Posted: December 13, 2023
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Read
No words
Study x 7
Upcoming Dates
December 13th - Home and Schools Holly Jolly Jamboree 7 -9 pm local singers. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Light lunch will be served.
December 15th – PJ and Hat Day $1 each.
December 19th - Elementary Christmas Concert 9:00 am in the gym (Storm date Dec 20)
Reading:
Please read your guided reading book at least three nights this week.
Books:
Mots Fréquents: no words this week.
Language Arts: will be posted nightly.
Monday, December 11th – suffix -ion , -ation –sion , -tion from Anglo-Saxon meaning the act of/state of/result of doing something. The real suffix is –ion. Putting s or t in front of –ion is simply determined by the spelling of the root. Usually a noun,
Examples.
tension – the state of being tense
attention – the state of being attentive
elevation – the state of being elevated or raised
union – the state of being united
education – the act of being educated.
Tuesday, December 12th – suffix -ic from the Greek used to mean relating to / or characterized by
Examples:
energetic
historic
enthusiastic
democratic
chaotic
Wednesday, December 13th – suffix -ent/-ant from the Latin meaning causing a specific action. Often an adjective -ent and –ant sound alike because of the schwa (the vowel sound in an unstressed syllable). –ent is used somewhat more often than –ant
Examples:
absorbent – causing to be absorbed
abundant – causing to abound (be plentiful)
elegant – adjective causing to be fancy
imminent – causing to be close to happening
obedient – causing to obey
Math homework:Study x7 math facts.
Strategy:To multiply any number by 6, multiply it by 5 and then add a double.
7 x 6 = ? 7 x 5 = 35 + 7 =42
Facts:
7 x 1 = 7
7 x 2 = 14
7 x 3 = 21
7 x 4 = 28
7 x 5 = 35
7 x 6 = 42
7 x 7 = 49
7 x 8 = 56
7 x 9 = 63
7 x 10 = 70
7 x 11 = 77
7 x 12 = 84
Merci!