Welcome to 2R

2014-2015

About me

• Taught at Washington for 13 years

• College education from Knox College in Galesburg, IL

• Masters in education from ISU

Family

• Husband, Rudi• Daughters, Ella-7 and

Avery-5• 1 cat, Helen

CLASSROOM INFORMATION

Classroom Rules

• Be Respectful

• Be Responsible

• Be Ready

• Be Safe

We are respectful!

• We are kind

We are a team!

• We help out in the classroom

We are a team

• We work towards goals

Pawsome Behavior

Fun Friday!!!!!

Star Student

Mystery Readers

2nd Grade Curriculum

Spelling

More On Reading

• SRI/Reading Counts

• SRI taken in library 5 X a year

• Reading Counts program in classroom

• 7/10 to pass a quiz

• Must read books in Lexile range/”Good Fit Books”

• 2nd grade Lexile is 300-600

We love to read!

We are ready!

Snack

We are responsible!

Homework

Birthdays

• Due to the wellness policy, no food many be sent to school for birthdays. We will still celebrate birthdays and welcome and non-food items to pass out to the class. (pencils, bookmarks, stickers)

Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Please sign up at desk in the hallway.

• October 20-23

Communication

• A weekly newsletter will be sent home Fridays (e-mailed)

• Assignment notebook-used to record homework and “I can” statements.

• All chapter/unit tests are to be signed and returned

• Email best way to contact me

• rowseyc@district87.org• School phone 829-7034

Class Website

• Rowseyc.wordpress.com

Thank You!