Vocabulary and Root Words for the Week of January 30th

Each of the following words need to have a definition, picture (in color), and a sentence that uses the word and/or word containing the root word in it. I will be scanning an example later tonight.

Vocab/root assignment is due on Friday. Students will be given a vocabulary/root word quiz on Friday.

Chemical reaction
Reactant
Product
Reactivity
Precipitate
Grant
Conquistador
Reform
Reformation
Counter-Reformation
Missionary

Root Words:
struct: build
rupt: break/burst
anthro: man/human
act: do
circum: around

Spelling Words for the Week of January 23rd

Unit 19 Spelling Words:

1. scrubbed
2. listening
3. stunned
4. knitting
5. carpeting
6. wandered
7. gathering
8. beginning
9. skimmed
10. chatting
11. shrugged
12. bothering
13. whipped
14. quizzed
15. suffering
16. scanned
17. ordered
18. totaled
19. answered
20. upsetting
21. wandering
22. dimmed
23. stripped
24. offered
25. snapping
26. compelling
27. deposited
28. occurred
29. threatening
30. canceled

Spelling Words for the Week of January 9th

1. central
2. whistle
3. label
4. puzzle
5. legal
6. angle
7. normal
8. needle
9. angel
10. pupil
11. struggle
12. level
13. local
14. bicycle
15. channel
16. global
17. stumble
18. quarrel
19. article
20. fossil
21. title
22. nickel
23. special
24. trouble
25. simple
26. identical
27. vehicle
28. mineral
29. colonel
30. artificial

Commitments for the Week of January 9th

1. Penpals
2. AR Test (if ready)
3. Book conference (fill out book conference sheet)
4. Research on explorer
5. Develop science fair project idea
6. Personal Narrative paper
7. Past due assignments (check Jupiter Grades)
8. Retake science quiz (open book on Juno)
9. Research state information
10. Tuesday (1/10): Math Journal pages 182, 183, 184, 185

Computer Lab Day 3

Today you will be doing the following (in order):

1. Taking a quiz on synonyms from your Juno account (http://junoed.com)
2. Take an AR test (if you haven't already; most of you have), look up the AR level on books, and take an AR test on the literature book you just finished.
3. Either play the Jamestown interactive games (see the post below this) or research your person of interest).

Computer Lab 1/4/11

Today we will be working with interactive websites that will help you learn more about Jamestown and its early explorers.

Links:
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/


http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/

Unit 16 Spelling Words

Test on Friday!!!

Words:

1. Actual
2. cruel
3. patriot
4. diet
5. museum
6. casual
7. ruin
8. pioneer
9. trial
10. visual
11. realize
12. create
13. riot
14. genuine
15. area
16. annual
17. audio
18. dial
19. theater
20. violet

Review

1. video
2. science
3. February
4. period
5. usual

Challenge

1. diagnose
2. media
3. appreciate
4. society
5. prior