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Plural Words

1. clams
2. mints
3. props
4. arches

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January
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Important Dates &

Reminders
Dec. 21-Jan. 5 Winter
Break
Jan. 7- Report Cards
Jan. 18- MLK Holiday
No School

5. dresses
6. parents

7. caves
8. glasses

9. hobbies
10
engines
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11
couches
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12
arrows
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13
enemies
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14
babies
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Communication:
Yearbooks are now $30,
and you may order them
online or by order form.
We are continuing our
studies from the week
before Winter Break. All
tests will be Friday for
Reading. All handwriting
and spelling for these two
weeks will be due Friday,
January 8.
Thanks for all you do!!!!!

Have a wonderful holiday

Test Schedule:
W: Fact Drill
F: Spelling Test
Grammar Quiz
DOL Quiz
Reading Test

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ranches
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Parent Signature

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patches
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17
mistakes
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Wonders Unit 3 Week 4

Vocabulary
1. address- a formal speech.
2. divided- separated into parts
or pieces.
3. haste- done with quickness in
moving or acting.
4. opposed- against something.
5. perish- to disappear or vanish.
6. proclamation- an official
public announcement of
something.
7. shattered- completely
destroyed or ruined.
Wonders Unit 3 Week 4 Skills
Genre: Biography- A biography is
the story of a real persons life. It
is written by another person. It
usually presents events in time
order and may include features like
diagrams and timelines.
Skill: Point of View- Every story
has a narrator, or a person who
tells the story. The narrators point
of view tells how the narrator feels
or thinks about the characters or
events. When the narrator uses
pronouns such as he, she, or they,
the story has a third person
narrator.
Strategy: Reread- When you read
a text, you may come across facts
and explanations that are new to
you. You can reread difficult
sections to increase your
understanding and remember
important information.
Vocabulary Strategy: Latin &
Greek Suffixes-Knowing the
meaning of common suffixes can
help you figure out the meaning of
unfamiliar words. Ex: able
capable of; ist- one who practices.