The Hy Herald
February 17, 2017
THANK YOU!!
Curriculum Conversations
What plant did you create this week in Science? What materials did you use and why?
Who did you create a timeline on?
What book did you write a nomination letter on?
Star Student!!
Colt Wallace will be Star Student for February 27th!
Monday: Send in 10-12 pictures for the students to share with the class.
Friday: Students will read a book aloud to the class and they may bring an item for Show and Tell.
MEET LUKE!!
Favorite Food: pizza
Favorite Sport: soccer
Favorite Subject: math
Favorite Animal: king cobra
If I could go on vacation anywhere I would go to: Mexico
Someone I admire is: Dad!
I think I am special because: I am smart!
MATH MASTER!!
Congratulations to JOSH for mastering his next section of facts on Xtra math! We are all working hard to meet our personal goals involving our math facts! :)
Get Your Yearbook!!
It's time to order yearbooks! Click the link below to order your yearbook for the 2016-2017 school year!'
http://www.balfour.com/texas/colleyville/bransford-elementary-school/
Spring Book Fair!!
Hard to believe, but the Spring Book Fair is expected to be delivered NEXT Wednesday! Preview day will be Friday, Feb. 24 since we won't have Texan Time that day.
Students will be using the Book Fair app to scan books into their wish list. Just remind them NOT to put it into their shopping cart. Some did last year thinking if they bought it online they could just come to the book fair and pick up their order. IF they choose to order online that's fine, but the books will be mailed to the school after the book fair is over.
Junk Day!
- Everything must fit in their backpack.
- NO electronics!
- They must have your permission to sell the items.
The students will price their items and set up their store the morning of the 3rd. We are looking forward to a Junktastic Day!
Acceleration Exams (Math Telescoping!)
They have posted the May/June 2017 Acceleration Exam Grades 1-5 Information Packet and Registration Form on the website.
The exam dates are May 20th and June 14th and the registration deadline is April 20, 2017. There is a direct link to our department page from the "For Parents & Students directory" for each of the acceleration exams or you can click here.
GT Referrals
Referrals for Gifted and Talented
Referrals for students in grades 1-4 who are interested in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD’s GT LEAD program services for the 2017-2018 school year will begin on Monday, February 13 and will be accepted through Friday, February 24th. To refer your child for GT testing, you may obtain the Permission to Test and Parent Inventory forms from the school office or access them online through the GCISD website under the Advanced Academics link (http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/53). The forms should be completed and returned to your child's teacher no later than Friday, February 24th. Testing will occur February 27-March 10.
Save the Date
Please join us for
Movie with Mom
Beauty and the Beast
A special private showing for Bransford families
Friday, March 24th at 4:30 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
1005 South Lamar Street
Dallas, TX 75215
(Please plan to meet in the Bransford parking lot
at 3:30 p.m. if you would like to carpool.)
We are proud to partner with Bransford family-owned
Alamo Drafthouse to host this very special event!
Limited seating available. A link to purchase tickets will be available soon.
Upcoming Events
- February 20: NO SCHOOL
- February 21: Chop House Burger Spirit Night
- February 22: Picture Day
- February 27 - March 3: Spring Book Fair
- March 1: Garden Club at 7 a.m.
- March 2: Open House 6:00-7:00 p.m.
- March 3: Junk Day
- March 13 - 17: Spring Break
- March 21: Spring Creek BBQ Spirit Night
Spelling Focus for Next Week:
"Baking Cakes 3" words -
For example:
1. wasting
2. latest
3. ruler
4. lovely
5. raking
6. shiny
7. taped
8. homeless
#9 and #10 are 'High Frequency' Words that second graders are expected to learn. #11 and #12 are review words from the previous week.
9. to
10. there
11. cast
12. stopped
You can find them on Spelling City for extra practice athttps://www.spellingcity.com/christinehy/
At Home Resources
At Home Resources:
- Read chapter books
- Have students fill out their Reading Logs in Google Drive after they complete a book! *Remember our goal is to read 1,500 pages this year! :) GCISD READS
- Practice Math Facts- Xtra Math or Flash cards. Some other APPS to practice addition facts (addimals, mathmateer)
Options:
Reading:
- iStation
- RAZKids / Epic
- Schoolbo
Spelling:
- Spelling City
- Word Brain
Math
- Prodigy
- Coding
- iStation
- Hooda Math (Higher Level Thinking Activities)
- Some students have requested some additional math homework come home (on paper). I will be sending this home every Friday. It is not mandatory, but if you would like to keep it for your student to do over the summer that would be a GREAT idea, or I have made a deal with the kids. The kids can turn it in, whenever, to receive "Hy Bucks." :) I hope this helps!
**Please help your student reach their goals by making sure they are reading and practicing their math facts! :) **
What Will We Learn Next Week???
Math :
- Students will be able to add 3-digit numbers where regrouping occurs in the ones and tens place.
- Students will be able to solve multi-step word problems.
Humanities:
- Students will be able to spell words with suffixes.
- Students will be able to write a letter.
- Students will be able to examine the development of a product from a natural resource to a finished product.
Science:
- Students will be able to identify the basic needs of plants.
Last Minute Items:
- Make sure to follow us on Twitter @ChristineHy2 and @BESTexans! There have been many amazing classroom moments captured and posted on Twitter this week!
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