1. Welcome to Second Grade
Open House
September 3th, 2015

2. 2nd Grade

3. Meet Mrs. Quinn
Graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with my bachelors in Elementary Education, in 1994.
Graduated from Seton Hill University with a masters degree in Technology Enhanced Learning in 2004.
Certified to teach Elementary (K-6)
I have been working at GLSD for 11 years!

4. Meet Mrs. Quinn
Please see my website for additional information – –
Phone –

5. 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 *Chance coupons *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

6. 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.

7. Storytown Students should read for at least 10 minutes nightly!
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

8. 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).

9. Science Butterflies (Science and Technology for Children—STC)
Science Fusion

10. Social Studies History—pioneers and ancestors
Communities—citizenship; rules in society; belonging to many groups
Geography—continents; maps; landforms

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

12. Visit the GLSD Website

13. 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

14. Reminders Morning tutoring—by invitation on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Remember to check the homework binder each evening
Conferences—will take place in November—sign-up tonight!  Take a post-it to remember the time you selected.

15. Thank you for attending!