It's been an exciting week with our mates on the Hispaniola! The story is only going to get more exciting from now on, too. If you want to read the prayer of a REAL pirate, Sir Francis Drake (who sailed for Queen Elizabeth I), just click on the link below.
http://acts17verse28.blogspot.com/2010/09/pirates-prayer.html
You will have your spelling test over last week's words this Monday, December 5. YOU NEED TO BE WORKING ON YOUR BOOK REPORT AT HOME! Don't put this off--be working on it little by little so that your last week before the Christmas Holidays begin is calm and fun. Your report is DUE on Friday, December 16.
Below are your reading assignments for this week, and your new spelling list for a spelling test on Monday, December 12.
| Monday, December 5 | Quiz over Chapters 13-16 Read Chapter 17 | Read Chapters 18 & 19 (pp. 150-164) Work on Book Report |
| Tuesday, December 6 | Quiz over Chapters 17-19 Read Chapter 20 | Read Chapters 21 & 22 (pp. 173-192) Work on Book Report |
| Wednesday, December 7 | Quiz over Chapters 20-22 Read Chapter 23 | Read Chapters 24 & 25 (pp. 200-214) Work on Book Report |
| Thursday, December 8 | Quiz over Chapters 23-25 Read Chapter 26 | Finish Chapter 26 Read Chapters 27 (pp. 215-235) |
| Friday, December 9 | Quiz over Chapters 26-27 Read Chapter 28 | Read Chapters 29-31 (pp. 250-277) Work on Book Report |
SPELLING WORDS for MONDAY, DECEMBER 12
Those words with * must be written with their definitions.
1. dislodge
2. apparition*
3. circuit
4. marooned*
5. ammunition
6. assailant
7. demolish
8. particular
9. cavalier*
10. enclosure
11. consciousness
12. bulwark*
