Welcome to Second Grade
        

      Mrs. Walsh                        Mrs. Judd                     Mrs. Weiss   

In second grade at Hayden Meadows, we work to provide our students with a child centered, inquiry based program while still ensuring our students have a firm grasp of our key concepts. We strive to balance academics and character education throughout our instructio

 In reading, our goals are to

• read fluently
• decode quickly and accurately
• build a strong vocabulary
• develop higher level comprehension strategies

Our objectives in math will align with the new Idaho Cores Standards and include

• addition and subtraction fluency
• place value
• problem solving
• measurement
• geometry

In social studies, we will

• learn about our role as citizens in our community
• describe how people depend on their environment to meet their basic needs
• research the important roles of historical and current figures in our nation

During our science units students will also

• explore weather patterns and dangerous storms
• investigate the life cycles, adaptations, and interdependence of plants and animals
• experiment with every day simple machines

We are excited for the opportunity to work with our incoming group of second graders and their families!