1. Oh, the places we will go in second grade!
By: Ms. Van Ryen

2. Ms. Van Ryen’s top 5 rules:
Be Responsible
-Raise your hand
-Complete all work
Be Safe
-Keep your hands to yourself
-Walk, don’t run
Be Caring
-Use kind words
-Take turns
Be Respectful
-Use good manners
-Always be honest
Try Your Best!

3. Communication Weekly folders- sent home on Tuesdays.
Please look through folders for items that need to be signed and returned on Wednesday.
Best way to contact me during school hours: or phone: (336)

4. Communication Weekly Emails Field trip updates
Math and Reading websites
Homework updates
Classroom content updates
Class Dojo: You can see how your child is doing and I will post pictures throughout the day.

5. Snack
Each student will have a designated day to bring snack for the class (peanut free). We have 21 students.
Students may bring their own snack from home. They are still expected to bring in class snack on their designated day, pre packaged individual snacks are preferred
Class snack time: 9:50-10:00 (during guided reading).
Please make sure your child is eating breakfast.
No drinks are allowed in the classroom, they may be brought out at lunch.
Birthday treats must be within 200 calories (see handbook for examples)

6. Class Schedule
7:30-8:05 Morning Circulation 8:05-8:15 Morning Meeting 8:15-9:00 Guided Reading 9:00-9:50 Specials Monday- Science Lab Tuesday- P.E. Wednesday- Music Thursday- Art Friday- Technology 9:50-10:30 Guided Reading and Snack 10:30-11:00 Teacher Directed Reading 11:00-11:15 Read Aloud 11:15-11:45 Lunch 11:45-12:15 Fundations 12:15-1:15 Math 1:15-1:45 Recess 1:45-2:15 Science 2:15-2:40 Writing

7. Reading Our reading block includes: - Phonics - High frequency words
- Comprehension
Fluency
Integrated writing
By the end of second grade students should be reading on a TRC level N
Check out Scholastic Book Wizard to find out levels of books you have at home

8. Math Topics we will cover: Place Value (hundreds, tens, ones)
Addition and Subtraction (up to 100)
Time to the nearest 5 min.
Work with equal groups to understand multiplication.
How to count money and solve money related word problems.
Geometry-shape attributes, partitioning
Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.
Naming and comparing 2-D and 3-D
shapes

9. Science
Living organisms
Weather
Sound
Matter

10. Grades & Conferences
A formal report of grades will be sent home approximately every four weeks either interims or report cards.
Every family will have at least two conferences (1st & 3rd Quarter)
If parent or teacher feel extra conferences are needed, contact will be made

11. Field Trips
A permission slip and amount of money needed will be sent home in an envelope in your child’s folder
The money and the permission slip must be returned together.
Online pay option available!
If you wish to chaperone on the field trip you will have to send money directly to the child’s teacher – chaperones cannot pay online
Chaperones must also be registered volunteers – see the school website for more information on being a registered volunteer

12. Ms. Van Ryens Class Dojo Class Dojo Items:
Students can earn points for on task and good behavior through class dojo. On the last school day of each month you may visit the class dojo store; this is different from the school dojo store. You may spend your points or save them for later.
Class Dojo Items:
-Free coloring page
-Create your own bookmark
-Teacher Helper
-Lunch with teacher
-Cartoon drawing from Ms. Van Ryen, your choice.
-Show and tell pass
-ipod pass
-Computer pass
-Create your own book
-Special Pencil
-special bookmark

13. Reward when jar is filled:
Warm Fuzzies
When the class is on task we will earn a warm fuzzy in the jar. When the jar is filled we earn a class reward. However, warm fuzzies can also be taken away also.
*You can earn/lose warm fuzzies as a class for:
-Hallway procedures
-Classroom procedures
-Specials behavior
-outside and indoor recess
*Once we earn the class reward I empty the jar and we start all over.
Reward when jar is filled:
A popcorn party where we watch a video during lunch. Videos choices:
-Bernstein Bears
-Little Bear
-Max and Ruby
-Franklin
- Arthur
- Bill Nye The Science Guy
-Animal Planet episodes
-Geronimo Stilton

14. Behavior CHart
On the wall we have a Dr. Seuss clip chart. Everyone starts at the same place.
If you move up to the top of the chart you get 5 dojo points!!!
If you clip down one time that means it is your warning, on this level you are allowed to turn your behavior around and move up again.
If you clip down to the Grinch you will not be able to move up, at this point you would have received many warning from me. You will lose 5 dojo points and be given a teachers choice consequence.

15. Mystery Walker?????
-Every time before walking in the hallway as a class Ms. Van Ryen will select a student name from the mystery walker box. I will hide this name and be watching this student for hallway procedures until we get back to the class. If this student does a great job they will receive 5 dojo points 

16. What if I don’t finish my work?
-Place your unfinished work in your homework folder.
-If you have free time during the day you may pull out your unfinished work and complete it.
-If you still do not have time to finish your work you will take it home and complete it as homework and bring it back the next day and turn it into the “For the Teacher” bin.

17. Homework?
Every Tuesday students will receive their homework. I will also send an out to everyone with the homework for the week.
Students are expected to read at least 30 min. every night and use the online reading log.
Homework is always due the following Tuesday.
Unfinished work- If a student does not finish classwork they will put it in their homework folder and are expected to bring it back the next day. Make sure to remind your child to check their homework folder to see if they need to do anything. I will always let students know what should be brought home to finish.