Mrs. Ricks’ Fifth Grade Facts
Week of October 12, 2015
Spelling Words
/o/, /ou/, /oi/
joint
scrawny
foul
foundation
coil
turquoise
hoist
relied
stout
forbidding
dawdle easing
mouthful buoyant
counter renown
brought
bawl
fountain
sprawls
douse
clause
sprouts
cautious
turmoil
Reading
Story: A Historic Journey
Genre: Nonfiction Article
Vocabulary- instill, combined, naturalist, vacant,
diverse
Homework
Homework will be written in students’
agendas daily and assignments will be checked
for completeness the next day.
Comprehension Strategies: Cause and Effect
Spelling homework will be turned in each
Friday for a weekly Spelling grade.
Important Reminders .
Language
Verbs: Action Verbs, Verbs with Direct Objects, Main
Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Linking Verbs
10/16--------PTA Bake Sale
10/23--------Social Studies Projects Due
11/07--------2nd Annual Family Fun Fest
Tests
Spelling: Pretest Tuesday, Final Test Friday
Reading: Vocab. and Comprehension Test Friday
Language: TBA
Social Studies: TBA
Mrs. Ricks’ Fifth Grade Facts
Week of October 12, 2015
Spelling Words
/o/, /ou/, /oi/
joint
scrawny
foul
foundation
coil
turquoise
hoist
relied
stout
forbidding
dawdle easing
mouthful buoyant
counter renown
brought
bawl
fountain
sprawls
douse
clause
sprouts
cautious
turmoil
Social Studies (Homeroom Only)
Chapter 2: Native Americans of North America
Lesson 4: The Northwest Coast Indians
Text Pages 94-97
Workbook pg. 25
Northwest Coast Booklet
Social Studies (Homeroom Only)
Chapter 2: Native Americans of North America
Lesson 4: The Northwest Coast Indians
Text Pages 94-97
Workbook pg. 25
Northwest Coast Booklet
Reading
Story: A Historic Journey
Genre: Nonfiction Article
Vocabulary- instill, combined, naturalist, vacant, diverse
Comprehension Strategies: Cause and Effect
Homework
Homework will be written in students’ agendas
daily and assignments will be checked for
completeness the next day.
Spelling homework will be turned in each Friday
for a weekly Spelling grade.
Important Reminders .
Language
Verbs: Action Verbs, Verbs with Direct Objects, Main
Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Linking Verbs
Tests
Spelling: Pretest Tuesday, Final Test Friday
Reading: Vocab. and Comprehension Test Friday
Language: TBA
Social Studies: TBA
10/16--------PTA Bake Sale
10/23--------Social Studies Projects Due
11/07--------2nd Annual Family Fun Fest