly book that contains calendars, weather information, and dates of holidays 8) census: an official count and survey of people who live in a country or area 9) sociologists: people who study the science of  society ,  social  institutions, and social relationships 10) economists: people who study the flow of money ...