What is Leap Year?!

Today is February 29th


so?


Well, it's special.
Here's why:

Spelling and Vocabulary: Feb 27 - March 2

Our roots this week: miss and mit = send

This week's vocab and spelling words:

• admit: to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
• dismiss: to send someone out; to let someone leave
• emit: to send out or give off (such as an odor)
• intermission: a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
• missile: a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
• mission: a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
• omit: to leave out; to not send
• remit: to send back (usually related to paying bills)
• submit: to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power
• transmit: to send something across places; to pass along

Test on FRIDAY, March 2nd

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I can know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly 

books

 This is a beautiful reminder of how important books are; it also won the Best Short award at the Oscars last night.



One of my favorite pieces is watching Mr. Morris Lessmore feed the books Alphabet cereal!

This Week in Room 101

Core                                     
Monday: New vocab words (root of the week = mit and miss), Viking ABC chart
Tuesday: Spelling practice sheet, novel project work time, Viking review
Wednesday: Grammar workshop, Viking QUIZ(ito)
Thursday: Novel project work time, Canada map
Friday: Vocab and spelling TEST, Canada map 
Next Week: weird schedule for OAKS testing, Novel Project due TUESDAY


Reading                                                 
Monday: Finish Stargirl
Wednesday: Stargirl ABC
Friday: Stargirl TEST
Next week: OAKS Testing Round 2, every day


Wildcat Pride                                                            
Monday: 4 styles of leadership
Tuesday: yearbook work time
Wednesday: yearbook survey
Thursday: yearbook layouts
Friday: team building


Cultural Explorations                                                                     
Monday: Self portrait, using the verb 'Ser' to describe yourself
Tuesday: Self portrait due, SER sentence strips due
Wednesday: Ser and professions
Thursday: Ser Quiz
Friday: Art Friday

Viking Webquest #2

There are the links you will need for today's lesson.

Website number 1: Gorm Proverb Creator

Website number 2: BBC Viking Quest Game

Website number 3: BBC Viking Info

Viking Webquest #1

Websites needed for classwork on Feb 21 

Website #1 


Website #2


Done?


Check out: Name generator 


and then? You can work on anything from Miss Bryant's web page or video vault

This Week in Core: Feb 6 - Feb 10