Ms. Anderson

Hello! Welcome to 2nd grade! My name is Ms. Anderson! I am so excited about being your students' teacher this year!! This will be my 8th year teaching 2nd grade! This year, I hope to build your child's love of learning. We will be focusing on many things throughout the year, but our main focus will be developing and building math and reading skills.  

About Me

I attended Arizona State University and received my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Elementary Education/ Special Education. I grew up in Arizona and attended other schools in the Deer Valley District. 

 Favorites:

Snack: Reese's, any chips, chocolate covered pretzels, nerd clusters 

Drinks: Tea, lemonade 

Shopping: Amazon, Target, Michael's 

Flower(s): Tulips and sunflowers

Our mission at Norterra Canyon: 

The Pirate Way! Every Student Every Day

Achievement

Rigor

Reflection

Growth

High levels of learning for all

 

The Pirate Way, Every Student Every Day! is what we say when we are referring to the campus wide behavior expectations of Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be safe & Be Kind.

2nd Grade Handbook

Regular Daily Schedule:  8:15 Reading 9:45 RTI  10:10 Writing 10:45 Math (Tier 2) 11:05 Lunch/Recess 11:45 Math 1:00 2nd Recess 1:15 Science/ Social Studies 2:15 Specials

90 minute release Daily Schedule:  8:15 Reading 9:15 RTI  9:45 Writing 10:15 Math 11:05 Lunch/Recess 11:45 Science/ Social Studies 12:30 RTI 1:00 Specials

 

Reading websites  

- http://www.starfall.com

- http://www.funbrain.com 

- http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html 
- http://www.abcteach.com 
- http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help.htm 
- http://www.kidport.com/

 Math Websites

- http://reflexmath.com 
- http://www.mathfactcafe.com 
- http://www.coolmath-games.com 
- www.aplusmath.com 
- www.funbrain.com 
- http://www.kidsnumbers.com 
- www.softschools.com/math/worksheets 
- http://www.mathplayground.com/ 
- http://www.internet4classrooms.com/  
- http://www.learningpage.com/  

-http://www.zearn.org 

 Other websites
- http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ 
- http://kids.discovery.com/ 
- http://www.spellingcity.com   

Printable Worksheets and Books 
- http://www.kidzone.ws/phonics/index.htm 
- http://www.edhelper.com/phonics/Consonants1.htm   
- http://www.softschools.com 
- http://www.kiddyhouse.com/Worksheets 
- http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/ 
- http://www.softschools.com/math/worksheets

School website
https://www.dvusd.org/norterracanyon 

Take care of lunch money from home
http://www.ezschoolpay.com

District policies, calendars & information 
www.dvusd.org

Powerschools : To view your child's progress, use the username & password you received. Check with the office if you need the entry data to view your child's grades.
https://ps.dvusd.org/public/ 

Arizona Department of Education
http://www.azed.gov/

Arizona Common Core State Standards
http://www.arizonacommoncore.org/