Reading Group - Week 6 _Loser_

_Loser_ by Jerry Spinelli

Week 6: Read pages 187-end

Vocabulary:

trundle (191)

commotion (206)

Questions;

1. Choose one word and look up its definition in a dictionary. Write the definition in your Book Group journal. For the other word, write a good sentence.

2. On page 192, Zinkoff thinks to himself, "One Waiter will be enough on the nine hundred bock of Willow." What does that mean?

3.What is happening to Zinkoff as he searches for Claudia? How does the author show you?

4. On page 218, the author writes, "doesn't know a leftover doesn't stare down a chooser." To whom was the author referring and what does it mean?

Homestudy - Week of 5/31

Reading:
Week 2 Assignment, due Thursday 6/4

Spelling:
No spelling quiz this week

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work; Chapter Review; Math's Mate

Reading Group - Week 1 _Letters From Rifka_

Lettters From Rifka by Karen Hesse
Week 1: Read Author's Note and pages 1-40



Vocabulary:

frail (ix)
resounded (ix)
taunted (x)
rucksack (3)
dimpled (4)
clutched (7)
herring (8)
hesitated (12)
influence (14)
fumigation (19)
wares (26)
commotion (27)
drafty (29)
sprawling (29)
bleakness (38)


Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal.

3. Where (on/in what) did Rifka write her letters? Why? (2-3 sentences)

4. What was missing from Rifka's rucksack after the inspection at the Polish border? (1-2 sentences)

Homestudy - Week of 5/23

Reading:
Week 1 Assignment, due Thursday 5/27

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/28

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 30, due Mon 5/30

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Math's Mate due Fri 5/28

Spelling Words - Week of 5/23

Fourth Grade:

chaotic
cameo
neon
quiet
triumph
coerce
oasis
influence
duet


Fifth Grade:

cinnamon
emphasize
pharmacist
tentacle
persevere
hypnotize
obsolete
balcony
compromise


Challenge Words:

technicality
subscription
innuendos
curriculum
ancestor
misdemeanor
paralysis
mandatory
prophesy
audience

Homestudy - Week of 5/16

Reading:
Week 5 Assignment, due Thursday 5/19

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/20

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 29, due Mon 5/20

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work

Spelling Words - Week of 5/16

Fourth Grade:

chaos
meander
museum
nucleus
science
client
pioneer
violence
violin
ideal


Fifth Grade:

appropriate
confederaate
approximate
advocate
literate
immaculate
obstinate
elaborate
moderate
accurate


Challenge Words:

parallel
graffiti
mayonnaise
indicative
recognition
bulletin
sympathize
migratory
inflammatory
solitary

Reading Group - Week 5 _Bound for Oregon_

Week 5: Read pages 136-167



Vocabulary:

hymn (137)
mutely (139)
tumbledown (142)
threadbare (145)
perpendicular (147)
mortgaged (153)
abscess (156)
tallow (159)
retorted (161)

Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary. Write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write meaningful sentences for each in your journal.

3. What are some of the chores the family has to take on at their Oregon homestead? (1-2 sentences)

4. What are three facts you read in the author’s note? (1-3 sentences)

Reading Group - Week 4 _Bound for Oregon_

_ Bound For Oregon_ by Jean Van Leeuwen
Week 4: Read pages 103-135


Vocabulary:

gradual (103)
crevice (104)
papoose (108)
adobe (114)
breeches (115)
linchpin (115)
delirium (119)
gruel (124)
goaded (130)


Questions:

1. Choose 2 vocabulary words and look up their definitions in a dictionary, then write them in your journal.

2. Choose another 2 vocabulary words and write sentences for each in your journal.

3. Where is the Continental Divide and what is it? (1-2 sentences)

4. Write about some of the challenges the pioneers encounter in this section of reading. (paragraph form)

Homestudy - Week of 5/9

Reading:
Week 4 Assignment, due Thursday 5/12

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/13

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 28, due Mon 5/16

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, page 388 mid-chapter review 1-33 odd, due Fri 5/6

Spelling Words - Week of 5/9

Fourth Grade:

battle
cradle
middle
needle
sprinkle
crinkle
humble
twinkle
sparkle
maple


Fifth Grade:

acrobatic
anemic
clinic
vocal
plastic
skeptic
tactic
critic
prolific
terrific


Challenge Words:

distinguished
miniature
subtlety
microcosm
itinerary
torpedoes
meticulous
mythology
meteorology
bacteria

Spelling Words - Week of 5/2

Fourth Grade:

ankle
purple
bridle
hustle
trifle
ruffle
handle
noble
kettle
cable


Fifth Grade:

central
fiscal
naval
plural
arctic
athletic
ceramic
sarcastic
frantic
comic


Challengle Words:
nonchalant
exhilaration
penitentiary
acquisition
interrogation
chameleon
acquittal
fungi
accomplice
entymology

Homestudy - Week of 5/2

Reading:
Week 3 Assignment, due Thursday 5/5

Spelling:
Study Words for Friday quiz, 5/6

Math 4 & 5:
Study Math Facts daily, 4th grade quiz Wed and Fri, 5th grade quiz daily

Math 4:
Heads Up, week 27, due Mon 5/9

Math 5:
Finish Daily Work, Cumulative Review p. 371, due Fri 5/6