1. Welcome to Mrs. Deaton’s Class
2nd Grade Orientation

2. Hello, hello. It’s a brand new year
Hello, hello! It’s a brand new year. Filled with fun and learning, Nothing to fear. Sit back and listen, Lend me an ear, I’m your 2nd grade teacher for the rest of this year!

3. All about me! This is my fourth year at NDE. I grew up in Kentucky.
This is my 16th year teaching.
This is my fourth year at NDE.
I grew up in Kentucky.
I have two children and a Frenchton (dog).

4. Classroom Rules Be kind to each other Be honest Listen to your teacher
Follow directions quietly
Raise your hand and wait before speaking

5. Important times
Resource Schedule: 10:23-11:09 Monday- PE Tuesday-Computer Lab Wednesday- Art Thursday-PE Friday-Music LUNCH: 11:12-11:42 RECESS: 11:50-12:20 Dismissal 2:55

6. MATH Place Value to 100, eventually 1,000.
Simple addition and subtraction up to 1,000.
Addition with regrouping and borrowing.
Word problems, fractions, geometry, measurement, graphs, & multiplication.

7. Language arts phonics skills parts of speech
types of writing (persuasive, narrative, opinion, informative)

8. Reading learning types of genres decoding texts
acquiring new vocabulary
learning various strategies to help comprehend various texts.

9. Social studies Global Awareness (CANADA) Geography (map skills)
Holidays
People in History
Economics

10. Life Cycles (butterflies, frogs, plants, etc..)
science
Weather
Life Cycles (butterflies, frogs, plants, etc..)
States of Matter
STEM

11. Computers
Research
Typing skills
Waterford
Go Math!
Front Row
Scootpad

12. HOmework
A phonics skill will be given each week. Words will be in their composition notebook.
A daily math assignment to practice skills taught that day.
Reading each night.
A reading log will be sent home each night. It will need to be signed. (R.E.D. Folder)

13. What to do when absent Bring in an excused note the day you come back.
Missed work will be in your seat pouch.
Please complete assignments that I have designated as a grade and return the following day.

14. Classroom supplies 2 packs of pencils 2 6 packs of glue Eraser tops
3 marble composition notebooks
5 poly(plastic) folders 3 with prongs; 2 without
Minimum 2 packs of crayons (one to last till Christmas and one the second half of year. 4 would be great then they can replace each nine weeks!)

15. Extra supplies Kleenex Lysol or Clorox wipes
thin black Expo markers
Kleenex
Lysol or Clorox wipes
Gallon zipper bags (Hefty)
Happy Meal toys, candy, small prizes for prize box

16. Contact information
Please use my teacher webpage for additional information and educational games for your child.
school’s phone #

17. Box tops for education
Box Tops is one of the biggest ways to help me purchase items for my classroom and to enhance your child’s learning experience.
Each page filled is $5.00!
1st due date is end of September.
Please send them in cut out in a baggie or go ahead and glue/tape on sheet provided.