Mrs. Gilliam’s Second Grade Class

Welcome, students!

Welcome to Second Grade! I will introduce you

to second grade and to our classroom.

If you have any questions during my presentation, please raise your hand and wait to be called on.

All About Me My background

I grew up in Chicago and moved here to Americus during high school.

I attended Sumter County High and Georgia Southwestern.

My experience This is my third year teaching.

My Family My husband

Donnie My children

Trinity Savannah Paul Aldon

My Goals To give you the academic and social

skills you need to progress to third grade.

To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.

To help you make new friends and discover new interests.

Class Subjects The subjects we cover during third

grade are: Reading and writing Math Science Social studies Connections

Reading Mrs. Studdard’s

Group- Stories with Mrs. Studdard

Small Group-Stories from H. Mifflin with Mrs. Gilliam and reading strategies

Independent Centers- 1 1/2 weeks to complete assignments

Writing We will have writing

each day at 1:55-2:25 You will write in your

journals each day about a certain topic.

Each 9 weeks, you will need to complete a writing assignment.

Math Adding and subtracting up to 3-digit

numbers, number patterns, geometry, fractions, money, place value, and much more.

You will be graded on class work, tests after each chapter, and timed math facts tests.

Science Water cycle, sun,

moon, and stars, plant and animal life cycles and more.

Social Studies Important

buildings and places in the U.S., landforms of GA, important people in GA, and money.

Connections Music-Mrs. Kerlin Art-Mrs. (Alston) Smith Piano-Mrs. Parks Dance-Mrs. Richmond Digital Arts-Mrs.Schebeck Drama- Ms. Parker

Classroom Community Our classroom is a community. In our

community, we have rules to help us get along with each other.

Our class rules are: R-respect others U-use time wisely L-listen to others when they are talking E-encourage others to do their best S-stay in your work area until you get permission to move

Homework I will assign homework on Mondays for the whole

week. Do a little each day. Practice spelling and your reading vocabulary each day.

Your homework packet is due on Friday morning. You may win a treat for turning in your homework.

The more you do it, the more chances you have to win.

If they do not finish or they do it incorrectly, your child must complete it by the next Monday.

Tardiness School starts at 7:45 A.M. If you aren’t in the classroom by this

time, please check in at the school office before coming to class to get a tardy slip.

Class Meetings It is important that we all know what is going

on and things that we need to work on. Every Friday, before dismissal, we will look the

yellow sheet on the door to see if someone is having a problem with someone else in the class or just wants to talk about something as a class.

We will also share good things that someone has done for someone else in the class during the week.

Agendas• We will be using agendas to write our homework

assignments in each day.• They were late coming in, but we will be using them.• Each Monday, you will write the assignments for each

day in the box.• Your agenda needs to stay in the first part of your

GATOR. Do not take it out at home or at school.

Your GATOR• Getting All Things Organized and Ready

• You need to take your GATOR home and bring it back each day.• You are responsible for keeping it organized. I will tell you where

things are supposed to go.• Parts of your GATOR:

1. Agenda2. Homework Folder-Keep your homework in it when I give it to you. Bring it

back completed on Friday. Turn it into the homework basket on the table.3. “Communication Courier”-All things that the school sends home or class

notes will go in this folder. Show your parents this on Wednesdays. Sign and Return stuff goes in here.

4. Behavior Folder-Show your parents this folder daily. They must sign the sheet each day.

5. Practice Folder-Spelling and math facts stay in the folder.

Table Tallies• We have three groups in this class.

• The green, orange, and pink groups.• When I feel a group deserves a tally for doing

something good, behaving the right way, or working hard as a team, I will put one on their table tallies sheet.

• Each Friday, at the class meeting, I will announce who has the most for the week.

• The team with the most tallies will earn a prize.• This has been working well so far! Please encourage

your child to work as a team.

Hallway Behavior• Our class must stay quiet in the halls at all times.

• We will line up on the green line in the classroom.• We will not leave until the entire class is quiet.• If I have to tell anyone to stop talking in the hallway, I

will make you move to the end of the line and move your clip to the “R” in rules.

• We are respectful to others when we let them learn by walking by their class quietly.

Breakfast• Every morning, you will put your stuff away and get

your breakfast and bring it to your desk.• You must get a milk.• Eat quickly so you can complete your morning work.• Throw your trash away when you are finished in the

clear bag only. DO NOT PUT TRASH IN THE GARBAGE CANS.

• Only the breakfast helper fills out the breakfast sheet and gets the food to each person.

• Please have your child here on time, the earlier the better, since we also practice skills during Morning Work.

I CARE

• Please help us get 100% participation this year. • It is very simple

• Fill out form the best you can each month and turn them in within the week I send them home to be filled out.

• Complete as many activities as you can, but you don’t have to do the activities in order to return your feedback form.

• You child gets a treat each month for turning in the form as well as a Gotcha.

AR• Accelerated Reader

• Read books at home • Take tests at school on computer• Each student has a unique goal to meet • Must have 85% average• If they meet the goal, they get to go to the AR

party.• Your child cannot take an AR test until you

sign their folder saying that they read and are ready to test on their book. They should read the book 3 times before testing.

School IDs

• These are to stay at school.

• They are used for getting library books and lunch.

• If your child looses their ID, it costs $3 to replace it.

Ice Cream Sales

• This is a fundraiser for our school.• They can purchase ice cream for 50 cents.• I will only collect money for the entire week, or

for how many days you would like them to buy, on Mondays.• If they don’t bring money on Mondays, they will have

to wait a week to purchase ice cream.• They must be on time in order to purchase ice cream.

Contacting Me• Please, for any reason, you can contact me on

my cell phone at 938-3356.• Please do not text me, but please leave a

voicemail if I do not answer. I will call you back.• Please call between the hours of 3-9 p.m.• You may call me on the weekends, if you need

to.• It is very important that we keep open

communication. If you have a problem or concern, please feel free to talk to me. I am here to help your child succeed.

Let’s Have a Great Year!