Mr. Rindfuss' Second Grade Class 2022/2023

Welcome second graders!

Our year is getting going, and I wanted to give you some information on our 2022/2023 journey. 

The most important issue that the students are concerned about is homework.  There will not be any homework.  The students have been told that we need to work in school, and there won't be any assigned work at home.  Although, I would encourage about twenty minutes a night of reading.  Also, for those who go above and beyond, there are many options on the Google Classroom.

Currently, in math, we are working on addition.  The students seem to be comfortable with this topic.  There are some activities on the Google Classroom that could be used to add to this subject.  The math facts are very important.  Our skip counting for exercises seems to be going very well as the students are even wanting to move on to more challenging numbers such as 3,4,6,7,8, and 9s.

For reading, we are starting out with some picture books in which we work on some skills.  Our favorite quote on the wall in our room is "Reading is Thinking!"  We need to think about what we are reading and ask questions, make predictions, and read on to see if we are correct.  We will also focus on characters, internal/external traits, motivations, and thoughts to begin the year.

In writing, we are beginning the year with narratives.  Details will be a focus!  Beginnings, middles, and ends will be stressed.  Recently, we began with a class paragraph written together about an exciting day at the NYS fair.

In Social Studies, we began the year with our classroom rules, and now we are moving into rules in our society.

I will be sending out weekly informational emails on Friday.  Any important information will be included in these. 

Should you have any questions, feel free to send me an email, and I'll reply as soon as possible.
Feel free to contact me at: drindfuss@bville.org
Thanks for your support.

Mr. Rindfuss