Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Writing Prompt for Wednesday, December 2, 2015



Should parents pay for their children to ride on school buses? Use evidence from the article we read in class to support your opinion (there is a copy of the article in your maroon folder).

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Class Newsletter- Week of October 13, 2015



Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter
October 13, 2015

This week we are reading “The Evil Swirling Darkness” by Lauren Tarshis.  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 (words are also on SpellingCity.com, search under Mr. Hauptmann>Evil Swirling Darkness). Please sign the bottom of the newsletter and return the lower portion with your child on Wednesday. Let’s have a great short week!

Vocabulary Word
Meaning
accuracy
correctness
data
information or facts
debris
scattered pieces of something that has been broken or destroyed
meteorologist
a scientist who studies Earth’s weather
monitor
to keep close track of something over a period of time
radar
a device that uses radio waves to help find objects
supercell
the most intense type of thunderstorm

Spelling Words: usual, afternoon, threw, confuse, juice, through, usually, influence, aluminum, nutrition, accumulate

Important Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, October 27- Early Release Day (12:40pm)
Thursday, October 30- Harvest Parade

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter 10/13/15

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________________________

Monday, October 5, 2015

Possible Writing Prompts


"This website has really interesting writing prompts. Some of them are really fun!"
What library, museum, or zoo would you choose?


Write about where this van came from, where it was going, and what happened?
visual writing prompt: Write a story about what happened here. Be sure to include where this van came from and where it was going.:

 Picture writing prompt: If dinosaurs lived on Earth...

Class Newsletter- Week of October 5



Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter
October 5, 2015

Everyone looked so nice today for picture day! This week we are reading “How Bad Could It Be?” by Nora Baskin.  We will focus on inferences and how a character often changes during a story. In math we will continue working with factors and multiples of numbers.  Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the week. The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Please practice these words at home as well. Please sign the bottom of the newsletter and return the lower portion with your child on Tuesday. Let’s have a great week!

Spelling Words: least, each, throat, below, sweet, know, leave, making, speedometer, underneath, seacoast, cocoa, peculiar

Upcoming important dates:
Friday, October 9- No School (Full-day Teacher Inservice)
Monday, October 12- No School (Columbus Day)
Tuesday, October 27- Early Release @ 12:40pm









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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter 10/5/15

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________________________

Monday, September 28, 2015

Class Newsletter- Week of September 28, 2015



Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter
September 28, 2015

This week we are reading “Lewis and Clark and Me” by Laurie Myers.  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!


Vocabulary Word
Meaning
docks
platforms
yearned
longed
scent
odor; smell
scan
examine quickly
migrating
traveling
wharf
dock; platform

Spelling Words: sigh, right, weigh, eight, height, braid, bait, grain, slight, thigh, eighteen, mayonnaise, campaign, daylight, twilight

Important Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday, September 29- PreK-12 Early Release
Wednesday, September 30- “Meet Your Teacher Night” (4th grade @ 7:30pm)
Monday, October 5- Picture Day


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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter 9/28/15

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________________________


Monday, September 21, 2015

Class Newsletter- Week of September 21, 2015



Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter
September 21, 2015

We have had a very successful first two weeks! It is beginning to feel more like Fall and the students are learning our routines and have settled in quite nicely. On Wednesday we will be having our first math test of the year. This assessment covers place value of whole numbers. On Thursday we will be cheering on the Wounded Warrior Project cyclists as they pass through Falmouth on their way from Boston to Woods Hole. We will be leaving EFES at 9:30am and returning before lunch. For more information about the Wounded Warrior Project please check out woundedwarriorproject.org. Please sign the bottom of the newsletter and return the lower portion with your child on Tuesday. Let’s have a great week!

Mr. Hauptmann’s email: jhauptmann@falmouth.k12.ma.us

Important Upcoming Dates:
Thursday, September 24: Field trip to Trunk River to cheer on the Wounded Warrior cyclists (9:30am-noon)
Tuesday, September 29: Early Release @ 12:40pm
Wednesday, September 30: “Meet Your Teacher” night

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter 9/21/15


Student’s Name: _______________________________________________


Parent Signature: _______________________________________________