3.32 Spelling Prefixes trans- & con- and More Milestones Key Terms

3.31 Spelling: Prefixes trans- and con-

Write your words in your agenda Monday (4/17).  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  Be sure to know the meaning of each word and how to spell it correctly.

            You will choose your own bonus word(s) this week.  What other words use these prefixes?  Your test will be Friday, 4/21 (20 words total).

1.     transform

2.     transcribe

3.     transfer

4.     translate

5.     transmit

6.     transplant

7.     transportation

8.     concern

9.     convince

10. confirm

11. conflict

12. consist

13. confront

14. conclude

15. consent

Vocabulary: More Milestones Key Terms

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to apply them to reading passages.  Your test will be Friday, 4/21.

1.     analyze:  to break apart

2.     describe: to tell about in detail; to explain what something is like

3.     evaluate: to judge; to assess the qualities of an object or idea

4.     explain: to tell how; to offer reasons for

5.     formulate: to devise create (an idea, a plan, etc.)

6.     predict: to explain what will happen next based on clues in the text; to foresee or foretell future events

7.     support: to back up an idea with details or reasons

NO IRA this week.  Finish “Cream for Cakes” reading comprehension and turn in no later than Friday, 4/21.

Don’t forget to study at SpellingCity.com!  Students who work at Moby Max (reading, language, and math), ReadTheory.org, and Reflexmath.com will get a prize after spring break!

Upcoming Events:

4/8-16 Spring Break

4/17   Back to school!

4/18   Hat day to benefit St. Jude’s ($1)

4/24   MILESTONES Writing Test

4/25   MILESTONES ELA/Writing Test

4/26   MILESTONES Math Test

4/27   MILESTONES Math Test

3.31 Spelling Prefixes over- and super- & Milestones ELA Vocabulary

3.31 Spelling: Prefixes over- and super-

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  Be sure to know the meaning of each word and how to spell it correctly.

            You will choose your own bonus word(s) this week.  What other words use these prefixes?  Your test will be Friday (20 words total).

1.     overripe

2.     overflow

3.     oversee

4.     overthrow

5.     overreact

6.     overstep

7.     overtake

8.     overwhelm

9.     overeager

10. overlook

11. superiority

12. supersonic

13. superintendent

14. superlative

15. supervise (supervisor)

Vocabulary: ELA Milestones Key Terms

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to apply them to reading passages.  Your test will be Friday.

1.     summarize:  to give the main events of a story in the order in which they happen

2.     inference/infer: to infer means to come to a reasonable conclusion based on evidence found in the text

3.     compare: looking for, analyzing, and describing similarities

4.     contrast: looking for, analyzing, and describing differences

5.     simile: a comparison between two unlike things using linking words such as “like,” “as,” or “than.”  (Her shirt was as green as the grass.)

6.     metaphor: a comparison without a linking word (The snow was a white blanket covering the ground.)

7.     chapter: a section of a book

8.     stanza: a section of a poem

9.     scene: a section of a drama or play

NO IRA this week.  Finish “Bird Feeders” reading comprehension and turn in no later than Friday.

Upcoming Events:

4/3-7  Second Penny Drive to benefit St. Jude’s

4/4     Mrs. Dyer’s surgery; Mrs. Wesche to begin subbing

4/7     Diary of a Wimpy Kid Day!  Dress as your favorite Wimpy Kid character! 

4/8-16 Spring Break

4/17   Back to school!

4/18   Hat day to benefit St. Jude’s ($1)

4/24   MILESTONES Writing Test

4/25   MILESTONES ELA/Writing Test

4/26   MILESTONES Math Test

4/27   MILESTONES Math Test

Election Extra Credit

To help students better understand the election process and the responsibility of voting, I am encouraging parents or another trusted adult to take their child with them to vote as an extra credit social studies opportunity.  To receive credit, after walking through the actual voting process, they are to write a paragraph explaining the process and what they experienced.  They do NOT need to include who ballots were cast for but rather explain the process from beginning to end.

Please include/explain at least one issue or race at the national, state, and local level.

Since early voting has already begun, students have until November 8 to observe the voting process (if possible).  Their paragraphs are due no later than Wednesday, Nov. 9.  They may be handwritten or submitted through Google Docs.

Thank you!