Maverick Memo
Madison Crossing Elementary
November 16-20, 2015
This Week in Class
Math – Multiplication and Multiplication Number Stories
Quiz Friday – 5.5-5.7
Reading – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe,
Chapters 5-9
Hyperboles and Personification
Quiz Friday – Hyperboles, Personification, and
Vocabulary
Grammar – Preposition Review
Quiz Wednesday: Prepositions
Spelling – moped, brunch, smash, smog, heliport, cheeseburger, twirl,
motel, telecast, chortle, locomotive, ecosystem, sitcom, camcorder, carjack,
ginormous, neither, paratrooper, skort
Quiz Thursday - Blends
Writing – Personal Essays
Science – Ch. A3.1: What is an Ecosystem?; Ch. A3.3: How
Do Living Things Get Energy?
Quiz Friday – A3.1 and A3.3
th Grade
MS 4
History
– Ch. 5, Lesson 1: Mississippi Territory
Contact
Teachers
School: (601) 898-7710
sbragg@madison-schools.com
jlowe@madison-schools.com
cmckay@madison-schools.com
lparenteau@madison-schools.com
sequeena.thompson@madisonschools.com
Reminders
 November 23-27: Thanksgiving break
Vocabulary Words
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Chapters 5-8
1. faun (n.) – a figure in mythology dwelling in the country and
represented as part goat and part man
2. centaur (n.) – a creature in mythology that is half human and half
horse
3. premise (n.) – a piece of land with the buildings on it
4. prophecy (n.) – the foretelling of the future
5. reign (n.) – the authority or rule of a monarch
6. fraternize (v.) – to associate as friends
7. earnest (adj.) - a serious state of mind
8. gloat (v.) – to show in an improper or selfish way that you are
happy with your own success or another person's failure
9. venture (v.) – to go ahead in spite of danger
10.
beckon (v.) – to call or signal to a person usually by a wave
or nod