School Supplies

Second Grade Supply List 

     Book Bag with 2 straps (no duffel bags or rolling backpacks)

 12 Regular Pencils

 Erasers-2 Rectangle

 2 PKG Crayons (24 Count)

 Scissors

 School Box (No more that 3 inches tall)

 2 Spiral Notebooks (wide ruled)

 Kleenex (Large Box)

 3 Glue (4 oz Elmers)

 6 Glue Sticks

 2-4 Expo Brand Dry Erase Markers

 Old Sock for Dry Erase Board

 Box of Zip lock Bags (Gallon or Quart)

 2 Heavy Plastic Folders with Pockets

 1 Large Box of Cereal for Snack

 3 White Adult Small T-Shirts

 1 Set of Washable Markers (Expo)

 1 Ream White Copy Paper (Optional) 

Important dates:

Registration: August 8 from 9:00 AM – 3:00PM

                      August 9 from 3:00 – 8:00 PM

First Day of School: August 22 until 10:45 AM

Grades 1-2 Meet the Teacher Night:

 Tuesday, August 16- 6:00 & 6:30 PM

Photo Day: September 27

The Writing Process

One of the first activities our class will  do when we return to school in the fall is write. I enjoy watching student's develop their reading and writing skills throughout the year. This year I hope to help my students develop stronger skills by learning how GOOD writers use a process. We will discuss strategies for preparing to write like :Thinking Quietly, Drawing Pictures, or Talking with a friend about  idea/s.

Our class will also discuss and practice FIVE STEPS in the writing process.

1. Prewriting- Chose a topic and gather detail.
2. Writing- Identify your topic and add detail.
3. Revising- Make changes to your work to make it better.
4. Editing- Check your work (Capitalization, punctuation).
5. Publishing- Share your work!

Realizing writing is a weaknesses of mine, I know first-hand how important it is to teach.
More on writing skills and activities later.

First day of school.

I just received my calendar for next school year and I'm looking forward to seeing the kids again.