Newsletter 1-29-16

   Keep working on telling time!  We are still working on telling time to the nearest 5 minutes.  We are also working on simple elapsed time, am and pm, and time before and after the hour.  Play games to learn about telling time! On a PC, go to hayscorner.blogspot.com and click on "time games" on the pages menu on the right sidebar. From an apple device, check out free telling time games. There are bunches!

    Our snack cabinet is running low.   If you are able, please send in some healthy snacks for the class to share.  Thanks so much!

    Our class now has a facebook page!  Go to facebook.com/hayscorner to like us so you can receive updates.  Sometimes I post multiple pictures, but only the first one will show up on the facebook page.  Click on the link at the bottom of the facebook post to see the entire post, including all the pictures on our blog.

Upcoming events:
Feb. 11 – Science Fair
Feb. 15 – President's Day – no school
Feb. 19 – end of trimester 2
Feb. 22 – weather makeup day
Feb. 22 – PTO meeting at 8:30 am in Happy Place
Feb. 23 – teacher work day – no students

Using descriptive language with Legos

We built a simple design with 5 bricks and then had to use descriptive language to explain to a partner how to build the same design.  This was harder than we thought! Nice job, Lego builders!

Look who made it into the WHS newsletter!

Newsletter 1-22-16

    Since we have yet to have a snow day, we get a three day weekend!  Yay!  There is no school on Monday, January 25. 

    Keep working on telling time!  Most of us are proficient at telling time to the half hour.  We will work on time to 5 minutes next week.

    We plan on going outside for recess unless it is below 20 degrees.  The kids really need to burn off that extra energy and get some fresh air.  Please make sure they bring hats, glove, boots, snow pants, and warm coats.   It's much more fun outside when we are warm. Thanks!

    Our class now has a facebook page!  Go to facebook.com/hayscorner to like us so you can receive updates.  Sometimes I post multiple pictures, but only the first one will show up on the facebook page.  Click on the link at the bottom of the facebook post to see the entire post, including all the pictures on our blog.

Upcoming events:
Jan 25 – weather makeup day – no school
Jan 25 – PTO meeting 8:30am in Happy Place
Feb. 11 – Science Fair – This is optional.  If you and your child wish to do a         project, they need to pickup a sign up packet from Mrs. Pat ASAP.
Feb. 15 – President's Day – no school
Feb. 19 – end of trimester 2
Feb. 22 – weather makeup day
Feb. 22 – PTO meeting at 8:30 am in Happy Place
Feb. 23 – teacher work day – no students

Telling time games

Play games to learn about telling time! On a pc, go tohayscorner.blogspot.com and click on "time games" on the pages menu on the right sidebar. From an apple device, check out free telling time games. There are bunches!

Telling time with clock dominoes

Newsletter 1-15-16

     We are moving on to telling time in math. This is a big one for second grade. You can help us by talking about time during your day with your child. Talk about what time you have dinner, bedtime, or family events together. Talk about how much time until those things will happen. Giving them authentic experiences that matter really helps to build deep understanding.

    Parent teacher conferences are Thursday, January 21.  Sign up sheets were sent home Thursday.  I will not be meeting with everyone this round, but I plan  on meeting with everyone I did not meet with the first round.  If  you are not scheduled for a conference but would like one, I would be happy to schedule one with you.  Just drop me a not or an email.

    We plan on going outside for recess unless it is below 20 degrees.  The kids really need to burn off that extra energy and get some fresh air.  Please make sure they bring hats, glove, boots, snow pants, and warm coats.   It's much more fun outside when we are warm. Thanks!

    Our class now has a facebook page!  Go to facebook.com/hayscorner to like us so you can receive updates.  Sometimes I post multiple pictures, but only the first one will show up on the facebook page.  Click on the link at the bottom of the facebook post to see the entire post, including all the pictures on our blog.

Upcoming events:
Jan. 18 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  We DO have school on this day.
Jan. 21 – Parent Teacher Conferences
Jan 21 – family involvement activity 3:30-6:30 in the Happy Place
Jan 25 – weather makeup day
Jan 25 – PTO meeting 8:30am in Happy Place
Feb. 11 – Science Fair – This is optional.  If you and your child wish to do a project, they need  to pickup a sign up packet from Mrs. Pat ASAP.

Classroom pictures

We get our classroom picture taken at 9:25 tomorrow. Wear clean clothes and look nice!

Measurement

Today we practiced measuring in different units, like inches, feet , yards, and centimeters.

Inferring riddles

In reading workshop we are working on inferring.  Inferring is using clues from the text and things you already know to figure out things the author doesn’t tell you in the text.  We practiced by making some inferring riddles in our reading notebooks.

Building designs with symmetry

Newsletter 1-8-16

Welcome back after a great holiday break!

We are working on measurement in math right now. We should finish up next week and we will be moving on to telling time. This is a big one for second grade. You can help us by talking about time during your day with your child. Talk about what time you have dinner, bedtime, or family events together. Talk about how much time until those things will happen. Giving them authentic experiences that matter really helps to build deep understanding.

In reading workshop we are working on inferring.  Inferring is using clues from the book and things you already know to figure out things the author doesn’t tell you in the text.

Our class now has a facebook page!  Go to facebook.com/hayscorner to like us so you can receive updates.  Sometimes I post multiple pictures, but only the first one will show up on the facebook page.  Click on the link at the bottom of the facebook post to see the entire post, including all the pictures on our blog.


Upcoming events:
Jan. 21 – Parent Teacher Conferences
Jan 21 – family involvement activity 3:30-6:30 in the Happy Place
Jan 25 – weather makeup day
Jan 25 – PTO meeting 8:30am in Happy Place

Learning about Agriculture

Today Miss Zorn taught us about agriculture.  We learned about plants and animals.  We planted some seeds.  We read a book about Farmer Billy Bob Joe who raises chickens.  We colored a picture of corn.  We learned about chickens, eggs, and farms from Miss Zorn.

These are some of the things we learned today:
Chickens are important because they provide food for us, like chicken nuggets.
We grew the most popcorn in Indiana in 2012 or 2013.
Sometimes you keep chicken eggs to raise more chickens.
You have to haul the chickens to a special place to make them into food.
Plants need sunshine, soil, and water to grow.
Chives are kind of like onions.

Celebrating our all about books

We worked super hard to finish up our nonfiction all about writing before Christmas break.  In writing all about books we teach our readers information about a topic we are an expert on.  Today we celebrated by sharing our writing with each other.

December Book It

Friday is the last day to turn in December book it forms.  January forms will come home this week.  Thanks for helping your child on the road to being a great reader!

Winter is here!

Please start sending your child with warm winter coats, hats, gloves, and winter boots.  If they like to play in the snow, snow pants are also good.  Thanks for your help with this!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, Hays Corner peeps!  See you in a few days!