Chapter 1-3 VocabularyLesson 26

Frindle

custodianIt is not fair for kids to make a huge mess just because the custodian has to clean it up for them.

thermostatWe have to keep the thermostat in our classroom at 72 degrees to save electricity.

monopolySometimes I feel like my teacher has a complete monopoly over me and I can’t ever do anything I want to do.

worshipedI think my teacher from last year worshiped her dictionary. She always had it with her and was always making us look up words in it!

idealI think the weather in spring on a clear, sunny day is ideal! It’s not too cold and it’s not too hot.

acquireI acquire so many books and papers every day at school that I can’t even close my backpack anymore!

commandI told my mom I had a good command of my spelling words this week. Maybe now she will believe me!

proceduresWe have to follow the same procedures every morning when we come into our classroom.

sidetrackWhen my teacher is going on and on about something during social studies, we like to ask a weird question that sidetracks him and gets him talking about something else.

shutdownSometimes my computer begins to go into shutdown even when I’m still working on something!