January News
~Mrs. Holtz~ January 17, 2017
New News
Valentine's Party Volunteer
The party is scheduled for Tuesday, February 14th from 12:30-1:30. This will be a joint effort with the other second grade classrooms as we will be having a Party with a Purpose to help others!
Blue Pod Volunteers
Jackets and Winter Attire
Also, please remember that Colorado weather can change quickly. It is always better to be over-prepared that under.
Thank you!
Wish Week
Dear Heritage Families,
Student Council is thrilled to be a part of Mountain Vista’s Wish Week January 23rd-27th! This week is intended to grant wishes of children with life-threatening diseases through the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Partnering with the high school and neighboring feeder schools is a great way for our community to come together to support a great cause.
Monday Jan. 23rd - Wear last year's Wish Week shirt ---> Don't have one?! Wear Make-A-Wish colors (Blue and White)
Tuesday Jan. 24th - "Dark Night/Black Out" - Wear ALL black
Wednesday Jan. 25th - Superhero Day (Heritage can wear their Fund Run gear!)
Thursday Jan. 26th - Jersey Day (Any sport)
Friday Jan. 27th - Wear this year's Wish Week shirt ---> Don't have one?! Wear Make-A-Wish colors (Blue and White)
Thank you for your partnership in granting as many wishes as we can.
Personalized Pathway Day and Personalized Pathway Conferences
Please see this attached link for the sign up for the February Personalized Pathway Day. A reminder email for the time that you sign up for will be sent 2 days prior. Personalized Pathway day will be on Thursday, February 2nd. Your child will only attend school at the time that you sign up for. Please make other arrangments for your child during the day. I look forward to meeting with your child to develop goals for the remainder of the year!
Specials and Double Specials (Updated)
We have gym this week! Please do not forget to send in gym shoes with your child. Please see the below schedule!
Classroom News
Math
- On Thursday, January 19th, we will be testing three-digit addition. Students will be pretested on Chapter 7 on Friday. Chapter 7 will be three-digit subtraction. If you are interested in looking, feel free to log in to ConnectEd and go to Chapter 6!
- Instead of saying "carry" or "borrow" please refer to it as regrouping.
- Many students have been motivated to continue working on their math facts at home. At school, we use Xtramath.org to practice our facts. Feel free to have your child practice more at home as well!
- If you would like to work on math with your child at home, you have access to their eBook and lessons at home. Have them log into their ConnectEd account. Their password should be on their PW sheet, which can be found on Google Drive. If you are unable to find it, please send me an email and I will be happy to get it for you.
Reading
Guided Reading
- 9:00-9:45: Parent Volunteers and I meet with your child, ask comprehension questions, and break apart unknown words. So far this school year, we have used Storia. Storia is an online, digital library.
- Your child will be put in new flexible groups starting this week!
Reading Strategy Time
- 9:45-10:15: Students are working on strategies during reading flooding time.
- Some of the strategies include relating ideas, context clues, distinguishing important information, literary elements, making judgments, inferences/conclusions, and text structures.
Writing
- This week students are working on their individual word sorts, reading responses and blogs.
- Students will also continue working on an organized paragraph that includes a topic sentence, reasons, details, and a conclusion.
- Here is the link to your child's blog page. You can find their blog page by their initials. Feel free to leave comments on blog pages. If you could write 2 glows (things they are doing well) with 1 grow (things they need to work on). The support would be great!
Science
Second Steps
Old News!
Also, feel free to add me. My twitter handle is @HoltzJillian.
Heritage Video Production Team
The Maker's Mart and Donor's Choose
I have created a proposal on Donor's Choose. This project will help purchase necessary items for this space.
Please also hang on to any materials that can be found on this link. Please send them in with your child whenever you can. Thank you in advance.
We will also be giving the Maker's Mart a renovation during the second semester. Look for more information when we return from break!
Classroom Website
Google Drive Picture Folders
You should have received a 2016-17 2nd Grade Holtz Pictures Google invite from me.
This is where I will put all of the classroom pictures that I take this school year. Please feel free to add any pictures that you take as well into this folder.
Easy Ways to Earn $$ for Heritage
Here are some easy ways to earn money for Heritage:
Load a King Soopers gift card year-round to allow us to earn 5% of your purchase. Buy at the front office today.
Send in your clean Longmont Dairy milk caps; we earn 5 cents each
Clip Box Tops and Labels for Education; put in baggies and deliver to your child’s teacher.
Better Your Home, Better Our School! American Furniture Warehouse will donate 2-4% of purchases you make betweenOct. 7 and Oct. 16 back to Heritage! If you've been thinking about switching up your home furnishings, there's no better time to refresh your home! Click here for details and the school code.
Birthdays
Class Schedule
Upcoming Events
Wish Week
Monday, Jan 23, 2017, 09:00 PM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Heritage Elementary Skate City Party
$4.50 Admission
$2.50 Skate Rental
Thursday, Jan 26, 2017, 06:00 PM
Skate City Littleton, South Lowell Way, Littleton, CO, United States
Personalized Pathway Day
Thursday, Feb 2, 2017, 08:30 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Personalized Pathway Conferences (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
Wednesday, Feb 8, 2017, 04:00 PM
Heritage Elementary School, Summit View Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
No School- Teacher Work Day
Friday, Feb 17, 2017, 08:00 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
No School- President's Day
Monday, Feb 20, 2017, 08:00 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
No School- Teacher Work Day
Friday, Mar 17, 2017, 08:00 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
No School- Spring Break
Monday, Mar 20, 2017, 08:30 AM
3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Mrs. Jillian Holtz
Email: jnholtz@dcsdk12.org
Website: https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/jnholtz/
Location: 3350 Summit View Parkway, Littleton, CO, United States
Phone: (303) 387-6725
Twitter: @HoltzJillian