Vocabulary Sentences Reminder

Reminder on how vocabulary sentences are to look:

All sentences will have at least 7 words in them (7-Up sentences); have a capital letter and punctuation mark; and answer at least TWO Ws (who, what, when, where, why, or how.) Students will skip lines so they can box their vocabulary word and label the Ws. Example: I know that it is treacherous to drive on icy roads in December. This sentence answered what: drive, where: icy roads, when: December. The students are to write two sentences per word; an example of the word, and a non example.

100th Day of School Math Problem

The students are competing in a math challenge. The challenge is to use the alphabet, with points associated to each letter, to create words worth 100 points. Three students will win a mystery prize! Prize A: the longest 100 point word found. Prize B: the shortest 100 point word found. Prize C: the most 100 point words found. Here are the point values:

A = 1   N = 14
B = 2   O = 15
C = 3   P =16
D = 4   Q = 17
E = 5    R = 18
F = 6    S = 19
G = 7    T = 20
H = 8    U = 21
I = 9     V = 22
J = 10   W = 23
K = 11  X = 24
L = 12   Y = 25
M = 13  Z = 26

GOOD LUCK!

Island of the Blue Dolphins

A-Team,

We are beginning a novel study on Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell. We will be taking about 2 weeks to read the story and do activities related to the book. I have loaned all the students a copy of the book. If you would like to purchase your own copy, there are about $7 at Barnes and Noble. Happy reading!!