Dear Parents,
There will be no school this Friday! I am listing the vocabulary today so that students will have the full week to study the new definitions listed below. All words and definitions should be copied in their notebooks Monday night for homework as usual and the test will be given next Thursday, Mar. 29 since it is expected that there will not be no school on March 30th as well.
These are called word family words because they have the same smaller word in them.
1. upside - the top side; an advantage or good part of doing or having something
2. downside - the lower side; a disadvantage or drawback, not good
3. sidewalk - a paved path along the side of a street
4. sidespin - a turning mootion that spins a ball sideways
5. sidelines - area outside the borders of the playing field; activities other than a person's regular job
6. sidewinder -a small rattlesnake that moves in a sideways, looping motion
7. sidebar - a short news story that is printed alongside a longer story
8. sidesplitting - extremely funny
9. sidestep - to step to one side; to get out of the way
10. sidetrack - to move or distract someone from what he or she is doing
11. asleep - in a state of sleep
12. sleepy - feeling like sleeping or ready to sleep; drowsy
13. sleepiness - the state of being drowsy or ready to go to sleep
14. sleepless - not able to sleep
15. sleeplessness - the state of not being able to sleep
16. sleepwear - clothing worn to sleep
17. sleepyhead - a person who feels tired and ready to go to sleep
18. sleepover - an event where one or more people sleep at another person's home
19. sleepwalk - to walk in your sleep
20. sleepwalker - a person who walks in his or her sleep
There are MANY schedule changes due to smartboard trainings and report card meetings for teachers this week. Fourth grade will need to continue speeches and composition work scheduled for last Wed. when class was split up and thereore not seen. Please be aware that adjustments must be made as we become aware of them.
**** Due to gym class on Wed for 3rd & 4th grades, Spelling quiz must be given on Tuesday and due to no school on Friday, Religion test must be given on Thursday as well as the weekly vocabulary test. Please see below your child's grade and observe the dates.
FOURTH GRADE
ELA 3/19 Study notebook work done on Workbook pp. 43 and 60 for Spelling quiz on TUESDAY.
Rel. 3/21 Study notes on the Beatitudes and what the terms used mean as well as the Corporal and Spiritual Works and how to practice them for test on Thurs.
THIRD GRADE
ELA 3/19 Study notebook work done on Workbook pp. 83 and 100 for Spelling quiz on TUESDAY.
Rel. 3/21 Practice answering essay questions listed in notebook for test on Thurs. Review vocabulary on flash cards on www.sadlierreligion.com
SECOND GRADE
Rel. 3/19 Practice studying vocabulary and answering essay questions listed in notebook for test on Thurs. Review vocabulary on flash cards on www.sadlierreligion.com
Voc. 3/21 Test on Thursday on weekly vocabulary definitions.
