Welcome ParentsWelcome ParentsWelcome ParentsWelcome ParentsMiss VelicsanyiMiss Velicsanyi

McGrath Elementary SchoolMcGrath Elementary SchoolSecond GradeSecond Grade

2006/20072006/2007

About Miss Velicsanyi…

I earned my B.A. and California State Multiple Subject TeachingCredential from California State University Northridge. I recently returned to CSUN to obtain a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. Concurrently, I was aSchool Age Caregiver for 5 years at North Park Child Care. This position has allowed me gainexperience in developing classroom management skills, lesson planning, and establishing relationships with parents, children, and staff. When I am not at McGrath, some of my favorite things to do arespending time with my family and pets, going to the movies, planning trips, and scrap booking.

Positive Approaches

• Encourage students to strive for academic achievement.

• Teach students “HOW” to learn in general.• Positive feedback on quizzes, homework and

tests.• Various teaching strategies.• Secure and comfortable environment with in

the classroom. • Focusing on the strengths and using that as

an advantage on other subjects.

Second Grade Objectives 

Students will learn to become:• Self-directed learners• Responsible • Life-long learners

How do we reach these goals? 

• Teamwork• Communication• Parent and student involvement

Core Values

• Responsibility• Respect• Honesty• Accountability

Behavior 

To maintain a safe environment it is important that students follow school and classroom rules. In order to make surerules are followed, students will bring home a weekly report that will consist of their behavior and work habits.

Behavior• Wow = super-spectacular day at school-special

recognition• Nice job = following classroom rules-earn 5 activity time

minutes• Warning = a second reminder to follow rule• Think time = lose 5 minutes of recess• Stop Sign = detention

Classroom Management

Good behavior will be rewarded using a variety of methods:

Individual incentives: • School supplies • Homework passes • Caught being good ticket• Treasure box

Classroom Management

Whole Class incentives: • Extra recess • Parties • Extra activity time

HomeworkHomework

• Homework will be distributed on Monday and it will be due on the following Friday.

• It will include 20 minutes of reading. The remaining time will be spent on spelling activities, and math assignments.

• The estimated time of how long homework should take the students in second grade is about 30 to 40 minutes.

CommunicationCommunication

There are many ways we will communicate throughout the year: 

• Email- Mvsalazar1@aol.com• Second grade website www.csun

.edu/~mav18314

• Hand-written notes• Telephone conversations • Parent/teacher conferences 

Thank You

We look forward to working with your

children and doing our best to help them have a successful year

in second grade.

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