Reading: 30 mins.

Spelling: Take a practice test and study any missed words.

Vocabulary: Sentences

Writing: Finish rough copy on the gold rush:

Paragraph 1 should include When, where, how and who discovered gold.

Paragraph 2 should include how California changed and some of the hardships miners had to go through.

Paragraph 3 should be about you being a miner in 1949- What tools do you use? How would you use the tools? Would you search in deep or shallow water? Why?  Anything else you think you would have done as a miner.

Spelling: tomatoes, countries, dollars, eagles, inches, leashes, monkeys, numbers, smudges, taxes, relishes, sandwiches, umbrellas, bicycles, ferries, arrows, ages, times, tides, cliffs

Vocabulary:

befall: to happen to.

pursued: chased

deserted: abandoned

idly: lazily

chafing: rubbing so as to make sore.

Reading: 30 mins.

Math: H 9-2

Spelling: ABC order

Vocabulary: Syllables

*We will be having a Science test on Thursday.

We have finished up with Chapter 6 in Social Studies. Statehood for California. We will be testing on all three lessons on Tuesday of next week. I had the kids bring their books home over the weekend for studying. Please encourage your child to study.

We will also be finishing up with Chapter 4 in Science on Monday. Slow Changes on Earth. I will wait until Thursday to give the test so the kids have adequate time for studying. Encourage them to study the vocabulary as much as possible.

Reading: Anthology and study your study guide.

Math: No math today

Spelling: Handout

Vocabulary: Sentences

Reading: 30 minutes

Math: Finish practice test and have parents correct. Fixed any missed problems.

Study for test:

• changing improper fractions to mixed numbers.
• changing mixed numbers into improper fractions.
• simplify fractions (simplest form)
• Draw mixed numbers and improper fractions.
• order fractions.

Spelling: generous, general, century, check, nickel, heroic, judge, manage, image, twice, spruce, advice, watch, scratch, branch, gesture, gently, pieces, touching, dangerous

Vocabulary:

Gored-  to wound using a horn or tusk.

amputation- the act of cutting off a body part.

infirmary- where sick people are treated.

listlessly- without interest/lazily.

feebly- weakly

gesture- a body movement that has meaning.

gauze- thin, transparent fabric used on wounds.

Read: 30 mins.

Math: H 7-13

Spelling: Practice test and study the words you miss.

Vocabulary: Riddles

Next Week

We are finishing up with chapter 7 on fractions in Math. We will review the concepts tomorrow. Depending on how the kids perform tomorrow, I  will give the test on Monday or Tuesday. Please go over these concepts with your child over the weekend.

Read:  Anthology- study guide for test.

Math: H 7-12

Spelling: ABC order

Vocabulary: Complete sentences using five vocabulary words.

On Thursday, February 14th, we will be exchanging Valentines at the end of the day (1:45). I always find it best if the kids just sign their name and make sure they have one for everybody in the class. If your child would like to bring a treat for the class, that would be great.