Homework for tonight:
Read for 30 minutes--no reading log
Fourth grade alligator math packet
                     bobcat math packet
                     cougar math packet
Fifth math part 1
Fifth math part 2

pretest words

1. pilgrim

2. custom

3. narrow

4. expert

5. button

6. hundred

7. emblem

8. their

Challenge

1. questionnaire (ques—to ask)

2. innumerable (numer-number)

3. egress (gress—to step)—the act of going

4. aqueduct (duct—to lead)—channel for conducting water

5. credulous (cred-to believe)—tending to believe something with little evidence--gullible

6. oligarchy (arch-ruluer)—government by the few

7. cryptogram( gram-to write)—a message writeen in code

8. anachronism—something out of time

Homework for tonight is to:
1.  read for thirty minutes and complete the summary reading log
2.  fourth math packets
     fifth math
3.  spelling

Homework for tonight is to:
1.  Read for 30 minutes and record the second part of the reading log (about the setting).
2.  Fourth grade math (work on packets)
     Fifth grade math
3.  Spelling

Homework for tonight is
1. math (fourth grade packets below--ask your child which group she/he is in)

Fourth grade math packets:
Alligator math packet
Cardinal packet
Bobcat packet
2.  reading for thirty minutes and complete new reading log
3.  spelling (words below)

Spelling words

weekly                        challenge
congress                      abracadabra
democratic                  anesthesiologist
monarchy                    characterization
dictator                       disproportionate
judicial                       microbiologist
forum                         pseudosophisticated
municipality               phantasmagorical
veto                            hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist

Thanks to all the parent volunteers who brought food and/or volunteered to make this morning's breakfast.  Students loved the pancakes and really enjoyed today's read-a-thon.  A highlight for me was watching the big buddies reading to the little buddies and how well they worked together.

When we return students will begin working on writing their end of year play and a new unit on zoology.  Students will each be reading a book of their choice for the next reading group, so if you have tie to go to the library over break, please keep this in mind.

I hope everyone has a nice, restful break!