1. Welcome to Second Grade
Open House
September 6, 2015

2. Meet Mrs. Gribbin
Earned Masters Degree in Elementary Education from Seton Hill University in 2001
Worked in the GLSD as substitute teacher, long term substitute, and classroom assistant from
Certified to teach Elementary (K-6)
Previously taught 3rd grade at Baggaley Elementary

3. Meet Mrs. Gribbin
This is my 7th year of teaching 2nd grade at Mountain View Elementary
Please see my website for additional information – –
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4. Expectations
CLASSROOM RULES *Listen when your teacher is talking *Follow directions quickly *Keep your hands and feet you yourself *Raise your hand to speak *Be safe, be kind, be honest
REWARDS *Positive notes home *Certificates of achievement *Stickers *Special celebrations CONSEQUENCES Green card—doing great! Yellow card—warning Orange card—lose 5 minutes of recess Red card—lose 10 minutes of recess and red card report is sent home for parents signature

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 Students should read for at least 10 minutes nightly!
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 MUST READ THE TEST 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
We are using ScienceFusion. Students will learn about the weather, space, magnets, animals, and of course butterflies!

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
a note was sent home on the first day of school regarding volunteers for parties and field trips (the 2nd grade field trip will take place during Spring 2015)
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 and sign 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!
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15. Notes
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