First Day of School

 We had a great first day of school in 2nd grade! Here is our first class photo!

 ...and our silly class photo...

We learned how to stand in a 3 "S" line (straight, single file, silent). We did an awesome job learning all of the rules and procedures in Mrs. Cooper's class. We are going to have a great year!

Tour de Classroom

Here are a few photos of our classroom on the day of open house.

 All of Bill Arp's classrooms have had Promethean boards installed! What an exciting and useful tool for teaching and learning.

 Desk and Calendar Area

 This is our Calendar Math Board. We use the Calendar Math program, "Every Day Counts." We work on a variety of math skills during calendar everyday.

 Our "Chirpin' Chores" tree is where we display the class helpers. We need all students to pitch in and work together to keep a safe and clean classroom environment.

 The back of my closet door is used for our behavior management system, our weekly schedule, and lunch choices.

 This was the gift I gave my new students at open house. I am so excited to get the year started!

 Our "TREE"mendous Class! (outside the classroom display)

 This display is for our school wide reading program, "Wild About Reading." Students will move to each "destination" based on the number of books they read. Each destination has a reward that the students earn. They really enjoy this program!

I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year!

First Day of School!

We had a wonderful first day of school! Our class took a tour around the building and snapped a few first day pics. I know we are going to have a fabulous school year!

Mrs. Cooper

Welcome Back!

I am so excited about a new school year in 2nd grade! I look forward to working with your child and watching them grow throughout the year!

Below is our word wall. We will be adding sight words to the wall to help with our reading and spelling. These will be words that are commonly used in our reading and writing.

The reading program at our school is "Reading Round-Up!" This program offers motivation and incentives for reading at the elementary level. Students will earn rewards for every 20 books they read. They will move their horse to each barn as they progress through the destinations. More information will be sent home about this wonderful program at a later date.

One of the first decisions a child makes when they enter my room is what they want to eat for lunch. Don't forget to keep your child's account current.

This is our Chirpin' Chores Tree. These classroom jobs are extremely important in our classroom because they build teamwork. We will learn during the first week of school how each job is important and necessary to help our day run smoothly.

We will be working on reviewing math skills each day during Calendar Math. Every day counts!

Mountain Math is a program that also reviews math skills. The cards will rotate throughout the year and students will build on what they have already learned.

These book boxes are provided to allow students to hold a book that they are reading, whether they are checked out from the library or from our classroom library. This also provides a nice space for our S.Q.U.I.R.T. folders that go along with the school-wide reading program.

This is a view from the entrance of our room.

Welcome Back!
Mrs. Cooper

Super Patriot!

Congratulations Todd for becoming our first super patriot of the month!! Keep up the great behavior!

Our Class Photo

Here is our class photo from the first day of school!

They are cute aren't they?

First Week

We had a fabulous first (full) week of school. We have been working on procedures and rules. Everyone is working hard to get used to a new schedule and new classmates. Last week we also did lots of testing. Students were given a pretest for math, reading, and writing. We started our regular Language Arts centers this week and we are still adjusting to those procedures. I look forward to getting to know all of the students in my class this year. Below are some pictures of our classroom...



We do calendar math every morning. This is when we review math skills such as time, money, problem solving, counting, place value, etc.


This year our reading program is "Fire Up Your Imagination with a Great Book." Students will record the number of books they read and complete an activity for each. When they read a certain amount of books, they will move to the next destination. We will have celebrations or rewards given out for each destination that the students reach.


Students will be responsible for knowing and understanding what they are learning. We discuss the Georgia Performance Standards every day. Students should be able to use the language of these standards. This is where I get all of the key vocabulary and essential questions for my lessons. Here is a view of our standards board. This is where I write the standards and essential questions for each subject. Students analyze the standard by picking out what they should "know" and be able to "do."

I am looking forward to another great week!
Mrs. Cooper