This week we are reading “Coyote School News” by Joan Sandin. 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. Please practice these words at home as well.
Spelling Words: videos, teeth, potatoes, themselves, lives, leaves, cliffs, roofs, halves, moose, radios, sheep, cuffs, beliefs, patios, banjos, tornadoes, tomatoes, hoofs, loaves
EXTRA CREDIT: portfolios, embargoes, handkerchiefs, calves, lassoes
Vocabulary Word Meaning
bawling: shouting or crying out in a noisy way
coyote: small wolf-like animal
dudes: people who were raised in the city but vacation on a ranch; cowhands
roundup: the act of driving or bringing cattle together from long distances
spurs: metal wheels worn on a horse rider’s boot heel