Tuesday, October 1 Classes

Hello Everyone,

Here is what we covered today:

Class Period 0:

1) I gave back Thursday's worksheets and collected homework and writing assignments.

2) RWN page 269 - Our next story, "Exploding Ants", involves learning about animal bodies and behaviors. On this page, we looked at the parts of a grasshopper and described how they can be used.


Class Period 7:

RWN page 270-271

Page 270: I described the parts of a letter using the example in the book and we completed the questions.

Page 271: Matching vocabulary words to their definitions and selecting the word that is closest to a given vocabulary word.


Homework: 

1) Vocabulary #11-20 x4, definition x1

2) Personal Letter if not finished. I need this IMMEDIATELY!

2) Sensay Weekly Assignment. Please use the link in Monday's blog.

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