Homework Due Thursday, December 16,2010

I am so sorry this is late in being posted! With Literacy Night preparation and Miss Pasque's farewell, I completed spaced out putting homework up on the blog.  Please let me know if there is a major hardship preventing work from being done in a timely fashion. 

Reading: 20 minutes each night, or some combination of 100 minutes. :) Just sign on the log sheet to verify completion, there is no need to submit your reading log.

Math: Puzzle of the Week: Mystery Number

Solve.  What is the mystery number?
It's greater than one million, but less than ten million.
It's an even number.
None of the digits is LESS than 3.
No digit is used more than once.
The sum of the digits in the ones period is twelve.
The digit in the ten thousands place is equal to the sum of the digits in the tens and hundreds place.
The digit in the millions place is 2 more than the digit in the thousands place.
The digit in the hundred thousands place is twice the digit in the tens place.

Write three riddles for mystery numbers of your own.  Mystery numbers must be a minimum of 5 digits.  Each riddle must contain a minimum of 4 clues.  Don't forget to answer your questions regarding the original mystery number.

Writing: Hidden Countries puzzle handout plus 5 of your own country sentences.

Vocabulary: 
hazy
linger
luxurious
mishap
overwhelm
span
aggressive
associate
deceive
emigrate
flexible
glamour


Thanks for your support.

Amy