Students continued the essay begun yesterday. Those not done were sent home to be finished for homework.
Books should also be finished over the weekend. We'll go over the remaining chapters in class as time allows, given that the math assessment is next week.
The Giver exam will be next Thursday. All books and book packets will be collected at that time.
This weeks spelling/vocab quiz is postponed to Monday. In the meantime, here's next week's list:
Spelling #19
Vocabulary
applicant (n) – a person who applies, especially for a job
district (n) - a part of a country, city, or county having a particular feature or regarded as a unit for a special purpose
assist (v) - to help; give aid to
extract (v) – to take out by force or effort
contract (n) - a formal agreement between people or groups of countries
compass (n) - a device with a needle that points to magnetic north
concentric (adj) - having the same center
ellipse (n) - a regular oval that can be divided into four identical pieces
protractor (n) - an instrument for measuring angles
excerpt (n) - an extract from a book or film or piece of music
