Mr.
Hauptmann's Class Newsletter
Unit
3, Week 5- February 12, 2013
I
hope all of your families stayed safe and warm during the blizzard. This week
we are reading “The Great Kapok Tree” by Lynne Cherry. 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!
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Vocabulary
Word
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Meaning
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canopy
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the uppermost layer of branches in
forest trees
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dangle
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to hang and swing loosely
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dappled
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marked with spots; spotted
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fragrant
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having or giving off a pleasing
odor; sweet-smelling
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pollen
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a fine, yellowish powder released
from the anthers of flowers. Grains of pollen carried by insects, wind, etc.,
to the pistils of flowers to fertilize the flowers
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slithered
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moved with a sliding motion
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wondrous
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wonderful; marvelous; remarkable
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Spelling Words: its, ours, mine, yours, family’s, families’, man’s, men’s,
girl’s, girls’, hers, theirs, brother’s, brothers’, teacher’s, teachers’,
aunt’s, aunts’, boy’s, boys’, country’s, countries’, witness’s, witnesses’,
laboratory’s, laboratories’
Upcoming important dates in 4th Grade:
Thursday, February 14 @
noon- Valentine’s Day Cookie Decorating Contest (please feel free to join us!).
Each student will decorate two cookies, and our first graders have volunteered
to help judge our designs at 2:15pm (judges will each receive a cookie for
their efforts). We could still use some more sugar cookies and frosting.
Thanks!
February 18-22 - February
Vacation
Thursday, February 28 @
11:30am- 4th Grade Science Fair
Please sign, cut
on the dotted line, and return on Tuesday:
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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter
Unit 3, Week 5- February 12, 2013
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