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Mrs. Redick’s Newsletter

Spicewood Elementary January 9, 2018

Updates & Reminders: Tuesday, January 9:  Students Return- First Day of Spring Semester Monday, January 15:  No School- Student & Staff Holiday [MLK] 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 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 Patterns reveal relationships and behaviors.   An Inquiry Into: The structure of patterns The effect of patterns The impact of action

Language Arts Reading:      Readers will be introduced to Haikus,  Diamontes, Cinquains, and Quatrains as a form of figurative language and patterns throughout these poems.   Writing:   Writers will brainstorm ideas for small moments stories, practice telling partners the beginning, middle, and ending, then begin writing rough draft.  We will practice writing strong beginnings to “hook” the reader and begin revising to make sure writing sounds right.   Spelling Pattern for the week is or, oar, ore, and w + or floor, north, more, store, sore, board, roar, work word, world.

Math Students will be exploring different ways to compose and decompose 2 digit number using base ten blocks by regrouping the ones and tens blocks.  We will then begin subtracting one digit from two digit numbers.  We will practice using the count back strategy to subtract two digit numbers that involve building a bridge across a ten, then be encouraged to use a number line to show thinking.  Students will practice relating addition and subtraction beyond the facts by acting out scenes from a storybook.

Science/Social Studies We will be having a class meeting to talk about what we did over the break and review classroom essential agreements.  We will also reflect on our goals we set in the fall and update with progress being met.  Students will be introduced to the “Where we are in place in time”unit of inquiry this week with provocations to engage and spark curiosity about patterns.  Students will have the opportunity to explore maps and map features such as:  legends, symbols, landforms, & routes. We will play games with the globe to practice locating places of significance including the local community, Texas, the state capital, the U.S. Capital, major cities of Texas, the coast of Texas, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Email: helen_hansen@roundrockisd.org Website:   https://hansenspicewood2ndgrade.blogspot.com/ Phone:  (512)428-3649 Homework:   Read nightly for at least 20 minutes and record in reading log Math worksheet and fluency practice