Mrs . Park
12/15/2025-12/19/2025
Vocabulary Strategies: similes
A simile uses the words like or as to compare two different things.
To understand a simile, figure out how an author compares one thing to another.
Example: "like a whale in the sky"
Essential question: How are kids around the world different?
Comprehension Skill: Compare and Contrast
To compare is to tell how things or events are alike
To contrast is to tell how they are different
Reading groups:
Math:
Writing:
Spelling Patterns:
Spelling
No Spelling this week
Vocabulary
common- something that is shared or owned by two or more people
costume- clothing you wear to look like something or someone else
customs- ways of acting or events that a group of people have done over and over again
favorite- something hat is liked the best
parades- large groups of people, including bands, moving, through a public place for a special event
surrounded- something that is closed in on all sides
travels- making a trip somewhere
wonder- curious about something and wanting to know about it.
High Frequency words:
many
morning
through
very
sleep
eat
colors
down
below
don't
Important Dates
Contact info
The best time to contact me would be during my planning period, between 2:10 and 2:40
I have lunch break from 11:20-11:50 every day.
You can always leave me a voicemail or email me at Chrissy.parks@sepanthers.org
My phone number at school is 740-774-2003
I will send a newsletter home each Friday