**Families have the opportunity order from the Scholastic Book Clubs each month.
Parents can pay for book orders three ways:
1) Write one check made out to Scholastic for the exact amount .
2) Send the exact cash in a sealed baggie or envelope.
Class User Name: millergrade2
Password: Order
Parents are e-mailed due date information each month.
Welcome to Miss Miller's Second Grade Website! Feel free to sign the guest book at the bottom of this page.
St. Thomas Parents should access the St. Thomas Site for the most current, up-to-date school information.
Updates for 2011 - 2012 are always underway!
Religion: We use the Blessed Are We Religion Series. Topics include: Sacraments of Baptism, Reconciliation, and Eucharist
Language Arts: We use Scott Foresman Reading Street which is the same series used in grade 1. Students also read a variety of fiction and non-fiction.
Writing during second grade is a combination of free choice and assigned fiction and non-fiction topics.
Math: Work towards the mastery of Addition and Subtraction Facts is recommended.
Science: We use Scott Foresman Science as our textbook. Topics include both Life and Physical Science.
Health: We'll begin in September with a study of
nutritious morning snacks.
Social Studies: In September we begin our Yearlong study of Communities and participation in Travel Buddies Projects. Students will use the Scott Foresman Social Studies Series.
We collect postcards from different states and countries. It's a great way to learn geography!
Later in the fall we will learn about landforms and economics.
Technology Class:Second grade will join Miss Miller and Mrs. Sica in the Computer Lab once weekly.
Visit our Wild Things page to see the wild things created with Microsoft Paint by a former 2nd grade for an online project we joined. This year's second grade will participate in different projects.
This year students will access Education City in both the classroom and the computer lab.
You answer vocabulary or math questions and earn FREE RICE for the hungry while exercising your brain! Try it today!
Special Projects:
Second grade will be involved with some special projects connecting classrooms together. You may visit the links below for more information.
September - May: This year our stuffed animal will travel to 7 USA classrooms. Miss Miller is currently searching for international hosts as well. In the past we've partnered with schools in Canada, Australia, Scotland and Egypt.
September: We will join hundreds of classrooms around the USA and the world for JenuineTech's O.R.E.O. XIII (Our Really Exciting Online Project). Students stack Nabisco's OREO cookies. It's great fun and a wonderful opportunity to practice estimation, counting, and graphing.
October: Second grade will begin mailing out our postcards to the other USA schools in our postcard exchange; we'll keep track of the cards we receive. Throughout the year Miss Miller will also share international postcards that she receives through Postcrossings.
We'll learn about Tongue Twisters and write our own for the Tongue Twister Exchange Miss Miller arranges. At the end of the exchange we'll put the tongue twisters we collect into an alphabet book of Tongue Twisters.
