Welcome to Second Grade

1. Welcome to Second Grade Open House August 28, 2014

2. Meet Mrs. Ghrist • Earned Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education(K-6) with a concentration in Natural Sciences in 2004 • Earned Master of Education in Literacy in 2006 • Earned K-12 Principal Certification in 2011 • Taught 2nd grade at Westmont Elementary in Johnstown, Pa from 2005-2008

3. Meet Mrs. Ghrist • This is my 9th year of teaching 2ndgrade and 6th year at Mountain View Elementary • Please see my website for additional information – www.glsd.us • Email – jessica.ghrist@glsd.us • Phone – 724-834-7399

4. Expectations CLASSROOM RULES *Respect each other. *No one talks, while another is talking. *Raise hand to be recognized. *Quiet in the hallway and bathrooms. REWARDS *Positive notes home *Certificates of achievement *Stickers *Fun items to keep *Whole class marble treats CONSEQUENCES Yellow card—warning Bluecard—lose 5 minutes of recess Orangecard—lose 10 minutes of recess and write note home

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 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

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 • Butterflies (Science and Technology for Children—STC) • Science Fusion

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. Visit the GLSD Website www.glsd.us

12. Home-School Connection We need your help! • Volunteer Opportunities • Parties, field trips, etc. • PTO Clearance Packet

13. 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

14. Field Trip • Field trip—will take place in May or June of 2015 • The trip will most likely take place at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh • Each second grade classroom will take 3 chaperones; only 3 chaperones will be permitted to attend • Chaperones will be randomly chosen from those parents interested in attending

15. 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. • Wellness Walk—October 3, 2014—all monies raised will benefit Mountain View students

16. Thank you for attending!