Bio

Hello! My name is Mrs. Rauchbauer, and I am so excited to be your child's 2nd grade teacher this year at Athlos!

This year brings an exciting new adventure for me as I move from teaching 5th grade reading to 2nd grade. I am thrilled to be working with younger learners and can't wait to help my students grow in confidence, curiosity, and a love of learning.

I have been teaching for over 15 years and truly enjoy helping students discover their strengths and reach their full potential. I look forward to creating a classroom where every child feels welcomed, supported, and encouraged to do their very best.

When I'm not at school, I love to travel and explore new places. I have two wonderful adult children, two dogs, and one bearded dragon who keeps life interesting! I'm also a huge Minnesota sports fan, especially baseball, and I enjoy cheering on our hometown teams.

I am looking forward to a fantastic school year filled with learning, laughter, and new adventures. Thank you for sharing your child with me—I can't wait to get to know each of you!

Here's to an amazing year together!

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week 1 post 9/7-9/11

Peek Of The Week

Sep 7th- Sep 11th

Hello second grade families!

Please send your child to school with a healthy snack each day. We will have a 10 minute snack time in the morning, so please send in something that your child can eat within that time frame. Some healthy snacks include: fruit, vegetables, popcorn, crackers, etc. Please NO candy, donuts, cookies, etc. for snack. Water bottles are allowed at school with water only!

Math: We are starting our first unit based on basic math skills being counting up and down to solve problems. Working on number lines to solve equations. Along with coin identification and less than, greater than, or equal to comparisons.

Homework: Your student will have math facts, math skills, spelling, and comprehension worksheets to complete. Homework will go home on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday throughout the week it needs to be completed and returned the next day.

Ex: Monday’s HW sheet goes home bring back Tuesday!

*Please have your student read for at least 20 minutes every night*

Language Arts: We will be starting our first unit about habitats. Focusing on the plants, animals, and adaptations animals may have. Working with readings, journal entries, and vocabulary around habitats!

Spelling: We are working with words that have beginning digraph blends in them. The spelling words this week are… ship, fish, chop, lunch, thin, math, when, neck, sing, lung.

*We will be having our spelling test on Friday!”

Science: We will be learning about habitats. Including, where animals live, what they eat, their living environment, and their survival instincts!

Upcoming Events:

September 7th: NO SCHOOL (LABOR DAY)

September 25th: Minnesota Sports Day

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Email is the best way to communicate!