Mission Statement Mount Arlington The Mission of the Mount Arlington School District is to ensure that our children succeed Public Schools personally, academically, socially, and physically. Through our commitment and passion to promote excellence, we will continue to provide our students with a safe, challenging and inspiring learning environment so that each student may achieve his/her full potential. In partnership with the community, our students are provided with a sound foundation to support a life long journey of opportunity and success. Second Grade Learning Edith M. Decker School 446 Howard Boulevard Benchmarks Mount Arlington, New Jersey 07856 973-398-6400 www.mtarlingtonschools.org Health and Physical Education • Develop muscular and cardiovascular strength and fitness In Second Grade, a student will... • Perform activities with manipulative movement • Find the value of a collection of coins and solve problems Language Arts • Participate in activities independently, with a partner, and • Read aloud with fluency and expression involving money in groups while demonstrating respect, sharing, and • Explore multiplication and division by modeling problems • Use titles, tables of contents, and chapter headings to cooperation locate information • Measure length, area, and volume using appropriate units of • Appreciate ...
Mission Statement TheMissionhofetMountArlingtonSchoolDistrictistoenstuhreatourchildrensucceedpersonally, academically, socially, and physically. Through our commitment and passion to promote excellence, we will continue to provide our students with a safe, challenging and inspiring learningireonvment so that each student may achieve his/her full potential. In partnership with the community, our students are provided with a sound foundation to support a life long journey of opportunity and success. Edith M. Decker School 446 Howard Boulevard Mount Arlington, New Jersey 07856 973-398-6400www.mtarlingtonschools.org
Mount Arlington Public Schools
Second Grade
Learning
Benchmarks
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