1. Welcome to Second Grade
Back to School Night

2. 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 – –
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3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

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

10. Visit the GLSD Website

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. Reminders
Morning Wildcat Time—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!

15. MVES PTO
Contact Info
Facebook: Mves Pto
Text “Wildcat” to to subscribe to Mountain View Text Alerts

16. Check Your Email Visit glsd.us
Subject: Greater Latrobe School District Returning Student Registration
Update Student Information
Provide Important Medical Information
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17. Thank you for attending!