Mrs. Alyssa van Breda ednet.edu Mrs. Jenna Thoresen

Meet our 2 nd grade Superheroes…

Meet the Incredible Learners…

Meet the Fearless Thinkers…

Meet Mrs. Thoresen… 15 th year of teaching 7th year at Briarwood Went to WSU /graduated from WWU Masters degree in Education with endorsements in Special Ed. and ELL Married 16 years Two children, Jacob (8 th grader at Maywood) & Jaxson (3 rd grader in Mrs. van Heuven’s class)

Meet Mrs. van Breda… Masters degree in Education Married 3 years Loves spending time with family and friends, especially Norman! 3 rd year of teaching 2 nd year at Briarwood Went to UW

A.M. (Before lunch) Literacy Block/Reader’s Workshop Writer’s Workshop P.M. (After lunch) Math Social Studies/Science Read Aloud/Afternoon snack Specialist Daily Schedule

Balanced Literacy Model Read aloud Shared Reading Guided Reading (one on one or small groups focusing on comprehension, accuracy, fluency and vocabulary strategies) Independent Reading We LOVE to Read…

Making Meaning Reading Curriculum (comprehension strategies) Daily 5 Phonics Instruction Introduce different genres 5th Grade Reading Buddies

1. I look at a book 2. P urpose 3. I nterest 4. C omprehend 5. K now all the words I PICK Good Fit Books The kids will learn to ask themselves these questions when choosing books for their book boxes… Am I interested?? Do I know the words? Do I understand what I’m reading?

We LOVE Math… Math Workshop Four days a week 8 groups with 4-6 kids in each group Flexible groups (novice- apprentice) formed using formal/informal assessments and need based on our common core standards

Daily rotations include… *Hands on manipulatives or games *Work on my own *Teacher time *Practice math facts Common Core Standards/Everyday Math curriculum drive our small group instruction!

We LOVE Writing… Lucy Calkins Curriculum *Writer’s Workshop format: focused mini-lesson, time to write, time to share Teacher guided writing Reader’s Response Journals (Home and school) Writing process (pre-write, draft, edit…)

Superheroes LOVE Science … Physical Science (Force and Motion) Earth and Space Science (The Sun’s Daily Motion) Life Science (Life Cycles and Changes in Ecosystems-- Wetlands) Superheroes LOVE Social Studies… Neighborhoods/Commu nities Geography/Map skills

Superheroes LOVE Specialists…

Superheroes always know… Our Class Rules: Show respect Make good decisions Solve problems

Homework and Planners… Read and/or be read to at least 4 times a week for min. Math 3-4 times a week (should take no longer than min.) Sign planners Monday-Thursday Write notes to teachers

Student-led Conferences… Conferences will be held on Wednesday, December 3 rd and Thursday, December 4 th. More info to come on how/when to schedule your child’s conference!

Report card dates… Wednesday, November 26 th Friday, March 13 th Wednesday, June 17th

Assessments in 2 nd grade… Stanford Testing- Week of January 26 th 2015 CogAT- Around March 8 th 2015 Fountas & Pinnell- (Fall/Winter/Spring)

Mystery Reader… One of the most fun ways to volunteer… Surprise your child and read his/her favorite book/s to the class Anyone can do it… Grandma, Grandpa, Mom, Dad, etc. Great way to get to know your child’s class! Birthday???? If interested, please sign up tonight or the teachers to set up a date and time!

Volunteers… Please check your to sign up for volunteering! We would like to start the 1 st full week of October. Parent Survey Doc

Miscellaneous… Super Student of the Week Brag Tags Weekly Blog Book Orders Orange Ruler Common Core

For coming this evening!