December 7, 2009
Please see our December 4 newsletter on the Attachments/Photos page.
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We have another busy week ahead. Please check with your child regarding
concert rehearsals and performances. Our in-school concert will be Thursday,
December 10.
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We will have a Science test on Ecosytems on Wednesday 12/9. The students have
been given a review packet to help prepare them for it. Please see our
Attachments/Photo page for scanned copies of the 4 page packet.
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We will read "The Mystery of St. Matthew's Island" this week.
Spelling and Vocabulary
Vocabulary Words
bleached - whitened by exposure to sunlight or by use of chemicals
carcasses - bodies of dead animals
decay - process of rotting
parasites - living things that live on or in others, from which they get their
food, often harming the others in the process
scrawny - having little flesh; lean; thin; skinny
starvation - suffering from extreme hunger
suspicions - beliefs, feelings, thoughts
tundra - a vast, treeless plain in the arctic regions
Spelling Words
1. danger
2. wander
3. tractor
4. dollar
5. harbor
6. eager
7. eraser
8. surrender
9. solar
10. sticker
11. locker
12. helicopter
13. pillar
14. refrigerator
15. caterpillar
16. rumor
17. glimmer
18. linger
19. sensor
20. alligator
