Happy March! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
It is the month we have been counting down to in my classroom because it will soon be SPRINGTIME! In my classes, we have enjoyed the snow and the winter weather, but are ready for some warmer weather and to see flowers blooming! I know we might have to be patient though for all of those, but at least we are heading towards the spring weather!
Each week, we have been having music practice for our upcoming concert, which will be on March 31st at 7pm at Blue Ball Elementary. The children are getting excited and I am really looking forward to being at the concert and seeing all their hard work! An orange slip came home about two weeks ago to let our Music teacher know if your child is attending. I am looking forward to seeing everyone there!
In addition to preparing for our spring concert, we are becoming great learners with two-and three- digit addition and subtraction. In our math classes, we will begin problem solving numbers into equal groups and arrays to help develop basic understanding of multiplication! The children are very excited to know that multiplication is just another way of saying repeated addition.
In the last newsletter, I talked about our 2-D and 3-D map that we were creating in class called the “Summer Dreaming” community. I know the students were very excited to bring home their building that they had been working on. Here is a picture of what our community looked like since I know many parents were hoping to see a picture of the classes’ hard work!
Please continue to read with your child 20 minutes a night and practice math fluency facts. In addition, here are a few important dates to be aware of:
March 25, 2015: End of the 3rd Quarter
March 31, 2015: 2nd Grade Concert at 7pm
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me! Happy March!
-Mrs. Hoffsmith