Ms. Hansen's Happenings

Week of February 27, 2017 Dear Parents, Another great week in second grade. We ended the week with some extraordinarily fun technology. Next week, your child will have a chance to make either a 3D physical model or a 3D virtual model of a community. We will be taking all we have learned about communities to design and create a community of our own. We had explore time today in both Minecraft.edu and Tinkercad. Tinkercad is a 3D design tool that can be used to print 3D designs on the 3D printer. Challenging but fun. PTA is looking for volunteers for the STEAM day that will be coming up on March 10. Checkout the PTA webpage for information. Spring break will be coming up the week of March 13-17. Principal's pride will be Monday, March 20. I will send the invitations in next weeks Friday folder. In the classroom: Science and Social Studies: This week we learned about landforms and we learned about how humans change their physical environment to meet their needs such as: buildi

Week of 2-20-17 Dear Parents, We had an amazing week in second grade. We had a fun Valentine's Day party. Thank you to our homeroom mom's for organizing it. Thank you to the parents that came and help with the celebration. Thank you for donating the boxes and jars. We had a great time making a cloud in a jar today. The boxes will get used in a couple weeks to make communities. Thank you all for the donations. Don't forget the Monday is a student holiday. In the classroom, science and social studies: This week we were studying how climate affects where people settle. We learned about different types of climates. We studied a climate map of the United States. We are recording the weather conditions from around the world. We even made a cloud in a jar to learn about the water cycle and how clouds are formed.  Next week, we will be learning about how humans change the environment to make communities such as building bridges, roads, parks etc. math: We have been lear

week of 2-13-17 Dear parents, It has been a wonderful week in second grade. It was delightful to see our second grade parents and students at the PTA spirit night. I am looking forward to see everyone at the second grade music performance on March 8.  Don't forget to send in your Valentine's Day boxes and valentines on Tuesday.  February 20 is a student holiday. In the classroom: social studies/science: We have been learning about government in communities. Students have learned about the different roles of mayor, governor, and president. We learned about the responsibilities of good citizens and how citizens can be involved in government. We had a visit from our student council president. He talked to the students about how they could get involved in their school community.  Next week we will continue to look at the role of government such as providing services and public safety. We will also begin to look at how climate influences where people choose to live. math:

Week of 2-6-17 Dear Parents, Wednesday, February 8 is second grade spirit night at Moonie's Burgers. It will be from 5:00 until 8:00. I will be there from 5:00 to 6:00. Other second grade teachers will be present at different time. I hope to see you there. Our Valentine's Day party is on Tuesday, February 14. You should have received a letter about making a box to collect valentines and a class list on the back. Please send these in on Tuesday, February 14. Thank you. Don't forget that Monday, February 20 is a student holiday. In the classroom: science/social studies: Students learned about different types of maps and all the parts of maps. Students then created maps of a familiar place using Google drawing.  Next week, students will be learning about the different parts of government, how to be a good citizen, services governments provide, and how services are paid for. Math: Students have been applying different problem solving skills to a variety of problem