Week of March 21

Basic Math Fact Champions of Champions: 1^st place – Alyssa, 2^nd place – Samantha. We are so proud of you!

Spelling Words – We are reviewing words that have prefixes and suffixes.

1. thankful
2. untie
3. unhealthy
4. dishonest
5. unknown
6. untidy
7. reheat
8. unpack
9. happiness
10. mouthful
11. quickness
12. pavement
13. beautiful
14. sickness
15. refold
16. replace
17. uncertain
18. disorder
19. rewind
20. dislike
21. Challenge Words: recycle   uninterested   redecorate   ailment   misspell

Homework for Monday: Work on your Biography Homework :)    There is no spelling homework, but it would be a good idea to write them daily just for practice.

Reading: We are starting the trade book Night of the Twisters. It is based on a true story of seven tornadoes that went through a Nebraska town on night in 1980. It is realistic fiction.

Biography Homework

Phase One-Due Friday, March 25: Select a biography about someone you feel is a hero. Read it carefully, and then write a three paragraph paper on it. The first paragraph will have the title, author, and a brief summary of the hero’s life or deeds in your own words. The second and third paragraphs need to explain why you feel this person is a hero. You must list at least two examples of why he/she is a hero and justify it with quotes from the book (one per paragraph).

We consider someone a hero who has one or more of traits like:

• the courage not to give into injustice
• earns people’s respect
• fearless in the face of danger
• determined and works hard to get what they want
• cares about and helps other people, including his/her family
• optimistic
• demonstrates perseverance

Writing will be scored in the following areas:

• Demonstrates appropriate content and organization
• Written in own words
• Proper mechanics and spelling
• Neatly done