Week of  12/9/24 - 12/13/24  Anticipated Assignments: 

Monday: Read 15; Lesson 4.10; Rev. Vocab.

Tuesday: Read 15; Lesson 4.11; Review Spelling

Wed.: Read 15; Chapter 4 Review; Review Vocab.

Thurs.: Read 15; Chap 4 Assessment; Study for Spell./Vocab. Quizzes 

Fri.: No HW

Spelling: Students will have weekly individualized lists - Words Their Way lists will be in their binders once we have assessed and begun spelling!  While we will work with the words in class, a typical week will include 2 nights of spelling review (5-10 mins), and we will do quizzes each Friday. 

Vocabulary: (Wonders: "The Buffalo Are Back"): crumbled, drought, ecosystem, extinct, flourished, fragile, imbalanced, ripples

On Fridays we will do a vocabulary check for the week's words. Vocabulary lists are generated from the week's reading material; typically either a Wonders story, or from a novel. 

*Reading: for independent home reading, students may use books, magazines, articles, etc. ; anything that will provided them with the chance build their stamina by doing extended, focused reading of word-rich text. We start by asking for 10 minutes of focus, and expect to steadily build up their stamina as the trimester continues.