Week of 2/16/26

ELA IXL Assignments

• 3 Assignments:

  • CC.1 Read along about science and nature 

  • X.1 Match each effect to its cause 

  • CCC.5 Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 

Due Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 by 8:00 AM

At Home Independent Reading

• Please have your child read for at least 15-20 minutes daily.

• Please note: 400 minutes of reading each month is required to earn a Pizza Hut and Nothing Bundt Cake coupon. 

• A reading log for February was sent home. Please ensure that you fill it out daily.

• Please note: Reading log is 30 points of your child's reading grade.

The February reading log is due on Friday, March 6, 2026. 

Upcoming Test

Spelling Test: There will be no spelling test due to the shortened week. 

Reading Comprehension Test: There will be no reading comprehension test due to the shortened week. 

There will be no spelling test this week due to the shortened week.

climate (n) -  Climate is the normal weather of a place.

precipitation (n) -  Precipitation is water that falls from the sky, such as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.

temperature (n) - Temperature is how hot or cold a place is.

toasty (adj) - Something that is toasty is warm and comfortable.

chief (adj) - Someone who has chief in a job title is the lead or the most important person doing that job.

hazy (adj) - Something that is hazy is not clear or is hard to see

boast (v) - When you boast about something, you speak about it too proudly.

ruin (v) - When you ruin something, you spoil it.

visible (adj) - Something that is visible can be seen.

particles (n) -  Particles are tiny pieces of something.

depends (v) -  If one thing depends on another, the first thing can be changed by the second thing.

hovers (v) -  Something that hovers stays in place.

develop (v) -  When something starts to develop, it grows and changes.

joined (v) -  Things that are joined are connected.

average (adj) -  Something that is average is normal or usual.

advantages (n) -  Advantages are things that help put you ahead.

front (n) - A cold front is where cold air meets warm air.

impressed (v) - If you are impressed, you like something a lot.

gusts (n) -  Gusts are short, strong rushes of wind.

flash (n) -  A flash is a sudden burst of light.

supplies (n) -  Supplies are the things people need to be ready for something.

layer (n) -  If you have on more than one layer of clothing, you are wearing several things on top of one another to keep warm.