Monday, March 1, 2021

Today's Assignment

DOL

• Week 5, Monday, #3, 4, 5

Fluency

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

Context Clues Activity

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

Applying your reading strategies

• Video: Contractions Links to an external site. 
• Social Studies

• Robert Henry Jenkins, Jr. was born on June 1, 1948 in Interlachen, Florida Links to an external site.. He attended Oak Grove Elementary School from 1955 until 1963, and Central Academy High School from 1963 until 1967 in Palatka Links to an external site., Florida Links to an external site..

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

  While serving as a machine gunner Links to an external site. with Company C at Fire Support Base Argonne Links to an external site., south of the Demilitarized Zone on March 5, 1969, he was killed in action Links to an external site.. 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] Links to an external site.[2] Links to an external site.}

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

  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 Links to an external site. 
• Mr. Jenkins Links to an external site.    Website includes more information and photographs about Mr. Jenkins
  Video-Mr. Jenkins Links to an external site. - 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