Class Newsletter- December 17, 2012

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

December 17, 2012- Unit 2 Week 5

This week we will be focusing on building our Gingerbread monuments with students from Mrs. Belfiore’s and Mrs. Fauth’s classes. If you would like to volunteer this week to help with the construction process, please send in a note and let me know which day you can help out. We will be building each day from 2:15-3:15pm. We will also be finishing up Unit 4 in math this week, and taking the Unit 4 math test on Wednesday or Thursday. Please double check that all of the Math Boxes for Unit 4 are completed by Wednesday. Let’s have a great week!

I want to take this time to thank those of you who have volunteered in our classroom and school this year. I also appreciate all the support each of you has given your child, because of you we have had a successful start to the school year. Parents and guardians are a child’s first and most important teacher, and you are a crucial part of our school community. I am thankful for the opportunity to work with your children each day, and am proud of their progress so far. I hope that you are enjoying this holiday season and are able to relax and spend time with your families over vacation. 

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

December 17, 2012- Unit 2 Week 5

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Class Newsletter- December 10, 2012

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

December 10, 2012- Unit 2 Week 5

This week we are reading “So You Want to Be President” by Judith St. George.  To go along with this story we will be studying Washington DC in Social Studies this week. Students will begin planning their Gingerbread monuments with students from Mrs. Belfiore’s and Mrs. Fauth’s classes. If you would like to volunteer next week to help with the construction process, please send in a note and let me know which day you can help out. See the back of this newsletter for more information on this project.  Please practice your spelling words at home as well.  The words in italics are our challenge spelling words.  Let’s have a great week!

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
Constitution	the written set of fundamental principles by which the U.S. is governed
howling	very great
humble	not proud; modest
politics	the work of government; management of public business
responsibility	the act or fact of taking care of someone or something; obligation; duty
solemnly	seriously; earnestly; with dignity
vain	having too much pride in your looks, ability, etc.

Spelling Words: courage, surface, purpose, heard, journal, courtesy, furniture, search, curtain, burrow, turquoise, absurd, furthermore, flourish, nourishment

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

December 10, 2012- Unit 2 Week 5

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Indoor Recess Design Challenge

How tall of a structure could you design and build with 10 straws, 10 twist-ties, and 10 minutes? DM and CA created a tower 72cm tall. Click on photo to make larger.

Craft Fair

The 33rd annual ALL KIDS CRAFT FAIR will be held in the East Falmouth School gym on Wednesday, December 5, 2012.  Shopping hours are from 12 to 1:45 and from 6:30 to 7:30.

The only change in lunch schedule will be that the students in the CRAFT FAIR will eat at 11:30. The students not in the CRAFT FAIR will eat at their regular times.

Since this is a one day event, there is no viewing day first and students who want to participate as customers must bring money on the day of the fair.

This year students have chosen for the charity Boston Children's Hospital. We hope you will visit the fair to enjoy the work of our third and fourth graders and to help them support the charity.

Class Newsletter- December 3, 2012

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

December 3, 2012 Unit 2, Week 4

This week we are reading “Marven of the Great North Woods” by Kathryn Lasky. 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
cord	measure of quantity for cut wood
dismay	sudden helpless fear of what is about to happen or what has happened
grizzly	a large, gray or brownish bear of western North America
immense	very large; huge; vast
payroll	list of persons to be paid and the amount that each one is to receive

Spelling Words: among, graph, young, wheel, nephew, whiskers, whispers, elephant, shrink, wharf, strengthen, bankrupt, phantom, whimsical, whatever

Reminder: Wednesday, December 5th is the All Kid’s Craft Fair (12:00-1:45pm and 6:00-7:00pm)

Please sign, cut on the dotted line, and return on Tuesday:

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter 12/3/12 Unit 2, Week 4

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