To Fly: Story of the Wright Brothers

This week we are reading “To Fly: Story of the Wright Brothers.” These are the vocabulary words we will be focusing on.  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. 

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
hangars	buildings for storing aircraft
flex	To bend
drag	The force acting on an object in motion, in a direction opposite to the object’s motion
glider	aircraft without an engine
stalled	stopped or brought to a standstill, usually against your will
rudder	A flat piece of wood or metal hinged vertically to the rear end of an aircraft and used to steer it
cradle	A frame to support weight

Spelling Words: careful, tasteful, lonely, powerful, suggestion, peaceful, recently, extremely, certainly, wisely, harmful, monthly, yearly, successful, playful, thoughtful, actually, pollution, correction, eagerly