03/24/2025

 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) including: containing as part of the whole being considered.

16) admitted: confess to be true or to be the case

17) admitting: allow (someone) to enter a place.

18) occurred: happen; take place.

19) occurring: exist or happen at a certain place or moment

20) qualified: officially recognized as being trained to perform a particular job; certified