+ Welcome to 2 nd Grade! Everything you need to know and more… Presented by your 2 nd grade teachers, Kristen Allsup, Becca Hamm, Kristin Hoeflinger, and Amy Stirrat

+ Who’s My Teacher?  Educational Background  Hobbies  Family Getting to know the 2 nd grade team

+ How to Contact Your Teacher  is best      Any important messages, please call the office  Change in dismissal, absences, etc.

+ Assignment and Reflection Notebook  What’s Inside  Monthly learning and behavior goals  Weekly goal  Reflect on the 7 Habits of Happy Kids  Daily behavior  What’s important (homework)  Homework  Every Night  20 minutes of reading  10 minutes of math facts  Tuesdays  Spelling homework  Weekly  Green Literacy Log That yellow book you’ve seen coming home

+ Literacy Log  Record daily reading  Title of book and minutes read  Please initial every night!  Weekly assignment  Reading passage with questions  Write a friendly letter about what book you are reading  Literacy Logs are due the day that is written on the front The green book

+ How We Grade  Check ++  Student knew the skill(s) before being taught  Exceeds expectations  Check +  Student mastered the skill(s) being taught  Meets expectations  Check  Student inconsistently exhibits skill(s)  Check –  Student fails to meet mastery of skill(s) The Check System

+ Volunteering  Mystery Reader  Sign up online with your child’s teacher  Field Trips  Symphony- October 28 th  Zoo- April (TBD)  Class Parties  October, December, and February  Contact your classroom’s room parent How you can help

+ Weekly Newsletters  ed or posted on the internet  Overview of concepts, events, and activities We keep you informed

+ Curriculum  Investigations  Hands-on  Use a variety of manipulatives (connecting cubes, pattern blocks, mini clocks, dice, coins, number cards, etc.)  Games incorporated into lessons Deepen understanding of key concepts Encourage strategic thinking Provide repeated practice  Math Workshop Kids cycle through activities in small groups or work with the teacher.  Classroom Enrichment  Smartboard  Computers  iPads  Additional Activities & Enrichment Packets  Math Enrichment  Pulled 3-4x a week for 30 minutes  Students chosen based on Discovery Education math assessments and/or District math pre-tests Math

+ Curriculum  Daily Five  Read to Self  Read to Someone  Listening to Reading  Word Work  Work on Writing  Reading CAFÉ  Comprehension  Accuracy  Fluency  Expand Vocabulary  Guided reading groups  Individual reading conferences Reading

+ Curriculum  Differentiated spelling program, focusing on spelling patterns  Students are responsible for keeping track of their individual list- All lists are different  Pretests on Fridays determine your child’s word list for the coming week  Spelling homework on Tuesdays  Post-test on Thursdays Spelling

+ Curriculum  Writer’s Workshop  Lucy Calkins  Narrative, Informational, Poetry, Lab Reports, Opinion, Persuasive  Workshop Model  5-10 minute mini-lesson  20 minutes write time  5-10 minute share time  Conferencing  Teacher/student conferencing  Student/student conferencing Writing

+ Curriculum  Social Studies  Communities  Civics/Political  Geography/Map Skills  Pilgrims  Economics  Science  Human Body  States of Matter  Force & Motion  Solar System  Animals Social Studies & Science

+ Birthdays  Kids may bring a small token gift to give students in the class if you wish- You are by no means obligated to do so  Reed has a strict no food policy for birthdays We like to party