Ms. Hansen's Happenings

Week of May 2, 2016 Dear Parents, What a wonderful week in second grade. Market Day was a huge success and so much fun. I am always amazed at the creativity from the students. I am excited for you to see all the progress your students have made over the year at our open house on Wednesday. You should have received a letter explaining the conferences on Wednesday in last week's Friday folder.  If not, please email me and I will send you an electronic copy.  Remember Wednesday is an early release day. Second grade will be administering end of the year district curriculum assessments this week. There are two assessments.  A Language Arts assessment which consists of both a reading and writing component, and a Math assessment. This is just one assessment of your child's progress. May activities: As part of our final unit of inquiry, second graders will be participating in a Makerspace Building Day. Each child will need to bring a large bag full of items to build a structure.

Week of April 25, 2016 Dear Parents, Another amazing week in second grade. In your Friday folder is a letter explaining our spring conferences and the time of the conference.  This is a student led conference and  your student should be with you at the conference.  Please don't forget that Wednesday is Market Day.  Your student will need to bring his/her items to school Wednesday morning.  Thank you for your help with this project at home. What's happening in the classroom: Science and Social Studies: We are finishing up our unit of inquiry, How We Organize Ourselves. This week we had a guest speaker from A+ Credit Union.  The presenter talked about how to make a budget that included being able to balance spending and saving.  We are also looking at the techniques of advertisement. Students have generated a list of techniques advertisers use.  Student will apply what they learned this week and create an advertisement for their product to be used on Market Day. Math:

Week of 4-18-2016 Dear Parents, I hope you had a chance to come out Friday evening and enjoy the school carnival. The are so many amazing things our PTA does for our school! Please mark the date for May 4 early release.  This day will be our spring conference afternoon. I will send home a letter with your child's time on Friday, April 22.  Another great event happening in May, is gallery night.  Gallery night will be Thursday, May 19. Please do not forget that the business plan is due Wednesday, April 20. I hope students have been working on their ideas for market day.  Items for market day are to be brought to class the morning of Wednesday, April 27.  I can't wait to see all the creative ideas. What is happening in the classroom: Science and Social Studies: We are almost to the end of our How We Organize Ourselves unit of inquiry.  Students have been learning about goods and services, producers and consumers, and supply and demand. This week we will be looking at t

Week of April 11, 2016 Dear Parents, Thank you so much for all the wonderful birthday wishes.  It is always so much fun to celebrate my birthday with such special students. Report cards are in the Friday folders.  Please keep the report card but sign and return the envelope. If you have already pre-ordered wristbands for the carnival they are in the Friday folders. There is still an opportunity to purchase raffle tickets and carnival wristbands through April 13.  You can go to the PTA story at  www.spicewoodpta.org  or return the half sheet located in the Friday folder. Students will also be bringing home a letter about the upcoming second grade Market Day on April 27. I have explained this to the students. The goal for this week is to think of a creative ideas for their products and work on just the top half of the business plan. We will be working on flow charts and advertisements the following week.   What is happening in the classroom: Social Studies/Science: We have been w

Week of 4-4-16 to 4-8-16 Dear parents, It has been another wonderful week in second grade.   Report cards will be going home in the Friday folder on April 8.  We have the school spring carnival on April 15. Don't forget to order your wristbands.  We began our How We Organize Ourselves unit this week which ends with our Market Day.  Market Day is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27. We will need some parent volunteers that morning to help with set up.  If you are available in the morning any time between 7:30 and 10:30, could you let me know? Your help would be greatly appreciated.  A letter will be going home explaining what students will need to do at home to prepare for market day next Friday in the Friday folder. Spring conferences will be held on the early release day May 4.  I will be sending home a letter explaining our spring conferences later in April.  Second grade spirit night is on May 17 at MOD pizza. The final principal's pride will be held on Monday, May 23.