Today's Assignment

DOL

Week 5, Monday, #3, 4, 5

Fluency

Trains, time yourself for 1 min. Fluency Train and Ball of Clay.pdf

Context Clues Activity

Context Clues worksheet (An Old Custom/Furniture) Context Clues An Old Custom.pdf

Applying your reading strategies

Video: Contractions
Social Studies
Robert Henry Jenkins, Jr. was born on June 1, 1948 in Interlachen, Florida. He attended Oak Grove Elementary School from 1955 until 1963, and Central Academy High School from 1963 until 1967 in Palatka, Florida.

Jenkins enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Jacksonville, Florida on February 2, 1968, and received recruit training with the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina. He was promoted to private first class on April 1, 1968.^[1]

While serving as a machine gunner with Company C at Fire Support Base Argonne, south of the Demilitarized Zone on March 5, 1969, he was killed in action. He was, along with his 12-man recon team, attacked by enemy fire – mortars, machine guns, and grenades. Jenkins and fellow Marine, Fred Ostrom, took up position in a two-man fighting emplacement. When a hand grenade was thrown into the emplacement, Jenkins leaped on top of Ostrom, shielding him from the explosion and absorbing the full impact of the grenade. He was mortally wounded and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic act and sacrifice of life.^[1]^[2]

The Medal of Honor was presented to his family at the White House by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew on April 20, 1970.^[1]^[3]

Jenkins is buried at Sister Spring Baptist Cemetery in Interlachen, Florida.

Robert H. Jenkins Middle School in Palatka, Florida, is named in honor of Mr. Jenkins.

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Fun Tidbit: Ms. Haynes attended 6th,7th,and 8th grades at Jenkins Middle School. Her mother also taught there for several years. Jenkins Middle school is a neighborhood school, just like Rawlings.

Photo of Mr. Jenkins
Mr. Jenkins Website includes more information and photographs about Mr. Jenkins

Video-Mr. Jenkins - Video of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall in D.C.

Interesting Tidbit: Mrs. Dixon's dad ran track with Robert H. Jenkins and also attended high school with him. Mrs. Dixon took a trip to Washington and returned with an etching of Mr. Jenkins' name from the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Wall
Rockets, we will continue with the poem "The Old Oaken Bucket" Iready FSA practice37-42
Complete the editing task, p.47-51