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 - Finishing spelling week 5 words/ skills (Packet is due Thursday 9/28 and test over words 11-20 is Friday 9/29). - Social Studies- continuing our study of Africa and the geography of the continent and its regions. Our map and vocab quiz will be Thursday 9/28. - English- we are finishing up our study of capitalization and punctuation. We will finish the week with some vocabulary study and test prep/ practice activities to prepare for standardized testing next week.

 Today we started our 3rd unit in social studies. We began by labeling physical features of the continent of Africa that will be on a quiz next Thursday, September 28th. Also on that quiz will be about 6 vocabulary matching questions from the vocabulary list students received on Google Classroom today. I will do a notebook check of the vocabulary and definitions on Friday, September 22nd. In English, we are continuing our study of the correct use of punctuation marks, including: periods, exclamation points, question marks, commas, semicolons, colons, and quotation marks. For spelling this week, we will be splitting the list into two parts. We will have a test over numbers 1-10 this week and have one bonus word possibility on the test. The practice packet will be due next Thursday and then on Friday, the 29th, we will test over words 11-20 and have one more bonus word possibility on that test. 

 Today students received their Unit 2 Study Guide for social studies. They may use that to start studying- the test will be next Friday 9/15. In English, we finished unit 6 and completed the unit 6 review/ assessment on pages 154-155 (numbers 2-44 even) It is homework if it was not completed in class.

 English- Lesson 6.10 Practice Social Studies- x Spelling- week 3 packet due tomorrow