SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2017
© 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
Vol. 33, No. 17
Fritter has been saving towards a summer visit to Six Wags
Amusement Park. He needs a total of $100.00. By saving
and working hard, he now has $86.00! Will Fritter finally
reach his big goal by earning money puppy-sitting?
Fritter got a job watching his neighbor’s new puppy. It’s not always easy
watching a playful pup, but Fritter earns $2.00 per hour.
The clocks show Fritter’s starting
and stopping time from
Monday afternoon.
The clocks show Fritter’s starting
and stopping time from
Thursday afternoon.
5 B
On Saturday, Fritter started work
at 9:15 a.m. He worked two and a
half hours. Draw the hands on
these clocks to show his starting
and stopping time.
Look through the newspaper to
find each of the following. Be
sure to write down the page
number where you found each
one. Then write a sentence
describing what you found.
1. A way to make
money:
WHAT:
PAGE #:
SENTENCE:
How long did he work?
How long did he work?
hour(s) and
hour(s) and
minutes
How much did he earn?
minutes
How much did he earn?
$
How much did he earn?
$
2. An ad placed
by someone to
sell something:
$
How much did Fritter
$
earn this week?
How much longer does he need to
work to reach his goal of $100.00?
hrs
WHAT:
Whoops! This
pup thinks Fritter’s
money is a chew
toy. Help Fritter
catch him before
his money gets
munched!
PAGE #:
SENTENCE:
3. An ad placed
by someone
looking for
work:
WHAT:
PAGE #:
SENTENCE:
Talk w
i
about th your pare
s
jobs th ome of the nts
they w ey had whe
n
ere yo
ung.
Can you find the puppy
that is different from all
the others?
Can y
you
yo find five
num
mb
numbers
in the
newspaper
n ewsp
pap that add
up to ex
exactly 100?
Can you find 10
numbe
numbers that add up
to ex
exactly 100?
Can you find 15
numbe
numbers that add up
to ex
exactly 100?
How many chew
bones can you
find on this page?
Standards Link: Number Sense:
Add sums up to 100.
4. A news story
that mentions
money:
WHAT:
PAGE #:
SENTENCE:
Charlotte and Olivia
each brought $2.00
to their school’s
spring carnival
for snacks. Each
of them bought
one snack. Count
their change to see who
bought which snack.
Charlotte’s change:
Olivia’s change:
Olivia bought:
Charlotte bought:
AMUSEMENT
AFTERNOON
NEIGHBOR
QUARTER
SUMMER
CLOCKS
MONEY
TOTAL
PUPPY
CATCH
GOAL
WAGS
CHEW
DIME
EARN
C T H C E A R N A N
L L N H Y E E R N E
S G I
E N G M E Y
I
A K N W M L M T P G
This week’s word:
E O C L A E U R P H
The verb earn means to
gain money in return for
labor or services.
M S P O A G S A U B
I E G C L T S U P O
D H C T A C O Q M R
T N O O N R E T F A
Find an article from the newspaper about
a person you believe has achieved success.
Write a list of things you think that person
had to do to reach this moment of success.
EARN
Fritter earned a total of
$14 watching the puppy.
Try to use the word earn in a
sentence today when talking
with your friends and family.
Imagine you found a money
tree. What would it look
like? How would you take
care of it? What would you
do with the money?
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
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