The Hy Herald
February 24, 2017
Read Across America Week:
Monday - Fox In Socks Day - Wear crazy socks.
Tuesday - Green Eggs and Ham - Wear green.
Wednesday - Oh! The Places You'll Go - Wear your favorite college shirt.
Thursday - Cat In the Hat Day - Wear your favorite hat.
Friday - One FIsh, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish - Wear red and blue.
Upcoming Events
- Student Calendar
- 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
- April 25: Pre-K and Kinder Registration 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Curriculum Conversations
- I heard you were learning about the parts of the plants? What are the different parts and functions of a plant? What must plants have to survive?
- Tell me about the Letter Writing you have been doing during Writing Workshop.
- Can you show me some strategies you use for solving 3 digit addition and subtraction problems?
- Who are you learning about in Social Studies?
Star Student
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.
Spring Book Fair
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Bransford! Students will be able to preview the book fair on Friday, February 24th and the book fair will open for business during school hours on Monday, February 27th through noon Friday, March 3rd. We will also be open Thursday night, March 2nd, from 6:00-7:00, during and after Bransford's Open House.
Parents can now check out our Book Fair website and can order their books online! By ordering online, you can order at your convenience, with extended hours, and you can also be guaranteed to receive your selections even if it sells out at school. Books ordered online will be delivered to your child at school. They WILL NOT be able to pick it up from the book fair. It will be a separate order. Click this link to learn more about online shopping:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homepage.do?method=homepage&url=bransfordelemsch
Remember, all purchases benefit our school library! :)
**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!
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/
Math Masters
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.
Spelling Focus for Next Week!!
"Contractions" words -
For example:
1. I'm
2. that's
3. weren't
4. they're
5. doesn't
6. we're
7. it's
8. wasn't
#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. your
10. you're
11. biking
12. helped
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???
- Students will be able to regroup in 3 digit subtraction across the tens and ones.
- Students will be able to create a number sentence to show a real life problem.
Humanities:
- Students will be able to describe how a product is made.
- Students will be able to explain the importance of saving wisely.
- Students will be able to elaborate their writing.
- Students will be able to spell words with contractions.
Science:
- Students will be able to create food chains and describe and compare and describe how organisms depend on each other and their environments.
- Students will be able to give an example of a food chain.
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.
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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