Class newsletter

Week of September 5, 2016

Dear Parents,
What a spectacular week in second grade. I am so excited about working with your students this year. Please don't forget that our parent orientation is this Thursday, September 8 from 5:00 to 5:30. I hope to see all the parents. If you have not signed up for text alert yet here is the information how to do that. 

Sign up for text message alerts by texting @4972da to 81010.  You will receive a message asking for your full name send your name back and you will be added. 

Homework will begin the Monday after the parent orientation. I want to explain homework before I send it home.  

Don't forget Monday is a school holiday.  I will see everyone on Tuesday. 

What is happening in class:

Science and Social Studies:

We are continuing our unit of inquiry "Who We Are".  This week we have been learning about tools readers, writers, scientists, and mathematicians use.  We also explored different scientists and what they do. Next week, we will work on telling the class about a scientist we learned about. We will be learning about the many different roles Benjamin Franklin had and how that applies to each of us.  

Math:

We have finished up graphing. Students ended the by choosing their own question and responses, collecting the data from classmates, recording the data and then organizing the data into a graph. What amazing mathematicians they are. This week we will be looking at two digit place value. We will be learning about the value of digits.  We will also be placing numbers on a number line and learning about how number lines are used by mathematicians.  

Writing:

Students have been learning about the tools writers use. They also created a heart map of ideas to write about.  Students will be learning about how to organize a story into a beginning, middle and end. 

Reading:

Students are learning about character traits and how authors let the reader know the character's traits. We will be learning about making connections to text and making predictions about stories.  

We have started learning cursive and this process with continue throughout the year.  

I hope you have a wonderful weekend. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at parent orientation. 

The secret word for the week is: Donald Duck

Have a wonderful and restful weekend,

Ms. Hansen

Important Date:

Monday, September 5
Labor Day
NO SCHOOL

Thursday, September 8
Spicewood Open House
5:00-5:30PM   2nd & 3rd Grade
5:30-6:00PM   4th & 5th Grade
6:00-6:30PM   Kinder & 1st Grade
5:00-6:00PM   Specials, Spanish, ITS, IB Coordinator in the library

Wednesday, September 14
7:00-7:40AM   Breakfast with Dads
We call for all dads and father figures to come join us at the Breakfast with Dads in the cafeteria. Students will be able to eat yummy breakfast with dads in the library and be released to their classrooms at 7:40AM. 

Thursday, September 22
IB PYP Parent Information Night + PTA General Meeting #1
More information TBA

Wednesday, September 28
Early Release Day
All students are dismissed at 12PM.