1. Welcome
Mrs. Shew’s
Classroom

2. Meet the Teacher
My name is Mrs. Shew. I am very excited to be your child’s 2nd Grade teacher this year.
Previously, I taught 3rd grade for 4 years and
before that I taught 1st grade for 6 years.
I am married with three daughters.
My favorite color is aqua.
My favorite book is “Charlotte’s Web.”
My favorite candy is Reese Cups.
My favorite food is pizza.
My hobbies include baking and camping.

3. Morning Arrival
Students will report directly to the gym after breakfast or until going to class.
Enter the classroom quietly, unpack
your bookbag, place bag in the closet
Go to your desk immediately
Everyday look at the whiteboard
for directions of what
assignment you need to work on

4. Math Represent and solve problems
Demonstrate fluency with addition and subtraction
Work with equal groups
Understand place value
Count within 1,000; skip-count by 5s, 10s, and 100s
Read and write numbers, within 1,000, using base-ten numerals, number names, and expanded form
Compare two three-digit numbers
Add and subtract, within 1,000
Measure and estimate lengths
Build understanding of time and money
Represent and interpret data
Reason with shapes and their attributes

5. Reading
Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
fables and folktales from diverse cultures
Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges
Structure of a story –Beginning, Middle, End
Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story
Main Idea , Purpose of the text

6. Spelling Tests on Friday
Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one syllable words.
Know spelling-sound correspondences for additional common vowel teams.
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words with long vowels.
Decode words with common prefixes and suffixes.
Identify words with inconsistent but common spelling-sound correspondences.
Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

7. Science
Understand how forces (pushes or pulls) affect the motion of an object
Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth
Recognize the features and patterns of the earth/moon/sun system as observed from Earth.
Understand the physical properties of Earth materials that make them useful in different ways
Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants and animals to survive.

8. Social Studies
Understand how various sources provide information about the past.
Understand how various cultures influence communities
Use geographic representations, terms and technology to process information from a spatial perspective.
Understand the effects of humans interacting with their environment.
Understand basic economic concepts
Understand the purpose of governments
Understand the roles and responsibilities of citizens.

9. Handwriting We will be writing in D’Nelian up until
after December then we will begin
learning how to write in CURSIVE!

10. Connect Monday –PE (wear tennis shoes) Tuesday- Art Wednesday- Drama
Thursday- Music A Class
Friday- Music B Class

11. Lunch Our lunch will be at 11:25.
Please feel free to come eat with child.
However, please note that you may only
eat with your child.
Sign in at the office and wait on us
in the Commons Area.

12. Recess We will go the playground each day, WEATHER permitting.
Please remember to wear comfortable
and safe shoes.

13. Communication
Please make sure you check your child’s planner every night.  It will need to be initialed each night.  This will be our main line of communication each day.  Many times there may not be any notes in there. Please, still initial it to show you have checked for notes.  Feel free to write me any notes there, too. I check planners every morning. The cost of planners is $6.00.  

14. B.E.E Binder What is in the binder? Daily Schedule
 Your child’s  BEE (Bring Everything Everyday) binder needs to be at school every day.   Your child will take it back and forth between home and school.  This binder is probably the most important thing they keep up with all year long.
What is in the binder?
Daily Schedule
Questions to ask your child before, during, and after reading.
Weekly Spelling List
Place to put any money needing to be turned in.
Place to put homework in.
Notes
And MORE!

15. Homework Letterland Homework-Every Night Reading 20 minutes each night
(Please sign reading log)
Math Homework – as needed
Science / Social Studies
Home projects a couple times
during the year

16. Projects Beginning of Year: All About ME bag November: Family Baskets
Other projects as year increases

17. Field Trips We will take field trips to the Broyhill Civic Center.
Other trips, I will let you know
more about as our second-grade team
Plans.

18. Birthdays
If you would like to celebrate your child’s birthday at school, please let Mrs. Shew know a week in advance.  You may bring cupcakes or cookies for the celebrations. We will eat them at lunchtime in the cafeteria. Please do not send birthday party invitations to school unless every child in the classroom will receive one.

19. Thank You
I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It will be a year of wonderful things ahead!