Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year

I am very excited to start the new year. There are so many great new things happening here at John B. Dey. The construction is coming along. You will feel as though you are in a whole new school when you visit the gym, cafeteria and new offices. They are AMAZING! Unfortunately, due to construction, the Meet and Greet had to be cancelled for safety reasons. I will be sending out a short FlipGrid (a.k.a video). This will give you and your child a quick peek into our school and even better, our classroom. Just as I expect the students to challenge themselves, I am challenging myself by going out of my comfort zone by using FlipGrid. I look forward to meeting your child on Tuesday morning. Please feel free to send in supplies a little each day. Mark your calendar for our Open House on September 11th at 6:00.

Open House Power Point

It was wonderful to meet so many students and parents last night. I'm looking forward to a great school year! Here is my Open House Power Point click here to view.

Welcome to Second Grade

I am very excited to begin the new year! There are many familiar faces from kindergarten that will be returning to my classroom in second grade. I look forward to meeting everyone at Open House. Open House is Wednesday, August 30th at 6:30. Please feel free to bring your supplies to lighten your load on the first day of school. See you then!

May Update

Welcome to our May newsletter! 

We want to thank you all so much for the cards, treats, coffees, lunches, etc. in celebration of teacher appreciation week! We are so thankful for every little thing!

The students have had so much fun learning about Ancient China! We are getting ready to complete this Social Studies unit and will switch to Science and learn about animals.

In Reading, we will explore main idea and drawing conclusions.

In Writing, we will continue to focus on grammar and will begin to write letters.

In Math we will learn about fractions.

We continue to STEAM on with various challenges.

Have a wonderful month!

February

Welcome to an exciting month!

In Reading we will draw conclusions in fiction and nonfiction; discuss author's purpose; and summarize and determine main idea in nonfiction.

In Writing, we will explore nonfiction.

In Math we will add and subtract 2-digit numbers; recall basic addition and subtraction facts to 20; count and compare a collection of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters whose total value is $2.00 or less; use the cent symbol, dollar symbol, and decimal point to write a value of money that is $2.00 or less.

In Content we will finish exploring Ancient Egypt and begin learning about magnets.

Have a wonderful month!!

Happy New Year everyone! We are excited to begin a new calendar year! 

This month in Reading we will study character development, author's purpose, and summarizing.

In Writing, we will focus on fictional writing.

In Math we will continue with computation - students will solve problems by completing numerical sentences involving the basic facts for addition and subtraction and create story problems using the numerical sentences. Students will use the equal sign to indicate equivalent quantities and the unequal sign to indicate non equivalent quantities.

In Content we will continue our weather unit. We will learn about storms (hurricane, tornado, thunderstorm, blizzard); the difference between a drought and a flood; precipitation (rain, snow, ice - sleet/hail); and describe how weather effects people and the environment. We will also learn about weathering and erosion.

Week of December 12th

This Week at a Glance In Content we will be learning about Weather. We have already begun studying about the role of a Meteorologist, and the tools they use. Next week we will learn about storms! In Reading we are identifying main idea, asking and answering questions about nonfiction text, and exploring author's purpose. In Writing we will be writing in a variety of formats, using vocabulary from our content area, and telling more. In Math we will recall and write addition facts for sums to 20 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts. Towards the end of this month we will explore the different holiday customs celebrated throughout Virginia Beach. Must know words for the month of December are as follows: December 12-16 had, how, down, don't, friend