Tuesday, April 2, 2013

April 4-11

READING:

This week we are reading “Eye of the Storm” by Stephen Kramer.  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 post 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: watermelon, homemade, understand, sometimes, shoelace, highway, upstairs, thunderstorm, shortcut, doorbell, jellyfish, touchdown, campfire, skateboard, anyway, fireworks, haircut, loudspeaker, laptop, flashlight, masterpiece, stomachache, cliffhanger, sweatshirt, afterthought

Vocabulary Word
Meaning
destruction
great damage; ruin
expected
thought something would probably come or happen
forecasts
statements of what is coming; predictions
inland
in or toward the interior
shatter
to break into pieces suddenly
surge
a swelling motion; sweep or rush, especially of waves


MATH: 
Test on all fractions on Friday, April 5th.
Measurement & Geometry begin April 8th

SCIENCE:
WEATHER focus to correspond with our story: Eye of the Storm and April is Severe Weather month.
 

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