Saturday, September 24, 2011

Letter Home

This week we are reading “Letters Home from Yosemite” by Lisa Halvorsen. We will focus on the following vocabulary words from this story. It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.

Vocabulary Word

Meaning

wilderness

place that is in a natural state

naturalist

person who studies living things

preserve

save

impressive

amazing

species

type of animal or plant

slopes

sides of a mountain

glacier

huge sheet of ice

Here are our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well.

Spelling Words: usual, huge, flute, mood, smooth, threw, afternoon, scooter, juice, cruise, truth, bruise, cruel, excuse, pupil, groove, confuse, humor, duty, curfew

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