1. W hen you E nter this classroom of L imitless opportunities C onsider yourself O ne of the very special M embers of the community who E njoy learning and working together.

2. Welcome Parent Orientation Night

3. All of My Hats... n Teacher, mom, grandma, wife, committee member, Technology coach, K-2 Science Club.

4. It Takes A Village n Our Second Teacher Mrs. Yewell – Working on MA from NAU – Mom, wife, student teacher

5. My Philosophy n Students are continually challenged n Curriculum will meet all needs n Safe environment n Students responsibility to learn n Learning IS exciting (fun)

6. Schedule n Monday –Music n Tuesday- Round-up n Wednesday – P.E. and Library (wear tennis shoes) n Thursday – Computer Lab (Microsoft Word) n Friday – Art n Lunch -11:10-11:55 – We have recess first and eat at 11:30 n Recess – 9:55 – 10:15 Please send a snack and a water bottle for your child.

7. Nuts and Bolts - Curriculum Reading "Some people there are who being grown forget the horrible task of learning to read. It is perhaps the greatest single effort that the human mind undertakes, and he must do it as a child." John Steinbeck ( received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962) n Writing n Math n Science, Social Studies, Health

8. State Standards n Our curriculum is aligned with the NEW Common Core Standards and the State Standards for Social Studies and Science n The students are given the opportunities to learn the standards n Assessment will be based on your child’s progress with the standards using rubrics, projects etc.

9. Homework n Homework Bags – Books - reading strategy guide – Direction Sheet-book related activities - online – Math Activities – online (most of the time) – Reading - Wranglin’ Reader Program – 30 minutes a day (5 days)– – you must initial the Homework Report Sheet

10. More Nuts and Bolts n Queen Bee or King Bee for the Week n Birthdays n Book Orders n Supply donations - $5.00 a month. n T-Shirts - $6.00 (cash only, please) n Lunches - $2.10 n Communication 696-5846/e-mail

11. Volunteers n Thank you n Names can be added to the list n New calendar will be posted n Need Volunteer for: – Chili Cook-off n Field Trip Volunteers

12. School Tax Credit n You can claim $200 per year ($400 if married filing jointly) n Complete form for receipt. n Designate that the money be Second Grade Extra-curricular activities n We will use the money for Field Trips to enhance our units of study!!

13. Field Trips n Arizona Science Center (Phoenix) n Town of Oro Valley n Zoo n Tucson Historic Museum n Disney Animal movie in May

14. Other Special Events Second Grade Musical - April 26 th Thanksgiving Pot Luck Feast Tuesday – November 22 nd Pet Day More information about these and other events will be sent home.

15. Remember to check out our Web Page at http://tinyurl.com/horetski and Parent Link at http://tinyurl.com/bbparents http://tinyurl.com/horetski http://tinyurl.com/bbparents

16. We Are Looking Forward to a Great Year

17. Thank you for coming!!!!!