class newsletter

Ms. Hansen’s Newsletter

Spicewood Elementary January 26, 2018

Dear Parents,

I hope you had a wonderful week. We ended the week with our class reward and the students enjoyed the Makerspace. The field trip permission slip went home in the Friday folder. Please return as soon as possible. Our class picture is Thursday at 9:40. Please don't forget to send homework folders and literacy library (baggie books) on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend. 

Helen Hansen

Secret word of the week: curiosity

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 pattern
• The similarities and differences of structural characteristics

Language Arts

Reading:  

This week we will be exploring myths and legends by looking at the elements and  main characters, then practice retelling.

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 strong beginnings to “hook” the reader and begin revising to make sure writing sounds right. Mini lessons will focus in editing, revising, and adding feelings (emotions)

Math

Students will participate in a Graham cracker three act task to provide students an engaging, real-world experience with the concept of multiplication.  We will be wrapping up and assessing student’s knowledge of the multiplication/division unit

We will be introducing area and students will have the opportunity to compare different shapes to see which has the greatest/least amount of space (area) inside.  They will practice making estimates of how many tiles are inside their rectangle, then measure to confirm/change their predictions