Welcome to 2nd Grade Curriculum Night

September 10, 2012

Mrs. BasfordMrs. BlackburnMrs. Burnette

Mrs. DossMrs. Harp

Mrs. ShanerMrs. Trierweiler

Greetings from Special AreaTeachers!

Procedures and Weekly Performance Report

Mrs. Trierweiler

ProceduresSnack – Send a healthy snack each day.Lunch Money – Use PAMS or send money in an envelope with your child’s name, teacher’s name, and lunch number written on the front.Transportation Changes- Call the office before 2:00. Please do not email changes.Contacting Teachers – We will return emails and phone calls within 24 hours. Conferences – We look forward to meeting with all parents by the end of the 1st 9 weeks. Teachers will notify parents when it is time to schedule individual conferences.

Weekly Progress Report

Additional way of communicating

Work / Study and Behavior Grades

Additional comments/reminders

Please sign and return each Thursday.

Grading, Activity Fee, and

Common Core

Mrs. Doss

GradingScale: 100%-90% = A

89%-80%= B 79%-70 = C 69%-60% = D 59% and below = F

Any paper with a letter grade or percentage will be counted towards the report card grade.

Papers with a star, check, smiley face, or D.T written at the top were completed together or used as practice.

Activity Fee $50 due August 30th

Weekly ReaderHigh Touch/ High Tech (fall/spring)Mission San Luis – November 16thJoe Budd – March 27th, 28th, 29th Field Day T-ShirtOther miscellaneous activities Volunteer form is required before a chaperone is allowed to attend a field trip.

Common Core State Standards

Adopted by 48 states

Full implementation by 2014

FCAT will be replaced by PARC in 2014(Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers)

Require higher level thinking and application in all subject areas

A stronger correlation between subject areas

Homework

Mrs. Shaner

HomeworkPurpose – Homework is designed to allow students to have independent practice, promote good study habits, and foster responsibility.

Procedure – Assignments will go home each Friday and are due the following Thursday. Incomplete assignments will not receive full credit.

HomeworkParent Involvement *Create a quiet work environment. *Keep notebook paper, pencils, crayons, glue, and scissors on hand. *Allow child to work independently. *Check over your child’s work. *Child makes corrections before turning it in on Thursday. *Don’t wait until the last minute.

HomeworkAssignments *Reading Log – 105 Minutes each week *Spelling Worksheet *Math Worksheet *Study for spelling test (Thursdays) *Other assignments as needed

Reading

Mrs. Blackburn

ReadingImagine It! www.sraimagineit.com * Fluency – words read per minute* Decoding – “sounding” out words* Comprehension – understanding what is read* Explicitly stated information -right there in the text -lower level thinking* Implicitly stated information - draw from clues in the text - higher level thinking

Walk and ReadGrouping*Students are grouped based on individual needs.

* You’re child’s placement will be discussed at your child’s first conference.

*Teachers evaluate student progress and make adjustments accordingly.

*Contact your child’s teacher for questions about your child’s placement.

ReadingAssessments*Imagine It weekly tests*Weekly Cold Reads

Progress Monitoring*Fluency Checks every 5 weeks*Comprehension Checks every 5 weeks

Reading – Accelerated Reader*Students select books based on their reading level.

*Students read books independently.

*Students take a comprehension test on the computer and earn points.

*Teachers monitor student progress and reward students.

*All students are expected to take at least one AR test each week.

* Each child will have individual point goals.

MathMrs. Harp

MathGo Math!*The instructional techniques are somewhat different than in years past.

*We will cover all Sunshine State Standards as well as Common Core State Standards.

*Students will be enriched and remediated through classroom activities as well as Success Maker 5.

MathGo Math! www.thinkcentral.com

*You and your child can go on line to access enrichment materials as well as review activities.

*Students are required to know the basic addition and subtraction facts through 20 with fluency.

WritingMrs. Basford

Writing

1st Nine Weeks – Grammar/Punctuation2nd Nine Weeks – Opinion3rd Nine Weeks – Informative/Explanatory4th Nine Weeks – Narrative

*Grammar and punctuation will be taught throughout the year.

Success MakerMrs. Burnette

Success Maker 5Three times a week for 45 minutes

Used to enrich AND remediate

Individualized instruction

Teachers will monitor progress and can base instruction on students’ needs.

Scores of 65%-85% are acceptable.

Thank You!

“Our greatest natural resource

Is the minds of our children.”

-Walter Elias Disney