Welcome to Second Grade Open House August 28, 2014
Dec 31, 2015
Welcome to Second Grade
Open HouseAugust 28, 2014
Meet Mrs. Gribbin
• Earned Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Seton Hill University in 2001
• Worked in the GLSD as substitute teacher, long term substitute, and classroom assistant from 2001-2009
• Certified to teach Elementary (K-6)• Previously taught 3rd grade at Baggaley
Elementary
Meet Mrs. Gribbin
• This is my 5th year of teaching 2nd grade at Mountain View Elementary
• Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.us
• Email – [email protected] • Phone – 724-834-7399
Expectations
CLASSROOM RULES*Listen when your teacher is talking*Follow directions quickly*Keep your hands and feet you yourself*Raise your hand to speak*Be safe, be kind, be honest
REWARDS*Positive notes home*Certificates of achievement*Stickers*Special celebrations
CONSEQUENCESGreen card—doing great!Yellow card—warningOrange card—lose 5 minutes of recessRed card—lose 10 minutes of recess
and red card report is sent home for parents signature
Homework Binder
Please check your child’s homework binder nightly!
Current spelling words are kept in the blue sleeve. Words are tested on Fridays.
Current math fact lists are kept in the yellow sleeve. Timed tests are given on Wednesdays.
Storytown
READING*robust vocabulary discussed orally in class*weekly story should be read at home once it has been shared in class*comprehension tests are given on Fridays—students read the tests independently
Students should read for at least 10 minutes nightly!
SPELLING*new lists given on Mondays*tests given on Fridays*challenge words are graded
WRITING/GRAMMAR*weekly writing and grammar activities correspond with what is being studied in Storytown*students also take some assignments through the writing process
Go Math!
STUDENTS WILL STUDY:*number concepts*numbers to 1,000*basic facts & relationships*2-digit addition & subtraction*3-digit addition & subtraction*money and time*length in customary & metric
units*data & graphing*geometry
BASIC FACTS—Practice, practice, practice! (Weekly timed tests will be given. Yellow study pages will come home for practice).
Science
• We are starting a new science program this year called Science Fusion.
Social Studies
• History—pioneers and ancestors
• Communities—citizenship; rules in society; belonging to many groups
• Geography—continents; maps; landforms
Health
• Emotional and Intellectual Health• Growth and Development• Nutrition• Disease Prevention and Control• Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs (Saint Vincent
College Prevention Projects)
Home-School Connection
We need your help!• Volunteer Opportunities– a note was sent home on the first day of school
regarding volunteers for parties and field trips (the 2nd grade field trip will take place during Spring 2014)
• PTO Clearance Packet
Home-School Connection
• Ideas for Homework Help:– Quiet space– Materials – pencil, crayons, scissors, glue– Encourage quality work– Refer to class work for help
• Fun Websites for Parents and Children:– Please see teacher websites for lots of kid friendly,
educational sites on the Internet
Reminders
• Morning tutoring—by invitation on Tuesdays and Thursdays
• Remember to check and sign the homework binder each evening
• Field trip—will take place in May 2014• Conferences—will take place in November—
sign-up tonight! Take a post-it to remember the time you selected.
Thank you for attending!
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