Welcome to Mrs. Tsukamoto and
Miss Stevens’ 2nd Grade Classroom
We hope you enjoy the show!
Mrs. Tsukamoto
My background
• Graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick with a Bachelors
degree in Psychology and worked in the business world for six years.
• Earned my Masters Degree in Elementary Education and Reading/
Language Arts from Rider University.
• Hold a certificate as a Reading Specialist
• Married eleven years, with a 4 year old son, Alex, a one year old
daughter, Amelia.
My experience
• This is my tenth year teaching.
• Fifth year in the district.
• First year at Woodmont
• Taught a variety of different grades.
Miss Stevens
• My background
- Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania
- Graduated from Montclair State University,
Bachelors degree in Family and Child Studies, with a
concentration in Elementary Education, K-5th grade.
- Received my masters in Special Education in May
2014 from MSU
• My experience
- This is my seventh year teaching at Woodmont
School.
- Director for MEDLC at Woodmont
Our Goals
• Team Teach: We have
responsibility for all the
students. We plan together and
make our lessons accessible
for each individual student
• Have our students grow
intellectually to the best of
their own personal abilities!
• Create a fun and welcoming
learning environment
Subjects
• Flexible Math Group: Addition and Subtraction, Money, Two and
Three digit addition and subtraction, Geometry and Fractions,
Telling time, and numbers to the 1,000.
• Reading: Close reading, guided reading level based on child’s
abilities
• Writing Workshop: Narrative, Informative, Opinion and Poetry
• Grammar: Sentences, nouns, verbs, adjectives, capitalization and
punctuation.
Subjects Continued
• Fundations: vowel teams, controlled R, suffixes/
prefixes, blends, digraphs, glued sounds, open
syllables,
• Science: plants, animals, weather, seasons, dinosaurs,
matter and energy, and space.
• Social Studies: government, geography, resources,
long ago and far away, world cultures, and
marketplace.
Tasty Traveling Tuesdays
• Starting in October!
• Flat Stanley book series will travel around the world!
• We will explore the culture and cuisine from adventures
Flat Stanley embarks on. YUMMY =)
• Students will receive a Flat Stanley passport which they
will write in based on where they travel.
• Please fill out the brochure on the Tasty Traveling
Tuesday
Specials
• Monday: Media (Remember your library books)
• Tuesday: Art (Remember smocks)
• Wednesday: Physical Education ( Remember sneakers)
• Thursday: Art (Remember smocks)
• Friday: Music
Classroom Community
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Message/ Journal
Calendar
Rules- PawPrints
Instant Alert
I can and quote of the day
• Classroom Management
-DoJo
- Treasure Box
Behavior management
• Marbles
• Stars
• Each group can earn marbles
based on good team work.
They also earn by working
hard together.
• Once a group receives ½ jar
they can choose from a prize
(lunch with teachers, special
snack, prize bin)
• Group names are decided
based on the children.
• Groups are changed every
marking period.
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Each student starts their day on
green
When warnings are given, but are
not followed through, the child
them self will move to yellow
If the behavior continues, the child
will go to red and parents are
contacted.
If a child shows wonderful
behavior, helps a friend or gives a
random act of kindness they will
move their star to the rainbow hot
air balloon. Parents will also be
notified of this achievement!
Whole Class
• When students are walking in the hallway quietly,
receive a compliment from another teacher or the
principal, or exhibited good behavior, the class earns a
link or Dojo point.
• This link is started on the top of the board. Once it
reaches the bottom, the class will receive a prize!
• This includes: extra recess, pizza party, or movie time.
Homework
• Consist of math and spelling every night with 15 minutes
of reading.
• If your child is having an extremely hard time finishing
the homework, or is taking a long time to complete,
please contact us!
• PLEASE initial the assignment pad each night. We might
leave you a note or you can leave us a note.
Reminders
• If you have any questions or concerns please email both of us at
marie.tsukamoto@montville.net and shaina.stevens@montville.net
• Birthday: Please inform us at least two days prior to celebrating in
class! If you send in food, all the ingredients must be visible, per the
nurses request! Please adhere to the nurse’s letter on food allergies
in our class
• Please send in your child’s smock and indoor recess bag if you
haven’t done so already! For indoor recess, please no technology or
valuable items.
More reminders..
• Please visit the PTA website in order to see our
Welcome to Woodmont Book!
• Conference sign up is in the back! We will remind you a
week before of your time/date!
• Tasty Traveling Tuesday- please look at the brochure
and order form for passport/journal also found on the
back table.
• Multiple Intelligences- this form will be sent via email.
• Each month we will send out a scholastic order form.
This is a great way to promote the love of reading!
Lets have a great year!
• Donations are always appreciated and
we thank those who have already
given to our class. Some items always
in need are..
• Tissues
• Hand wipes/ Disinfectant wipes
• Pencils
• THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR
SUPPORT =)