WELCOME!!!
Back to School Night
September 10th, 2015
Mrs. Kolesar
Second Grade
***Please sign up for a conference in October/November!!
Who Am I?
• I’m originally from Blairsville, PA.
Approximately 45 minutes from Pittsburgh.
• I earned two Bachelors degrees from IUP
(Indiana University of Pennsylvania).
Elementary Education K-6 and Early Childhood
Education Pre-school through 3rd.
• I taught Kindergarten for 2 years in PA before
moving to Virginia. This will be my sixteenth
year teaching at Arcola/Pinebrook. This will be
my thirteenth year teaching 2nd grade.
• I am married and enjoy reading, cooking,
traveling, going out to eat, and shopping
(especially at Costco).
• GO PENS AND STEELERS!!!
Tardies/Absences
• 7:50 Bell Rings – It’s very important
to arrive to school on time.
• If your child is tardy they must
check into the office and receive a
pink tardy slip.
• If your child is absent, please call
the absentee line that morning.
Birthdays
• Birthdays will be celebrated!
• Due to allergies, no food will be
given out.
• You can donate a book, indoor
game, or outdoor recess item in
your child’s name.
• Invitations are not allowed to be
brought into the classroom unless all
students in the class are invited.
Book Orders
Scholastic Book Orders will be
sent home each month!
Please write 1 check payable to
Scholastic Book Club.
Snack/Lunch Time
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Second grade will have an “optional”
working snack this year due to our
late lunch time.
Lunch is at 11:40, so please make sure
students eat a healthy breakfast.
Communication Folder
• Red Homework folders will be sent home
daily.
• Please check and clean folders daily as
they are the main communication tool.
• Homework along with any notes should
be sent back to school in the red folder.
• Thursday folder information will be sent
home in the red folder.
Second Grade Homework
• 30 minutes each night and due
the next day.
• Not meant to cause any stress.
• If something comes up, just send a note.
• All assignments will be written in
agenda.
• Homework will be Monday-Thursday.
No homework on Fridays.
• Monthly Projects will be given.
• Study Guides used for each unit.
Do not need to be turned in.
Word Study
Every other week, a word study sheet
will be sent home with your child’s new
word study words.
Word Study tests will be given every
other Friday. Test Date will be written at
the top.
Loudoun County Grading Policy
Effort
O=Outstanding
S=Satisfactory
N=Needs Improvement
Progress Indicators
4 = E=Exceeds Standard
3 = M=Meets Standard
2 = P=Progressing Towards Standard
1 = B=Performing Below Standard
Newsletter
• This will inform you about what we
have been learning about and
upcoming events.
• Newsletters will be sent home the
first week of each month.
Classroom Management
• Positive Reinforcement
• Students will earn coins and Puma
Paws for positive behavior.
• Coins can be accumulated and
exchanged for items in prize box
once a month.
• Paws (group and individual)
• FUN FRIDAY!
Curriculum
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Language Arts (Pathways)
Science
Social Studies
Math-Flexible Grouping
– Students will take a math pre-assessment
at the start of the year.
– Results of these assessments will
determine which math class students will
be placed in.
Last Remarks
• Leave a quick note to your child
• You can take all the papers on your
child’s desk.
• Join the PTA
• Sign up for a conference
• Check out the side table
THANK YOU FOR COMING!