Class Expectations

Students will be given a hole punch on their good behavior chart for following rules, helpful behavior, and other positive actions. When their chart fills up, they will move on to the next color of chart. Students can work to get the most sticker charts filled.

Our class will also have a class goal to fill a jar with rocks. Each time the whole class is doing well, I will give them a handful of rocks. When the container is filled, we will have a class party (extra recess, movie, etc.). 

Spelling

A spelling list will come home with your child. We will also practice spelling words in class, but students can continue spelling practice at home. In 2nd grade, students are expected to be able to correctly use capital and lowercase letters. I will remind students and mark this on their spelling test the first couple of weeks, but after that, words will be counted wrong if there is a capital letter when it should be lowercase. We will also work on correct form of letters and letters facing the right direction. Each student will have an alphabet chart on their desk as well as two posted in the classroom.

Math

Students will be given a time test in addition and subtraction throughout the school year. As part of the Missouri Learning Standards, students are to know addition and subtraction facts fluently up to the number 20. This means students should be able to answer 20 math facts in one minute. This is 3 seconds per math fact. We will be practicing this a lot in class and continuing to practice at home will be beneficial as well.

In 2nd grade, students will learn to count to 1,000. This is also a state standard that students are expected to know how to do. I do not expect your child to be able to do this on day one. This is something we will practice throughout the school year. When they are “tested” on this, they will work in sections of 100. For example, their first test will be the write numbers 1-100. If they have a number wrong, I will mark the line that the incorrect number is in, and give them a chance to find the number and fix it on their own. If they do not find the number on their own, they will repeat the number during our next counting test. When a student has every number correct, they will be able to advance to the next section, ex. writing 100-200.

Reading

Students will have many opportunities to read in class. We will have multiple sections in class to read. This will include whole class reading, reading to self, and myself reading to students. It is recommended that students this age read at home for 20 minutes a day in addition to reading time at school.