vocabulary work

Slavery and the Underground Railroad

1. middle passage-  the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W. coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the

                                 longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas

2. parliament- the legislature of Great Britain, made up of the House of Lords and the House of Commons

3. abolition- the legal prohibition and ending of slavery

4. abolitionist- a person who advocated or supported the abolition  of slavery

5. freedom- the state of being free  or at liberty

6. underground railroad - a system for helping fugitive slaves to escape into Canada or other places of safety

7. conductor-  a leader, guide, director; a person who helped slaves travel along the underground railroad

8. emancipation- being freed; liberation

9. philanthropist-  a person who performs charitable or benevolent actions and has a love of mankind

10. humanitarian- a person actively engaged in promoting human  welfare and social reforms, as a   

                                       philanthropist.

11. advocate-   noun: a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person or cause

                          verb: to speak for or write in favor of; to recommend publicly

12. activist a person who is a vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.

13. reform- as a verb: to change to a better state;  improve by alteration, substitution, abolition

14.  13^th amendment- declares slavery as illegal (1865)

15. Uncle Tom’s Cabin - is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was published              

                                          in 1852 and helped to support the abolitionist cause

16. mutiny- a revolt or rebellion against any authority

17. revolt -to break away from or rise against authority

Monday- Crossword  

Tuesday/Wednesday- Sentences for all words

Thursday- Study for test

Greetings Parents,

Some important things to be aware of this week:

1. Walk-a-thon this Friday, May 16th (pledge sheets went out last Friday and are due back THIS Thursday)

2.  Volunteer Appreciation this Wednesday, May 14th 2-3.... teachers and staff want to thank you for all that you do... I look forward to celebrating you!!!

3.  Students have all chosen their book club individual projects.  We will be doing much of this in class...but students might need some extra home time to complete.  These are due Tuesday, May 20th.

4.  We are starting a common core math unit on place value and decimal work (this is a review in some ways but it is also an introduction to the new math program students will be using next year).  It is also a concept I want students to be solid on and more confident in.

5. Open House and Spaghetti Dinner Thursday May 22nd

Thank you for all of your hard work and help!!!

:) Sara


HERE IS VOCAB FOR THE WEEK:

Vocabulary

Social Studies Chapter 9:  The Revolutionary War

1. neutral- not taking a side

2. inflation- an increase in the price of goods (generally due to lack of supply of falling value of money)

3. profiteering – charging extra-high prices for crops or goods

4. regiment- a large group of soldiers

5. enlist- to sign up (usually for duty in the army)

6. mercenaries- hired soldiers

7. campaign- a series of military operations carried out for a certain goal

8. turning point-an event that causes an important change

9. negotiate- to try to come up with an agreement that is acceptable to everyone involved

10. traitor- someone who acts against his or her country

11. abolish- to end, to stop

12.  territory - land that belongs to a nation but is not a state (and is not represented in the National Government)

13.  ordinance- a set of laws

Review Vocabulary

abolitionist- a person wanted to end slavery

Loyalists- colonists loyal to Britain (the King)

Patriots- colonists that wanted to the colonies to be independent from Britain

Monday- definitions

Tuesday- crossword

Wednesday- sentences or cartoon using at least 10 words

Thursday- study for test

era research

http://www.loc.gov/

http://kids.usa.gov/history

updates and homework

Greetings Families,

I am so proud of the work our students did last week, raising money for homeless students.  Their efforts with coin drives in class and our bake and bracelet sale, earned over $230!  I am amazed at their hard work and everyone's generosity who contributed in any way!!!

Just a reminder that progress reports went home today.  Please help your child to stay on top of their work in the last few weeks of school.  Extra credit is available (click here).     Tonight students should be working on finishing up their book club novels, otherwise no other homework.

Important Dates:

Family Life begins Monday May 12 with a lesson on self esteem.

End of the Year Room 12 show (untitled at the moment) Performance Tuesday, June 3^rd  @ 9am and 11am

End of the Year Party: Wednesday, June 4^th  at Nisene

Thank you, 

:) Mrs. Sara

Weather study guide

Weather study guide

Name _______________________

Weather:  Science Test Study Guide

Here is what you need to know….

1.  Be able to describe what the following are and how they form:

Hurricanes (and storm surge)

Tornados

Thunderstorms

types of precipitation

-drizzle

-rain

-sleet

-snow

-hail

2. Cloud types and what type of weather they indicate:

cirrus

 

cumulonimbus

 cumulus

stratus

3. The water cycle:  evaporation, condensation, precipitation

4. How air temperature affects density

5. How the ocean affects weather (including ocean temps in the tropics and poles)

6. Read a data table and graph that shows temperature change:

For example:  What was the temperature change from day 1 to day 6?

day 1= 43˚ F day 2=53 ˚F day 3 =50˚F day 4= 57˚F day 5= 59˚F day 6= 67˚F

7. Know the vocabulary words:      troposphere        hygrometer          hurricane         tornado          ozone         humidity           convection current          meteorology         barometer         thermometer         anemometer           thunderstorm