Class Newsletter- Week of March 31, 2014

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter- March 31, 2014

I am so proud of everyone’s effort and perseverance on last week’s MCAS! This week we are reading “Seeker of Knowledge” by James Rumford.  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
ancient	of times long past
link	anything that joins or connects, as a loop of a chain does
scholars	learned people; people having much knowledge
seeker	one who tries to find; one who searches
temple	building used for service or worship
translate	to change from one language into another
triumph	victory; success
uncover	to make known; reveal; expose

Spelling Words: village, except, explain, quick, bridge, knowledge, question, equal, queen, excited, expect, excellent, exercise, quart, liquid, aquarium, frequent, advantage

I have created a website for our classroom. You can access the site by going to “4^th Grade” on the school’s website, or you can type www.mrhauptmanngrade4.blogspot.com in your browser’s window. I will be updating the site each week.

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

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 4- March 31, 2014

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _____________________________­­­­­__________________­­­­­

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Class Newsletter- Week of March 24, 2014

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 3 (continued)- March 24, 2014

Everyone worked extremely hard on the MCAS Long Composition last week! I am so proud of everyone’s focus and ability to write so much! We will be taking the MCAS English Language Arts tomorrow and Wednesday (March 25-26). It is very important that your child is well rested and comes to school on time these two days. The school will be providing a morning snack, and I will be providing gum/mints for during the testing sessions. Please send in an additional healthy snack for later in the morning. Since we want everyone to be well rested and ready to do their absolute very best, I will not be assigning homework tonight (other than Weekend News) or tomorrow.

This week we are reading “The King in the Kitchen”, a play by Margaret Slattery.  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!

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
duke	nobleman of the highest title, ranking just below a prince
dungeon	a dark underground room or cell to hold prisoners
furiously	with unrestrained energy, speed, etc.
genius	person having very great natural power of mind
majesty	title used in speaking to or of a king, queen, emperor, empress, etc.
noble	high or great by birth, rank, or title
peasant	farmer of the working class in Europe, Asia, and Latin America
porridge	food made of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water or milk until it thickens

Spelling Words: brother, together, dinner, popular, center, calendar, similar, regular, summer, clever, supper, pitcher, filter, hangar, never, shelter, cellar, caterpillar, theater, deliver

Have you seen our classroom website? You can access the site by going to “4^th Grade” on the school’s website, or you can type www.mrhauptmanngrade4.blogspot.com in your browser’s window. I will be updating the site each week.

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

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 3- March 24, 2014

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _____________________________­­­­­__________­­­­­

Class Newsletter- Week of March 17, 2014

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 3- March 17, 2014

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! The first day of Spring is on Thursday! We will be taking the MCAS Long Composition tomorrow. It is very important that your children are well rested and come to school on time. We will begin testing promptly at 9:15am. I will be providing sugar free gum for during the testing sessions (research shows that chewing on spearmint gum during a test increases focus and concentration). The school will also be providing a small morning snack tomorrow, but you may wish to send in an additional healthy snack for later in the morning. Since we want everyone to be well rested and ready to do their absolute very best, I will not be assigning homework tonight, other than silent reading. Next week, we will be taking the MCAS (ELA) on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 25-26.

Later this week we will be reading “The King in the Kitchen” by Margaret Slattery. Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the next two weeks.  Please practice these words at home as well.  No spelling test this week, it will be on Friday, March 28.  Let’s have a great week!

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
duke	nobleman of the highest title, ranking just below a prince
dungeon	a dark underground room or cell to hold prisoners
furiously	with unrestrained energy, speed, etc.
genius	person having very great natural power of mind
majesty	title used in speaking to or of a king, queen, emperor, empress, etc.
noble	high or great by birth, rank, or title
peasant	farmer of the working class in Europe, Asia, and Latin America
porridge	food made of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water or milk until it thickens

Spelling Words: brother, together, dinner, popular, center, calendar, similar, regular, summer, clever, supper, pitcher, filter, hangar, never, shelter, cellar, caterpillar, theater, deliver

Have you seen our classroom website? You can access the site by going to “Teacher Sites” on the school’s website, or you can type www.mrhauptmanngrade4.blogspot.com in your browser’s window. I will be updating the site each week.

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

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 3- March 17, 2014

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _____________________________­­­­­__________________­­­­­

Class Newsletter- Week of March 10, 2014

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 2- March 10, 2014

I will be attending a math workshop in Connecticut today and tomorrow (3/10-3/11). If you need to reach me I will be checking my email daily. I am very excited for this workshop as it is taught by one of the authors of the new Math in Focus curriculum. The students are working very hard in math and I am seeing amazing progress! This week we are reading “Encantado: Pink Dolphin of the Amazon” by Sy Montgomery.  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
aquarium	building used for showing collections of live fish, water animals, and water plants
dolphins	any of numerous sea mammals related to the whale, but smaller.  Dolphins have beaklike snouts and remarkable intelligence.
enchanted	delighted greatly; charmed
flexible	easily bent; not stiff; bending without breaking
glimpses	short, quick views or looks
pulses	regular, measured beats
surface	the top of the ground or soil, or of a body of water or other liquid

Spelling Words: chicken, eleven, jungle, national, several, natural, needle, single, citizen, threaten, diagonal, paddle, marble, mumble, frighten, strengthen, knuckle, individual, cubicle, three-dimensional

Note: Tomorrow is an early-release day, dismissal will be at 12:40pm.

Looking ahead, we will be taking the MCAS on March 18 (Long Comp.) and March 25-26 (ELA).

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

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

Unit 4, Week 2- March 10, 2014

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _____________________________­­­­­__________­­­­­