1. 2nd Grade Back to School Night September 21, 2011
Welcome!
2nd Grade
Back to School Night
September 21, 2011
Nancy

2. Agenda Introductions Schedule Curriculum Homework Grades Behavior
Friday Folders
Reminders
Nancy

3. Second Grade Team Mrs. Nancy Gifford
Title I Lead Teacher/ Instructional Team Leader
Mrs. Maria Riccio Pisca
Teacher
Mrs. Sandy Jaworski Teacher
Ms. Susie Vitiello Teacher
Mrs. April Williams
Teacher
Mrs. Lori Allen
Ms. Amy Muul Paraeducator
ALL

4. Your Second Grader’s Day
8:45-9:00 Arrival
9:00-10:30 Math
10:30-11:05 Writing
11:10-11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:00-1: Language Arts
1:30-2: Content
2:30-3:30 Related Arts
3: Car Loop/Aftercare Dismissal
3:33 Walkers Dismissed
3: Bus Dismissal
Maria

5. Math Quarter 1 Problem Solving Algebra, Patterns, & Functions
Place Value
Addition & Subtraction
Fact Fluency: Add 10/Subtract 10
Quarter 2
Statistics
Geometry
Measurement
Fact Fluency: Add to make 10+/ Subtract to make 10-
Quarter 3
Fractions
Money
Time
Fact Fluency: Add Near Doubles/ Subtract Near Half
Quarter 4
Probability
Multiplication & Division
Fact Fluency: Use “helping facts” to add and subtract
Maria

6. Your Second Grader’s Day
8:45-9: Arrival
9:00-10: Math
10:30-11:05 Writing
11:10-11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:00-1: Language Arts
1:30-2: Content
2:30-3: Related Arts
3: Car Loop/Aftercare Dismissal
3: Walkers Dismissed
3: Bus Dismissal
Nancy

7. Writing Quarter 1 Personal Narrative Writing About Reading Quarter 2
Friendly Letter
Invitations
Literary Non- Fiction Picture/ Fact Book
Quarter 3
Persuasive Message: Poster/Advertisement
Author Study – Non-Fiction
Quarter 4
Poetry
Persuasive Position - Letter
Susie

8. Your Second Grader’s Day
8:45-9:00 Arrival
9:00-10:30 Math
10:30-11:05 Writing
11:10-11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:00-1:30 Language Arts
1:30-2: Content
2:30-3:30 Related Arts
3: Car Loop/Aftercare Dismissal
3:33 Walkers Dismissed
3: Bus Dismissal
Susie

9. General Reading Processes
Language Arts
General Reading Processes
Decoding
Fluency
Vocabulary
Comprehension
Informational
Reading Processes
(non-fiction)
Variety of text
Text features, graphics, etc.
Literary Reading
Processes
(fiction)
Various genres
Text features
Writing
Writing to express ideas, inform, persuade
Writing Process
Language choices
Conventions
Grammar
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Handwriting
Listening
Listening & responding appropriately
Speaking
Speaking in a variety of situations
Susie

10. Your Second Grader’s Day
8:45-9:00 Arrival
9:00-10:30 Math
10:30-11:05 Writing
11:10-11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:00-1:30 Language Arts
1:30-2: Content
2:30-3: Related Arts
3: Car Loop/Aftercare Dismissal
3:33 Walkers Dismissed
3: Bus Dismissal
April

11. Content Curriculum Social Studies My Community Let’s Go Shopping
Communities Change
People in the Community
Health
Disease Prevention
Safety, First Aid And Injury Prevention
Child Abuse (Strangers)
Social and Emotional Health
Tobacco, Alcohol And Other Drugs
Nutrition And Fitness
Science
Earth Science: Soil and Erosion
Space Science: Earth’s Moon
Physical Science: Interactions
Life Science: Butterflies
April

12. Your Second Grader’s Day
8:45-9:00 Arrival
9:00-10:30 Math
10:30-11:05 Writing
11:10-11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:00-1: Language Arts
1:30-2: Content
2:30-3: Related Arts
3: Car Loop/Aftercare Dismissal
3:33 Walkers Dismissed
3: Bus Dismissal
Lori

13. Related Arts Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Allen
World Language/P.E. PE
Music/
Technology
Media/
World Language
Jaworski
P.E./
P.E.
Pisca
World Language/ P.E.
Music
Media/World Language
P.E./ Technology
Vitiello
P.E./World Language/ Technology
P.E
Williams
Children are sprinkled into other classes for Related Arts.
Technology - Wednesday
Lori

14. Homework Monday-Thursday READING-Read for 20 minutes.
SPELLING-Completed in the BLUE journal and returned daily. Assignments are listed on the front of the journal.
MATH-Completed in the *GREEN* journal and returned daily. Assignments are listed on the monthly calendar in their journal.
Sandy
A connection and communication between home and school.
An extension of skills taught in class.
An opportunity for parents to see what your child is working on and their strengths and weaknesses.

15. Grades I-Independently W-With Assistance N-Not Apparent at This Time
Effort & Learning Behaviors
1-Outstanding
2-Satisfactory
3-Needs Improvement
Maria
Work will be checked and returned during the week and sent home in folders.
Grades correspond to report cards.
Credit is given for homework completion. More than 3 missed homework assignments will reflect a change in homework effort grade.

16. SAT10
2nd Graders will take the Stanford Achievement Test April 23-25, 2012.
This assessment measures the students’ reading and math performance.
Susie
Work will be checked and returned during the week and sent home in folders.
Grades correspond to report cards.
Credit is given for homework completion. More than 3 missed homework assignments will reflect a change in homework effort grade.
Scores are typically reported at the end of the school year.

17. Laurel Woods is on the “Road to Excellence”
SCHOOL RULES
Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe
STOPLIGHT SYSTEM
BLUE-Super behavior(5 clicks)
GREEN-Meeting behavioral expectation(3 clicks)
YELLOW-Received a warning(1 click)
RED-Warning and other intervention or negative consequence(0 clicks)
April
School-wide plan is guided by PBIS–Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
Look for information sheet in Friday folders.

18. Laurel Woods is on the “Road to Excellence”
As students demonstrate expected behaviors, they earn “clicks” on their click cards. Clicks are traded in weekly for prizes.
Sandy
School-wide plan is guided by PBIS–Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
Look for information sheet in Friday folders.

19. Friday Folders Distributed every Friday.
A communication piece for notices, information from the office (like the “Dolphin Digest”), and completed classwork.
Reviewed by parents and returned on Monday. Please help your child with this responsibility!
Lori

20. Tentative Field Trips Fire Safety House (In house) October 13, 2011
Howard County Conservancy
November 3, 2011
ZooMobile (In house)-”Critter Costumes”
February 8, 2012
The Baltimore Museum of Industry- TBA
Maria

21. Illness and Absence
Please call the school if you know your child will be absent.
Send a note to your child’s teacher the day they return to the classroom.
Maria

22. Reminders Breakfast (served daily) -$1.75 Emergency lunch money-$2.50
Reduced lunch - $0.40
Reduced breakfast- $0.30
Milk -$0.50
Snack-$0.60
Maria

23. Reminders
Birthdays-we love to celebrate but no food please due to HCPSS policy.
Star student posters should be completed and returned to school.
We welcome you to our classrooms as volunteers and guests. Please remember to sign in at the front office.
Maria

24. Contact Information
Thank you for coming!