This Week in Language Arts:

 

May 5-9, 2008

 

Week of School: 33

Spelling week: 33

RAH week: 33

Grade RAH week: 32

 

Heritage Middle School

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD

In Class this week, this is what we’re doing…

(Please see “Assignments” page for the week’s homework.)

 

Monday:

· Exploring the Titanic—

             —Read Ch. 4; answer questions

· Work on memory book

 

Tuesday:                                    

· Exploring the Titanic—

             —Read Ch. 5; answer questions

· Computer Lab—finish websites

· Work on memory book

 

Wednesday:

· Exploring the Titanic—

             —Discuss Ch. 4-5 questions

             —Read Ch. 6-Epilogue; answer questions

· Work on Titanic study guide

 

Thursday:

· Exploring the Titanic—

             —Go over study guide

· Work on memory book

 

Friday:

· Exploring the Titanic—TEST

· Spelling test wk. 33

· Movie:  Exploring the Titanic

Heritage Middle School

5300 Heritage Avenue

Colleyville, TX  76034

Phone: 817-305-4790

Fax: 817-267-9929

emily.garetson@gcisd.net

How to spell  POTATO

 

If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough
If OUGH can stand for O as in Dough
If PHTH can stand for T as in Phthisis
If EIGH can stand for A as in Neighbor
If TTE can stand for T as in Gazette
If EAU can stand for O as in Plateau

Then the right way to spell POTATO should be:
GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

- author unknown

Extra Credit Opportunity

 

What do the following words have in common?

 

(It has to do with moving a letter.)

 

Banana

Grammar

Dresser

Potato

Revive

Uneven

 

Write your answer on a piece of paper with your name and the date, and turn it in.  Don’t tell anyone the answer!