Newsletter Week 28 3/18-3/22

Math: Continue with patterns. Test on Friday, 3/22/13. Study the 8's multiplication facts. Test over the 8's on Thursday, 3/21/13.

Reading: Continue "Judy Moody Saves the World" Quiz chapters 4-7 on Friday, 3/22/13.

Spelling: Long a/e words.

1. keep
2. reach
3. raise
4. theme
5. scream
6. easy
7. batteries
8. fuel
9. student
10. second

1. His father wants him to raise his grades.
2. Batteries can be used to fuel machines.

Vocabulary:

1.banquet- a large meal to celebrate a special event
2. cunning- tricky, sneaking attitude
3. boast- to brag about oneself
4. enormous- very large, really big
5. consult- to ask for advice
6. glance- a quick look
7. delighted- to be very happy and pleased about something
8. burden- a heavy weight- it can be a heavy feeling of guilt or sadness, or it can be an actual item that is heavy and someone has to carry around.
9. ponder- to think deeply about something
10. diverse- different types of people from cultures and races 

Langauge Arts: Independent Writing skills and quotations- please review worksheets done in class at home. Students will retake the test on Friday, 3/22/13.

Social Studies:
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