Monday, November 12, 2007

Important Events

Tuesday- Barnes and Noble Night
Wednesday- Ron Papaleoni Water Conservation Program
Thursday- Thanksgiving Feast at 12:00
Friday- Dress like your favorite character for Spirit Day

Essential Questions for November 12-16, 2007

Reading- How do you find important facts in non-fiction resources?
Writing- How do you take notes? How do you summarize information?
Grammar- What are homophones?
Spelling- Unit 11
Vocabulary- Unit 8
Math- What are the 6 times tables?
Science- What is conservation?
Social Studies- Who were our Founding Fathers?
Character Education- What is patriotism?

Spelling Words for the Week of November 12-16, 2007

Sitton Words
1. need
2. far
3. hand
4. high
5. year

Content Words
6. founding
7. father
8. thankful
9. Thanksgiving
10. country
11. veteran
12. military
13. service
14. honor
15. patriotic

Vocabulary Words
1. actual
2. brink
3. chill
4. conquer
5. fortunate
6. fury
7. intend
8. pattern
9. vibrant
10. wit