Eye of the Storm

This week we are reading “Eye of the Storm” by Stephen Kramer. This book tells of severe weather photographer Warren Faidley as he races to intercept likely tornado and lightning producers.   These are the vocabulary words that we will focus on from this story.  It would be helpful if you will reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child.

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

Here are the spelling words that we will be working on.  As you can see, they are compound words this week.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words and are optional. 

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