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Second Grade General Information
Second Grade Skills
Given the proper materials and
instruction, the student should
demonstrate the ability to:
1. Observe: Observing involves the
perception of people and objects in our
environment and their relationship to
mathematics.
2. Translate: Translating involves the
application of mathematics to the
physical world.
3. Analyze: Analyzing involves the
ability to think, reason, and discover
relationships and their reasonability in
problem solving situations.
4. Interpret: Interpreting involves the
drawing of conclusions from a set of
data.
5. Classify: Classifying involves the
understanding of and the ability to
determine common properties of items,
groups of items, and the relationships
between them.
6. Measure: Measuring involves the
determination of the extent, dimensions
or capacity of an item when compared
against a mathematical model.
7. Compute: Computing involves the
manipulation of numbers and symbols.
8. Communicate: Communicating involves
the transmission of thoughts and
information by speech or written word.
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Prayers
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Homework Policy
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The ABC's of
Second Grade
Homework
A.
Read every
night.
Monday and
Wednesday
write at
least 3
sentences in
the Reading
Response
Journal.
Write
Sentences in
Reading
Response
Journal to
tell about
what has
been read.
Remember to:
-Write
complete
sentences
(at least 3)
-Use
punctuation
-Date entry
-Ideas to
help you:
-Tell your
favorite
part
-Give your
opinion of
the book,
with reason'
-What?
Where? Who?
Why? When?
How?
B.
Tuesday and
Thursday
evenings
practice
math
triangles.
An
occasional
math
worksheet
will come
home to
reinforce
math skills.
C.
Spelling -
study every
night
for Friday
Spelling
Test.
Study,
Study,
Study!! Your
words for
Friday.
Homework in
the second
grade will
reinforce
basic
skills.
After a long
day at
school, this
should be a
brief
process. If
time is not
used wisely
in school,
then work
will be sent
home.
Reading for
enjoyment is
always
welcomed.
Author's
Bag
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Author's Bag
is a chance
for each
student to
create his
own book.
This
assignment
will be
given to
each student
two times
this year.
This
is meant to
be fun, and
for the
student to
use his own
style to
make
his book.
The student
will read
his book to
the class on
Friday,
after
prayers. We
encourage
parents to
come for the
reading.
More
instructions
will be
given the
week of the
assignment.
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Textbooks
Language Arts
 Reading:
McGraw Hill Reading series: 2
Anthologies, a grammar book, a spelling
book, phonics book, and leveled books
(2001)
Our
reading program integrates Language Arts
while meeting individual needs, as
success in developing communication
skills is greatly enhanced in a
connected and purposeful way.
Math
Scott
Foresman -
Addison Wesley, 1999, Math
Study will focus on numeration,
graphing, addition/subtraction facts,
place value, patterns to 100, money,
time, two-digit addition/subtraction,
numbers to 1,000, measurement, geometry,
fractions, and multiplication/division
concepts.
Social Studies
People
Together Adventures in Time and Place,
Multimedia Edition,
Macmillion-McGraw Hill, 1997
Time
for Kids
Class Magazine
Science
FOSS
(Full Option Science System)
Science
by Hardcourt,
2000
The focus for second grade centers on
students analyzing collected data over a
period of time to make predictions and
understand change. Students look at heat
as a way of changing properties of
objects and motion as being related to
position and time. Students will be
actively involved in: conducting long
term investigations to define change,
using tools to collect data, and looking
at change in properties, changes in
weather, and concepts of sound.
These are very exciting hands-on
programs which explore weather solids,
liquids, gasses, plants, animals and
sound. These programs integrate
hands-on, real world science with
interactive multimedia materials.
Changes in rate scale and pattern will
be the focus of their investigation.
Science experiments will be planned on a
regular basis.
Religion
Coming
to Jesus
- Sadler Press:1998
Family
Life Series
- Benzinger
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Supplies List
12 # 2
pencils
3
triangular finger fitting pencil grips
5
pocket folders
1 12"
ruler ( with centimeters)
2 box
48 crayons (no larger please)
2 box 8
markers (primary colors)
1 pink
or green eraser
1 pair
fiskar
scissors
8 red
pens
2 8 oz.
Glue
1
pencil box cigar style - please no
handles (NOT LONG BOXES)
1 roll
2" masking tape
1 roll
paper towel
1 box
quart size zip-lock baggies
2
yellow hi-liters
1 box
brass fasteners
1 old
clean sock
1 box
assorted dry erase markers
1 roll
scotch tape
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Last
name A - G 1 water color paint set
Last
name H - N 1 box of
kleenex and 1 can of shaving
cream
Last
name O - Z 1 box of gallon size zip-lock
baggies
PLEASE
NO EXTRA ART SUPPLIES
PLESE
REPLENISH PENCILS, GLUE, AND CRAYONS
AFTER CHRISTMAS
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Communication Policy
Communication is the key to a successful
year. We will send home a monthly
calendar and usually a weekly letter.
When you ask your child what they did in
school that day the usual response is
"nothing." Rather than that question,
Ask them to tell you one thing they
learned each day. Hopefully they will
have a response.
Conferences are scheduled system wide
twice a year, but we will be happy to
meet with you any time. Please write a
note or call the school to schedule a
meeting whenever you would like to
discuss your child's progress. St.
Gabriel's number is 704-366-2409.
Once
again, please have your child arrive at
school on time. Consistently being tardy
gets your child off to a wrong start.
Have them there between 7:30 and 7:45
AM. If your child is absent, please send
in a note when he or she returns to
school.
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Discipline Policy
The students have pledged to follow our
class rules:
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I
will respect one another
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I
will listen and follow directions
Consequences for not following the
rules:
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A
note will be sent home or a phone
call
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Behavior plan
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Meet with principal and the
counselor for severe behavior
problems
Rewards:
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Positive verbal praise
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Positive letters or phone calls
Goals:
Self-discipline, A good citizen, Respect
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Thursday
Folder
Every other Thursday a work folder will
come home. Please go over the papers
with your child. Praise the good ones
and make corrections on those that need
it. You may keep the papers at home.
Please write a note to your child or me
on the folder, sign and date it and
return the folder to school. When papers
come home on a daily basis, please keep
them home unless it says "please sign
and return."
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Spelling Tests
Monday
Pre-test
A
pre-test is given. If 100% is made, a
challenge list will be given to those
students. Four bonus words will also be
given at this time.
Friday
Spelling test
All
students will take the spelling test on
Friday. If the student made 100% on the
pre-test, that grade will be the one
recorded.
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Snacks
Please send in a nutritious snack every
day. We prefer not to have drinks. They
can always get a drink of water. We also
love to celebrate birthdays. You may
send in donuts, cupcakes or other simple
items to share. Thank you in advance for
keeping it simple.
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Literature Circle
Approximately once a month your child
will come home with a special trade book
to read and activities to complete after
reading. Depending on the length of the
book the due dates will vary.
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Book Reports
To be determined.
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Dinner Theater
Mark
your calendars! The Second Grade Dinner
Theatre dates are as follows:
To be determined
- 2C &
2D
To be determined
- 2A &
2B
Please remember to have your child's
costume and to bring the dish you were
assigned by your class' room mom. Our
children have been working hard... we
promise an enjoyable evening! See you at
6:00 p.m.!
The
Second Grade Team
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Class Parties
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Halloween Party
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Happy Birthday, Jesus! Christmas
Party
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Valentine's Day Party
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End
of Year Party
Dates to be determined.
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