mrs. pursley and miss rawlins’ 2 nd grade class welcome
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Mrs. Pursley and Miss Rawlins’
2nd Grade ClassWelcome
Before you leave…
• Please sign up to be our Room Parent!
• See Fall Social Sheet to volunteer
• Sign up for Art Masters (lesson dates TBD)
• Take home information packet
Welcome to Second Grade!
Our team
• Mrs. Pursley• Miss Rawlins• Ms. Jones• Mrs. Fabrizio
Our Goals To give each child the academic and
social skills they need to improve and succeed
To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment
To help students make new friends and discover new interests
Expectations
Classroom expectations Personal best Promptness and attendance Participation Positive attitude
Classroom Community
Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other. Follow the Bonita B’s: Be a friend! Be respectful! Be responsible! Be safe! Be your best!
Homework Homework will be assigned Monday through Friday Homework is due the following day unless stated
otherwise “Weekly Wave” Homework Schedule Reading for 20 minutes daily Homework Goal – work should be done independently
but checked and corrected Messy work will be redone Corrected work will be sent home in Finished Work
Packet Absences – see packet
Parent Support
Check homework Study and review weekly spelling words Communicate concerns early Volunteer – In Class, Field Trips, Art Masters,
etc.
State Standards and Assessment
Assessments guide instruction Unassisted / assisted
assessments Grading State testing will be in May 2013
Class SubjectsThe subjects we cover during second grade are:
Reading and Writing Math Science Social studies Music and Art P.E. / Health Computer Lab
Reading
Reading Book Fluency Reading Groups/RTI Accelerated Reader Novel Studies
Our “Flat Me” characters before we sent them to friends and relatives in far-off spaces.
At Home Reading 20 minutes daily (M-F) Reading tags with pony beads Monthly calendar January - Bananas Over Books
Writing
Writing in all subject areas Editing of work Stories, Friendly Letter, Paragraphing,
Opinions
Spelling
Houghton Mifflin Spelling Words Focus on phonics rules Regular / Challenge words Writing assignments Word Study Homework Help – in packet
Math Addition and subtraction with
regrouping Basic Facts Fractions Time Money Data and graphing Geometry Multiplication and Division Math Tiles Math tiling
Social Studies Long Ago vs. Today Map Skills United States
Government Community Economics People Who Have Made
a Difference / Heroes Tanaka Farms Field Trip
Science Earth Science –
rocks and minerals Physical Science -
balance and motion Life Science - plants
and insects
Trabuco Canyon Field Trip
Music and Art
Music teacher Art Masters
(5 lessons)
Information Literacy Library Skills Internet Research skills Book Check Out Accelerated Reader
Computer skills – word processing, keyboarding
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Paint, Publisher
Kidspiration - Graphs and Flowcharts
Physical Education and Health
P.E. Teacher Sportsmanship Great Body Shop
Field TripsWe have lots of fun field trips planned for this year!
We will visit Trabuco Canyon Elementary on October 4th and take rock samples from the riverbed as part of our science unit on the geology.
In June we will visit South Coast Repertory to see “The Night Fairy” based on the novel by Laura Amy Schlitz.
From the office… Breakfast / extra snack Fever free for 24 hours Students may not bring medication All medication must be cleared and
distributed through the health office
Let’s work together as a team and have a great year!