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3.34 Spelling & Vocabulary (Week of May 1)

First and foremost, thank you all for your help in making our Milestones testing week successful!

These spelling and vocabulary words have been uploaded to SpellingCity.com so feel free to practice and have some fun there.

3.34 Spelling: Prefixes hyper-, micro-, mega-

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.     hyperactive

2.     hypersensitive

3.     hyperextend

4.     hyperthermia

5.     hyperventilate

6.     hyperbole

7.     microscope

8.     microphone

9.     microbe

10. microwave

11. microcosm

12. megabyte

13. megaphone

14. megalopolis

15. megadose

Vocabulary: The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

            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.     condescending: (adj) having a superior or patronizing quallity

2.     derogatory: (adj) putting down or disparaging someone else

3.     excruciating: (adj) unbearably painful and intense

4.     consequence: (noun) result, outcome of an event, often negative

5.     disregard: (verb) to ignore or pay little attention

6.     mortified: (verb) humiliated, degraded, or shamed

7.     crow*: (noun) a large bird with shiny black feathers; (verb) to make a sound like a rooster’s call; to make a loud, happy sound

8.     frenzied: (adj) in a static of panic or mania

9.     resonate: (verb) to sound good, strike a chord, or echo

*to eat crow: (idiomatic expression) to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, to suffer humiliation

*as the crow flies: (idiomatic expression) in a straight line; the most direct route

NO IRA this week. 

Upcoming Events:

5/1     Tour the Art Show

5/5     Social Studies Workbook Elenanor Roosevelt chapter must be completed by Friday.  You will have class time to work on it.  

5/12   Last day to turn in Box Tops for this school year!

5/16   Field Day (afternoon)

5/17   Cook/Dyer Field Trip to the Chattanooga Aquarium & IMAX Theater (Pick up students at 4:30!  No afternoon bus transportation home!)

5/22   End-of-Year PARTY!

5/24   Last day of school (half day early release)

Milestones Info & More

Next week, 3rd graders will take the Georgia end-of-grade tests, the Milestones.  You have worked hard all year and are ready for these tests!

Here are some ideas to think about before you take a test.

• Get plenty of rest and eat right. Take care of your body and your mind will do the rest.

• If you are worried about a test, don’t be. Talk with a teacher, parent, or friend about what is expected of you.

• Review the things you have learned all year long. Feel good about it.

• Remember that a test is just one look at what you know. Your class work, projects, and other tests will also show your teachers how much you have learned throughout the year.

Most importantly,

• Take your time!  There are no prizes for finishing first or finishing early.  Use all the time you are given because you will have to sit there with the test anyway.

• Read the questions (and answer choices) carefully before you answer.

• Try your best!

Our testing schedule is:

Monday, 4/24: Writing (70-90 minutes to write an information essay, opinion piece, or narrative story)

*Students should write A LOT today!  Their response is expected to be more than a paragraph!

Tuesday, 4/25: English/Language Arts (TWO 60-75 minute sessions)

*Students will read passages and answer questions about them.

Wednesday, 4/26: Math (60-85 minutes)

Thursday, 4/27: Math (60-85 minutes)

Please let us know if you have any questions!

Week 28: Prefixes pre- and fore-; "Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?"

3.28 Spelling: Prefixes pre- and fore-

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.  (Dividing these words into syllables would be very beneficial.) 

            You will choose your own bonus word this week.  What other words use these prefixes?  Your test will be THURSDAY (no school Friday for students).

1.     foreman

2.     foreword

3.     forefathers

4.     foresight

5.     forethought

6.     foreshadow

7.     forecast

8.     prepare

9.     predict

10. prefix

11. preface

12. prehistoric

13. precede

14. preseason

15. preposition

Vocabulary: Who Was Franklin Roosevelt?

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to be able to use them correctly in a sentence and identify examples of each.  Your test will be THURSDAY (no school Friday).

1.     widow:  (n) a woman whose husband has died

2.     widower: (n) a man whose wife has died

3.     agony: (n) recurring pain

4.     engagement: (n) the promise of marriage in the future

5.     era: (n) a long period of time when something specific is happening

6.     cause: (v) to make happen

7.     cause: (n) a problem that you care about and want to fix; something that you are very emotional about and want to change

8.     champion: (n) the winner of a tournament; someone who fights for a cause

9.     champion: (v) to fight for someone or something else

10. advantage: (n) something good that helps you succeed

NO IRA this week.  Finish your original fairy/folk tale and submit by 3/16!

Upcoming Events:

3/14   Something Special!

3/16   Picture Day (Class & Individual); Original fairy/folk tale due (We have been working on these in class.)
3/17 & 3/20   No school for students

Penny Drive

Collection 1 : March 13-March 24                                         Collection 2 : March 28-April 4

All money will go to

to help children with CANCER and Cancer research!

3.22 -Y to -I and Susan B. Anthony

3.22 Spelling: Word Endings y to i

            Most of us know the spelling rule “Change the –y to an –i and add –es or –ed.”  Did you know that this rule only works with words ending in consonant y, NOT words ending in vowel y?

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.

            You will choose your own bonus word this week.  What over verb follows the “-y to –i” pattern?

            NOTE: You will have 15 of these words plus 5 review words on your test Friday.

*If you made below 80% on your spelling test last week, you MUST complete a spelling choice (practice activity) and turn in by Thursday.  You may complete and turn in a second activity/choice as a bonus. 

Spelling Word Families:

1.  try, tries, tried, trying

2.  hurry, hurries, hurried, hurrying

3.  study, studies, studied, studying

4.  worry, worries, worried, worrying

5.  play, plays, played, playing

Vocabulary: Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women’s Rights

            Not only do you need to know what these words mean, but you will also need to be able to use them correctly in a sentence.

*If you made below 80% on your vocabulary test last week, you MUST complete a vocabulary choice (practice activity) and turn in by Thursday.  You may complete and turn in a second activity/choice as a bonus. 

1.     sampler

2.     spool

3.     pails

4.     mill

5.     buttery

6.     thawed

7.     yarn

8.     knitting

NO IRA THIS WEEK!  Read at least 15 minutes each night please!  Don’t forget about the Epic! reading challenge this week.

Epic Books Reading Challenge THIS WEEK ONLY!

Epic! Books for Kids has thrown down a "Blizzard of Books" reading challenge this week only!  We would love to earn a certificate and possibly even win a prize.  Log in and read, read, read all week long.  The user name is hdyer@ucschools.org and the password is 3rdhdyer.

Nonfiction Text Features Videos

Nonfiction Text Features (1)

Nonfiction Text Features (2)

Nonfiction Rap

ELA Week 3.21

3.21 Nonfiction

Spelling: Nonfiction

Write your words in your agenda Monday.  Spelling bonuses are due no later than Thursday.

*If you made below 80% on your spelling test last week, you MUST complete a spelling choice (practice activity) and turn in by Thursday.  You may complete and turn in a second activity/choice as a bonus. 

1.     nonfiction

2.     true

3.     facts

4.     information

5.     research

6.     topic

7.     article

8.     essay

9.     biography

10. autobiography

11. newspaper

12. magazine

13. interview

14. historical

15. details

Vocabulary: Nonfiction Text Features

As we continue to read nonfiction, it is important to understand the different features, or parts, of the text.  You are responsible for finding out what each of these terms mean.  For your test on Friday, not only will you need to know the definition of each term, but you will also be given pictures to identify the various terms.  (For example, you would need to identify a picture of map as a map.)

*If you made below 80% on your vocabulary test last week, you MUST complete a vocabulary choice (practice activity) and turn in by Thursday.  You may complete and turn in a second activity/choice as a bonus. 

1.     glossary

2.     index

3.     chapter

4.     caption

5.     image

6.     map

7.     label

8.     heading

IRA: Dialogue & Quotation Marks

            Writers make their stories interesting by having characters talk to each other.  Choose a passage to copy correctly that uses quotation marks.  Underline what the speakers actually say (the part in quotation marks) with different colors for different speakers.  For example, if Charlotte and Wilbur were talking, you might underline Charlotte’s words in black and Wilbur’s words in pink.

You may complete this IRA on your own paper or as a Google Doc (due by Friday).

American Heroes:

Paul Revere               Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.        Frederick Douglass                Susan B. Anthony