Dear parents,

Your child is reading the fiction story "Any Small Goodness" by Tony Johnston and the Aesop's fables "The Ant and the Dove" and "The Lion and the Mouse," as retold by Ann McGovern. In these selections, your child will meet characters who work hard to help each other in times of trouble.

Vocabulary

gouges, assuage, desolate, bustles, fervor, immaculate

Synonyms

Ask your child to name the vocabulary word that has the same meaning as each word or phrse:

__ very clean (immaculate)

__ lonely and empty (desolate)

__ enthusiasm (fervor)

__ cuts into (gouges)

__ moves energetically (bustles)

Spelling Words

assign, autumn, column, crumb, debris, delight, design, glisten, hasten, knead, knowledge, lightning, resign, rhyme, solemn, thorough, scenery, whirl, wreath, wrestled

Important Dates/ Events

March 4, 2009 - Early Dismissal

March 5-6, 2009 -Parent teacher Conferences/ Early Dismissal

March 9-13, 2009 - Spring Break