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April 21st 25th

Challenge Words

1. cupboard 2. friendly 3. drawn 4. talking 5. request 6. sequence 7. plastic 8. rumbles 9. diver 10. spoken 11. employee 12. reindeer 13. increase 14. sleeve 15. conductor 16. waiter 17. anchor

Important Dates & Reminders April 22nd Parent Night @ Sanford Middle School 6:00 pm April 25th- last 4-H payment is due May 5th -6th ACT Aspire Testing May 8th Talent Show May 16th- Field Day! May 19th-21st 4-H Camp May 20th-Last Full Day of Classes!

Wonders Unit 5 Review Week Genre: Informational Articlegives facts and information about a topic that include a real person, an actual event, a real place, or a real thing. Skill: Sequence-The sequence is one kind of text structure that authors use to organize the information in a text. Strategy: Summarize-to retell the most important details in a paragraph or section. Vocabulary Strategy: Figurative Language- writers use Figurative Language to more effectively describe an idea. Genre: Realistic fiction is a made up story that has characters, settings, and events that could exist in real life. Skill: Problem & Solution. The problem is what the characters want to do, change, or find out. The solution is how the problem is solved. Strategy: Visualizing is a strategy you use when you read that involves picturing the characters, events, and setting of the story. Visualizing the events helps you better understand the story. Vocabulary Strategy: Similes and metaphors are figurative language. Similes compare two things using the word like or as. Metaphors compare two things without using like or as.

Communication: The last day to purchase a yearbook at $30 will be Wednesday, April 30th. Starting May 1st, you can still purchase a yearbook (if there are any left) but the price will be $35 and will be on a first come first serve basis. Test Schedule: Wed: Multiplication Fact Test Thurs: Math Ch. 11 Angles Mid Chapter Checkpoint Fri: Reading Test Language Quiz Spelling Test DOL Test
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18. cheddar
19. staple 20. stifle

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