Thursday, September 8, 2011

The Toad Horned Prince- September 8-15

This week we are reading “The Horned Toad Prince” by Jackie Mims Hopkins. 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. Remember the Story Test will be on Thursday and the Spelling Test will be on Friday. Homework will be turned in on Thursdays.  
Spelling Words: prairie, calorie, honey, valley, money, finally, movie, country, empty, city, rookie, hockey, collie, breezy, jury, balcony, steady, alley, trolley, misty

Extra-credit: frequency, parsley, journey, chimney, attorney

Vocabulary Word Meaning

prairie- plain

lassoed- caught with ropes

riverbed- channel for water

favor- kind act

offended- upset

shrieked- screamed

bargain-  deal