Name: ______________________________________

Date: _______________________________________
Class: _________

Weekly Packet: Week _____

Unit: Cam Jansen: The Snowy Day Mystery

Chapters 5 + 6

Grammar/ELA:
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Context clues
Reading for information
WPH

Spelling:
1. Antarctica
2. enough
2

3. hundred
4. knife
5. listen
6. neck
7. number
8. remember
9. thing
10.
think

Sunday homework: Write the spelling words on A4 paper 4 times. Write NICELY!

Vocabulary Not on Test:

Word

custodian

Definition

Part
of
Speec
h

the person in charge of taking care of a building

Noun

Example sentence: Abu Wael is the schools custodian.

hunch
pretzels

a feeling or guess about something

Example sentence: I have a hunch that the students will do
well on their exams.
glazed and salted crackers
Example sentence: Saja always eats pretzels during break.

Noun

noun

Vocabulary on Test
Word

blanket

Definition

Part
of
Speec
h

to cover, as if with a blanket

verb

Example sentence: The ground was blanketed with flower

petals.
Eager to acquire information

curious
electric
exhale
inhale
interrogate
probably

journal

setting
smooth
rough,
wrinkled
witness

Example sentence: One of the classroom rules is to be

curious and ask a lot of good questions.
running on electricity
Example sentence: The water heater is not electric because
it needs gas to run.

adject
ive
adject
ive
verb

To breathe out

Example sentence: When it is cold outside, I can see my

breath when I exhale.
to ask questions or to seek information from people
Example sentence: The police interrogated the suspect.
almost certainly; surely; more likely than not
Example sentence: I will probably go to Arabic class on
Monday night.
a diary or notebook that someone uses to write their daily events or
thoughts

verb
adver
b
noun

Example sentence: I like to write in my journal because it is

like a camera. It keeps all my memories.
the time, place, surroundings, and circumstances in which a story
takes place

noun

Example sentence: The setting of the story of Cam Jansen is

at the school during the school day.
having a surface that is free of bumps

Example sentence: His face is smooth after he shaves.

someone who saw or can give a firsthand account of something that
happened

adject
ive
noun

Example sentence: The police asked the witness if she

remembers what the thief looked like.

Monday homework: Use this sheet to help you fill out your vocabulary sheet.
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Reading Around the Word

When you read around the word, you are searching for context clues. These are hints
the author gives to help you define the meaning of a difficult word. As you read, write what
you think these words mean:
(page 30)
notice ____to see or
realize______________________________________________________
(page 36)
trunk __the back part of the
car___________________________________________________
(page 36)
lot _____where you park your
car_________________________________________________
(page 36)
hidden
____hiding_____________________________________________________________
(page 37)
foggy ________cloudy or
misty___________________________________________________
(page 38)
rubbed ______put your hands
together_____________________________________________

Reading for Information

Chapter 5

1. Where do the footprints stop at? (p.28) _They stop at the

lot.___________________
2. How many ways are there to get into and out of the building?
(p.29)_3____________
3. Did the thieves take anything else besides the computers? (30)___No,
they didnt.__
4. Why does Cam think someone saw the thief if they used the front door?
(p.31)__Because Dr. Prell would have seen them. She stands at
the front door.___

5. Except for Dr. Prell and the police officers, did anyone use the gym doors
that morning? (p.31-32)__No one
did._________________________________________
6. Who uses the back door? (p.33)__The teachers use the back
door._______________

Chapter 6

7. Tell why Eric is a good friend. (p.37) __Eric helped Cam even though
he was cold and wanted to go
inside._____________________________________________________
8. Why does Cam think someone saw the thieves if they put the computers
in their car? (p.37)__Because they would have to drive to the front
of the building to leave the
school._______________________________________________________________
9. Eric thought that maybe teachers stole the computer, but Cam said no.
Why? (p.40)
_She didnt think that teachers would steal from the
school.____________________

Your Opinion

Who is your favorite character? Why?

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Which character is your least favorite (the character you dont like the
most)? Why?
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Which character are you the most similar to? Why?
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