Second Grade
The primary goal of second grade is to develop in our students a higher level of independence as learners. More emphasis is put on personal responsibility for remembering to complete work and use time in the classroom wisely. As the case in every classroom, independent reading and higher level writing are the foundations on which growth is built.
Multiple Open House opportunities, Parent/Teacher conferences and weekly newsletters develop a cooperative link between home and classroom.
Communication with the home is an integral part of creating a successful learning experience. Notes and emails from the teacher keep parents keep parents well informed and up-to-date of classroom Teacher- Mrs. Pat Wenger activities and accomplishments.
Curriculum
- Religion - God and His grace are reinforced through Bible stories about people who overcome obstacles. Miracles of Jesus provide testimony from those who witnessed for Jesus. Weekly memory work reinforces God's Word.
- Reading -Working through a sequential program of skill mastery results in the major goal of becoming competent, independent readers. Students use two basal readers during the course of the year.
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Social Studies - The focus is on people in their communities and neighborhoods. Life in suburbs, urban, and rural areas is compared and contrasted. As we travel across our country, we learn the major landforms.
- Phonics- Students work through decoding processes which provide clues, that supported by context, lead them to word recognition. Rhyming, synonyms, autonyms, blends, contractions, prefixes, and suffixes are some of the areas included.
- English - Concentration on writing complete sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation is the focus. Nouns, verbs and adjectives are used to build sentence structure.
- Handwriting - After review of manuscript letters the first three-quarters of the year, students are introduced to cursive handwriting for the remainder of the year.
- Mathematics - Second graders become proficient in addition and subtraction facts, carrying and borrowing, working with fractions and are introduced to multiplication 0-5.
- Science & Health -Students learn to stay healthy through diet and cleanliness. Units on the Food Pyramid and Germs are investigated. Fertilized eggs are incubated and chicks hatch to the delight of the class.
- Computer - Second graders begin to utilize the computer more as a learning tool. They also create their first multimedia presentation using Kid Pix.
- Art, Music, P.E. & Choir - A study of Monet and Van Gogh highlight art. Competing for the President's Physical Fitness Award is the challenge in P.E. Choir focuses on good singing habits.
Mrs. Pat Wenger and her Golden Apple Award she received from KAKE Channel 10, Davis Moore Auto Group and Papa John's Pizza. October 29, 2010.
Left to right: Mrs. Pat Wenger, Jeff Herndon (KAKE TV), Miss Barb Mertens (Principal)
