February 21-27

READING: Lost City The Discovery of Machu Picchu

 This week we are reading “Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu” by Ted Lewin.  We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  Also, on this post you will find our spelling words for the week.  Please practice these words at home as well.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: basic, vacant, secret, honor, local, novel, olive, tiger, spinach, second, donate, locust, beware, emotion, cabin, tripod, dragon, habit, tribute, lizard, icicles, lemonade, momentum, economy, isosceles

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
curiosity	an eager desire to know or learn
glorious	magnificent; splendid
granite	a very hard gray or pink rock that is formed when lava cools slowly underground
ruins	what is left after a building, wall, etc., has fallen to pieces
terraced	formed into a flat, level land with steep sides; terraces are often made in hilly areas to create more space for farming
thickets	bushes or small trees growing close together
torrent	a violent, rushing stream of water

 MATH:

We are working on Fraction Basics -- Multiples, Factors, Prime & Composites, understanding how fractions are parts of a whole, and equivalency. This is an ESSENTIAL skill for future math understanding (Algebra) and builds on multiplication fluency. Continue practice math facts with your child.

 

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Our African American Research project is coming along. The paper and poster are due February 26. The school wide Black History Celebration and open house is on the 28th.  

The Fresh Beat ensemble and ALL students will be performing a musical special.