What a fast week... Friday, September 7th we started reading “Because of Winn-Dixie” by Kate DiCamillo.   

We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.  Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the week.  Please practice these words at home as well.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: admire, magnet, contest, method, custom, rally, soccer, engine, sudden, finger, accident, mitten, intend, fabric, flatten, rascal, gutter, mammal, happen, cannon, magnify, thunderstorm, injury

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
memorial	monument
selecting	choosing
prideful	vain
peculiar	strange
recalls	remembers
positive	certain
grand	wonderful