Mr.
Hrymak’s Weekly Parent Information
Week of
November 17, 2008
Happy Monday. This
week's spelling and vocabulary words are listed below. The spelling words
are compound words. The story we will read is entitled "Summer of
Fire" and is about the fires in Yellowstone National Park during the
summer of 1988. The core skills include reading and understanding
nonfiction, possessive nouns, pronouns and antecedents, and writing written
responses to a short story. I am beginning to notice a nice improvement
in writing skills over the last few weeks. Students are starting to use
voice and figurative language, in addition to applying their grammar and
punctuation skills, more consistently.
The new book talk information was passed out last week. Please review the book talk outline with your
child to help assure that he or she is following the outline. A copy of the book talk outline is located on
my Web page.
This is National
Education Week. Celebrate the week
by visiting the Palos West Book Fair this Thursday evening! The class will preview the books on Monday
morning. We are scheduled to purchase
books on Friday morning.
Students
are continuing to learn about The
Founding of American Colonies during social studies. We will read about Jamestown, John Smith and
the “Starving Time” at Jamestown.
Students will also read about Plymouth and the first Thanksgiving. Enjoy a fun week!
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Vocabulary
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geyser |
a
natural spring that shoots up a fountain of hot water or steam |
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veered |
shifted
or changed direction |
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canopy |
any
covering overhead, such as a tree |
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tinder |
anything
dry that will easily catch fire on contact with a spark |
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dwindled |
became
steadily smaller or less; shrank |
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embers |
something
no longer in flames but still glowing |
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policy |
a
plan or method of action or conduct |
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