West Buncombe Elementary
Mrs. Traci Stewart
traci.stewart@bcsemail.org
Welcome to Mrs. Stewart's
2nd Grade Classroom!!
I am happy to welcome you and your child
to 2nd grade this year. My name is Traci Stewart and I have been
teaching in Buncombe County Schools since 1989. I attended West Buncombe
as a child, attended Erwin Middle and graduated from Erwin High in
1984. I graduated from UNC-A with a bachelors in Psychology and North Carolina
teaching license in K-6th grades. I am married and
have two children. We have two very spoiled dogs that live at our
house also!!
We have many great things to learn this year
and I want it to be a happy and exciting one for your child!
I will be communicating with you on a weekly
basis. Every Monday, I will send home the next week's
homework assignment sheet filled with all of the important news from our class.
On Friday's you will receive a brown envelope with
all of your child's work from that week. You will sign and return empty
on Monday!!
I will communicate through that and I will note on the front of that
envelope, if there is a special note to you enclosed.
I have "predictable homework" that
comes home on Monday and you will have all that you need to know for the
week. Homework is a review of skills already taught in class. If
there is ever anything that you question or feel that your child could use
review on, please let us know by circling the item. We use each morning
as a mini tutoring session with our classroom assistant, to ensure
understanding of all the skills.
This year we will be doing report cards every
9 weeks. Your child will be graded on a RUBRIC of 1-4. This is
the same as first grade and is explained on the report card.
We have a short snack each day, so please plan
on sending something that is quick and healthy. I also allow the kids to
keep a water bottle on their desks. They can refill it each day at the
water fountain and then we take them home on the weekend for a
cleaning. They can also use disposable water bottles each day.
I love to have parents volunteer in my
classroom or for the classroom, if you can't come to school. Just let me
know when you will be coming and I will get some things together for you.
We have some great field trips every year and
I would love for parents and grandparents to attend. Please be sure that
you have completed VOLUNTEER TRACKER before attending these events.
There are some fabulous websites that you can
use at home to enhance and reinforce your child's skill level. They are
listed below.
www.internet4classrooms.com-
This website is a little confusing but if you go to your child's grade level
and link to interactive skills, there are great learning games for all grade
levels.
www.weeklyreader.com-
This is a site connected to the Weekly Reader magazine used in classrooms for
years. It has fun activities that are connected to current events.
www.usmint.gov-
The US Mint sponsors this website and is filled with lots of fun learning
activities that include history lessons about the money that we use.
www.funbrain.com-
Funbrain is filled with lots and lots of fun skills games. There are lots
of just games on here also, so you might want to add certain ones to your
favorites if you are looking for educational materials.
www.pbskids.com-
Lots of videos from the PBS shows as well as games and skills. Lots of
fun even for your little ones at home.
www.abcya.com -Lots of activities for all grades and ages.
IMAGINE LEARNING-Part of our school's phonics program...
https://app.imaginelearning.com/
We study lots of exciting material in 2nd
grade.
I am sure that your child will enjoy this
year's curriculum.
I am looking forward to a wonderful and
memorable year with you and your child.
Mrs. Stewart