Homework and Tests

In 2nd grade students will have weekly tests on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Tuesdays, they will be tested on Spelling, Phonograms and Reading Comprehension. They had their first practice spelling test yesterday and did well.

Each Tuesday, students will bring home their spelling and Phonograms for the test the following week so they may study.

Thursdays, students will be tested on daily math skills that we practice in class.  A study guide will come home on Tuesdays so they have time to review.

Homework
Second graders are expected to read 20 minutes per school night.  Their reading should total 100 minutes a week.  Students' reading logs will come home on Mondays and will be due the following Monday.  The first reading log will come home on September 11th.

Therefore, you should expect homework on Mondays and Tuesdays in students' home folders.

Most students are doing a great job bringing their home folder to school each day and taking it home.

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This year is going wonderfully!  I am enjoying each second grader and the unique qualities they bring to the class.

First Week of 2nd Grade

Here's a message about 2nd grade from your second graders:

"We learned about extremophiles and how they live in the hot water that is caused by the magma that is close to the surface.  We learned about habitats and animals.  We practiced our fact families and worked with ten frames in math.  We made a paper person and wrote about an adventure he or she experienced.  We learned that a scientist can look like anybody.  We learned about filling our buckets. We play a "going to space" game when we are in line.  We also learned Spanish with Mrs. Legg and we go to PE and Music.

Some of us say that 2nd great is great, fun, nice awesome, indescribable, spectacular and incredible. Others of us say it's boring and tiring and not so fun."

Spelling words

The second day of school was just as great as the first!

A practice list of spelling words went home today in students' Home Folders.  These folders are blue and are how we will send messages, notes and papers back and forth.  Students need to bring them back and forth to school everyday.

At the end of the day I ask students to give me a fist bump before they leave the line.  It is my way of assuring they are accounted for and don't end up in the wrong place.  Don't worry if your child comes back to get the fist bump before leaving with you.  It's also a fun way to say "See you tomorrow."

Many of you were interested in volunteering.  I am working out a schedule and hope to have more information for you next week.  Thank you for being patient with me.

First Day of School

We had a great first day!

Students learned a lot about what learning in class will look like this year.
Notes and homework information for the first week will be coming home tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to a great year.

Welcome to 2nd grade!

Welcome to a new school year!

I am thrilled to be teaching 2nd grade this year.  I completed my Master's degree this past summer and get to focus all my energy on teaching this year.

I will post an update here weekly to let you know about important events and what we are learning. You can follow the blog by entering your email into the white bar at the top.  When something gets posted, you will be notified by email so you don't have to search the blog wondering if I posted anything.

I look forward to seeing all of you at Meet the Teacher Night on August 18th.

Mrs. George