Welcome to the 2008-2009 school year!
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READING VOCABULARY for First Term
Week 2 THE RAJAH’S RICE
1. bulging—swelling out
2. celebration—activities in honor of a special event
3. chessboard—game board used for playing chess or checkers
4. foolishness—behavior that shows a lack of good sense
5. marketplace—location where goods are bought and sold
6. snickered—laughed in a secretive, disrespectful way
7. spice—seasoning for food, made from plants
8. vow—solemn promise or pledge
Week 3 A LITTLE EXCITEMENT
1. absolutely—completely; without any doubt
2. blizzards—heavy snowstorms with strong winds
3. companions—friends
4. crackled—made sharp, snapping sounds
5. fiery—made up of fire; lit
6. ignited—set or caught on fire
7. soot—black powder formed from burning wood or other fuel
8. weariness—tiredness
Week 4 THE LOST LAKE
1. compass—instrument for showing direction
2. darted—moved suddenly and quickly
3. glum—unhappy; in low spirits
4. knapsack—cloth bag used for carrying clothes or supplies
5. muttered—spoke in a low, unclear way
6. poncho—cloak with a hole in the middle for the head
Week 5 SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL
1. eerie—strange and scary
2. huddled—gathered close together, as for comfort or warmth
3. pesky—troublesome or annoying
4. prairie—grassland
5. reins—straps, attached to a horse’s headgear, through which a person guides the horse
6. squal-sudden strong gust of wind followed by rain or snow
FIRST TERM SPELLING WORDS
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5
Week 2 THE RAJAH’S RICE—Row 1
blade delay sale jail spice gray amaze hang crayon vow
past drain stain fact bulging
afraid says* glass stale marketplace
magic break* raft steak* celebration
foolishness
snickered
Week 3 A LITTLE EXCITEMENT—Row 2
west freedom speck shelf absolutely steep speed kept least blizzards
member steam cheap eager companions
gleam beast pretend reason crackled
fresh believe* greed chief* fiery
soot
Week 4 THE LOST LAKE—Row 3
skill flight ditch inch compass
crime live decide sigh darted
grind chill witness fright muttered
tonight delight wind remind glum
brick build* district built* poncho
knapsack
Week 5 SARAH PLAIN AND TALL—Row 4
block scold throat known prairie
shown coast host remote eerie
oatmeal odd enclose stock huddled
wrote locate shock boast squall
fellow slope solve globe pesky
WEEK 6—Row 5
wait creak sent vain raise
weight heel cent vain raze
heard heal scent vein rays
herd peak ring minor principal
creek peek wring miner principle
AUGUST 25-29
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
Reading-Read Story and study voc. words
Fire Safety Poster Project- Due Sept.2(Note going home)
English- Study p.34-35
Spelling- Study words Unit 2
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
Reading-Begin story summary, due Friday. Study voc., quiz Wed.
English- PB p. 6-7
Spelling-Write words twice in cursive.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
Reading- Story summary due Friday.
English- PB p.8
Spelling- Study words, test Thursday.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28
Reading- Story summary due Friday.
English- Finish classwork- TB p. 40-41 #1-30
READING AND ENGLISH TESTS FRIDAY
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