Second Grade Information
Here are some helpful hints…
· Students should be reading independently every day. Some students
are reading chapter books and some are reading picture books. No matter what
they are reading, they should be reading a minimum of 20 minutes a day.
There is plenty of class time given to read every day. Our goal is to have
each student become an independent reader, but there are times when “partner
reading” is needed so please use your judgment and read along with your child
as needed but encourage independent reading too. Chapter books are very
difficult for some so help your child by asking what is happening in the
story and reminding them to bring the book back and forth every day. Chapter
books are only read once.
· Double-digit subtraction is very hard. Practice, practice,
practice. It will get better, but it will take longer if they don’t know
their facts. I remind each student to look at the sign, and then look at the
top right number to see if they have to regroup (borrow), and then subtract.
· By this time of second grade, students should know the routine of the
class and be able to work independently on some concepts. It is very
difficult to move towards third grade when students are not listening and
looking at the board during instruction. Almost every assignment is gone
over orally with examples on the board. If your child is not completing work
or making a lot of errors, please set up a conference with me and your
student to help figure out a plan for your child to be more successful. An N
in the Friday Folder should be taken very seriously and improvement should be
seen the next week. If a note is written in the assignment book about
behavior, I would expect a positive change the next day. These actions by me
are not done without a constant disruption in class that affects your child’s
learning and others around them. Thank you for your efforts to improve our
classroom atmosphere.
Mrs. Spittell