class newsletter

Ms. Hansen’s Newsletter

Spicewood Elementary January 22, 2018

Dear Parents:

In the Friday folder you will find a letter detailing our upcoming field trip. Please keep it for your information.

If your child needs a sack lunch from the cafeteria please let me know by Monday. I will be turning in the count on Tuesday, January 23. If you already emailed me, I have your child's name on a list.

Next week's spirit week:

Day	Theme	Dress-Up Day
Monday 1/22	Community	“Spicewood pride!” Wear Spicewood colors or shirts
Tuesday 1/23	Inclusion	“Be warm-hearted!” Wear warm clothing (no hats!)
Wednesday 1/24	Respect	“Show your respect for each other!” Wear hearts, red, or pink
Thursday 1/25	Diversity	“Celebrate diversity!” Wear mismatched clothing
Friday 1/26	Tolerance	“Be tolerant!” Express your individuality by wearing your favorite ____ (color, team, outfit, etc)

Updates & Reminders:

Thursday, February 1:  Spring Individual & Group Picture Day

Friday, February 2:  STEAM Day

Tuesday, February 6- 5:00-8:00PM   2nd Grade Spirit Night at Jason's Deli

Tuesday, February 13th:  2nd grade Field Trip to Bob Bullock Museum

Thursday, March 1- 6:00PM  2nd Grade   Music Concert

Monday, March 12- Friday, March 16

Spring Break

IB Primary Years Program

Where we are in place and time

Central Idea

The relationship between structures and characteristics

An Inquiry Into:

• Impacts of change
• The structure of patterns
• The similarities and differences of structural characteristics

Language Arts

Reading:  

We will be continuing our focus on fairy tales by comparing the similarities and differences of fairy tales from around the world.  

We will introduce fables this week.  We will be looking for characteristics and elements of fables, as well as character traits, feelings, and motivations. We will practice retelling using our 5 fingers and identifying the morals.    

Writing:  

Writers will continue brainstorming ideas for small moments stories, practice telling partners the beginning, middle, and ending, then begin writing rough drafts.  We will practice writing

Math

Students will be using the partition (sharing) model of division to determine the number of objects in each share.  

Students will be able to demonstrate that multiplication is the inverse of division  by relating the twos number facts for multiplication and division.

Students will also learn to use the quotation (grouping) model of division to arrange quantities into equal groups.

Problem solving continues to integrated daily into lessons.