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Weekly TImes February 4, 2011

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Language Arts

Spelling – The suffixes -able and –ible

Rules:

1. A suffix is a group of letters added at the end of a word to change its meaning.

2. The suffixes –able and –ible mean “able to be” and are usually adjectives.

3. For a word that ends in e, drop the e before adding the suffix

4. There are exceptions to this rule such as : changeable, knowledgeable and noticeable


Reading – Guided Reading Groups:

- Saving the Stegosaurus by Rex Stone

- Dawn of the Dinosaurs by Mary Pope Osborne

- Spellodrome

- Describing animal adaptations


Grammar: Pronouns


Read alouds: A Cartoon History of the Earth: Life Begins


Math

Compass with cardinal and intermediate directions (N, S, W, E and NW, NE, SW, SE)

Vertical, horizontal, diagonal lines

Circles – diameter and radius

Points on a grid


UNITS of INQUIRY: Birth of the Earth

Where We Are in Place and Time

ICT- Animal Adaptations and Evolution

Readings on Animal Adaptations

Video on youtube about camels and adaptations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX8VQIJVpTg

Fossil Record Scavenger hunt

Video on the Origins of Life

Field Trip to INGV that went with out Dig It unit


Announcements and Notices

Monday, February 14, 2011 – Valentine’s Day (more information to follow)

February 21-25 – February Break - School is closed

Feel free to email me anytime at courtney.beeton@ambrit-rome.com

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