Writing Prompt for Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Imagine you were told to throw a dart at a wall map. Wherever it landed you had to set off for that location first thing in the morning. Where would you try and aim the dart and would be excited, or afraid?

Writing Prompt for Tuesday, January 6

If you had the choice, would you want to live forever? In Tuck Everlasting, perhaps Natalie Babbitt's most famous book, ten-year-old Winnie Foster faces that choice when she wanders into the woods and comes across the Tuck family who has discovered the fountain of youth. If you had the option,  would you drink from the magic water of immortality or refuse it?

Write a persuasive essay that takes a position for or against living forever and develop your argument using solid reasoning. Convince us that your position is the right one.

Class Newsletter- Week of January 5, 2015

Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

January 5, 2015

            Welcome back, and Happy New Year! I hope you had a relaxing holiday, and excited for the new year ahead. I love this time of year at school, we are well into our routines and I find the most academic growth happens in the next four months. In Science we are beginning a unit on simple machines and are starting to think out our Science Fair projects (don’t worry, we will be completing these in class!) This week’s spelling words are fourth grade sight words, which are words that fourth graders are expected to be able to read and spell with 100% accuracy, though they are typically misspelled by many. Please practice these words at home as well. Let’s have a great week!

                                                                                                

Vocabulary Word	Meaning
draft	current of air
etched	engraved; a design or drawing on a metal plate, or glass
fascinated	interested greatly; attracted very strongly; charmed
frost	moisture frozen on or in a surface; feathery crystals of ice formed when water vapor in the air condenses at a temperature below freezing
parlor	formerly, a room for receiving or entertaining guests; sitting room
terror	great fear
timid	easily frightened; shy

Spelling Words: dinner, notice, become, special, quiet, garden, adult, already, middle, daughter, different, student, since, history, country, once, better, eighty, course, quit

Important Dates:

Tuesday, January 13- Early release day for K-6

Monday, January 19- No School (MLK Day)

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

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Mr. Hauptmann’s Class Newsletter

January 5, 2015

Student’s Name: _______________________________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________________________