Author: Library

Welcome to Second Grade!

Inside this issue:

School Year Calendar	2
Daily Specials	3
School Supplies	4
Helpful Reading Links	4

Dear Students and Families,

Welcome to our second grade class in room 22 at Smith Elementary School! I’m excited about the opportunity to get to know you, and I’m looking forward to a happy and productive school year.
Before I give you a short preview of the subjects to be covered during the course of this year, let me first introduce myself. I am Amanda Schoepflin and I have lived in Ulster County since 1995. This will be my second year at Smith Elementary and I consider myself very fortunate to be among such a professional faculty.
I will do my best this year to make sure that each student has a motivating and safe learning experience in the classroom. However, I cannot do this alone. We all need to be partners in the learning process. Each week there will be a new reading story with a list of spelling words that goes along with the story. It will be helpful if students bring home the book and read it more than once. The more the story is read, the better students will do on the comprehension test. This is a hands-on classroom and I know with everyone's help we are going to have a great year! I’m excited to work with both you and your child this year. Please feel free to contact me anytime with questions, comments, or concerns.
Sincerely,
Amanda Schoepflin
Email: Schoep75@cortland.edu

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Welcome to Second Grade!

2007-2008

Daily Specials A, C & E Physical Education 10:55-11:35 B Library 8:55-9:25 D, F Music 1:35-2:05 E Art 9:45-10:30 / Lunch 12:05-12:35

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School Supplies

Helpful Links:

Daily writing in varied activities across the subject areas.
Writing responses to literature, journal entries, math word problems, poetry, letters, social studies reports, and creative stories.
Weekly Spelling lists
Using the dictionary
Practice handwriting
Introduced to cursive writing.

http://www.funbrain.com Lots of fun and easy or challenging reading, language, and math games!
http://www.saxonmath.com Go to "Online activities" then to grade 2 and there is a variety of math and language games. (Do not enter a state.)
http://www.starfall.com This site is a full of online reading selections.
http://www.seussville.com All things Dr. Seuss!

Second Grade Writing Expectations:

1. One 1inch binder with a pocket cover
2. One 2 inch binder with a pocket cover
3. One container of Clorox Wipes
4. Two packages of yellow # 2 pencils
5. One box of tissues
6. Three two-pocket folders
7. One pencil box
8. One box of crayons