Welcome to Second
Grade
Teachers:
Ms. Hong, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Vander Laan,
Mrs. Vanderhorst
Ways to be involved!
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Join the PTA
Be a room parent!
Volunteer at the school
Ways to communicate
2nd grade newsletters will go out first
Wednesday of every month
 Please sign up for conferences the dates
are November 11 and 12
 Teacher contact information:
(301) 649-8192
Second grade team blog:
Secondgradebmes.weebly.com
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GENERAL ITEMS:
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Student Planners: Please check your
child’s student planner every night. It has
important information about homework
and their day.
How is Your Day Chart:Every student will
start on Terrific (green) each day.
Students have chances to move up, even
when they go down.
Terrific Tickets: When students are
exhibiting our 6 core values they will
receive Terrific Tickets.
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Wednesday Folders: Important papers
will go home in Wednesday folders.
Terrific Days: When we have no office
referrals as a school we will earn Terrific
Days.
Homework: Students will learn
responsibility through homework and
review what they learned in school.
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Birthday celebrations: 15 minutes party with minimal
food. Please schedule the 15 minutes party with the
teacher a week before the celebration.
Absent and tardy: Please send notes when your child
is absent. Students will be marked late after 9:30.
Bathroom policy: Students will have the chance to
use the bathroom twice in the classrooms.
Classroom meetings: This year in classes we will have
meetings every week to discuss and solve our issues
and promote a safe environment.
Snack- Our lunch is at 12:55. Please send a quick
snack such as an apple, granola bars, chips for snack
time.
Social Studies
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Rights and Responsibilities
Geography
Technology
Economic
History
Science
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Classifying Matter
Comparing Animals & Plants
Life Cycles of Brine Shrimp
Life Cycles of the butterfly
Astronomy
STEM
Math
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Extend, create, and identify number
patterns.
Read, write, model and compare whole
numbers.
Solving word problems.
Money
Fractions
Reading
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Read and comprehend prose,
informational text, and poetry
Spelling (Words Their Way)
Guided Reading
Written Responses
Mrs. Deigan is our reading initiative
teacher
Writing
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Personal narratives
Opinion writing
Informative/explanatory writing
Specials
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Please be on time. Second graders
have specials right after breakfast
Same expectations apply in specials
Please have the students wear
sneakers on the days they have P.E.
2nd grade testing
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MAP-P (math 3 times)
M-Class (reading 3 times)
In-View testing (Gifted testing)
Report Cards and Interims
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Interims will go home in students’
Wednesday folder
First report card will be sent home
second week of November
Question Time
The End
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Thank you for your patience.
Please enjoy the rest of your
evening.