1. Welcome to Second Grade Open House

2. Meet Mrs. Ghrist Earned Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education(K-6) with a concentration in Natural Sciences in 2004 Earned Master of Education in Literacy in 2006 Earned K-12 Principal Certification in 2011 Taught 2 nd grade at Westmont Elementary in Johnstown, Pa from 2005-2008

3. Meet Mrs. Ghrist This is my 10 th year of teaching 2 nd grade and 7 th year at Mountain View Elementary Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.uswww.glsd.us Email – jessica.ghrist@glsd.us Phone – 724-834-7399

4. Expectations CLASSROOM RULES *Respect each other. *No one talks, while another is talking. *Raise hand to be recognized. *Quiet in the hallway and bathrooms. REWARDS *Positive notes home *Certificates of achievement *Stickers *Fun items to keep *Whole class marble treats CONSEQUENCES Yellow card—warning Blue card—lose 5 minutes of recess Orange card—lose 10 minutes of recess and write note home

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 Butterflies (Science and Technology for Children—STC) 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. Home-School Connection We need your help! Volunteer Opportunities – Parties, field trips, etc. PTO Clearance Packet

12. 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

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

14. Thank you for attending!