Mrs. Jeanette Flores » Welcome to 2nd and 3rd Grade English and Social Studies!

Welcome to 2nd and 3rd Grade English and Social Studies!

Welcome to our class.  I am Mrs. Flores.  This is my 5th year teaching at SWPrep and my 10th year teaching. I recieved my Bachlelor's of Science Degree in Interdisplinary Studies from Texas A&M University in San Antonio.  I am certified to teach Early Childhood through 4th grade.  I am also certified in English as a second language and am Gifted and Talented trained.  I have been married for 19 years and have 3 beautiful, wonderful minischnauzers named Bella, Esmee, and Jasper.  I love spending time with my family, puppies, and friends relaxing, watching movies and/or reading.
 

Why I Teach

I teach because I love working with children.  As a child, I loved school and teachers had a huge impact on my life and I want to impact children the same way. 



My Educational Philosophy

My goal is to foster a love for learning in each one of my students, so that they may become lifelong learners.  Each child possesses the ability to learn, but not at the same time, the same way or at the same pace. As the educator in the classroom, it is my responsibility to find the best way for each child to learn and create a classroom environment that allows each student to excel.


Interesting Fact

I played the trumpet for 8 years and ultimately played in the Texas Tech University Goin’ Band from Raiderland.  It is there that I met my husband, so TTU will always hold a special place in my heart! 

 

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September Project
Due September 5th
This is going to be another great opportunity for us to learn a little more about you and your child.  Please have your child choose a parent, grandparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or another person to share their profession with the class.  We will learn about the history of Labor Day and why we still celebrate it.

MAP testing

2nd and 3rd grade will be taking the MAP test sometime this week and possibily next week.  All students will be assessed in Reading and in Math.  We will use these assessments as benchmarks.  These assessments will be done again midyear and then at the end of the year the see the students' progress.  

First Homework Assignment

Good afternoon, parents.  In your child's communication folder you will find the first homwork assignment of the year.  We will not be doing too much homework, but we will have a project to complete almost every month.  I will make sure to give you ample time to work on it.  Thank you so much!

Today we learned about what we would do in the case of a dangerous intruder event.  We teach ALICE which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.  We learned where are meeting point is and how we would get there.  The students drew maps of the evacuation route to better remember what to do.  Ask your child about the Sheep, Shepard and Wolf drill to see what we talked about.

First Day

Good afternoon, parents.  Just wanted to let you know that we had a great first day of school.  It was so exciting to see all the kids interact with each other and get to know them all a little better.  This week we will be learning about the school, rules and procedure and building a strong classroom community.  We will begin curriculum next week so be on the lookout for more information.  And as always, please let me know if you have any questions.  Enjoy the rest of your day.