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In Language Arts we introduced and talked about a list of vocabulary words. \u00a0We are going to be doing a list of words from latin and greek roots from this week forward. \u00a0We discussed how a knowledge of latin and greek prefixes, suffixes, and roots can help us decode unfamiliar words. \u00a0If we know that ped means foot, and centi means 100, the word centipede becomes much more understandable.<\/p>\n
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Tonight students should take each word and write a sentence using the word. \u00a0There are ten total words, so I expect ten total sentences.<\/p>\n
We then did some rotations, with some people getting on the computers to do research, some working in small groups, and some working on a short science selection dealing with rain. \u00a0I also pulled quite a few students to do M-Class assessments. \u00a0In Science tonight students should finish their reading and questions having to do with rain.<\/p>\n RainMar4<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also, we are GOING TO THE BOOK FAIR TOMORROW AFTERNOON! \u00a0If you would like to give your child some money to purchase some books, we will be making a final trip there as a class tomorrow.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I will not be here tomorrow. \u00a0I will be attending NCTIES, a conference on technology in education. (Why they would do this during the middle of the week I have no idea)<\/p>\n This means next update will likely come Friday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n P.S. \u00a0some students and parents have asked me about class pictures. \u00a0As of yet they have not announced the new dates. \u00a0As soon as I know them, you will know them!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n so, tl;dr<\/p>\n fraction word problems:\u00a0WordProblemsMar4<\/a><\/p>\n 10 sentences (one per word) from our vocab list:\u00a0PedList<\/a><\/p>\n One science reading passage and questions:\u00a0RainMar4<\/a><\/p>\n as always, read read read!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a good one,<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Mr. Potter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fingers crossed that we get a full week of school! So this morning we got quite a bit of work done in math. \u00a0We talked a lot about breaking wholes down into fractional parts, and how that can be very helpful when subtracting. \u00a0We talked about how it is very much like ungrouping numbers … Continue reading Homework Mar 4 (Wed)<\/span> ![\"PedWordList\"](\"http:\/\/www.mrpottersclassroom.com\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/PedWordList-224x300.jpg\")
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