1. Second Grade Mrs. Chesney Lilac School Room 305 Chesney.li@vcpusd.orgChesney.li@vcpusd.org (760) 751-1042

2. A Bit About Me... Grew up in Escondido, live in Murrieta. Graduated from SDSU. Taught 29 years for VCPUSD Married with 2 adult children. Enjoy spending time with family.

3. What is 2nd Grade About? Reading: become fluent readers while using patterns to read multi-syllable words Comprehension: cause/effect, facts & details, author’s purpose, retelling Writing: narrative, opinion & informative

4. Math Place value Double digit addition & subtraction Introductory multiplication Classify geometric shapes Analyze data Count money & Tell Time Students will also need to explain their answers. Memorize add/subtract facts through 20

5. Science Life: explore animal & plant life cycles Earth: soil, rocks, & fossils Physical: observe & measure movement

6. Social Studies Economics (Goods/Services) Family History Project Famous Americans Everyday Heroes U.S. Geography

7. A Road to Success... Check daily homework-Excel Math Read daily together-RAH reading log Weekly Envelope sent each Monday. Please review graded work/behavior. Discipline plan: rewards/consequences Letter sent home on first day.

8. i-Pads * Used in class only-not taken home * Kids A-Z Reading Program-Access to hundreds of books on-line. Use the log-in info. provided tonight to use Kids A-Z at home. *Star/AR Reading tests-Read and pass 1 AR test per week. *Learning apps used to reinforce concepts taught in class.

9. Other Information Library-Every Wednesday: may check out 2 books Patriotic Assemblies/Lizard Lairs monthly. We will sing at the assembly in MAY. PE- Please wear tennis shoes everyday. Parent teacher conferences Thurs., Oct. 29 th -30 th. FAVE Art parent volunteers needed to teach lessons Parents Helpers are WELCOME!

10. Teacher Contact Information https://vcpusd.haikulearning.com/Chesney.Li/chesne ysecondgrade Contact info. chesney.li@vcpusd.org or (760) 751-1042chesney.li@vcpusd.org Thank you for all your help and support!