October 10

Spelling Word List: (yes, only 6 words)

evacuation

ferocious

jolt

mandatory

rickety

wailing



*Be able to describe how an event affects a character and distinguish fact from opinion.



Social Studies:

We are finishing our unit on North America. Students should be able to label all the states and capitals on a US map. There are several websites and ipad/ipod apps out there that have practice activities for states and capitals.

September 30

Field Trip to the Quilt Museum Friday. Have a nice fall break!

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for September 26-30

TEST THURSDAY, September 29

absolute
regions
hemisphere
projection
meridian
grid
longitude
Robinson
hurricane
equator
coordinates
location
latitude
Geography
Mercator
relative

Students will also learn about the Southeastern States and Capitals. From Kentucky, over to Virginia, Washington, DC, and North Carolina, all the way south from Louisana to Florida. We will test Thursday over these states and capitals, and have a final states and capitals test the week we get back from Fall Break.