October 10 Update

This was a short week, but we managed to cram in a lot of learning. On Monday, students edited a paragraph, looking for spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors. We also read a short story set in Labrador, called the Phantom Dog Team. On Tuesday we completed our weekly spelling test and continued learning about the "Age of Exploration." As part of this, we reviewed the Viking voyages to North America and learned about how economics, religion, competition and curiosity led to exploration. We also analysed a map to learn about the different imperial powers and the empires which they were creating.

Over the break, students can practice the spelling list and the paragraph edit below.

List 10

Word	Practice Sentence	Type
moved	This couch has been moved.	Basic
because	My face got burned because I didn't use sunscreen.	Basic
pretend	I will pretend I didn't see you.	Basic
provided	We provided all of the evidence.	Basic
matches	Bring matches to the picnic.	Basic
either	We can either go today or tomorrow.	Basic
parents	There are many parents who would like to volunteer.	Basic
Alaska	I am back from Alaska.	Basic
normal	She is the most normal girl I know.	Basic
neighborhood	We are having a fundraiser in my neighborhood.	Basic
space	I dream about going into space on a shuttle.	Basic
guitar	My guitar is very dear to me.	Basic
during	I will make sure I call during the meeting.	Basic
sore	My feet are still sore from walking.	Basic
evidence	The evidence pointed to the butler.	Challenge
pajamas	My pajamas are getting too small.	Challenge
fidgeting	My brother can't stop fidgeting.	Challenge
environment	Caring for the environment is very important.	Challenge

Daily Paragraph Editing 

 Personal Narrative
8 edits total

Hi. My name is maggie. Ive always wanted a kite. I didnt want to buy one at the stor. I wanted to make my own kite. Im great at making things. Last march, I made a bird feeder. Its still hanging in the yard. This spring, I plan to make a kite.