Kindergarten Announcements
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Spelling List for November 29-December 14
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Spelling Word Lists for November 26- December 14
Lesson 13
1. lawyer
2. drawbridge
3. seesaw
4. crawl
5. flaw
6. drawn
7. cost
8. offering
9. strongest
10. crosswalk
11. tossing
12. softer
13. hayloft
14. every
15. very
16. Hosea
17. Joel
18. Amos
Lesson 14
1. herd
2. mercy
3. sermon
4. person
5. northwest
6. corner
7. brainstorm
8. thunderstorm
9. support
10. whirl
11. charcoal
12. carpenter
13. yardstick
14. wear
15. where
16. Obadiah
17. Jonah
18. Micah
Lesson 15
1. haircut
2. unfair
3. aircraft
4. eardrum
5. yearbook
6. hearing
7. dear
8. carefree
9. bareback
10. square
11. cheer
12. deerskin
13. steer
14. through
15. though
16. thought
17. Nahum
18. Habakkuk
English Quiz on Tuesday, December 4
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English Study Guide
Quiz Tuesday, December 4 Action verb expresses or shows an action that the subject is doing. Being verb state a fact. Memorize the conjugation of to be: is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
Present Tense: Singular: is (The dog is the winner.) am (I am sleepy.)
Plural: are (We are near the park.)
Past Tense:
Singular: was (The dog was the winner.)
Plural: were ( We were near the park.)
Direct Objects receive the action of the verb.
We ate candy. Ate is the verb and candy is the direct object.
Verb contractions
Pay special attention to:
You’re/Your: You’re is the contraction you are
(check yourself by replacing the word with you are) Your is a possessive pronoun.
It’s/Its: It’s is a contraction meaning it is.
Its is a possessive pronoun. (It will answer your what?)
They’re/Their/There:
They’re is the contraction for they are.
Their is the a possessive pronoun. (It will answer their what?)
There is an adverb telling where.
History Review: Test Date-11/27/07
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History Review
Our Presidents
George Washington
· Led our army in the Revolutionary War
o In the Revolutionary War we fought against England.
· Was a man of Faith
· First President of the United States.
· Can be found on the dollar bill.
· He is called, “ Father of His Country.”
· As a child he cut down his father’s tree with his hew hatchet.
o When his father asked who had done it, George was honest and said the truth.
Benjamin Franklin
· He did not go to school! He was so poor he did not have money to go to school!
· He worked very hard to teach himself new things.
· At the age of 12 he began printing books.
o Poor Richard’s Almanac
· He said, “Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man health, wealth, and wise
· He said, “ Little strokes fell great oaks.”
· He signed the Declaration of Independence and helped write the Constitution.
Abraham Lincoln
· 16th President
· His favorite book was the Bible
· Abraham’s nickname is “Hones Abe”—Be sure that you know why!!
· Although he did not go to school much, he taught himself and became a lawyer.
· Many people liked him.
· In 1860 he was elected president.
· There were 33 states by the time he was president.
· Was murdered while he was at the theater.
Homework for Nov 26-30
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Nov 30
Read Chapter 11
Nov 29
Review Chapter 10
Review Chapter 8 in
Intro to Govt Test
Thursday
Nov 28
Review Chapter 10
Review Chapter 8 in
Intro to Govt Test
Thursday
Nov 27
Review Chapter 10
Review Chapter 8 in
Intro to Govt Test
Thursday
Nov 26
Read Chapter 10
Read Chapter 8 in
Intro to Govt
Homework for Nov 16-30
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Nov 30
Read Chapter 5
Section 2
Nov 29
Read Chapter 5
Section 2
Complete Section Review
Nov 28
Read Chapter 5
Section 1
Nov 27
Read Chapter 5
Section 1
Complete Section Review
Nov 26
Read Chapter 5
Section 1
Complete Section Review
Homework for Nov 26-30
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Nov 30
Read Chapter 7
Section 5
Nov 29
Read Chapter 7
Section 4
Complete Section Review
and Handouts
Nov 28
Read Chapter 7
Section 3
Complete Handouts
Nov 27
Read Chapter 7
Section 3
Complete Section Review
Nov 26
Read Chapter 7
Section 2
Complete Section Review
Homework for Nov 26-30
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Nov 30
Review Chapter 7
Test on Tuesday
Nov 29
Review Chapter 7
Test on Tuesday
Nov 28
Read Chapter 7
Section 4
Complete Section Review
Nov 27
Read Chapter 7
Section 3
Complete Section Review
Nov 26
Read Chapter 7
Section 2
Complete Section Review
Math Homework 5th and 6th grades Mon 11/26-11/30
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Monday 11/26 6th grade: Problem Set 48 5th grade: Problem Set 57
Tuesday 11/27 No Homework-TEST
Wednesday 11/28 6th grade: Problem Set 49 5th grade: Problem Set 58
Thursday 11/29 6th grade: Problem Set 50 5th grade: Problem Set 59
Friday 11/30 6th grade: Problem Set 51 5th grade: Problem Set 60
Regards! Miss Shunk
November 26-November 30
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With just three full weeks left until Christmas break there is a lot of work to get accomplished before then. I expect the next three weeks to busy, but also a lot of fun. I have several advent activities planned to really highlight the season and the importance of advent. It should be a lot of fun. I will post more information about the things we will be doing soon, so please check back. And on to this weeks work!
Monday: Spelling: Study words 1-6, Vocabulary: study words 1-3, Math: No homework, assessment test, English:, Reading: Read chapter 10 of The Horse and His Boy, due Monday December 2, History:, Religion
Spelling Words: lawyer, drawbridge, seesaw, crawl, flaw, drawn
Tuesday:Spelling: Study words 7-12 and finish sentences for words 1-8, Vocabulary: study words 4-6, Math: Problem Set 56, English:Reading: Read chapter 10 of The Horse and His Boy, due Monday December 2, History:, Religion
Spelling Words: cost, offering, strongest, crosswalk, tossing, softer
Wednesday:Spelling: Study words 13-18 and finish sentences for words 9-15, Vocabulary: study words 7-9, Math: Problem Set 57, English:, Reading: Read chapter 10 of The Horse and His Boy, due Monday December 2, History:, Religion
Spelling Words: hayloft, every, very, Hosea, Joel, Amos
Thursday:Spelling: Study all words for test, Vocabulary: study words 10-12, Math: Problem Set 58, English:, Reading: Read chapter 10 of The Horse and His Boy, do worksheet, History:, Religion
Friday:Spelling: Study words 1-6, Vocabulary: study words 13-15, Math: Problem Set 59, English:, Reading: Read chapter 10 of The Horse and His Boy, due Monday December 2, History:, Religion