Welcome to Second Grade Back to School Night

Meet Mrs. Doelling I’ve been teaching second grade at Mountain View since 2003. Prior to my current position, I taught fifth grade for one year at Mountain View. I was also a permanent substitute teacher in kindergarten and fourth grade at GLSD. Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.us Email – rosey.doelling@glsd.us Phone – 724-834-7399

Expectations CLASSROOM RULES *Follow directions the first time they are given *Raise your hand before speaking *Listen when others are speaking *Work quietly, and do not disturb others *Keep hands, feet, objects, and unkind words to yourself *Enter the classroom quietly, and try to bring a positive attitude REWARDS *Positive notes home *Certificates of achievement *Stickers *Fun items to keep *Whole class marble treats CONSEQUENCES Green card—warning Orange card—lose 5 minutes of recess Pink card—lose 10 minutes of recess and write note home Purple card—parents and/or the principal will be contacted

Homework Binder On the first day of school, second graders are to bring a 1-inch 3-ring binder with pockets on the inside front and back covers. 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.

Journeys Students should read for at least 5-10 minutes nightly! READING *weekly 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 5-10 minutes nightly! SPELLING *new lists given on Mondays *tests given on Fridays *all 16 words are tested WRITING/GRAMMAR *weekly writing and grammar activities correspond with what is being studied in Journeys *students also take some assignments through the writing process

Go Math! STUDENTS WILL STUDY: BASIC FACTS— *mental math strategies (basic facts) *place value *2-digit addition & subtraction *3-digit addition & subtraction *even and odd numbers *patterns and arrays *money *geometry *fractions *time *measurement (standard and metric) *graphing BASIC FACTS— Practice, practice, practice!! Reflex Math

Science Butterflies (Science and Technology for Children—STC) Science Dimensions

Social Studies Students will study: *People Long Ago--pioneers and ancestors *Communities--belonging to many groups; rules in society; citizenship *Geography--continents, maps, and landforms

Health Emotional and Intellectual Health Growth and Development Nutrition Disease Prevention and Control Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs (Saint Vincent College Prevention Projects)

Visit the GLSD Website www.glsd.us

Home-School Connection We need your help! Volunteer Opportunities the PTO will communicate information about volunteer opportunities at Mountain View Clearances are required!!

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

Field Trip Field trip—2nd grade will travel to Fort Ligonier Each second grade classroom will take 2 chaperones Chaperones will be randomly chosen from those parents interested in attending

Reminders Morning tutoring—by invitation on Tuesdays and Thursdays (beginning in late September or early October) Remember to check the homework binder each evening Wellness Walk—all monies raised will benefit Mountain View students Conferences—will take place in November—sign-up tonight! ☺ Take a post-it to remember the time you selected. Free t-shirt from the PTO—please indicate your child’s size tonight!! ☺ Bus information—please verify how your child will travel home each evening!

To find upcoming events visit our webpage at www.mvespto.com

BOX TOPS for EDUCATION Did you know your pantry could earn money for Mt. View? Box Tops are an easy way to fundraise. All it takes is a pair of scissors and a ZipLoc. Clip yours today and send them regularly with your child for submission. Mt. View Elementary students are grateful for your participation and support! As a fun way to encourage participation, we run a friendly competition between homerooms. The homeroom with the most Box Tops collected for the school year wins a homeroom party! If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact Susan McKeever, PTO Box Top chair, at sbuda2009@yahoo.com for more information.

Thank you for attending!