9-6-16

Reminder...tomorrow is our first Wednesday Early out.  All students are dismissed at 1:00.

Homework:
Our first RC quiz is due on September 15th, so make sure you are reading each night.

Spelling pretest tomorrow over Eye of the Storm words.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Spelling Words
speech claim strike stray 
fade sign leaf thigh 
thief height mild waist 
sway beast stain fleet 
stride praise slight niece 

Vocabulary test will be Friday.
Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley Vocabulary Definitions
1. collide - to come together with forceful impact.
2. funnel cloud - a storm that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
3. jagged - having a ragged or pointed edge or outline.
4. lightning - the flash of light when electricity builds up in storm clouds.
5. prairies - large areas of flat or open grasslands.
6. rotate - to turn around on a center or axis.
7. severe - serious or extreme in nature.
8. sizzling - crackling or hissing with intense heat.
9. tornadoes - violent, whirling winds in funnel-shaped clouds that can cause great
destruction.
10. occupation - a means of making a living, profession, or job.
11. updraft - current of air that flows upward.
12. conditions - situations that affect or influence an activity, event, etc.

Grades have now been entered on Parent Portal/Campus.  If you have any questions about grades, please feel free to contact me.