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done daily and should be more current. Sometimes assignments are changed
because of what is going on in class and I may not get on to the web page to
update it.***
Spelling
Mon.- 2x each Tues.- ABC Order
List Words
pickup cannot outside bedroom upstairs
raindrop baseball hallway airplane mailbox
sunshine homework classroom something playground
sidewalk teaspoon thumbtack sandpaper notebook
Robust Vocabulary
skim span shabby embarass midst
elevated dazed collapses contribution initiative
Reading www.thinkcentral.com
Lesson 6 is a historical fiction called "The Babe and I" by David A.Adler and
the paired selection is a time line called, "America's National Pastime".
The story is a made-up story that is set in the past and has people, places,
and events that are real or could be real. This story is about a young boy
who sells newspapers to help earn money for his family. One person who buys
the newspaper is Babe Ruth, who gave him such a generous tip that the boy
could attend a baseball game.
Grammar- Compound sentences
* A compound sentence is made up of two or more simple sentences.
* A compound sentence uses a comma and the words AND, OR, BUT, to join the
sentences.
* The word AND shows a connection between two ideas.
* The words BUT and OR show a difference between two ideas.
Math
We have begun Chapter 3- Subtraction. Be sure to study your basic facts and
the timestables. We have been working on regrouping. Please practice this at
home.
Social Studies
We are going to start Chapter 3- landforms.
