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The root –mort means death
moral –certain to die; causing deathmortify- to cause someone to feel embarrassed and foolishmortuary –a place where dead bodies are stores prior to burial or cremationmortgage –a legal agreement in which a person borrows money to buy property (such as a house) and pays back over a period of yearsmorbid –relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death); not healthy or normalmoribund- in terminal decline; lacking vitality or vigormortician –a person whose job is to prepare dead people dead people to be buried and to arrange and manage funeralsimmortal –not capable of dying; living forevermortality –the quality or state of being a person or thing that is alive and therefore certain to die; the quality or state of being mortal
Week A
October 31, 2016
5th Grade NewsletterMrs. Deal & Mrs. Morgan
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We Are Learning … ReadingWe will begin our novel, Bridge to Terabithia.Throughout this novel we will studyCharacters, point of view, figurative language, and research. This nine weeks we will complete a research project and end with a Living Museum.
GrammarUsing commas correctly in our writingResearch skills Math Decimals: Multiplying and Dividing
ScienceMatter/Physical and chemical changes
Important dates…
October 31 –Goody Bags
Nov. 2 –Dress down for AR.
Nov. 3- PTSO sponsored “Painting Party”
Nov. 9-18-Scholastic Bookfair
Nov. 9- Leonards will be taking Club photos. Students should wear Uniforms.
Nov. 10- Thanksgiving Meal (Students may not have lunch guests due to lack of space in the cafeteria). Veteran’s Day Program at 2:15!
Nov. 11- Veteran’s Day Holiday
Tests/Quizzes
: Unit 3 test, Friday, November 4
Science: Matter/Physical and Chemical changes, Tuesday, November 8
Word Study quiz:Friday, November 4
WORD STUDY *Know the definition of each word and how to use the word in a complete sentence. You do NOT have to correctly spell the words. QUIZ Friday, November 4
Reading Goals ……Each night, the students are asked to read at least 20 minutes. Please take time to encourage your child to do this. This is so important to help us meet our Reading Goal for the nine weeks. Remember, a sure way to become a better reader is to READ, READ, READ!
Our 4H program is collecting toiletry items for the victims of
Hurricane Matthew. Please help us collect for this great cause. All
donations are due by November 18.