1. Welcome to a Star Spangled Open House
Mrs. Pirro’s 2nd grade class

2. A Little About Me Wonderful husband, Michael of 38 years.
Two awesome sons, Vince and Nick, and a new daughter in law, Emily! Pug, Coco
Was an LPN and decided at 40 yrs. old to go back to school and become a teacher.
Did my student teaching here at Frey, and have been here ever since – 16 years, teaching 2nd and 3rd grades.

3. Class Schedule 7:15-7:50 Unpack/AM Work 7:50-8:00 Frey Morning News
Pledge, Announcements, Transportation Checked, ASP
8:00-8:30 Number talks
8:30-9:30 Math Workshop:
Mini Lesson/Guided Math Groups/Centers
9:30-9:45 Snack/Read Aloud
9:45-10:45 Reading Workshop:
Mini Lesson/Guided Reading/Independent Work/Share
10:45-11:00 Recess
11:00 -11:45 Math Workshop:
11:54-12:19 Lunch
12:25-1:10 Specials (M-PE, T-Art, W-PE, Th-Tech, F-Music)
1:15-2:00 Content: Social Studies/Science/Health
2:00-2:10 Stack-n-Pack/Afternoon Announcements
2:20 Dismissal

4. Frey Student Expectations
F.L.A.M.E.S. – Fostering Leadership Among Motivated, Engaged, Students
AIM HIGH – Attitude, Ideas, Management, Helpfulness, Influence, Gratitude, Hope
Frey’s Big 3
1. Be Kind
2. Do Your Best
3. Make Good Choices
House System Students will have daily opportunities
to earn points for their houses based
on the seven letters of A.I.M. H.I.G.H.

5. Classroom Student Expectations
Aim High and earn Dojo points for his/her house.
Listen and follow directions the 1st time.
Keep hands, feet, and belongings to myself.
Work quietly and not distract other students.
Raise a hand to speak or leave my seat.
Respect school property and other people’s property.

6. Communication Star Spangled Binder – Notes to Parents
Class Blog: –
Remind 101 – directions in your packet
Contact the school at
I will respond as soon as I can 

7. What Are We Learning?
Reading – Lucy Calkins, Good Habits, Great Readers, Leveled books, Guided Reading, Stamina and Fluency
ELA – Grammar, Sentence Structure, Conventions, Phonics, Spelling
Writing – Lucy Calkins, Narrative, Informational, Opinion
Math – Guided Math groups based on skills, Extending Base Ten Understanding, fact fluency-addition/subtraction
Science – Seasonal changes, States of matter, STEM lab
Social Studies – Before there was a GA

8. Teacher’s Assisted (TA)
Graded Work
Standards Based Report Card
Examples…1, 2, 3 or 18/20 (Reading Level)
3 Proficient –consistent and independent
2 Basic Understanding
1 Minimal Understanding
May also be marked ……
Checked Together (CT) Guided Lesson (GL) Independent (I)
Teacher’s Assisted (TA)
Not all papers are graded, but are used to drive instruction
3+‘s will only be awarded to those students who go above and beyond daily expectations consistently in the classroom.

9. Homework
Please make sure to check over your child’s homework to ensure accuracy. Homework is not busy work, but a chance for you and your child to communicate about skills being taught here at school.
Always keep homework in the homework section of your child’s binder. Homework is your child’s responsibility.
Homework should ALWAYS be neat, complete, & have your child’s name on it!
Expected
Math Facts to 20 Practice for weekly computation test
Nightly Reading minutes – We are building stamina!

10. Lunch/Specials LUNCH SPECIALS Daily from 12:25 – 1:10 Monday – PE
Served Daily 11:22 – 11:47
$2.25 for students/$3.50 for guests
No fast food please
Extras available for a small charge
Visitors are welcome to join their child, just sign in at the front desk and meet us at the bench. You can eat with your child in the Annex.
Daily from 12:25 – 1:10
Monday – PE
Tuesday – Art
Wednesday – PE
Thursday – Technology
Friday – Music
For safety purposes, tennis shoes MUST be worn on PE days.

11. Other Information
Our room moms this year – Ginny Young, Jackie Kelley, and Sarah Kimpel
Healthy snack time around 9:30
Birthday treats served at lunch or snack time (No food allergies this year)
Transportation changes in writing only or fax to the office. I can not take changes, and I might not see them until AFTER dismissal.
Additional information in the Learning Commons until 7:45 for PTA and Foundation opportunities along with Spirit Wear on sale.

12. Thank you for coming out and showing your spirit for your child and our school. I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!
Flames of Frey
AIM HIGH!!!