What's Happening December 6-10

• We are reading Voyage of the Dawn Treader aloud in class. We should have about half of it read by Friday, the day we go see the movie! (Parents are welcome to come. You will just pay for your movie as you come in. Lunch is across the parking lot at Los Amigos.)
• Students are starting a writing piece these last few weeks before Christmas Break. It will be a work in progress. I believe they are excited about this writing piece because they came up with the writing prompt! The topics range from Human Decency to Bullying. Types of writing to choose from are: letters, speeches, or articles.
• We are studying about Verbs this week in Grammar. Being, Linking, Verb Tenses, and Irregular Verbs.
• Last day to earn AR points for this nine weeks is Dec. 16. The second nine weeks party will be a movie, donut, and hot chocolate party on the morning of Dec. 17.

Words for Dec. 6-10:
achieve
achievement
command
commandment
enroll
enrollment
harass
harassment
nourish
nourishment
require
requirement

Next Week's Words:

forehand
freehand
high-handed
longhand
openhanded
shorthand
shorthanded
stouthearted
underhanded

We watched the documentary, "Paper Clips," about a school group in Whitwell, TN who started a Holocaust Memorial at their school. Paul Schamburg will come to our class as a guest speaker to talk about tolerance and differences in people. We watched "High School Musical" at GCHS Monday. Please send your $1 for admission if you haven't paid already.

Can Drive is underway! Bring in those canned goods for families in need over the holidays. The class with the largest percentage of cans brought in will receive an ice cream party!

Words for Nov. 29-Dec. 3:
accessories
barrier
brunch
capsule
infomercial
mural
parasites
pesticides
pulley
textiles
Words for Dec. 6-10:
achieve
achievement
command
commandment
enroll
enrollment
harass
harassment
nourish
nourishment
require
requirement