Week of September 9
Back to School Night: Tues: Sept 10 6:45-8:50
Mon: Wordly Wise: Lesson 1, Exercise A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Test
Crossword puzzle: Due by Friday.
Reading 10-15 pages per day/75-100 per week. Must keep track of reading in your agenda.
Business letter to sports team. Due Wed/Thur. Be sure to decorate your envelope.
Back to School Night: Tues: Sept 10 6:45-8:50
Mon: Wordly Wise: Lesson 1, Exercise A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Test
Crossword puzzle: Due by Friday.
Reading 10-15 pages per day/75-100 per week. Must keep track of reading in your agenda.
Business letter to sports team. Due Wed/Thur. Be sure to decorate your envelope.
Oakland Bay Bridge. September 2013
Week of September 23
Wordly Wise: Lesson 2
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex E
Fri: Test
Business letter to sports team: due Thur.
Secret Q. of the Week:
1. What year did the Oakland Bay Bridge open?
2. How much did it cost to cross the bridge that year?
3. How long is the bridge?
Email your answer or put it in the homework box in class by Fri.
Crossword puzzle #4: due by Friday.
Brainpop: Nobel Prize. Watch video and email your quiz results to [email protected]
Brainpop: User name: sequoiams_teacher password: school
Wordly Wise: Lesson 2
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex E
Fri: Test
Business letter to sports team: due Thur.
Secret Q. of the Week:
1. What year did the Oakland Bay Bridge open?
2. How much did it cost to cross the bridge that year?
3. How long is the bridge?
Email your answer or put it in the homework box in class by Fri.
Crossword puzzle #4: due by Friday.
Brainpop: Nobel Prize. Watch video and email your quiz results to [email protected]
Brainpop: User name: sequoiams_teacher password: school
Week of September 30.
Mon: 2x's
Tue: ABC order 2x's
Wed: Words in sentences or story
Fri: Test
1. corridor 8. Iglesias (Spanish teacher)
2. motivation 9. genealogy (family history)
3. phenomenon 10. anonymous
4. monopoly 11. recoil
5. jeopardy 12. chameleon
6. sophisticated 13. pangolin
7. Manglesdorf 14. levitate
15. Ulaanbaatar
Crossword: World Capitals due Fri
Brainpop; English......Grammar.....pick a topic
Mon: 2x's
Tue: ABC order 2x's
Wed: Words in sentences or story
Fri: Test
1. corridor 8. Iglesias (Spanish teacher)
2. motivation 9. genealogy (family history)
3. phenomenon 10. anonymous
4. monopoly 11. recoil
5. jeopardy 12. chameleon
6. sophisticated 13. pangolin
7. Manglesdorf 14. levitate
15. Ulaanbaatar
Crossword: World Capitals due Fri
Brainpop; English......Grammar.....pick a topic
Lets Go Oakland
Week of October 7
Wordly Wise: Lesson 3
Mon: Ex. A&b
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Test
*Crossword Puzzle : Bodies of Water Due Fri.
*Book Report : Due Tue.
*Business letter: Sports organization or soccer team. due Wed/Thur.
*Brainpop: English: Grammar: Your Choice.
*Nobel Prize: Mini report due Fri.
*Book orders due by Fri.
Week of October 7
Wordly Wise: Lesson 3
Mon: Ex. A&b
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Test
*Crossword Puzzle : Bodies of Water Due Fri.
*Book Report : Due Tue.
*Business letter: Sports organization or soccer team. due Wed/Thur.
*Brainpop: English: Grammar: Your Choice.
*Nobel Prize: Mini report due Fri.
*Book orders due by Fri.
Week of October 14
Spelling Words:
1. splurge 8. interrogate
2. preposterous 9. toupee
3. mandatory 10. villian
4. kitchenette 11. envious
5. pursuit 12. fatigue
6. solitude 13. enunciate
7. gorgeous 14. simultaneous
15. Warholic
Mon: 2x's
Tue: ABC order 2x's
Wed: Words in sentences or story
Fri: Test
Crossword: 50 states due by Friday
Alliteration sentence. Make an alliterative sentence and illustrate it. Think of the Animalia book examples from class.
Brainpop: English ...Grammar....your choice.
Reading: Chapter Book: 75 pages per week.
Secret Q. of the Week: Go to DeepLeap.com. Play the word game three times. Email me your highest score.
Spelling Words:
1. splurge 8. interrogate
2. preposterous 9. toupee
3. mandatory 10. villian
4. kitchenette 11. envious
5. pursuit 12. fatigue
6. solitude 13. enunciate
7. gorgeous 14. simultaneous
15. Warholic
Mon: 2x's
Tue: ABC order 2x's
Wed: Words in sentences or story
Fri: Test
Crossword: 50 states due by Friday
Alliteration sentence. Make an alliterative sentence and illustrate it. Think of the Animalia book examples from class.
Brainpop: English ...Grammar....your choice.
Reading: Chapter Book: 75 pages per week.
Secret Q. of the Week: Go to DeepLeap.com. Play the word game three times. Email me your highest score.
Week of October 21
Wordly Wise: Lesson 4
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex.C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri.-Test
Business letter: Radio Stations: Due Wed or Thur.
Show not Tell: The sub was mean or School is boring. Read your paper according to what row you sit in.
Secret Q. of the Week: The United Kingdom drives on the left hand side of the road. What other countries besides the UK drive on the left? Email your answers, or put your answer in the shoebox in the back of the class.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 4
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex.C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri.-Test
Business letter: Radio Stations: Due Wed or Thur.
Show not Tell: The sub was mean or School is boring. Read your paper according to what row you sit in.
Secret Q. of the Week: The United Kingdom drives on the left hand side of the road. What other countries besides the UK drive on the left? Email your answers, or put your answer in the shoebox in the back of the class.
Week of October 27
Spelling Words:
1. courtesy 9. skeptical (unsure)
2. ferocious 10. rickety (unstable)
3. astonished 11. woozy (confused, very tired)
4. compliment 12. famished (very hungry)
5. Scandinavians 13. rendezvous (meet with)
6. disgruntled (unhappy) 14. excursion (journey, trip)
7. mischievous 15. Reykjavik
8. authentic (real)
Brainpop: Sumer...Email answers to [email protected]
Crossword: Tales of Terror due by Fri.
Flip Book: Due Tuesday, November 5
2. ferocious 10. rickety (unstable)
3. astonished 11. woozy (confused, very tired)
4. compliment 12. famished (very hungry)
5. Scandinavians 13. rendezvous (meet with)
6. disgruntled (unhappy) 14. excursion (journey, trip)
7. mischievous 15. Reykjavik
8. authentic (real)
Brainpop: Sumer...Email answers to [email protected]
Crossword: Tales of Terror due by Fri.
Flip Book: Due Tuesday, November 5
Week of November 4
Flip Book : Due tomorrow
Wordly Wise: Lesson 5
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Radio Business letter: due on or before Thursday.
Brainpop: Seven Ancient Wonders. Email your quiz results.
Crossword Puzzle: Scary Stories: Due by Fri.
Flip Book : Due tomorrow
Wordly Wise: Lesson 5
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Radio Business letter: due on or before Thursday.
Brainpop: Seven Ancient Wonders. Email your quiz results.
Crossword Puzzle: Scary Stories: Due by Fri.
Week of November 12
Spelling Words
1. abruptly 8. salvage
2. pharaohs 9. achievement
3. requiring 10. circumference
4. alumni 11. trivial
5. gradually 12. literacy (able to read and write)
6. Reykjavik 13. impulsive
7. silhouette (outline, shadow) 14. vicious (mean, evil)
15. pondered (think about, wonder)
Tue: Write words 2x's
Wed: ABC order 2x's
Thur: Use words in sentences/story
Fri: Quiz
Crossword: Due by Fri.
Brainpop: Pharaohs
Egypt country report: due by Friday.
Reading: 10/15 pages per day....75-100 per week.
Week of November 18
Wordly Wise: Lesson 6
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Business letters to radio stations: due by Wed.
Check this out:
http://www.wimp.com/boybatman/
Thursday: Food Exchange: To symbolize Thanksgiving, we will do a secret food/snack exchange on Friday. Write down a simple snack that you could get at any store. (chips and a Gatorade) Put your name on a scrap sheet of paper with the snack, and someone else will bring you that snack on Friday.
Read: 10pg/day 70+ per week.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 6
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Business letters to radio stations: due by Wed.
Check this out:
http://www.wimp.com/boybatman/
Thursday: Food Exchange: To symbolize Thanksgiving, we will do a secret food/snack exchange on Friday. Write down a simple snack that you could get at any store. (chips and a Gatorade) Put your name on a scrap sheet of paper with the snack, and someone else will bring you that snack on Friday.
Read: 10pg/day 70+ per week.
For those of you that misplaced, forgot, lost, or ate (see Far Side cartoon below) their reading bingo form, here is a link to download another copy.
For those of you looking for some extra credit or something to share with family over the holidays, create a TOP TEN list of interesting facts about Thanksgiving.
Week of December 2
Spelling words:
1. turquoise 9. anticipating
2. sarcophagus 10. podium
3. shrieked 11. entourage
4. meditate 12. ruckus
5. resembled 13. Reykjavik
6. quirky 14. Mediterranean
7. intelligence 15. pharaoh
8. ambitious
Mon: 3xs
Tue: ABC order 3x's
Wed: Silly story or sentences.
1. turquoise 9. anticipating
2. sarcophagus 10. podium
3. shrieked 11. entourage
4. meditate 12. ruckus
5. resembled 13. Reykjavik
6. quirky 14. Mediterranean
7. intelligence 15. pharaoh
8. ambitious
Mon: 3xs
Tue: ABC order 3x's
Wed: Silly story or sentences.
Irony: Cut and paste two example of irony. One a Far Side example and another a non Far Side example.
Due by Thursday.
Egypt Gods slideshow Test: Practice by going to British Museum .... Ancient Egypt...Gods and Goddess
Due by Thursday.
Egypt Gods slideshow Test: Practice by going to British Museum .... Ancient Egypt...Gods and Goddess
Week of December 9
.Wordly Wise: Lesson 7
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thurs: Ex. E
Fri: Test
Business letter to tv show. due Wed or Thur.
Al Capone, Autism or Temple Grandin project due by Friday.
Crossword puzzle: Hispanic Heritage : due by Fri.
Secret Q. of the Week: What date did the Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder." first air?
Email or put your answer in the homework box.
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thurs: Ex. E
Fri: Test
Business letter to tv show. due Wed or Thur.
Al Capone, Autism or Temple Grandin project due by Friday.
Crossword puzzle: Hispanic Heritage : due by Fri.
Secret Q. of the Week: What date did the Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder." first air?
Email or put your answer in the homework box.
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Happy 2014
Week of January 6
Read the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. What is your New Year Resolution? You will write it on the outside wall similar to what you did with the Turkey Trot.
Your Top 10 of 2013: Create a mini poster of your top 10 items from your agenda: Due by Fri:
Relative letter: due in two weeks back to me at SMS.
Business letter to network: Due Thursday
Crossword: Famous Artists: Due Fri.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 8
Mon: Ex. a&b
Tue: Ex. c
Wed: Ex. d
Thur: Ex. e
Fri: Test
Read the Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. What is your New Year Resolution? You will write it on the outside wall similar to what you did with the Turkey Trot.
Your Top 10 of 2013: Create a mini poster of your top 10 items from your agenda: Due by Fri:
Relative letter: due in two weeks back to me at SMS.
Business letter to network: Due Thursday
Crossword: Famous Artists: Due Fri.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 8
Mon: Ex. a&b
Tue: Ex. c
Wed: Ex. d
Thur: Ex. e
Fri: Test
Week of January 13
Week of January 21
Final week of the 2nd Quarter
Wordly Wise: Lesoon 9
Tue: Ex. A&B
Wed: Ex. C&D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Crossword: Winter Olympic Host Cities: due by Fri.
Last chance to get in your relative letter.
Business letters to companies: Due Thur.
Brainpop: Free choice from English or Social Studies. Email results.
Reading: Book, word, and Page #. 75 pgs/week.
Wordly Wise: Lesoon 9
Tue: Ex. A&B
Wed: Ex. C&D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Crossword: Winter Olympic Host Cities: due by Fri.
Last chance to get in your relative letter.
Business letters to companies: Due Thur.
Brainpop: Free choice from English or Social Studies. Email results.
Reading: Book, word, and Page #. 75 pgs/week.
Week of January 28:
Spelling:
1. serene (quiet, peaceful) 8. millennium
2. deodorant 9. mimic (copy or imitate)
3. gruesome 10. Bedouin (desert dweller)
4. merely ( a little bit) 11. immaculate
5. pediatrics (child healthcare) 12. anonymous
6. inevitable (going to happen) 13. pandemonium (wild, rowdy)
7. ominous (things look bad) 14. Albuquerque
15. Ouagadougou (cap of Burkina Faso)
Tue: 3x's
Wed: ABC order 3x's
Thur: Sentences or story using the words.
Brainpop: Go to the "Game Up" link on the home page.
Choose one game and write a summary describing the game. Give it a letter grade.
Crossword: Sports heroes and legends.
Countries and Caps Test: Jan 6-Jan 24.
Extra credit secret q. of the week: What was the final score of last year's Super Bowl, where was it played, and what was the date. (email or hw box.)
Week of February 3
Wordly Wise: Lesson 10
Mon: Ex. a&b
Tue: Ex. c
Wed: Ex. d
Thur: Ex. e
Fri: Test
Business letter: due b y Thursday
Black History Month "Who Am I" mini posters due Friday.
Crossword Puzzle: Black History
Extra credit, Top Secret , Q. of the Week: February 2 was Ground Hog Day. Explain Ground Hog Day.
Week of February 18
Book Reports due Tuesday
Wordly Wise Lesson 11
Tue: EX. A&B
Wed: Ex. c&d
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Black History Who Am I mini posters: Last batch due Fri. Your choice.
Brainpop: Go to Black History Month tab. Choose any of the topics except for Martin Luther King Jr.
Memorize Poems: Recite Thurs. and Fri.
Crossword: US Presidents: due Friday.
Week of February 24
Spelling Words:
1. Caribbean 2. Gibraltar
3. hypnotize 4. pristine
5. autopsy 6. ferocious
7. diarrhea 8. cinnamon
9. covertly (secretly) 10. plunder (burglarize)
11. dialogue 12. soiree (dinner party)
13. rickety (wobbly, unsteady) 14. maneuver
15. Mediterranean 16-20???????????????
Mon: 3x's
Tue: ABC ORDER 3x's
Wed: Sentences or story
Fri Test + five words including our art teacher's name.
Crossword: First Ladies due by Fri.
Reading: 75pgs/week...10+ per day.
Goodbye Winter Olympics
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Explain the Olympic symbol? Why five circles and why the colors?
Spelling Words:
1. Caribbean 2. Gibraltar
3. hypnotize 4. pristine
5. autopsy 6. ferocious
7. diarrhea 8. cinnamon
9. covertly (secretly) 10. plunder (burglarize)
11. dialogue 12. soiree (dinner party)
13. rickety (wobbly, unsteady) 14. maneuver
15. Mediterranean 16-20???????????????
Mon: 3x's
Tue: ABC ORDER 3x's
Wed: Sentences or story
Fri Test + five words including our art teacher's name.
Crossword: First Ladies due by Fri.
Reading: 75pgs/week...10+ per day.
Goodbye Winter Olympics
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Explain the Olympic symbol? Why five circles and why the colors?
Brainpop: Your choice in the Social Studies or English categories. Email results or put in the homework box.
Countries and Caps Test: Thur: Jan. 28-February 14.....
Countries and Caps Test: Thur: Jan. 28-February 14.....
Week of March 3
Wordly Wise Lesson 12
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tues: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Business letter to college/university: due Wed.
Women's History Month
"Did You Know" mini posters due by Friday
Crossword: Mythology: due Fri.
Secret Q. of the Week: Look through your closet and clothing drawer. Find 10 items made outside the US. Tell me the article of clothing, where it was made, and the capital of that country.
For example:
1. Sequoia t-shirt Haiti Port au Prince.
Thanks Titan for the Lyft mostaches
Wordly Wise Lesson 12
Mon: Ex. A&B
Tues: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
Business letter to college/university: due Wed.
Women's History Month
"Did You Know" mini posters due by Friday
Crossword: Mythology: due Fri.
Secret Q. of the Week: Look through your closet and clothing drawer. Find 10 items made outside the US. Tell me the article of clothing, where it was made, and the capital of that country.
For example:
1. Sequoia t-shirt Haiti Port au Prince.
Thanks Titan for the Lyft mostaches
Week of March 10
Bring in a Dry Erase pen by Wednesday.
Career Day: Wed. March 12.
Spelling
1. hysterical 9. venison (deer meat)
2. Ulysses 10. channel
3. Odysseus 11. fiasco (complete failure)
4. facetious 12. champagne
5. inevitable 13. simultaneous (happening at the same time)
6. demolition 14. dilapidated (run down, ready to fall apart)
7. suffrage (rt. to vote) 15. aurora borealis (northern lights)
8. handkerchief
Mon: 3x's
Tue: Abc order 3x's
Wed: Story or Sentences
Fri: Quiz
Crossword: Women's Suffrage
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Greek Gods
Did you Know??? mini posters for Women's History Month. Due by Friday
Career Day: Wed. March 12.
Spelling
1. hysterical 9. venison (deer meat)
2. Ulysses 10. channel
3. Odysseus 11. fiasco (complete failure)
4. facetious 12. champagne
5. inevitable 13. simultaneous (happening at the same time)
6. demolition 14. dilapidated (run down, ready to fall apart)
7. suffrage (rt. to vote) 15. aurora borealis (northern lights)
8. handkerchief
Mon: 3x's
Tue: Abc order 3x's
Wed: Story or Sentences
Fri: Quiz
Crossword: Women's Suffrage
Q. of the Week: Brainpop: Greek Gods
Did you Know??? mini posters for Women's History Month. Due by Friday
Week of March 17
Biographical poster project due in two weeks.
Wordly Wise: Lesson 13
Mon: Ex. A*B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex. E
Fri: Quiz
NCAA letters: Due Tuesday.
Crossword: Greek Theater
Did You Know? Your choice of two women from the list: due Fri.
Countries and Caps test: Thur: Feb 24-Mar 14
Brainpop: Greece/Homer: Use the Ed1 Stop username and password.
UN: dodsonr_stu
PW: roomd5
Click on the School Help Tab. Scroll to Brainpop.
Thanks for making this the most memorable birthday ever.
Week of March 24
Biography Poster Project due next Monday: 3/31
Spelling:
1. paralyze 8. essential
2. tyranny 9. domesticated
3. oligarchy 10. eerie
4. decapitated 11. initiate
5. Dionysus 12. clandestine
6. sulking 13. nincompoop
7. collaborate 14. intimidate
15. discombobulated
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: story or sentences.
Fri: Test
Brainpop: Free choice. email results
Crossword: Hurricanes
Reading: 75-150 pages per week: 10/day minimum.
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Who won the NCAA men's basketball tournament in 2013? Email answer of put in box.
Week of March 31
Biographical posters and presentations: Wed./Thur. in library.
Wordly Wise : Lesson 14
Mon: Ex A&B
Tue: Ex. C
Wed: Ex. D
Thur: Ex E
Fri: Test
Crossword: St. Patrick's Day:
College business letters: due Wed.
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Think of two world capitals, and change the first letter of the city, and you will name a musical instrument.
Week of April 7
Spelling
1. dependability 9. ascend
2. adjacent 10. descend
3. heir 11. grimace
4. gnash 12. conceal
5. Mt. Olympus 13. grovel
6. incessant 14. rouge (reddish)
7. havoc (destroy) 15. rogue (scoundrel)
8. hinge
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: story or sentences.
Fri: Test
Greek God/Goddess mini poster: due by Friday.
Countries and Caps Quiz: Thur. (March 17-April 4)
Crossword: People of the Millennium
Monday night at 6:00 U. of Kentucky (AKA Elise ) vs. U. of Connecticut (AKA Earl)
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Ulysses is the Roman word for the Greek Odysseus. What are the Greek counterparts to the Roman:
1. Mars=?
2. Neptune=?
3. Venus=?
4. Jupiter=?
Put your answer in the shoebox for a chance to win a lousy award.
If you can spare a box of Kleenex, the class and Mr. Dodson would appreciate it.
Spelling
1. dependability 9. ascend
2. adjacent 10. descend
3. heir 11. grimace
4. gnash 12. conceal
5. Mt. Olympus 13. grovel
6. incessant 14. rouge (reddish)
7. havoc (destroy) 15. rogue (scoundrel)
8. hinge
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: story or sentences.
Fri: Test
Greek God/Goddess mini poster: due by Friday.
Countries and Caps Quiz: Thur. (March 17-April 4)
Crossword: People of the Millennium
Monday night at 6:00 U. of Kentucky (AKA Elise ) vs. U. of Connecticut (AKA Earl)
Top Secret Q. of the Week: Ulysses is the Roman word for the Greek Odysseus. What are the Greek counterparts to the Roman:
1. Mars=?
2. Neptune=?
3. Venus=?
4. Jupiter=?
Put your answer in the shoebox for a chance to win a lousy award.
If you can spare a box of Kleenex, the class and Mr. Dodson would appreciate it.
Week of April 14
Wordly Wise: Lesson 15
Ex A-E: Workbook due on Friday
Crossword: Weather: due by Friday
Greek God/Goddess mini poster: due by Fri. Your choice.
Business letter to college: Per. 268: due Wed.
per 145: due Thur.
Top Secret Q. of the Week: What famous historic event took place on April 15, 1912? Put your answer in the shoebox for a chance to win an amazing award.
Book Report: due by Friday. Choose one of the choices from the handout.
Greek gods slideshow quiz on Thursday/Friday.
Week of April 28
1. strenuous (w/ great effort) 9. jubilant (joyous, happy)
2. pheasant (bird) 10. imbecile (dummy, nincompoop, idiot)
3. acrophobia 11. benevolent (good, kind)
4. preliminary (first step) 12. rambunctious (wild, unruly)
5. insubordination (disobedient) 13. incentive (reason to do something)
6. hyperventilate 14. exquisite (perfect, outstanding)
7. virtuous (kindly generous) 15. Parthenon (Athena's temple in Athens.)
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: Sentences or story.
Crossword: Basketball
India Country report.: due by Thursday
Reading: 75pg/week 10+ pages per day.
Poems: Just Because poems: final draft due by Friday.
1. strenuous (w/ great effort) 9. jubilant (joyous, happy)
2. pheasant (bird) 10. imbecile (dummy, nincompoop, idiot)
3. acrophobia 11. benevolent (good, kind)
4. preliminary (first step) 12. rambunctious (wild, unruly)
5. insubordination (disobedient) 13. incentive (reason to do something)
6. hyperventilate 14. exquisite (perfect, outstanding)
7. virtuous (kindly generous) 15. Parthenon (Athena's temple in Athens.)
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: Sentences or story.
Crossword: Basketball
India Country report.: due by Thursday
Reading: 75pg/week 10+ pages per day.
Poems: Just Because poems: final draft due by Friday.
Week of May 5:
Wordly Wise: Lesson 16
Business letters to colleges: due Wed.
Persuasive essays/School issue: due Thur.
Silly Sentences. Country and Capitals quiz on Friday.
Crossword: Hispanic Heritage. due Friday
Tic Tac Toe Book report due May 16
Week of May 12
Biography Day: Period 2,6&8 Core: Thursday, May 22
Spelling Words:
1. Hinduism 8. Aegean Sea
2. Buddhism 9. Achilles
3. Mythology 10. Odyssey
4. Ulysses 11. Odysseus
5. Mediterranean 12. Himalayas
6. Gibraltar 13. Kathmandu
7. Morpheus 14. government
15. nirvana
Mon: 3x's
Tue: abc order 3x's
Wed: sentences
Fri : Quiz
Crossword: At the Mall...due Fri
Tic Tac Toe Book Report: due Fri.
Brainpop: Gandhi. email results
Use the Ed1 Stop Website
username and
password.
UN: dodsonr_stu
PW: roomd5
Click on the School Help Tab. Scroll to Brainpop.
Week of May 19
Open house. Wed. 6:45-800
Biography Day: Per. 2,6&8: Thursday
Period 1,4&5: Friday
Bring back textbooks.
Spelling
1. preposterous 9. conspicuous (easily noticed)
2. perpendicular 10. cunning (sly)
3. insubordinate 11. eulogy
4. deafening (loud) 12. reciprocate (return a favor w/ a favor)
5. humongous 13. doppelganger (twin)
6. accommodate (to help, oblige, to have room for)
7. defiance (rudely stubborn) 14. ambidextrous
8. adequate (enough, sufficient) 15. Telemachus (Ulysses' son)
Brainpop: Free choice: Email results. Go to Ed1 Stop.
Business letter: Your choice: due Wed.
Top Secret Q. of the Week:
Look at the cartoons from the week of March 24 until this week. Which cartoon is your favorite? Email your answer.
Look at the cartoons from the week of March 24 until this week. Which cartoon is your favorite? Email your answer.