1. Welcome! 1

2. The 2nd grade teachers are looking forward to an exciting school year!
Welcome!
The 2nd grade teachers are looking forward to an exciting school year!
Mr. Beecher
Mrs. Doll
Mrs. Sander
Mrs. Myers
Ms. Mahoney
Miss Minicozzi

3. Language Arts Curriculum
Skills we will be working on:
Decoding Strategies
Comprehension Strategies
Vocabulary/Word Study
Fluency
What to look for:
Reading Homework:
Read for minutes 3

5. Reading Workshop Mini Lessons Flexible Reading Groups Daily Five
Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work, & Meet with Teacher
Your child will be bringing home 2 library books per week to read.
Please make sure your child returns books promptly on Library day.

6. Word Study and Vocabulary
Skills we will be working on:
Identifying spelling patterns
Use spelling patterns in everyday writing
What to look for:
Example of words and the patterns they follow
Children will be assessed in the form of dictation sentences
Word Study units will focus on student’s identifying and applying word patterns in everyday writing. 6

7. Writing Curriculum The Writing Process: Types of Writing:
Brainstorm and Plan
Write a Sloppy Copy
Conference
Revise & Edit
Publish & Celebrate
Types of Writing:
Narrative
Informative-Research
Opinion
Friendly Letter
All published pieces will be sent home in June. 7

8. Math Curriculum What you can do at home: Skills we will be working on:
Practice addition and subtraction facts to 20
Hands-on math activities (counting coins & telling time)
Websites to visit: iknowthat.com
funbrain.com
gamequaruim.com
frontrowed.com
xtramath.com
sumdog.com
Skills we will be working on:
Addition and subtraction basic facts up to 20
Two-digit and three-digit addition and subtraction with/without regrouping
Time, Money, Geometry, & Measurement
Fractions
Word problems
Skip counting 8

9. Addition and Subtraction Basic Facts
Addition Goals
To be proficient:
First Quarter: facts in 2 minutes
Second Quarter: facts in 2 minutes
Third Quarter: facts in 2 Minutes
Fourth Quarter: facts in 2 minutes
Subtraction Goals
To be proficient:
First Quarter: Not Assessed
Second Quarter: Not Assessed
Third Quarter: facts in 2 minutes
Fourth Quarter: facts in 2 minutes 9

10. Rocket Math
Rocket Math is a research-based individualized program that promotes fluency and accuracy of math facts. The students will practice regularly at home and school. We will begin this program in October and your child will be required to practice facts for 3 minutes as part of their homework.

11. Science and Social Studies Curriculum
Throughout the year, your child will participate in hands-on activities as well as finding information through reading books in Science and Social Studies.
Science Skills
Objects in the Sky
Balance and Motion
Plants
Social Studies Skills
Communities (Urban, Suburban, & Rural)
Citizenship
Government
Community Resources 11

12. Homework
Homework will be given on a nightly basis Monday through Thursday.
Homework –Have your child read for minutes each night.
Rocket Math to begin in October
Each individual teacher will assign homework according to the needs of their class.

13. Classroom Management Positive Reinforcement: Discipline: Verbal praise
Clip Chart/Class Dojo
Discipline:
Points/Verbal Praise are used to encourage good choices.
Please initial daily behavior sheet/view your child’s progress on Class Dojo
You will be contacted if your child clips down to “Parent Contact” or receives multiple negative points 13

14. School Wide Effective Behavior System
The UNITY program will teach every child the school rules and expected behaviors that will apply throughout the entire building.
U-Use kind words and actions
N-Need to keep hands, feet, and objects to ourselves
I-I will follow directions the first time given
T-Take ownership of our actions and learning
Y- Yield and walk silently throughout our school

15. Celebrating Birthdays
You may send in a treat on the day of your child’s birthday, but please notify us prior via or note.
If your child’s birthday falls on a weekend, you can send a treat in on Friday or Monday.
Please make the treat NUT FREE.
Please send in napkins and/or paper plates for the treat.
Summer Birthdays will be celebrated on the child’s half birthday unless the half birthday falls over winter break. 15

16. Snack Time We will have snack in the morning.
Please provide a NUT FREE, healthy, dry snack.
Please provide a water bottle. No juice or milk.
Water bottles MUST have a sports cap to prevent spills. 16

17. Communication Sickness Vacation
If your child is sick and cannot attend school, please call the attendance line at , to report your child absent. Our school day runs from 8:45 to 3:25. If you are going to request homework, please do so before noon.
Vacation
If you plan on taking a vacation during the school year, please fill out a trip form and return it to the office for approval. Each teacher will send home an activity for your child to complete during this time.

18. Report Card Use numbers 1,2,3, & 4 as indicators of skill mastery
3 is proficient, this is where we expect your child to be
2 is approaching the expected skill
Report card skills are aligned with Common Core Standards, therefore the report cards look slightly different this year.
Please keep in mind each quarter the skills become more rigorous. 18

19. Thank you for coming this evening
Thank you for coming this evening. Conference information will be sent home via . 19