Our Super Second Grade Teachers Jenah Campsey, Erin Countryman, Jana Dood, Whitney Pounders, and Melanie Moody wrote the article for Rockdale Elementary this week.
Second grade is an exciting time to be a Rockdale Tiger.
You finally get to be the leaders of the campus. No more tiger tails and bubbles, now it’s time for A.R. parties, programs, and the famous tug-of-war battle during field day.
Check out all the fun we have to offer right here at Rockdale Elementary School in second grade.
With the first six weeks already finished, your child’s classrooms are already deep into instruction.
Our mathematicians are busy representing numbers, up to 1200, various ways. Students use many strategies to compare, order, and build numbers.
Place value is the foundation of math so our students are busy building a strong foundation for success the rest of the year!
Our scientists have been busy exploring matter and various forms of matter. What is matter? Well just about everything.
Ask your young scientist to make you a root beer float and explain not only the 3 types of matter, but how matter changes.
In second grade we not only read, and discuss science, we get to be real scientists as we work through the inquiry process and conduct experiments.
Our campus implemented a new character education program called, “Capturing Kids Hearts.” This new program has gone hand in hand with our beginning of the year social studies curriculum as we learn about good citizenship.
Each classroom has built and implemented a social contract. Your child is learning life skills as they greet their teacher and classmates each morning with a handshake and a smile.
Students are learning how to be responsible for their actions and attitudes, as well as how to affirm each other.
One of the favorite parts of second grade is the Accelerated Reading program. Our students are transitioning from learning how to read, to reading to learn.
Each six weeks students are able to attend an A.R. party if they reach their goal. Students love being able to check out books on their reading level and monitor their progress toward each goal. At the end of the year our top readers are recognized with medals for earning 100 A.R. points.
It wouldn’t be elementary school without field trips and programs. In second grade we are lucky to have two of each.
We will take one out of town field trip and one in town field trip. We have our famous Christmas program in December, as well as the “American History Program” in May.
Perhaps the most favorite part of second grade is our field day. This is because every year we end our fabulous field day with a little friendly tug-o-war competition. The winning second grade class gets the famous trophy until next year.
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