Me and Uncle Me and Uncle RomieRomie

Harcourt Story TownHarcourt Story TownGrassy Lake Elementary SchoolGrassy Lake Elementary School

Third GradeThird GradeMinneola, FloridaMinneola, Florida

GloriousGlorious

If something If something is so is so wonderful wonderful that you can that you can hardly hardly believe it, it believe it, it is glorious. is glorious.

I had a I had a glorious glorious day in school day in school today.today.

DullDullWhen When

something is something is not shiny, it’s not shiny, it’s dull.dull.

The pennies reddish The pennies reddish copper color will copper color will become become dulldull in in time. time.

StreakStreakTo streak is To streak is

to move very to move very fast from one fast from one place to place to another.another.

I watched the birds I watched the birds streakstreak across the across the sky. sky.

TowersTowersSomething Something

that is very that is very tall towers tall towers over shorter over shorter things.things.

The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty towerstowers over the over the buildings of Paris.buildings of Paris.

MasterpieceMasterpieceA great piece A great piece

of art can be of art can be called a called a masterpiece.masterpiece.

James thought James thought Uncle Romie’s Uncle Romie’s painting was apainting was a masterpiecemasterpiece..

HeritageHeritageMemories and Memories and

traditions of traditions of your family’s your family’s past are part past are part of your of your heritage.heritage.

My uncle’s picture My uncle’s picture and medal are part and medal are part of my familiesof my families heritageheritage..

RuinedRuinedIf something If something

is ruined, it is ruined, it is destroyed.is destroyed.

The thunderstorm The thunderstorm ruinedruined my my

birthday party.birthday party.

CreptCreptIf you crept, If you crept,

You moved You moved slowly and slowly and carefully so carefully so that you that you wouldn’t be wouldn’t be seen or heard.seen or heard.

II creptcrept out of bed out of bed and into the hall to and into the hall to see who was there. see who was there.

MemoryMemoryA memory is A memory is

something something you you remember.remember.

My best My best memorymemory of of my birthday was my birthday was seeing my grandma seeing my grandma

arrive.arrive.

YankedYankedWhen When

Something is Something is yanked, it is yanked, it is given a quick, given a quick, hard pull.hard pull.

I I yankedyanked off a few off a few blossoms to give to blossoms to give to my mother. my mother.