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Welcome to Second Grade

Welcome to Second Grade. Open House August 28, 2014. Meet Mrs. Gribbin. Earned Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Seton Hill University in 2001 Worked in the GLSD as substitute teacher, long term substitute, and classroom assistant from 2001-2009 Certified to teach Elementary (K-6)

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Welcome to Second Grade

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  1. Welcome to Second Grade Open House August 28, 2014

  2. Meet Mrs. Gribbin • Earned Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Seton Hill University in 2001 • Worked in the GLSD as substitute teacher, long term substitute, and classroom assistant from 2001-2009 • Certified to teach Elementary (K-6) • Previously taught 3rd grade at Baggaley Elementary

  3. Meet Mrs. Gribbin • This is my 5th year of teaching 2nd grade at Mountain View Elementary • Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.us • Email – jill.gribbin@glsd.us • Phone – 724-834-7399

  4. Expectations CLASSROOM RULES *Listen when your teacher is talking *Follow directions quickly *Keep your hands and feet you yourself *Raise your hand to speak *Be safe, be kind, be honest REWARDS *Positive notes home *Certificates of achievement *Stickers *Special celebrations CONSEQUENCES Green card—doing great! Yellow card—warning Orange card—lose 5 minutes of recess Red card—lose 10 minutes of recess and red card report is sent home for parents signature

  5. Homework Binder Please check your child’s homework binder nightly! Current spelling words are kept in the blue sleeve. Words are tested on Fridays. Current math fact lists are kept in the yellow sleeve. Timed tests are given on Wednesdays.

  6. Storytown READING *robust 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 10 minutes nightly! SPELLING *new lists given on Mondays *tests given on Fridays *challenge words are graded WRITING/GRAMMAR *weekly writing and grammar activities correspond with what is being studied in Storytown *students also take some assignments through the writing process

  7. Go Math! STUDENTS WILL STUDY: *number concepts *numbers to 1,000 *basic facts & relationships *2-digit addition & subtraction *3-digit addition & subtraction *money and time *length in customary & metric units *data & graphing *geometry BASIC FACTS— Practice, practice, practice! (Weekly timed tests will be given. Yellow study pages will come home for practice).

  8. Science • We are starting a new science program this year called Science Fusion.

  9. Social Studies • History—pioneers and ancestors • Communities—citizenship; rules in society; belonging to many groups • Geography—continents; maps; landforms

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

  11. Visit the GLSD Website www.glsd.us

  12. Home-School Connection We need your help! • Volunteer Opportunities • a note was sent home on the first day of school regarding volunteers for parties and field trips (the 2nd grade field trip will take place during Spring 2014) • PTO Clearance Packet

  13. 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

  14. Reminders • Morning tutoring—by invitation on Tuesdays and Thursdays • Remember to check and sign the homework binder each evening • Field trip—will take place in May 2014 • Conferences—will take place in November—sign-up tonight!  Take a post-it to remember the time you selected.

  15. Thank you for attending!

  16. Notes • _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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