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Ms. Hansen’s Newsletter Spicewood Elementary November 17, 2017 Parents, Thank you for another wonderful week in second grade. Secret word: turkey Updates & Reminders: Friday, December 1: t-shirt and hoodie orders due Wednesday, December 6:   Picture Retake Da y Monday, December 18:   8:00AM   K-2 Principals' Pride Thursday, December 21:   Last Day of Semester for Students IB Primary Years Program How we Express Ourselves Central Idea Perspective  can impact how we express ideas.   An Inquiry Into: How ideas are communicated How perception shapes ideas How culture influences expression Language Arts Reading :    We are introducing poetry!  We will learn how poets communicate ideas and participate in a poetry gallery walk  to explore what students see/think/wonder in each.  Students will be exposed to various poems throughout the week  to look for rhythm, line-breaks, stanzas, and rhyming words.   When we return, w

Ms. Hansen’s Newsletter Spicewood Elementary November 13, 2017 Parents, Thank you for another wonderful week in second grade. Secret word: Veterans' Day Updates & Reminders: Monday, November 20- Friday, November 24 No School- Fall Break Wednesday, December 6:   Picture Retake Day Monday, December 18:   8:00AM   K-2 Principals' Pride Thursday, December 21:   Last Day of Semester for Students IB Primary Years Program How we Express Ourselves Central Idea Perspective  can impact how we express ideas.   An Inquiry Into: How ideas are communicated How perception shapes ideas How culture influences expression Language Arts Reading :    We are introducing poetry!  We will learn how poets communicate ideas and participate in a poetry gallery walk  to explore what students see/think/wonder in each.  Students will be exposed to various poems throughout the week  to look for rhythm, line-breaks, stanzas, and rhyming wor

Week of 11-6-17 Dear parents, Another wonderful week in second grade. We had a fun visit from the Bookworm on Wednesday. She tells wonderful stories. Report cards will be in the Friday folders. Please keep everything in the report card envelope and just return the envelope. Please fill out and return the applications permission form as soon as you can. I sent and email detailing the reasons for this permission form. Friday, November 10 is the Silent Auction. I am looking forward to seeing you there. In the classroom: science and social studies: Students have researched a habitat and then in groups created a mural depicting the animals and plants that are part of that ecosystem. Next week, a surprise will happen to their habitat and students will have to determine what action can be taken. math: Students have been working with time to the minute. We will continue to work on time to the minute next week. reading: Students have been working on research skills to help with