1. **WELCOME ** Dear Parents,
Welcome to second grade! We are looking forward to a year filled with learning and excitement! We believe in a positive home and school connection and encourage you to contact us at and with any questions or concerns you have. I thank you in advance for your support!
Sincerely,
Susan Wrynn & Diane Rosini

2. A Little About Your Teachers
My name is Susan Wrynn.
I have a dual Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and Linguistics.
I have two Master’s degrees in Elementary Education and in
Curriculum and Teaching.
I have two children – a 12 year old named Kathryn and a 9 year old named Erik.
This is my 20th year of teaching in the Old Tappan School district.
Aside from teaching 2nd, grade, I have taught 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades.

3. A Little About Your Teachers
My name is Diane Rosini.
I have a Bachelor's degree in Behavioral Science in Special Education.
I also have my Masters Degree in Elementary Education.
I have two grown children.
This is my 16th year teaching in Old Tappan.
In addition to collaboratively teaching 2nd grade, I have taught
resource room, in-class support or collaboratively.

4. SECOND GRADE GOALS To become independent learners
To become responsible for recording assignments in planner and remembering homework
To be personally accountable for academic and social growth

5. Our Classroom Community
Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with one another.
Our class rules are:
We will be kind, polite and helpful.
We will be responsible for our learning and behaviors.
We will respect others and ourselves.
We will respect the school and school property.
We will treat others the way we want to be treated.

6. Rewards & Consequences
Positive Rewards (Individual, Group, and Class)
Awards
Notes sent home
Praise
Extra Recess
Class Rewards/Parties
Consequences
Warnings (eye contact, proximity, verbal. . .)
When needed, logical consequences will be given that are best for the child and situation

7. HOMEWORK
Reinforces class instruction and fosters more independent learning
Frequency: Monday through Thursday; there may be reading assigned over the weekend; unfinished class work to be completed, if necessary
Structured for independent completion
Fosters development of time management

8. HOMEWORK, con’td. Each night, please initial your child’s planner
after your child has completed his/her
homework assignment.
This ensures home-school communication.
A take home note is given for failure to complete homework. The work is due the next day with the note signed by a parent.
Failure to complete more than three homework assignments in any given subject may affect the grade in that subject.
As the year progresses, the student may also be required to miss a part of recess and safetying as a disciplinary action for failing to complete homework more than once.

9. HOMEWORK TIPS Go over homework with child if assistance is requested
Encourage independent completion of assignment(s)
Homework difficulties? Please contact me.

10. NIGHTLY READING
Students are expected to read a minimum of 10 (build up to later in the year) minutes each night & record in the reading log found in their BEE Binder.
A different reading log is given every few weeks with new tasks to accomplish
We encourage you to read with your child each night and ask questions, have students retell the story, the author’s message, ask what the most important part of the story is, or ask what connection they’ve made to that story.

11. NIGHTLY READING

12. WRITING EXPECTATIONS Writer’s Notebook:
Real-life memories, thoughts, and feelings
Small moment, realistic fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & persuasive writing
Daily writing for 20 minutes
Completed during school and/or at home when necessary
Process writing: Brainstorming seed idea, nurturing, drafting, editing, revising, publishing

13. WORDS THEIR WAY (WTW)
Second graders will be studying words using a differentiated program called “Words Their Way”.
Your child will be assigned a word list based on their individual level and work with those words throughout the week.
The goal is not to memorize a list of words for a test, but rather to understand and explain the rule or pattern and be able to apply it to other words.
Every Friday, they will be given an assessment for their weekly rule or pattern.

14. OTHER CONTENT AREAS Social Studies Science Citizenship Community
Geography (Continents & Oceans, Map Skills)
Economics
History
Science
Rocks and Minerals
Space
Plants
Endangered Animals

15. IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS Class time is always given to
complete assignments. Unfinished class
assignments will become part of that
night’s homework.
Recess may be forfeited to finish an assignment.
Encourage the importance of time management!

16. MATH
Facts! Facts! Facts! (mastery of addition and subtraction is expected of all 2nd graders)
Mad Minutes
Multi-Step Computation
Multi-Step Word Problems
Writing in Math

17. WE ARE FAIR Everything I do is done for a reason.
I strive to help each child achieve their own “personal best.”
“Fair isn’t everyone getting
the same thing. Fair is every-
one getting what they need in order to be successful.”

18. Question? Concerns?
Please do not ever hesitate to contact us at anytime. The best method of communication
is by . We will try to get back to you within 24 hours. We look forward to working with you to ensure your child’s success.
School Phone: (201)

19. Thank You!
Parent-Teacher Conference signup info will be ed out by the school.
Please write a quick note in your child’s
Writer’s Notebook.
Look at all of the fabulous work your kids have done so far. Take a tour of our classroom!

20. Let’s Have a Great Year!