03/03/2025

 Dear Parents,

Today in class we did the following:

□ 1. Vocabulary words 1 - 20

□ 2. Homework: Vocabulary words 1 – 20 x 4, defs x 1, 5 sentences using 2 vocabulary words

Due to the occurrence of the junior high school entrance exams this week, I am reducing the amount of homework. Only words 1 - 20 will be taught this week.

1. mystery  n. – something that is difficult or impossible to explain

2. swirls  v./n. – move in a twisting or spiraling pattern

3. joyous  adj. – full of happiness and joy   

4. tumbledown  adj. – falling or fallen into ruin

5. lonesome  adj. – solitary or lonely

6. stakes  n. – a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground as part of a fence

7. virtually  adv. – nearly, almost       

8. relics  n. – an object surviving from an earlier time

9. evidence  n. – the available information indicating whether something is true or valid

10. fortune  n. – a large amount of money or assets 

11. settlements  n. – an official agreement intended to resolve a dispute or conflict

12. sprawling  v. – sit, lie, or fall with one’s arms and legs spread out in an ungainly way

13. frontier n – a line or border separating two countries

14. communities n - a group of people living in the same place

15. boom  n. – a period of great prosperity or rapid economic growth

16. precious  adj. – of great value

17. ore  n. – a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or mineral can be extracted

18. lumber  n. – timber sawn into rough planks or partly prepared

19. prairies  n. – a large open area of grassland 

20. prosperity  n. – the state of being prosperous