Welcome toAcademics in

Action!We are so excited

you are here!

Mrs. Blanchard & Ms. Flower’s Second Grade

• How to contact us~ Mrs. Blanchard: 832-484-6490

rblanchard@kleinisd.net Ms. Flowers: 832-484-6509

cflowers1@kleinisd.net

CLASS RULES!!

1. Follow directions quickly.2. Raise your hand for permission to speak.3. Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat.4. Make smart choices!5. Keep your dear teacher happy!

Attendance• Please make sure your child is here every

day and on time. • We start our day at 8:00. • If your child arrives after 8:20, they need to

go to the office and get a tardy slip.• This year, we will have a daily attendance

incentive.

• A 90-100 E- Excellent• B 80-89 S- Satisfactory• C 75-79 N- Needs Improvement• D 70-74 U- Unsatisfactory• F 0-69

• You can go into Parent Connect and see your child’s grades at anytime.

• Major grades are worth 60%• Minor grades are worth 40%

GT Referral

• If you would like your child recommended for GT testing, please let the teacher know. The last date for referrals this year is Friday, September 27th.

Second Grade Expectations MathCoins

Money

Place value

2 and 3 dimensional shapes

Numeral Recognition to 1,200

Counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s

Addition (regrouping)

Subtraction (regrouping)

Graphs and categorizing data

Fractions

Time

ScienceThis extra FUN subject will be addressed in isolation and

cross curricular.Our job is to make your child love Science!!

This is the subject area that will allow your child to taste, touch, smell, feel and see the amazing world that they live in!

Topics explored this year:

ProceduresSafetyTools

Matter and EnergyForce Motion and Energy

Earth and SpaceOrganisms and Environment

-Students are placed in Guided Reading Groups; Whole group mini-lessons/skill instruction -Individual texts are used/basal readers -Review assigned spelling words nightly -Read “Take Home” books nightly once they are sent and then return to school (15 min.) -Fluency probe each nine weeks: needs to read 90 wpm by end of year to be average -Must be able to read test on own (all subjects)

-Students will learn to write through the use of The Writing Workshop: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing of compositions.-Students will learn to use the Six Traits of GoodWriting: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice,Sentence Fluency, and Conventions-Rubrics will be used in the grading of compositions to let you know what skills are required/graded on each piece of work.

-Spelling: we will learn the phonogram patternsand discuss how they work to form sounds/words.Spelling words will be in the planner, homework notebook and on my website.-Vocabulary: we will build on our speaking,reading, and writing of key words in the English language.-Word Wall: we will learn the most commonlyused words in the English language.

TEAM

TUESDAY!!!

Go Orange Tigers!

Each Tuesday WEAR Orange!!

Please wear

tennis shoes on PE days!!

~Please sign in at the office and get a visitor’s tag

~$5.00 per family~money raised benefits the children~if you would like to volunteer please leave info with teacher

Due to an increase in parents having lunch with their children, we now have a special day for you to enjoy lunch with your child. Second grade visitors may come on Monday’s. We will have open lunch throughout the year. Our first day will be Friday, September 27th.

Dismissal

Walkers

Car Riders

Bus Riders

Day Care

You must notify me or the office if there are any changes in dismissal procedures. Your child telling me

is not enough and e-mailing is not reliable.

Giving Tree

Your trash is our treasure!

Clorox WipesPrize box trinkets

Stickers

Books

Envelopes, stationary, fun pens

Hand Sanitizer

You can help!

Spend time reviewing school work.

Read to your child daily.

Ask questions, answer questions.

Praise every accomplishment.

Encourage best work.

Enjoy every minute.

Contact me with questions or concerns.