1. Welcome to 2R 2014-2015

2. About me Taught at Washington for 13 years College education from Knox College in Galesburg, IL Masters in education from ISU

3. Family Husband, Rudi Daughters, Ella-7 and Avery-5 1 cat, Helen

4. CLASSROOM INFORMATION

5. Classroom Rules Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Ready Be Safe

6. We are respectful! We are kind

7. We are a team! We help out in the classroom

8. We are a team We work towards goals

9. Pawsome Behavior

10. Fun Friday!!!!!

11. Star Student

12. Mystery Readers

13. 2 nd Grade Curriculum

14. Spelling

15. More On Reading SRI/Reading Counts SRI taken in library 5 X a year Reading Counts program in classroom 7/10 to pass a quiz Must read books in Lexile range/”Good Fit Books” 2nd grade Lexile is 300-600

16. We love to read!

17. We are ready!

18. Snack

19. We are responsible!

20. Homework

21. Birthdays Due to the wellness policy, no food many be sent to school for birthdays. We will still celebrate birthdays and welcome and non-food items to pass out to the class. (pencils, bookmarks, stickers)

22. Parent-Teacher Conferences Please sign up at desk in the hallway. October 20-23

23. Communication A weekly newsletter will be sent home Fridays (e- mailed) Assignment notebook- used to record homework and “I can” statements. All chapter/unit tests are to be signed and returned Email best way to contact me rowseyc@district87.org School phone 829-7034

24. Class Website Rowseyc.wordpress.com

25. Thank You!