Welcome to2nd Grade
2014-2015
Meet the Teachers
Jessica ColsonCrystal FalconAngela HagerCarrie MartinRay Ramon
Schedule
7:20 Breakfast in Cafeteria7:35 Students come in classroom7:50 Announcements/SOAR time8:15-9:15 Science9:15-10:45 Language Arts (Reading and Writing) Snack time10:45 Specials11:35-11:50 Read Aloud/ LA continued Lunch 11:50 Martin/Hager; 11:55 Colson/Falcon/RamonRecess 12:20 Martin/Hager; 12:25 Colson/Falcon/Ramon12:55-1:15 LA/Social Studies1:15-2:45 Math2:45 Dismissal
ScienceBig Ideas• Classify and change the properties of matter• Identify, measure, record and graph weather
information• Distinguish between natural and manmade
resources • Explain the processes in the water cycle• Compare and give examples of interdependence of
living organisms- food chains
Language Arts
• Writing• Reading• Daily 5• CAFÉ
WritingBig Ideas• Handwriting• Punctuation/Capitalization• Grammar• Personal Narrative• Imaginative Narrative• Expository
ReadingBig Ideas• Comprehension Strategies• Establish purpose for reading• Making Connections
Instruction is whole group, small group, and individual using an approach called the Daily 5.Read to Self
Work on WritingRead to SomeoneListen to ReadingWord Work
CAFE•Comprehension•Accuracy•Fluency•Expand Vocabulary
Lunch and Recess
• There will be 2 teachers in the cafeteria all year and 3 monitoring recess.
• If you would like to eat lunch with your child, please check in at front office. If you would like, your child may choose 1-2 other children to sit with you at the designated tables.
Social StudiesBig Ideas• Landmarks- Denton County Courthouse, Texas Capital
Building, The White House• Government Functions- Laws, Safety and Problem Solving
and • Government Leaders- Mayor, Governor, President• Maps- Canada, Mexico, Capitol of Texas, Austin, Dallas,
Denton, El Paso, Houston, Brownsville, Texas Coast• Historical Figures- Irma Rangel, Thurgood Marshall,
Theodore Roosevelt, John Hancock, John B. Denton• Producers and Consumers
Math
Big Ideas•Number Lines •Add and Subtract using a variety of strategies based on place value without using traditional algorithms•Compose and decompose numbers using place value up to 1200•Fractions•Add and subtract 2-digit numbers mentally•Measurement •Data Analysis
Homework
• Reading every night Monday-Thursday.
• Agenda• Questions
Classroom Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0
Field Trips
• Kids Dance-limited # of seats November 13 or 14
• Clear Creek- April 22nd-Need background check by Spring Break
Keep in Touch
• Please let us know if there is a change in transportation for your child by 2pm, otherwise, we may not get the message and they will go home as normal.
• If your child is absent, you will need to send a note within 48 hours in order for it to be an excused absence.
Other
• Water bottle permitted in spill-proof container.
• Volunteering- Background Check• Snack Bag- will come home several times
per year. • Birthdays-Cupcakes, cookies. Please no
cakes. We will celebrate at the very end of the day.
Upcoming Events
• Sept. 25 Family Fun Math Night• October 6-10 Parent Conferences
and Early Release• October 13 Staff Development- No
School
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