1. Welcome to Back to School Night!
Amy Logue
Second Grade
Linden Elementary

2. Two Sculptors I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher- the tools she used
Were books, music, and art.
The other, a parent, who worked with a
Guiding hand and gentle, loving heart.
When at last, their task was done
They were proud of what they wrought,
For the things they had molded into the
Child could neither be sold nor bought
And each agreed they would have failed
If each had worked alone.
For behind the teacher stood the school
And behind the parent, the home.

3. Who is Mrs. Logue??

4. Who is Mrs. Logue??
I have been teaching in CB since 1993.

5. Who is Mrs. Logue?? I have been teaching in CB since 1993.
I have taught Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades.

6. Who is Mrs. Logue?? I have been teaching in CB since 1993.
I have taught Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades.
I attended ESU for undergraduate and PSU for graduate school.

7. Who is Mrs. Logue?? I have been teaching in CB since 1993.
I have taught Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades.
I attended ESU for undergraduate and PSU for graduate schools.
I achieved National Board Certification in 2009.

8. Who is Mrs. Logue??
A mom to Alyson and Teagan!

9. Goals for the school year…
To instill a love of learning and encourage the children to become life-long learners.
To encourage the children to be confident in their abilities as learners.
To encourage independence.

10. Daily Schedule Writer’s Workshop Reading Specials
Whole group instruction
Guided reading
The Daily Five
Specials
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Art
Thursday: Computer Lab
Friday: PE
Science/ Social Studies/ Class Meeting

11. Daily Schedule (cont.) Lunch and Recess Read Aloud Mathematics
Whole group instruction
Independent practice
Differentiation (support and extension)

12. Second Grade Curriculum Standards Based
Reading:
Good Habits, Great Readers series
Guided reading instruction using leveled books
COMETS and Title 1 Basic Skills groups
The Daily Five
Skill development (vocabulary, sight words, word families, phonemic awareness, phonics, etc.)
Fluency instruction: Readers’ Theatre
Comprehension skills (predicting, drawing conclusions, making inferences, summarizing, self-questioning, evaluating, close reading strategies, etc.)
Independent reading
Self-selection of books (Book Boxes)

13. Second Grade Curriculum
Writing / Language Arts
Writer’s Workshop format
Writing process (prewriting, envisioning, drafting, editing, revising, publishing)
Conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence structure)
Craft!
Use of mentor text
Writing conferencing
Word Study (an approach to learning about the spelling of words)
Mathematics
Everyday Mathematics program
Spiraling of skills
Relevance to real-world situations
Problem solving
Explorations, games, and manipulatives
Fact Fluency (xtramath.com)

14. Second Grade Curriculum
Science
Science Companion curriculum materials
Units include Habitats, Sound, and Rocks
Inquiry based instruction that draws on observation and reflection
Social Studies
Units include Communities, Geography, Economics, Native Americans
Class Meetings
Meet weekly to discuss and share celebrations and struggles
“Talking Stick”
Bucket Fillers

15. Assessment: A moving picture…
DIBELS
DRAs
ORAs
Reading Running Records
Quizzes
Tests
Writing Holistic Scoring Rubrics
Mathematical problem solving tasks
Anchor papers
Informal observations (kid watching)
Special projects
Classwork

16. Reporting progress

17. Classroom Procedures and Information
Homework: Every day (Mon.-Thurs.) 20 minutes per day
Math Homelinks, xtramath, word study, reading fluency (readers’ theatre scripts), reading minutes per day (record minutes on reading log)
Please sign or initial homework assignment book
Birthday treats… NONE 
Snack: Keep it healthy… only water to drink.
Bonus Tickets and PAWS
Star of the Week: Posters and info. Sheet due September 30th
Newsletters and Schoolwires Site
Wednesday Folders
Thanks so much for sending in supplies!!
Party $- $5.00 due September 30th
Field Trips- Doylestown Library, Lost River Caverns, Elmwood Zoo
Reporting absences

18. Communication
Phone:
Send in a note
Request a meeting/ conference
Schoolwires site

19. Parent Involvement Classroom Volunteers Homeroom Parents
Math Explorations, Computer Lab, Wednesday Folder “Stuffers”, Field Trip chaperones
Homeroom Parents
Helping at and from home
Giving Tree

20. THANK YOU!!
Your time is so very valuable, and I greatly appreciate you being here this evening! Before leaving, please take a few minutes to respond to the “Parent Night Kid Quiz” questionnaire. Thanks!!