No one is perfect . . . 

that's why pencils have erasers.

(My favorite quote ever.)

In Voyager this week:

6th GRADE:

Reading: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"

Vocabulary Quiz is Friday.

1. frantically- in a quick but disorganized way

2. heave- to push, pull, or lift something very heavy

3. obsessed- to think about someone or something all the time

4. annoying- causing a little bit of anger

5. furiously- with great energy, effort, or speed

6. lurch- to move in a jerky, swaying fashion

7. suitor- a man who is trying to convince a woman to marry him

8. arrogant- thinking more highly of oneself than of others

9. peril- exposure to risk or harm; danger

10. wander- to move about without a definite destination or purpose

7th GRADE:

Reading: "Into the Storm"

Vocabulary Quiz is Friday.

1. invisible- not able to be seen

2. turbulent- causing unrest

3. impossible- not able to be done

4. precaution- an action taken in order to be prepared for something

5. accustomed- used to or familiar with

6. data- facts that can be used in planning

7. determine- decide

8. batter- to beat against something

9. eyewall- the center and most dangerous part of a hurricane

10. mumble- to speak in a low and hard-to-understand manner

8th GRADE:

Reading:  "Volcano Camp"

Vocabulary Quiz is Friday.

1. impatient- not willing to wait

2. invisible- cannot be seen with the eyes

3. scorched- burnt

4. barren- with no trees or other plants growing

5. underneath- below another thing

6. unleashed- let loose

7. eruption- the shooting forth of gas, steam, ash, or lava from a volcano

8. magma- melted rock inside the earth

9. destruct- the act of destroying

10. bulge- an outward curve or swelling