Charlotte's Web

Today we started a new novel in class. Usually, Ms. Santiago and I will often read it aloud to the class, but sometimes we will ask the children to read on their own, and sometimes we will ask children to read aloud to the class. The story we have chosen is called "Charlotte's Web". It is a wonderful tale of friendship, love, and caring. There are parts that are happy and there are parts that are sad. Sometimes we will stop and write about the story, or draw pictures, or do projects that are based on the story. We will also be choosing difficult words from each chapter to use as new spelling and vocabulary words.
This week's words come from Chapter 1. In this chapter Fern saves a baby pig from being "done away with" by her father, who is a farmer and doesn't want to look after a small, weak piglet. Now Fern must care for the baby pig and help raise him.

runt
litter
weakling
wept
brook
pitcher
injustice
untimely
armed
promptly
specimen
stroke
woodshed
relieved
manure