Transcript Open House Second Grade Conowingo Elementary

Open House
Second Grade
Conowingo Elementary
About the Teachers
 Graduated
Miss Hanby
from Cabrini College with a Bachelors
Degree in Communications
 Received Masters Degree in Elementary Education
from Wilmington College
 Student taught at Conowingo in 2nd grade with
Mrs. Patrick.
 Fifth year of teaching. I was the third grade
special education teacher my first two years.
 The school’s yearbook chairperson.
 Hobbies: Photography, Reading, and Shopping!
Graduated
Mrs. Kelly
from University of Delaware
with a Bachelors in Elementary Education.
Received Masters degree in Language Arts.
Taught at Calvert Elementary for 11 years.
Took seven years off when son was born.
Have been teaching at Conowingo for 20
years.
Have taught a variety of grades: Split 1/2;
Grade 1; Grade 2; Split 2/3; Grade 3.
Mrs. Patrick
Years of teaching experience: This is my 26th year.
 Most of those years have been in second grade and I’ve
always taught at Conowingo.
 Graduated from Rising Sun High School
 Both my children attended Conowingo Elementary and I was
their 4th grade teacher.
 Two children: Daughter is a Junior at Penn State and Son
graduated from the University of Maryland.
 I also like to run. In October I’ll be running a Marathon
(26.5 miles) in Scranton, PA.
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Mrs. Perry
Graduated
from Towson University with a
Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education
in May 2003.
This is Mrs. Perry’s 8th year teaching at
Conowingo Elementary School.
Taught 4th grade for five years.
In third year of teaching 2nd grade.
Has 3 sons- Logan is 4 and twins Jason and
Connor turn 2 on Saturday.
Mrs. Hanlon
I
graduated from the University of Delaware with
a degree in Special Education.
 This is my 33rd year of teaching.
 I’ve taught pre-K to 6th grade.
 I have 2 children- my son attends Goldy Beacom
college and my daughter teaches 2nd grade
children with special needs in Atlanta, Georgia.
 I love to ride my bike, and will ride a 150 mile ride
on October 2nd and 3rd.
Goals for the Year
To
help children
 Take
responsibility for their work and
work habits
 Feel successful in the classroom
 Develop a love for learning
Our Day
Language Arts (9:00-11:10)
Houghton
Mifflin Reading Series
Daily Guided Reading Sessions
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Focus on reading strategies, vocabulary and
comprehension
Word
Study: Phonics, Spelling, Vocabulary
Writing: Graphic Organizers, Rough Draft,
Edit & Revise, Publish.
Spelling HW
 Spelling
homework is
to be completed in the
Spelling Journal
(Composition Book)
every night.
 Working on
introducing Spelling
Tic-Tac-Toe
 Thursday night’s
spelling homework is
always a Parent Signed
Practice Test.
Science (11:10-11:57)
Life
Science (Insects)
Weather
Balance
and Motion
Social Studies
11:10-11:57
Citizenship
Building
Our
Geography Skills
Changing World
Economics
Elements
of Culture
Math (12:40-1:55)
Series: Houghton Mifflin Math Expressions
14 Units:
1. Addition and Subtraction
2. Measurement and Shapes
3. Solving Story Problems
4. Quadrilaterals
5. Addition to 200
6. Time
7. Tables and Graphs
8. Diagonals and Midpoints
9. Subtracting 2-digit numbers
10. Shapes and patterns
11. 3-digit addition and subtraction
12. Metric Measurement & 3-D
Shapes
13. Multiplication and Fractions
14. Non-Standard and Standard
Units of Measure
Make Up Work Policy
Students
will have 2 days to make up
work for every day missed.
Graded assignments that the student
misses will be made up in class.
Grading Policy
The grading policy can be found on the CCPS
homepage (www.ccps.org) by clicking the link
along the side “Grades and Reporting”.
Communication
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Homework Folder
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Check the folder daily.
Family Letter- Math
 Sent home periodically throughout the unit as new concepts are
being taught.
 You will find them in the yellow folder.
Second Grade Website
 http://www.ccps.org/cono
Email
 Miss Hanby- [email protected]
 Mrs. Kelly- [email protected]
 Mrs. Patrick- [email protected]
 Mrs. Perry- [email protected]
 Mrs. Hanlon [email protected]
Field Trips
Martin
State Airport- Approx. $7
Hagley
Museum- Approx. $13
Balance and Motion Science
May 26, 2011
Accept parent chaperones
Social Studies
Upon Approval--Date will
No chaperones needed
Unit
be March 18, 2011
Curious George
Starting
in October, Curious George will be
sent home for the weekend with a lucky
student.
Every child will get an opportunity to take
George home for the weekend.
The student’s responsibility is to take care
of George and write about his weekend in
the journal.
George must be brought back on Monday.
PAWS
Practice Respect
Act Responsibly
Work Hard
Stay Safe
Students exhibiting these behaviors will
receive a PAWS slip. Their name will be put
into a prize drawing (weekly, monthly,
quarterly)
PAWS
Students
Verbal
not following the rules….
Reminder
Verbal Warning
Conference with Student
Complete MIR (Minor Incident Report)
Classroom Needs
We
always need:
Tissues!!
Plastic
Baggies (any size)
Clorox Wipes
Questions???
Thank you for coming!