1. Welcome to Academics in Action! We are so excited you are here!

2. Mrs. Blanchard & Ms. Flower’s Second Grade How to contact us~ Mrs. Blanchard:832-484-6490 rblanchard@kleinisd.net Ms. Flowers: 832-484-6509 cflowers1@kleinisd.net

3. CLASS RULES!! 1.Follow directions quickly. 2.Raise your hand for permission to speak. 3.Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat. 4.Make smart choices! 5.Keep your dear teacher happy!

4. Attendance Please make sure your child is here every day and on time. We start our day at 8:00. If your child arrives after 8:20, they need to go to the office and get a tardy slip. This year, we will have a daily attendance incentive.

5. A 90-100 E- Excellent B 80-89 S- Satisfactory C 75-79 N- Needs Improvement D 70-74 U- Unsatisfactory F 0-69 You can go into Parent Connect and see your child’s grades at anytime. Major grades are worth 60% Minor grades are worth 40%

6. GT Referral If you would like your child recommended for GT testing, please let the teacher know. The last date for referrals this year is Friday, September 27 th.

7. Second Grade Expectations Math Coins Money Place value 2 and 3 dimensional shapes Numeral Recognition to 1,200 Counting by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s Addition (regrouping) Subtraction (regrouping) Graphs and categorizing data Fractions Time

8. Science This extra FUN subject will be addressed in isolation and cross curricular. Our job is to make your child love Science!! This is the subject area that will allow your child to taste, touch, smell, feel and see the amazing world that they live in! Topics explored this year: Procedures Safety Tools Matter and Energy Force Motion and Energy Earth and Space Organisms and Environment

9. -Students are placed in Guided Reading Groups; Whole group mini-lessons/skill instruction -Individual texts are used/basal readers -Review assigned spelling words nightly -Read “Take Home” books nightly once they are sent and then return to school (15 min.) -Fluency probe each nine weeks: needs to read 90 wpm by end of year to be average -Must be able to read test on own (all subjects)

10. -Students will learn to write through the use of The Writing Workshop: Prewriting, Drafting, Revising, Editing, and Publishing of compositions. -Students will learn to use the Six Traits of Good Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions -Rubrics will be used in the grading of compositions to let you know what skills are required/graded on each piece of work.

11. -Spelling: we will learn the phonogram patterns and discuss how they work to form sounds/words. Spelling words will be in the planner, homework notebook and on my website. -Vocabulary: we will build on our speaking, reading, and writing of key words in the English language. -Word Wall: we will learn the most commonly used words in the English language.

12. TEAM TUESDAY!!! Go Orange Tigers! Each Tuesday WEAR Orange!!

13. Please wear tennis shoes on PE days!!

14. ~Please sign in at the office and get a visitor’s tag ~$5.00 per family ~money raised benefits the children ~if you would like to volunteer please leave info with teacher Due to an increase in parents having lunch with their children, we now have a special day for you to enjoy lunch with your child. Second grade visitors may come on Monday’s. We will have open lunch throughout the year. Our first day will be Friday, September 27 th.

15. Dismissal Walkers Car Riders Bus Riders Day Care You must notify me or the office if there are any changes in dismissal procedures. Your child telling me is not enough and e-mailing is not reliable.

16. Giving Tree Your trash is our treasure! Clorox Wipes Prize box trinkets Stickers Books Envelopes, stationary, fun pens Hand Sanitizer

17. You can help! Spend time reviewing school work. Read to your child daily. Ask questions, answer questions. Praise every accomplishment. Encourage best work. Enjoy every minute. Contact me with questions or concerns.