Week of August 12th

Last week, I gave each class the opportunity to look through their Voyager textbooks and familiarize themselves with them. Afterwards, we took a class vote where they decided which "Expedition", or collection of stories, they'd read first. (I think they really enjoyed getting to make the decision!)

Here is what each class will be doing this week:

6th Grade:

We are starting 

Expedition 12:  Watch Out!  

(They chose this "scary" collection of stories and folktales.)

This week we are reading:

The Bloody Fangs

Our QUIZ on Thursday will be over these vocabulary words:

1. hideous - very ugly or hard to look at

2. droning - a low, dull noise that goes on and on

3. grating - a flat, metal frame with bars across it

4. gnashing - the act of pressing together with force

5. eerie - strange and frightening

6. carcass - a dead body

7. stalk - to follow quietly in order to catch

8. scripture - a sacred writing or book

9. shriek - a shrill, often frantic cry

10. bruise - to injure the underlying soft tissue, usually causing a discoloration of the skin

7th Grade:

We are starting 

Expedition 5:  Weather Disasters  

(They chose this collection of texts about cyclones, tsunamis, and floods.)

This week we are reading:

Wild Weather Around the World

Our QUIZ on Thursday will be over these vocabulary words:

1. acre - a unit of land

2. destroy - put an end to; ruin

3. cyclone - a large, circular storm that forms over the ocean

4. damage - to cause loss or harm

5. surge - a sudden rise in ocean water levels

6. shelter - a place that provides cover from the weather

7. uncontrollable - not able to control

8. livestock - domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for him use or profit

9. accurate - a correct reading or measurement

10. disaster - an accurance causing widespread destruction or distress

8th Grade:

We are starting 

Expedition 5:  Shockwaves

(They chose this collection of texts about earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes.)

This week we are reading:

Lessons From Earthquakes

Our QUIZ on Thursday will be over these vocabulary words:

1. magnitude - the size or strength of something

2. pressure - the force or weight against something

3. resist - to stand firm against something

4. occur - to happen

5. plate - a block of Earth's crust

6. fault - a large crack in the surface of Earth

7. seismograph - an instrument that records vibrations that indicate earthquake activity

8. topple - to cause to fall over

9. codes - a collection of laws

10. scientist - a person having expert knowledge of one or more sciences, especially a natural or physical science