Fifth Grade Parent Newsletter #30

Fifth Grade Parent Newsletter #30 This week we are reading “Sweet Music in Harlem” by Debbie A. Taylor. 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. The words in italics are our challenge spelling words. Let’s have a great week! Spelling Words: quiet, quite, finely, finally, except, accept, than, then, since, sense, affect, effect, from, form, later, latter, adapt, adopt, medal, metal, personal, personnel, proceeding, preceding, immigrate, emigrate

Vocabulary Word Meaning bass the largest, lowest sounding stringed instrument in an orchestra or band clarinet woodwind instrument, having a single mouthpiece with a reed and played with holes and keys fidgety restless; uneasy forgetful apt to forget; having a poor memory jammed made music with other musicians without having practiced nighttime time between evening and morning secondhand not new; already used by someone else