Hensley's Happenings
News from Miss Hensley's Class
April 12, 2018
News and Information
Wax Museum Is Coming Up Next Week!
Friday, April 20 1:00-2:30
There will not be seating available in the gym- the entire gym will be filled with tables to display the kids' work. Several kids have asked about that, so I wanted to make you aware that there will be space between tables to walk only.
April 20th is the date of the wax museum. Please start working on your child’s costume. I need the costumes at school no later than Thursday, April 12. Please don’t spend lots of money on the costume. It is nice to shop at Goodwill and other thrift shops to find pieces that will make the costume special. Just get as close as you can to the look and time period of the character and be creative!
If you are renting a costume, just let me know that one is coming.
Accelerated Reader: Last day to earn points for prizes is April 26th.
Field Trip May 9-Field trip permission slips and info will be sent home Monday. If you are interested in chaperoning you MUST have an approved volunteer form on file in the office before I can include your name in the drawing to choose chaperones. We are allowed 5 parents per classroom.
Winter Coats Needed- please continue to send a winter coat with your child. Morning recess is still quite chilly and we want everyone to be dressed safely for the temperature.
If you’d like to sit with your child at lunch we’d love to have you. Lunch begins at 11:47 a.m. If you wish to eat the school lunch, please call the office to order a tray.
Homework
Your child's nightly homework: Read 20 minutes every night!
** NEW SUBTRACTION HOMEWORK STARTED WEDNESDAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T PASSED SUBTRACTION LEVEL Z. HOMEWORK WILL BE EVERY NIGHT.
Congratulations to the following kids who've reached level Z in addition:
Halle
Leah
Keyan
Noah
Keegan P.
Dominic
Keagon A.
Hannah
Lee
Winter
Lilly
Emmy
Riley
Taylor
Congratulations to the following kids who've reached level Z in subtraction:
Halle
Keegan P.
Noah
Hannah
Reading
Math Skills For This Week
Answering and writing word problems about all types of graphs
creating individual graphing projects with a survey, data, 3 types of graphs, and questions
English and Writing
We finished our realistic fiction pieces on how I became a pirate. We made sure our piece had the same verb tense throughout and edited for capitals, end marks, spelling and complete sentences with correct verb tense.
English- Using I or me with another name, reviewed correct pronoun usage
Spelling Words
TEST THURSDAY- no challenge list or pretest this week
come
none
done
love
won
nothing
from
something
someone
month
wonder
cover
Homework Help and Hints!
If you have ipads, tablets, phones, or a home computer you can take advantage of some great apps that are fun and educational. These apps are great for summer learning and for reviewing current skills. For the last few weeks of the school year I will be giving you the names of some apps that might be helpful and fun for your child. Some of them are free, others have a minimal cost starting at $0.99. All of these apps can be found on the App Store for Apple devices. I’m sure you can find them on other sites for other brands as well. Happy free shopping! If you find a good app, please pass it along to me and I’ll share it in the next newsletter.
· ABC- Magnetic Alphabet Phonics Lite
· Spelling City
· Sentence Maker
· Smarty Pants School
· Language Adventures Quiz Game Show
· Kids Discover (Galaxies is free)
· Meteor Math
· WWF Together (World Wildlife Foundation
Data Binders- Look for them Monday
Important Events
April
13 No school - unless needed for make up day
18 Midterms posted to Skyward
20 Wax Museum 1:00-2:30 Open House format in the Converse Gym
27 No school- unless needed for make up day
May
2 2nd grade Track Meet
9 Field Trip to the Indianapolis Children's Museum
16 Field Day
24 Last Student Day
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