boycott -- to stop buying something specifically to make a point
intolerable -- impossible to tolerate, unbearable
lease -- a rental contract
quartering -- providing housing for soldiers
Regulators -- a group of Scots Irish men who wanted to separate from North Carolina
riot -- a violent protest
shoal -- a shallow and often dangerous section of a body of water
tax -- money people pay to the goverment
American Revolution -- the war in which American colonists fought for independence from Great Britain
betray -- to be disloyal
delegate -- a person chosen to act for others
grievance -- a complaint against an unjust or unfair act
independent -- not ruled by anyone else
Loyalist -- a colonist who was loyal to Great Britain and did not support the American Revolution
minutemen -- colonial soldiers who were ready to fight at a moment's notice
Patriot -- a person who wanted the colonies to be free from British rule
revolution -- a time when a group overthrows and replaces its government
traitor -- a person who commits treason by betraying his country
tyranny -- the cruel use of power
station -- a fort built by early settlers
surrender -- to give up
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Monday, January 12, 2015
Jan 12-15
Overview of the Week
Math: We are working on Fractions! We are aiming for Gummy Bears & Reese's Pieces to test on Thursday!
Reading: Our story this week is called The Right Dog for the Job and we will be working on Main Idea & Details.
Spelling: Our list has been uploaded to the Spelling tab.
Language: We will be working on Possessive Pronouns and Homophones.
Science: We will be learning about Climate and will have a vocabulary test on Friday!
Social Studies: We will be continuing our study on the American Revolution!
Math: We are working on Fractions! We are aiming for Gummy Bears & Reese's Pieces to test on Thursday!
Reading: Our story this week is called The Right Dog for the Job and we will be working on Main Idea & Details.
Spelling: Our list has been uploaded to the Spelling tab.
Language: We will be working on Possessive Pronouns and Homophones.
Science: We will be learning about Climate and will have a vocabulary test on Friday!
Social Studies: We will be continuing our study on the American Revolution!
Monday, January 5, 2015
Week in Review
Hello! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL break and are ready for our COLD new nine weeks! To just give a small review of what we will be learning this week:
Reading -- Our story is called Riding Freedom and we will have a Scavenger Hunt through the story instead of a test on Friday. These will be due Friday and are expected to be finished by the student with little outside help.
Spelling -- These are posted on the Spelling tab! The test will be on Friday.
Language -- We will be learning about PRONOUNS! Ask your child about our chant! I, me, he, she, him, her, it, and you! And we, us, them, them, and you! There will be a test on Friday.
Math -- We are reviewing what we were learning when we left for Christmas break!
M&Ms and Sour Patch Kids will have a test on division and long division on Wednesday. They were given a Study Guide on Monday.
Reese's Pieces and Gummy Bears are learning about fractions! They will have a test sometime next week!
Science -- In Science, we are studying the water cycle and climate! There will be an extra credit project given out this week and a test next week!
Social Studies -- We are studying the American Revolution! We are looking to test sometime late next week or early the next week!
Reading -- Our story is called Riding Freedom and we will have a Scavenger Hunt through the story instead of a test on Friday. These will be due Friday and are expected to be finished by the student with little outside help.
Spelling -- These are posted on the Spelling tab! The test will be on Friday.
Language -- We will be learning about PRONOUNS! Ask your child about our chant! I, me, he, she, him, her, it, and you! And we, us, them, them, and you! There will be a test on Friday.
Math -- We are reviewing what we were learning when we left for Christmas break!
M&Ms and Sour Patch Kids will have a test on division and long division on Wednesday. They were given a Study Guide on Monday.
Reese's Pieces and Gummy Bears are learning about fractions! They will have a test sometime next week!
Science -- In Science, we are studying the water cycle and climate! There will be an extra credit project given out this week and a test next week!
Social Studies -- We are studying the American Revolution! We are looking to test sometime late next week or early the next week!
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