January 4, 2010
Happy New Year!
This week students will be working on words that involve spelling changes
with suffixes. This week students will be working on Lesson 17 in the
Vocabulary book.
Test date: Friday, January 8
Definitions test date: Thursday, January 7
1. calculating
2. grumbling
3. magnified
4. qualified
5. merrier
6. thriftier
7. necessities
8. strategies
9. classified
10. relied
Dictation Sentence: Test on Friday
"Why are you working so hard?" asked the grasshopper. "You should be
merrier!"
One ant answered, "We ants are thriftier than you grasshoppers. We are
saving some of the food for later. We are also calculating how much food we
will need. We are planning strategies to keep the food safe and dry."
