Ms. Hansen's Happenings

Week of March 2, 2015 Dear Parents, It was a cold but wonderful week in second grade.  I am looking forward to starting the week with our celebration of Read Across America.  This day is in remembrance of Dr. Seuss.  We will include some science, math, and writing activities within the day. It is a pajama day.  Please remember to come in street shoes, but students may also bring slippers to wear in the classroom.  Students may also bring a stuff animal OR a pillow.  Your student may also bring books to read especially Dr. Seuss books.  Please make sure your child's name is in the books. Principal's Pride will be on Tuesday, March 9 at 8:00.  I will send home the invitations on Monday. Science/Social Studies: We are continuing with our unit of inquiry "Where We Are in Place and Time".  This week students created a map of a familiar place including a title, map key with five symbols, a compass rose, and a route from one place to another.  We also researched and

Week of February 23, 2015 Dear Parents, It was a quick but fun week in second grade.  A form for joining the PTA went home in the Friday folders.  Please consider joining if you have not already.  If you have, thank you.  Student individual picture order forms also went home in the Friday folder.  They are due by March 3.  A district wide parent survey was recently sent out.  I have included the link below for your convenience.  Please take a few moments and complete the survey.   English:  https://www. surveymonkey.com/s/ 2015parentclimate Spanish:  https://es. surveymonkey.com/s/ 2015parentclimatespanish IB Tidibit: All day long we talk about what skills students are using.  We discuss communication skills, research skills, thinking skills, social skills, and self-management skills.  IB calls these skills the transdisciplinary skills.  Students will use these skills throughout their life.   Social Studies and Science: We have been busy this week looking at many

Week of 2-16-15 Dear Parents, Thank you so much for attending the "Poet Tea".  I hope you enjoyed hearing the wonderful poetry created by your children.  Thank you to the parents for helping with the Valentine's Day party.  It means so much to the students.  Please remember that Monday, February 16, is a a student holiday.  I will see everyone on Tuesday. IB tidbit: Second grade has started a new unit of inquiry: Where We Are In Place and Time.  The central idea is: Human and geographic factors affect communities.  Students will be learning about the relationship between geographic features and communities. Students will be learning about what a community is. We will also learn about climate patterns and their relationship to settlement.  We will also learn about how humans impact the environment.  We end the unit by creating a community and making a map of our community. Social Studies and Science: We have started our new unit of inquiry with the study of maps a