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ABOUT Ms. Quimby My name is Ms. Quimby and this is my third year teaching at CBA! I have been teaching for 11 years. I am so thankful to do what I love as a job! I’ll start by telling you a little about myself. I graduated from Coastal Carolina University with a degree in elementary education. I have lived in Ms. Quimby and North Carolina for about 11 years but ABOUT Ms. Henson Ms. Henson’s Class! I am originally from Pennsylvania. I We are very lucky to have Ms. Henson 2016-2017 have 2 boys, Cole and Carter. Cole has as our assistant teacher this year in been a student at CBA for the last 4 2nd grade. She has been a teacher at I am so excited to be your years and Carter joined CBA in CBA in the preschool program for child’s teacher this year! I December. We love attending sporting over two and a half years. Her other hope that this pamphlet helps events of all kinds, visiting my parents teaching experience includes high to answer some of the in South Carolina and spending school in Wake County and in Central questions you may have as you summer days at the pool. Florida and an after-school prepare for 2nd grade. I hope elementary program in Raleigh. Most you are as excited as I am! important, she is a nurturing and Contact Information: E-mail: caring person who will seek to [email protected] encourage your child to do their best. School Phone Number: She is looking forward to getting to 919-847-3120 know you and your child! that this was not graded and was classroom. merely practiced.

Reader’s Workshop Parent Communication Chesterbrook Academy participates in A newsletter will be posted to our a Reader’s Workshop approach to classroom website every Friday. The reading. Students are engaged from newsletter will include reminders, the beginning, learning how to choose important dates, topics we will be “just right” books, forming covering and classroom needs. If there is anything that pops up partnerships with classmates to throughout the week that was not on discuss and recommend books and the newsletter, I will send an email or through countless interactive read- the APP Remind. Please see the school alouds and class discussions. By newsletter for directions. exploring books from various genres, your child will build reading skills such Homework as predicting, inferring, using context Behavior Management Your child will receive homework clues, fluency, and drawing This year in second grade we will use a Monday- Thursday. Reading homework conclusions. behavior plan based on positive will consist of reading for 20 minutes reinforcement for appropriate every night, filling out a reading. student behavior. The class will learn Spelling homework will be given on about different character traits Writing : Writing is also done in Monday and collected on Friday. Your throughout the year and will learn how the workshop format. Students child will have a folder that comes to show those character traits within collect ideas for writing in a journal home daily that will contain their the classroom and school environment. homework. and will learn to recognize that the If negative behavior is shown, that Once homework is turned in, it will seeds for good writing are all around student will receive consequences either be corrected by me or gone us. They will have plenty of related to the task at hand. Parent over as a class. A “P” will be marked on opportunities to share ideas with the communication will occur if behavior is the top of the sheet, which indicates reoccurring or a distraction within the class and with a partner. At least twice each quarter they will take a -Physical Science: The students will piece of writing completely through Science : We have four exciting learn the basic understanding of the writing process. units that the students will really matter and energy, which will be a enjoy this year. The units are: building block of the later grades. The students will observe and record Math : This year Ms. Michaels and -Earth Science: This strand is divided different physical properties and I will have the opportunity to team- into four parts: Land Features, Water machines and sound waves. teach. Ms. Michaels will be teaching Features, Natural Resources and math workshop and science to all Earth and Space. The students will -Science and Technology: In this unit, second graders while I will teach develop an understanding of how your child will observe, measure, move, literacy and social studies. Here is a systems and patterns shape our lives. and make things using different tools. note from Ms. Michaels… They will also develop an They will also develop their My name is Ms. Kayla Michaels and understanding of the importance of understanding that science is based this is my fourth year at CBA. I have both water and natural resources and on observations and testing and that a dual degree in elementary education the relationships between the Earth, these observations and tests can lead and special education from Peace to helpful designs. College. I have set my roots in North Sun, and moon and analyze how these Carolina after originally being raised relationships affect weather and in New Jersey. I am engaged to be climate. Social Studies : There are four married in November to an amazing -Life Science: In this unit, the units that we will cover this year! man named Taft. Together we have students will explore the life cycles of two dogs named Zeppelin & Izzie and -Past and Present: Your child will learn plants and animals and identify the a cat named Pumpkin. In my about different generations’ lives, various stages. They will develop an spare time I enjoy making crafts including customs and traditions, daily understanding of the different especially for my household and taking life, and the role of technology. They dance classes such as Zumba. I also interactions between various living will explore legends, stories and love spending time with my family and organisms and the results of these events and different cultures’ friends. interactions. histories and beliefs. -Geography: This unit will consist of your child learning about continents and oceans, locating communities, cities, states, and countries on a map and globe, recognizing physical We will have a short amount of time features of a local community and how for snack each morning. This may be a working snack on some mornings so I a climate, location and physical ask that you bring in something that is surrounding can affect how people easy to eat and won’t make a mess. live.

-Economics: Your child will develop an understanding of human resources, natural resources and capital resources. They will explore the role S We look forward to working and of banks in our society and the getting to know you and your child. process of saving and withdrawing Thank you for giving us the privilege funds. of working with them this year. We -Civics: In this unit, your 2nd grader know it will be a great one! If you will explore the concepts of rules and have any questions, please feel free to rights and their importance in a e-mail me. community. They will develop an Warmly, understanding of the government’s role in justice and authority and of Ms. Abby Quimby their own responsibilities to society. incMrs. Abby Q Snack