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Our blog is our primary method to communicate school and classroom news and events. If you have a specific question, please use our address. Link to blog: SECOND GRADE BLOG
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WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE!
Reading/ELA/Writing: Mrs. A. Fowler
Math: Ms. M. MaxwellScience/Social Studies: Mrs.
K. Stewart
TEACHERS
Our blog is our primary method to communicate school and classroom news and events.
If you have a specific question, please use our email address.
Link to blog: http://run4christ73.edublogs.org/
SECOND GRADE BLOG
iPad Research is normally conducted on Wednesdays. This helps prepare students for 21st century job skills.
Also, standardized testing is moving to computer in the next few years, so this is also good preparation for
this testing.Grades are not generally taken on this; however, some
will be.No grades will be taken on research the first 9 weeks
of school as students make this transition.This research also helps extend the curriculum and allows students to be in control of their learning.
IPAD RESEARCH
Students will write journals regarding various topics of study throughout the week.
Process writing will be weekly.Grady County requires second grade to do three modes of writing throughout the year: narrative,
informative, and persuasive. Persuasive is the most difficult of the three.
Writing is a higher order thinking skill that allows us to gage learning.
WRITING
Your child is expected to know their addition and subtraction (0-18) by the end of the year, and must pass the Grady County timed fact tests.
Students have daily math fact practice.Parents will be informed if students are not
passing practice tests and your help at home is required.
MATH FACTS
Our ALPHA/Advanced Content class will participate in a Genius Hour
Project.It will be due the third 9 weeks of
school. It is mandatory for all ALPHA children and extra credit for any student in the Advanced Content
class.More information will be sent home
at a later date.
GENIUS HOUR
Students will have homework every night except Fridays in Reading and
Math.All students receive a yellow folder
just for homework and papers.Science and Social Studies homework
is very rare.
HOMEWORK
Our main methods of communication are email and the blog.
Our email addresses are:Amy Fowler-
[email protected] Maxwell-
[email protected] Stewart-
PARENT COMMUNICATION
8:00-8:10 Homeroom8:10-9:05 Block 1
9:05-9:55 PE/Music9:55-10:35 Block 1 continued
10:35-11:05 Block 211:05-11:35 Lunch
11:35-12:45 Block 2 continued12:45-1:15 Recess1:15-2:55 Block 32:55-3:24 DEAR
SCHEDULE
AR is an incentive program to encourage students to read and is not part of their reading grade. Our focus is classroom instructional time, and AR will only be
done during DEAR time.Students’ goals will be set according to our school’s AR policy chart. This means each child will have a different goal according to
his/her reading ability.AR logon information will be sent home in your student’s AR folder, so you can stay
abreast of your child’s progress.AR login:
https://hosted330.renlearn.com/57258/
AR
Once a month during Science/Social Studies, our counselor, Mrs. DePlato, will come in and do a lesson with the
students. These lessons normally cover things such as positive peer
relationships, bullying, and friendships.
COUNSELING LESSONS
All parents who intend on participating in field trips need to take the mandated reporter training class. This may be done online. If you took the training last year, your certificate is
still good for this year. www.prosolutionstraining.com
Field trips are a privilege for students. Good classroom behavior is expected for the opportunity to attend field trips. Any student who has continuous behavior problems may lose
this privilege.We already have one field trip planned to the Joe Budd Youth Conservation Wildlife Center. It is scheduled for Thursday,
April 7, 2016.
FIELD TRIPS
Mrs. Stewart’s stationary bicycle is used to help students channel their excess energy, if necessary. Students who wear tennis shoes
may ride the bike during non-instruction time.Students sign up on the board and another
student is in charge of the timer.Students normally have three (3) minutes each to ride, so that all students are given at least
one opportunity.
BICYCLE
We encourage your child to bring a personal, SPILL PROOF water bottle. It is especially hot this time of year, so please
feel free to send one.
Only SPILL PROOF water bottles are allowed.
WATER BOTTLES
Speak directly to the teacher if you have an issue that needs to be resolved. We cannot help if we do not
know there is a problem.Check your child’s homework to see that it was done
correctly.Have your child wear tennis shoes on PE days
(everyday is easiest).Sign up for Powerschool so you can stay informed of
your child’s academics.Sign in at the front office prior to visiting your child’s
classroom.
PLEASE DO
Continually check your student out earlyBe chronically absentBe chronically tardy
Hesitate to let us know how we can help you and your child this year!!!
PLEASE DON’T