Second Grade

Mrs. Dabruzzi

sdabruzzi@trinityhudson.org

My Favorite Bible Verse

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

My Greatest Joy in working in a Christian School

My greatest joy working in a Christian school is incorporating Godly values into our curriculum.

I Love Trinity Academy because

I am able to develop personal relationships with my students and their families.

About Me

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Stacey Dabruzzi and I will be your child’s second grade teacher this year. I graduated from the University of Central Florida with my BS in Elementary Education, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Certification and a minor in Early Childhood Education. I am thrilled to be teaching 2nd grade again! Second grade is an exciting time as your child will embark upon new adventures in the world of learning. This is a year of important transitions, as well as one in which acquisition of new skills is accelerated. During second grade, your child will continue their love of reading, writing stories, addition, subtraction, and so much more. I hope to make your child’s learning experience a fun and exciting one, and I hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child’s years of schooling. I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year. Second grade is an awesome year, and I am sure that your child will enjoy it!!! God’s Blessings, Mrs. Dabruzzi

Mrs. Dabruzzi
WELCOME


 

Dear 2nd grade Parents and Families,

 

 Welcome to the 2011-2012 school year here at Trinity Academy! I am excited and dedicated to making this year a productive and fun filled year of learning. I am looking forward to working with you to help your child learn and grow this year!

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Stacey Dabruzzi and I will be your child’s second grade teacher this year. I graduated from the University of Central Florida with my BS in Elementary Education, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Certification and a minor in Early Childhood Education.

I am thrilled to be teaching 2nd grade again! Second grade is an exciting time as your child will embark upon new adventures in the world of learning. This is a year of important transitions, as well as one in which acquisition of new skills is accelerated. During second grade, your child will continue their love of reading, writing stories, addition, subtraction, and so much more. I hope to make your child’s learning experience a fun and exciting one, and I hope to instill a love of learning that will last throughout your child’s years of schooling.

Please feel free to contact me anytime with any questions, comments or concerns.

Email: sdabruzzi@trinityhudson.org                    Phone: 715-386-9349 ext. 29

 

I am looking forward to working with you and your child this year. Second grade is an awesome year, and I am sure that your child will enjoy it!!!

 

God’s Blessings,

Mrs. Dabruzzi

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Home Run Reading information was sent home in Thursday Folders on Sept.29! If you have any questions about HomeRunReading please feel free to contact me.

 
 

HOMERUN READING:
 Our school's reading incentive program is called Homerun Reading.  Each month we strive as a school to reach minute benchmarks for 1st base, 2nd base, 3rd base, and finally a grand prize celebration for a homerun!  When we reach a base, a special event is planned.  This January our Middle School teacher kissed a goat as a reward for reaching first base! Please encourage your student to read at least 20 minutes per day in order for our goals to be met.
 
Reading Logs MUST be turned in by the due date for your student's minutes to count for the Homerun Reading Program.  Failure to turn in a reading log results in your student being unable to participate in the Homerun Reading Events.   The due dates and minimun required minutes are listed below.
 
 

 

Monday- NONE   

**Students will be dismissed from the 2nd grade classroom!   

                                                                   

Tuesday- Physical Education 9:40-10:23   

**Students will be dismissed from the 2nd grade classroom!     

 

Wednesday- Chapel 2:40-3:25   

**Students will be dismissed from the 2nd grade classroom!    

  

Thursday- Art 12:25-1:08 and Physical Education 2:40-3:25  

 **Students will be dismissed from the gym!      

 

Friday- Music 9:40-10:23 and Spanish 2:40-3:25   

**Students will be dismissed from the Spanish classroom!  


 

Second Grade Handbook 2011-2012 

                                         

Faith Formation

At Trinity Academy, we incorporate the Christian life-style into all areas of the curriculum. To help students further their understanding about our Father as well as how we should live our lives, students participate in a Religion curriculum developed by Concordia Publishing House (CHP). Students are nurtured in their understanding and living of the Christian faith as they are taught a sequential selection of Old and New Testament Bible stories. Within this context they learn key concepts of faith such as Law and Gospel, confession and repentance, forgiveness and grace.

Second graders participate in daily devotions which include singing and prayer. They also begin to lead others in worship. Through a planned memory program, students learn Scripture verses and prayers.

Reading

The second grade reading program continues to develop reading fluency, leading to greater comprehension and enjoyment of reading and the ability to use reading skills and strategies for inquiry and research. The children review phonetic work knowledge and skills. Students explore concepts in science, social studies, literature and the arts. Each week during whole group instruction (Shared Reading) students review and continue developing new reading strategies. A whole group lesson can also be used to introduce new strategies or develop common vocabulary. Guided Reading (Flexible Grouping) is a small group of students who work to progress toward a common goal. Groups can be formed in a variety of ways to work on a variety of specific skills. Groups change and evolve throughout the year. The final component in the second grade reading program is literacy centers. Students choose to work on tasks that interest them. Centers are teacher developed to practice a specific set of skills. Students are expected to try new things, but they may practice in a way that best meets or challenges their needs.

Writing

Writing is used as a form of learning and personal communication. The writing process is used to develop the student’s skills in the written word. Sentence structure, parts of speech, punctuation and capitalization are all emphasized. Much of the student’s written work is shared with classmates and displayed in the classroom.

Spelling

The spelling program consists of words taken from the material in the reading text, high frequency words, and curriculum-linked challenge words. Students practice working with word families, word sorts, and spelling rules both directly and indirectly.

Handwriting

The children practice proper handwriting techniques in their daily work. D’Nealian printing is reviewed weekly. Cursive writing is introduced in the second semester.

Language Arts


Science

The science program offers students a chance to use text and experimentation to better understand the world around them. In science we use a variety of resources to instruct: Foss learning kits, Christian perspective textbooks, and hands-on experiments. The topics taught at this level are landforms; balance & motion; insects; sun, earth, moon; bat ecology and caves; plants; body organs and health.

Literature


Mission Class


Bible


Math

Student’s mathematical skills are being learned and refined using the Macmillan McGraw-Hill curriculum in second grade. The students begin the year practicing addition and subtraction facts through 20. Numbers and patterns to 1000 are discussed. Graphing, money, time, measurement, geometry and fractions are included. The addition and subtraction of two-and three-digit numbers is emphasized and multiplication and division concepts are introduced. We begin each day with review questions and a story problem. We work together on each lesson to build common vocabulary and understanding. Students finish each day in math challenging themselves with a variety of learning experiences. Concepts are practiced and mastered using games and hands-on activities.

Social Studies

The second grade social studies program helps children understand the working of their community and the world around them. The units in the program are People All Around; Earth, Our Home; A Working World, We the People; Discovering Our Past; People, Places and Holidays. 

Art

Students will continue to explore the elements and artists that demonstrate the learning objectives. Vocabulary takes on more importance. Knowledge of the elements are used in creating a variety of media including drawing, painting, collage, mixed media, print making, sculpture and textiles.

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Music & Band

Students explore various types of musical styles. They learn through listening, echoing, movement, pitch, simple instrument play, rhythm, and tonal exploration. All students are required to participate in the annual Christmas Musical and spring choral concert. Students in these early elementary grades have the option to sing as part of the Trinity Academy Choir.

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Technology

Technology competencies include the ability to open, run and close a program from either a disk or a network; demonstrating the correct use of input and output devices (mouse, keyboard, printer); and identifying and defining computer components and basic terminology. Creating a program using a word processing program is required, along with creating a picture using a paint, draw, or graphics software program.

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Physical Education

In second grade, units introduce basic rules of games along with the building of skills previously learned. The progression of skills is a primary focus to prepare students for the ability to participate in activities and games at a higher level. Students will have an introduction to the rules and skills focused around four-square, soccer, floor hockey, basketball, softball, and kickball.

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Spanish

Learning short Spanish phrases increases knowledge of Spanish vocabulary in 2nd grade. Children will be speaking and spoken to more frequently is Spanish. Students will expand on the basic concepts and will be introduced to additional vocabulary. To aid in reading of the language, students will be introduced to the Spanish alphabet and will learn the letter sounds.

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