Hensley's Happenings
News from Miss Hensley's Class
September 21, 2018
News and Information
Grandparent's Day Is Coming!!!
Grandparent's Day Interview Booklets are due no later than Tuesday, October 2nd . Please return it to school ASAP! Grandparent's Day will be either Nov. 7 or 8th. More details and the specific date and time will be sent later. Students may invite as many grandparents as they would like.
Social Studies Test
I sent home a study guide Thursday for our test Tuesday. I hope you can find a few minutes to help your child review each night. If they know the study guide, they will do well on the test. If your child attends POWER the study guide is for your information only.
WOW! As I was reading back through this newsletter I can see now why all of us are exhausted by the end of each day! We are truly doing 2nd grade work now and it can be difficult for the students as we guide (or sometimes push, pull and drag ! ) them through new and difficult material. Thank you for helping your child get to bed at a decent hour as many nights as possible and for helping them stay healthy with good meals!
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!
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
Looking for some ways to help your child with reading?
Check out this link to activities that will help develop and strengthen those early reading skills that are necessary for good readers. They are pretty easy and quick activities that you can do with the 4 areas of reading: phonological awareness, phonics, fluency and reading comprehension.
https://mclasshome.com/homeconnect/
Charlie's Challenge Update
We have several students who have passed 4 accelerated reader tests with 80% or better this week and have met Charlie's Challenge!
Congratulations to :
Hunter, Garrett, Micah, Kora, Logan, Elayna, Jaden, Charlie, Ryan
Math
subtraction fact strategies:
- Whole, part, part- when you know the whole and 1 part, think of what you can add to the part to get the whole
- Counting back - start at the biggest number and count back if you are subtracting 1, 2 or 3
- doubles trick- If you know the doubles addition facts, you know the subtraction facts!
- friends of ten - use the sums of 10 (1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5, etc) to help you with finding the answer to subtraction facts starting with 10 (10-4=, 10-8=)
Rocket Math Facts Goals- all students should be at the following levels by:
Beginning of October: Level M of Addition facts
End of December: Level Z Addition of Addition facts
English and Writing
We started a new unit on personal narrative writing. We will be focusing on the steps of the writing process while writing in the personal narrative genre- that means the story really happened to us!
- SHOWING NOT TELLING when you write. Instead of saying "I felt sick." You could say, " I clenched my stomach and bent forward right before I lost my lunch." This helps the reader make a better picture in their mind while reading your piece.
- Using transition words to keep our story in sequence: first, next, then, last, etc.
- writing a rough draft
- adding facts and details
- editing and revising
- using a rubric to make our writing the best it can be
- publishing our work
English skills: reviewing unit 1 to prepare for next week's test
Spelling Words
Pretest -Wednesday
Final test- Friday
tack lick jack stack stuck
luck pack tick rock buck
chick lock shack sock chicken
bucket thick trick packed clock
Homework Help and Hints!
Memorizing math facts is an essential skill in 2nd grade. By the end of the year we would like all second grade students to have met their 2 minute goal in addition and subtraction. Everyone has a different goal based on writing speed. We write that goal at the bottom of our paper each day if you are interested in their 1 minute goal. Friday's we do a the 2 minute test to check their progress. That goal is also written at the bottom of the paper.
Every child is working at their own pace through the addition facts and 3 new facts are introduced in each level. You can help at home by printing flashcards from the web for free (Google printable flashcards) or buy some, or make some of your own. The new facts are listed at the top of the fact sheet you see on Monday- Thursday nights. Those 3 new facts + the ones from previous levels are included so that they don't forget the previous levels. We practice daily here at school, but an extra 5 minutes each night would make those levels go more quickly!
Once your child accomplishes level Z in addition, they will have to pass 95 out of 100 addition problems in 5 minutes. Once they can do that, they move on to subtraction.
Data Binders- Look for them Monday
Important Events
September
24 Otis Spunkmeyer Kick-off
October
5 End 1st Quarter
9 Otis Spunkmeyer orders and money are due
12 Report Cards posted to Skyward
12 Fall Party
15-19 Fall Break- No School
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