Welcome to Second Grade!Mrs. Buelow

Welcome to Second Grade! I will introduce you

to second grade and to our classroom.

Please take a moment to admire student work on display in the hallway.

My Goals To motivate each child to learn and to enjoy

the time spent in the classroom. To give my students the academic and social

skills they need to progress to third grade. To provide a supportive and fun classroom

environment. To help my students make new friends and

discover new interests.

To help us meet these goals in a safe, fun

learning environment we need…………

To help us meet these goals in a safe, fun

learning environment we need…………

Our Classroom Rules

We can treat people the way we would like to be treated.

We can keep our hands to ourselves. We can use quiet voices. We can work together as a team. We can walk quietly in the hallway. We can treat the things in our classroom

with respect. We can listen to our teacher and follow

directions.

Class Subjects The subjects we cover during second grade

are: Reading Writing Math Science Social studies Health

Specials Schedule Monday=Spanish Art & Gym Tuesday=Music & Gym Wednesday=Spanish Thursday=Library Friday=Computers

ReadingThemes Being Me Helping Hands Our World Imagine That Neighborhood News Travel TimeSmall Group and Whole

Group instruction.

Writing

Writer’s Workshop• Personal Narratives• Instructional Paragraphs• Poetry• Fictional Stories• Writing to a Picture Prompt• Nonfiction

Math Expressions This is a comprehensive K-5 mathematics curriculum

that offers new ways to teach and learn mathematics.

This program combines standards-based instruction with traditional approaches, and it utilizes objects, drawings, conceptual language, and real-world situations to help students build mathematical ideas that make sense to them.

Family Letters will be sent home periodically to give parents and guardians a better understanding of the learning that is going on in math class.

Math Units: Understanding Addition and Subtraction Measurement and Shapes Solving Story Problems Quadrilaterals Addition to 200 Time Tables and Graphs Diagonals and Midpoints Subtracting 2-Digit Numbers Shapes and Patterns 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction Metric Measurement and 3-D Shapes Multiplication and Fractions Non-Standard and Standard Units of

Measure

Science Solids and

Liquids/Changes Insects Soils

Social Studies Our World Maps and Globes Government and

our Nation. Communities Neighborhoods

Homework I will assign about 30 minutes of homework every

night. This includes 10 minutes of reading. You will have choices for differentiated learning. Spelling Choice will be assigned on Monday and

Thursday night. Language Arts Choice will be assigned on Tuesday

and Wednesday night. Please sign and return all assessments.

Homework

Homework should be completed in pencil on lined paper. Please do not use notebooks for homework.

All homework is expected to be completed and returned on the due date.

Assignments that are not turned in on the due date are considered late.

Book Reports One report will be required during the first,

second, third and fourth marking period. The marking period report will be optional.

Please help your child choose a book that is appropriate for his/her reading level.

Please keep the book report packet in the folder provided for reference throughout the year.

Students may also choose to complete book reports more frequently if they would like to be challenged. Students may choose a project from the package provided.

Family Message Journal Each Friday your child will write a letter

home during class time. Please read it over the weekend and respond on the next page in the notebook.

Your child will read your response on Monday morning in school. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to participate in this activity.

Other Classroom Procedures

Morning Work Snack Bathroom Breaks Star of the Week Behavior Monitoring Lunch Tickets

Miscellaneous Items Birthday Celebrations Birthday Party Invitations Late Arrivals / Drop Offs / Visitors

Volunteers Homeroom Parent Class Parties Secret Readers Field Trips

Let’s Have a Great Year!