Fifth Grade Parent Newsletter #2- Thunder Rose
This week we are reading “Thunder Rose” by Jerdine Nolen. 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. Let’s have a great week!
Spelling Words: fever, broken, climate, hotel, basic, vocal, native, silent, labor, spider, label, icon, agent, motive, vital, acorn, item, aroma, legal, solo
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
| branded | marked by burning the skin with a hot iron |
| constructed | put together, fitted together; built |
| daintily | with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily |
| devastation | the act of laying waste; destruction |
| lullaby | song for singing to a child; soft song |
| pitch | a thick, black, sticky substance made from tar or turpentine |
| resourceful | good at thinking of ways to do things; quick witted |
| thieving | stealing |
| veins | membranous tubes forming part of the system of vessels that carry blood to the heart |