Second Grade
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We hope you had a great summer, and we are so excited to help your children learn and grow this year. As the year begins, our second-grade team would like to thank you in advance for your continued support in your child’s education. Our community is so grateful for your dedication and involvement. Please let us know if you would like to schedule a time to meet with any of us in person or virtually through Google Classroom. We are available for conferences on Mondays from 3:15-4:00. We can’t wait to continue to get to know you and your students better!
Sincerely,
Ms. Lema and Ms. Warshauer
Rigorous Instruction
Instruction is customized, inclusive, motivating, and aligned to the Next Generation Standards. High standards are set in every classroom. Students are actively engaged in ambitious intellectual activity and developing critical thinking skills.
Units of Study
Current Units of Study:
Into Reading Module 2 – Look Around and Explore
Into Writing Module 2 – Descriptive Essay Writing
Illustrative Mathematics Unit 2 – Adding and Subtracting Within 100
ELA Resources:
Math Resources:
Supportive Environment
The school establishes a classroom and school culture where students feel safe, supported, and challenged by their teachers and peers.
We will announce our first Students of The Month soon!
Strong Family-Community Ties & Collaborative Teachers
School leadership brings resources from the community into the school building by welcoming, encouraging, and developing partnerships with families, businesses, and community-based organizations.
Important Dates:
Thursday & Friday, October 3rd/4th – Rosh Hashanah – NO SCHOOL
Monday, October 14th – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – NO SCHOOL
Tuesday, October 15th – Hispanic Heritage Celebration
Thursday, October 31st – Halloween
Friday, November 1st – Diwali – NO SCHOOL
Contact Emails
Class 2-1 Ms. Lema : rlema@schools.nyc.gov
Class 2-2 Ms. Warshauer – fwarshauer@schools.nyc.gov
Every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together.