Welcome to Second Grade
Open House
September 3th, 2015
2nd Grade
Meet Mrs. Quinn
• Graduated from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania with my bachelors in Elementary
Education, in 1994.
• Graduated from Seton Hill University with a
masters degree in Technology Enhanced
Learning in 2004.
• Certified to teach Elementary (K-6)
• I have been working at GLSD for 11 years!
Meet Mrs. Quinn
• Please see my website for additional
information – www.glsd.us
• Email – [email protected]
• Phone – 724-834-7399
Expectations
CLASSROOM RULES
*Follow directions the first time
they are given
*Raise your hand before speaking
*Listen when others are speaking
*Work quietly, and do not disturb
others
*Keep hands, feet, objects, and
unkind words to yourself
*Enter the classroom quietly, and
try to bring a positive attitude
REWARDS
*Positive notes home
*Certificates of achievement
*Chance coupons
*Fun items to keep
*Whole class marble treats
CONSEQUENCES
Green card—warning
Orange card—lose 5 minutes of
recess
Pink card—lose 10 minutes of recess
and write note home
Purple card—parents and/or the
principal will be contacted
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.
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
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).
Science
• Butterflies (Science and Technology for
Children—STC)
• Science Fusion
Social Studies
• History—pioneers and ancestors
• Communities—citizenship; rules in society;
belonging to many groups
• Geography—continents; maps; landforms
Health
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Emotional and Intellectual Health
Growth and Development
Nutrition
Disease Prevention and Control
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs (Saint Vincent
College Prevention Projects)
Visit the GLSD Website
www.glsd.us
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
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.
Thank you
for attending!