Hensley's Happenings
News from Miss Hensley's Class
November 7, 2019
News and Information
Grandparent's Day
A Giant thank you to all of the family members and grandparents who attended Grandparent's Day on Thursday. The kids did a fantastic job on their reader's theater presentations and thoroughly enjoyed spending time with their guests! You will see some pictures posted below. I will post a few each week, so if yours isn't there yet, it will be soon!
Grandparent's Day Pictures - click the link below
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3rkgRuZ3XK_LWhLZ1g5a0FablE?usp=sharing
Paper Grocery Bags Needed
Each child will need to bring a large PAPER GROCERY (or reusable shopping) BAG to school no later than Friday, Dec. 16. I line the bags up down the classroom and as I take down the holiday decorations they made I walk by and drop them in the open bags. The bag needs to be large, have a flat bottom and be able to stand up on its own. If you have a large collection of paper bags and would like to donate I would appreciate it. Thank you.
Wax Museum
If your child has not chosen a wax museum character, please do so by Monday, Nov. 18th.
Please label your child's coat and accessories with their name!
If you’d like to sit with your child at lunch we’d love to have you. Lunch begins at 11:50 a.m. If you wish to eat the school lunch, please call the office to order a tray.
Veteran's Day Info
We now have a Veterans Day link on our school website to help parents know what we need from them as well as what time and date the convocation are.You go to the Converse Elementary website, click on "Converse Calendar" and there you will see a link for "Veterans Day". The link includes a parent letter and a form to collect veteran information. Or, you can access the link here:
Homework
Your child's nightly homework: Read 20 minutes every night!
Your child will not have homework this year unless:
1. They are absent and make up work for the day will be sent home.
2. They are falling behind on Rocket Math facts, at which time I will send a letter to inform you there will be homework until they catch up and/ or meet the expected level.
Reading
We focused on identifying story elements this week: setting, characters, problem and solution. We also continue to work on comprehension, vocabulary, and decoding.
Math
Showing 3 digit numbers in a variety of ways. Here are the links to the student materials in case you want to review at home.
Student Book
https://teacher-toolbox.com/dam/jcr:1970795e-c7dc-4305-9357-b12a2e2e08a6/CC-2017-IN2M-RI-SE-L10.pdf
Practice and problem solving book
Rocket Math Facts Goals- all students should be at the following levels by:
End of December: Level Z of Addition facts
March - Level M of Subtraction
May- Level Z of Subtraction
English and Writing
Writing- We started a unit on opinion writing. We focused on stating our opinion, giving 3 reasons with proof/ evidence and writing a strong concluding statement. Ask them on Monday if they were Team Ant or Team Kid!!
English skills: We took a break from English this week to work on Grandparent's Day materials. For the next few weeks we will be reviewing all basic parts of speech over the next few weeks before we take the end of the unit assessments.
Spelling Words
Pretest -Wednesday
Final test- Friday
cow how bow down town
couch flour round around about
flower clown house mouse shout
frown brown mice downtown power
Homework Help and Hints!
Data Binders- Look for them Monday after break !
Important Events
November
12 Otis Spunkmeyer Pick up @ Swayzee 3-6 pm
13 Midterms posted to Skyward
27-29 Thanksgiving Break- No School
December
5 Otis Spunkmeyer Mega Party after school
20 Christmas Party
20 End of first semester
21-Jan. 3 Christmas Break
Contact Me
Email: staciehe@ohusc.k12.in.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/ohusc.k12.in.us/staciehensley/home
Location: 600 E Walnut St, Converse, IN, United States
Phone: 765-395-3341
Twitter: @staciehensley26