Keith & McGriff
Weekly Newsletter
April 4-8, 2016
MATH
Science-30
Language Arts:
4.MD.5: Recognize angles as
geometric shapes that are formed
wherever two rays share a common
endpoint, and understand concepts
of angle measurement:
4. MD.6: Measure angles in wholenumber degrees using a protractor.
Sketch angles of specified measure.
HOMEWORK:
Monday: Geometric Picture
Tuesday: Go Math WB pg. 207
Wednesday: Go Math WB pg. 209
Thursday: Measuring Angle WS
Tuck Everlasting
Chapters 16-19
Chapter 6-Weather
Graded assignments- Monday chapter
16, Thursday spelling test, Friday
vocabulary test
Homework:
Mon. –reading log, study spelling, study
vocabulary
Tues. – worksheet, reading log, study
spelling, study vocabulary
Wed. – wb p. 405, reading log, study
vocabulary
Thurs.- reading log, study vocabulary
Vocabulary words and definitions can
be found on the back of the newsletter.
An in class grade will be
taken.
Mississippi History
(an in class grade will be taken)
Southeast Region using cardinal
and intermediate directions
Grades- Geometric picture & 2 in class
grades
*Homework is subject to change. Please
see your child’s planner each night for
homework assignments.
Word Analysis:
Greek root: pyro meaning fire and Latin root: sub meaning under, lower
than, inferior
News to Know…
March 14- April 21 MARCH OF DIMES collection of donations- For each dollar that is
donated, your child gets a ticket to display outside the classroom door. If your child has
donated $5 by April 21 he/she may have a NO UNIFORM DAY on April 21.
April 7 – Progress Reports
April 14 – A copy of a driver’s license is due from all parents/guardians attending
the Memphis field trip
April 15 – Wax Museum- Parents are invited 9:45-10:00
April 15 – Assembly with author William George. An autograph hardback copy of his book,
Ollie’s Odyssey, will be on sale for $20.00.
April 22 – Memphis Field Trip
* Every student who purchases $5.00 worth of tickets, for MARCH OF DIMES, will be
able to have a no uniform day on Thursday, April 21st. Check handout for more
information.
*Signed papers come home every Monday. Please look over, discuss with your child, and sign
to return on Tuesdays. Don’t forget to remove all notes and our newsletter!
*Your child has been asked to read 90 minutes a week. You are asked to sign their
reading log to verify that they have read. If your child has read their 90 minutes
each week by the end of the 9 weeks, they will receive a PIRATE PRIDE Stick.
Spelling Words
Prefixes mis-,non-,pre-,re-
TEST – Thursday
(minor grade)
misplace
repack
nonsense
prejudge
prepay
readjust
misfortune
misprint
remove
nonprofit
precook
nonstick
nonstop
precaution
recover
misinterpret
reseal
mispronounce
misbehavior
noncommittal
reunion
reconstruct
nonfiction
reorganize
rebound
ANCHORED IN EXCELLENCE!
*Prepared*Respectful*Involved*Dependable*Excellent*
Science Chapter 5 Lesson 3 & 4
Igneous rock: forms from melted rock-either from magma below Earth’s crust or from lava above it
Minerals: is a natural, non-living substance that makes up rock
Texture: is the property that describes the appearance of a rock
Sediment: is tiny bits of weathered rock or once living animal or plants
Sedimentary rock: is a type of rock that forms from layers of sediment.
Metamorphic rock: is a rock that has been changed by heat and pressure, or squeezing
Fossil fuel: is energy source that formed millions of years ago-they form from once living things
Nonrenewable resource: is a useful material that cannot be replace easily
Pollution: when harmful material or substance is added to the environment
Atmosphere: is the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
Chemical: are substances with certain properties
Acid rain: is precipitation that can harm living things and break down Earth material
Conservation: means using resources wisely
Deforestation: to remove a forest
Tuck Everlasting Vocabulary—Test FRIDAY
(Chapter 16 – 19)
Cahoots - To be planning or doing something dishonest with somebody else
Gallows - A wooden frame which condemned persons are executed by hanging
Cantering - To gallop easily
Teeming - Swarming with something, as with people
Searing - Burning or charring the surface of something
Blotter - A piece of blotting paper used to absorb excess ink, to protect a desk top
Immense - Very great, immeasurable
Petulance - Sudden irritation over something annoying