1. Welcome to Second Grade

2. Dear Parents, Welcome to Open House. 1
Dear Parents, Welcome to Open House. 1. Feel free to look around the room. 2. Find your child’s seat. 3. Take a few minutes to write a note to your child.

3. Highlights Please just check “no” and sign.
I get nice free gifts for the classroom.

4. Our Daily Schedule 9-9:10 Morning work, calendar 9:15-9:45 TEAM TIME
9:45-11:20 ELA (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Grammar, Speaking, Listening)
11:22-12:52 Lunch

5. Our Daily Schedule 11:50-12:00--Homework 12:00-12:30 Recess
12:30-1:30 MATH
1:35-2:25 –Special
2:30-3:20 -- Social Studies, Science ELA or Math

6. Specials
Monday—ART
Tuesday– Library (drop off books on Tuesday morning in bin)
Wednesday– PE (gym) sneakers
Thursday– Music
Friday– PE (gym) sneakers

7. ELA: Storytown A resource to use towards curriculum Read Aloud
Robust Vocabulary
Phonics
Grammar
Spelling ( )
Writing
Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories
Each week a test study guide comes home

8. Harcourt’s Storytown Six Themes Four Stories and a Reader’s Theater
2 + 2 and review (skill and strategy)
Robust Vocabulary
High Frequency Words
Storytown

9. ELA
Guided Reading
Stations
Powerpoints
Smart lessons
Games

10. Guided Reading
Daily 5-students complete stations independently. Word Work, Read to self, Read to partner, Listen to story, Write.
Meet with teacher in small group to read, work on concepts.

11. ELA Tests Weekly Spelling Tests Challenge Words are optional
15 words now + 2 sentences
20 words 2nd half of year + 3 sentences
Challenge Words are optional
Bi-weekly Reading tests
6 Theme tests

12. Everyday Math Hands on Understanding of numbers and concepts
Games are used for facts
Math Facts****
Homelink-each night
Try It
Museums-Shapes, Fractions and Measurement.
Explorations
Math Boxes

13. Math Tests Given at the end of each Unit Part A is graded (fraction)
Part B is for developing instruction—does not count as part of grade
Open Ended Responses-We will solve together.
On line games (

14. Social Studies Where Things Come From Ancestors Famous Americans
Citizens
Native Americans
Holidays Around the World
Not tested 

15. Science Germs Make Me Sick Simple Machines
REEP (Regional Environmental Education Program) includes Habitats and Lifecycles.
Landforms
Our Solar System
Not tested 

16. Behavior Mod Program Start each day with 50 points
Can earn bonus points (They are like money—You can buy back a regular point for 5¢.)
Earn privileges each week
In November we will look at how to get off point cards.

17. Class Meetings Weekly to talk about our classroom.
Encourage each other
Give positive recognition

18. Scholastic Book Clubs Multiple Levels
Easy to order online. (login for our class is on my website)
Make one check payable to Scholastic no matter how many clubs you order from. (No cash please)
Make great gifts for birthdays or holidays.

19. My Class Website www.methacton.org Go to Woodland Go to Teachers
Click on Bradley

20. Report Cards and Conferences
Required conferences in November
Report cards and optional conferences for other quarters

21. Contact Me Write a note in your child’s homework copybook
Call office and leave message
X43202
Try my extension before or after school X43303