Welcome to

Ms. Wagner’s

Classroom

About me Fourth year at Coronado teaching second grade. Have my masters in reading and curriculum instruction. Teaching is my passion.Love making students motivated to learn.

My Rules and Expectations•Class Dojo(more info on my website)

•Expected vs. Unexpected Behaviors

•Red Folders and color code.

• Positive reinforcement (reward positive behavior)• Class incentives and individual incentives (fake money,

treasure box, class prize)

Classroom Schedule

8:05-8:15 Morning work8:15-8:30 Morning meeting8:30- 9:15 Reading 9:15- 9:45 Reading centers9:45-10:00 Read Aloud/ snack10:00-10:30 Writing10:30-11:30 Math (Switch

teachers)11:30-12:05 Recess/ Lunch

12:10-12:40 Challenge Team (switch teachers)

12:40-1:13 Science1:13- 1:28 Recess1:28- 2:13 Specials– Monday- Library– Tuesday- Art– Thursday- Music– Friday P.E

2:13- 3:00 A.R.3:05 Dismissal

Reading

• Fluency- 110wpm• Comprehension-90%• Individual goals• Reading groups based on reading

level• Site Words- 350• Phonic skills- within words vowel pairs

Math • Time• Money• Problem solving• Number sense• Double digit addition• Borrowing• Structure and Logic• Multiplication and Division

A.R.• Star test at the beginning of each quarter.• This test will show your child’s A.R. reading

level.• Each child should read and take at least

one test a week.• 5-8 point goal for first quarter• Percentage goal of 90% on tests*** Show example A.R.****

Writing

Letter writing Personal NarrativesExpository writingWriters workshopsPunctuation/ grammarPenmanship (D’nealy)

Science /Social Studies

Science• Investigating

Matter• Human body• Weather• Life cycle of

Insects and mammals

Social Studies• Communities• Geography• American

Colonization• American

Revolution• China

Snack/ Read Aloud• Please pack a snack for your child.

1st Quarter

Reading

- Short and long vowels - What is in a sentence?- Literary Elements of a StoryWriting

- How to write a letter?- Grammar and punctuation skills

Math -Place value-Time, Money, and

number patternsScience – Exploring matter

Social Studies- What is a

community?

Curriculum Maps Online

Visit our website to find your student’s curriculum maps by grade level and content area.

Grades Reporting periods occur about every 4-5 weeks. About ½ way

through each quarter, you will receive a “progress report” to let you know how your child is doing at that point. After each quarter, you will receive a report card.

The K-5 Grade Reports to Parents include the following levels of performance:

4 = Above benchmark / Exceeds current grade level expectations

3 = Meets benchmark / At grade level expectations2 = Approaching benchmark / Improving but not

consistent1 = Below grade level / Needs more time and supportBlank = Not yet introduced

You can login to ParentVue at any time to check your child’s progress

Field trips

•Three field trips •Volunteers-Field trip volunteers will be a first returned basis for the permission slip form.

Volunteering• Please sign up for the days you would like to

volunteer on the volunteer calendar in the back. If would like to volunteer but are unsure of the exact dates or can not commit to a set schedule, just email me the day before you would like to come in! This way I can set aside projects that need to be completed.

Homework•Blue Folders•Returned Friday’s• Sign weekly• IXL • Spellingcity•Math Facts•Reading 20 minutes nightly

PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE!

HTTP://WWW.HUSD.ORG//DOMAIN/1951

LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS A GREAT

YEAR!