Announcements

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