Second GradeCurriculum NightAugust 23, 2012

Mrs. Manuelito Miss McGillMr. Moffett Mrs. Schock

Attendance/DismissalAttendance

· Please make sure that students arrive promptly at 7:40 am

· Absences must be communicated through the front office

Dismissal· Any changes to a

child’s normal dismissal routine must go through the front office by 2:00 pm

· Please review the new bus policy

PBISCreating a Positive Learning Environment

School-Wide Expectations

*Practice Respect

*Act Responsibly

*Work Together

*Safety Matters

Clip Chart· Each day, students

begin on ready to learn

· They can move up on the chart for making good choices, or down for making choices that need to be reconsidered

PBISCreating a Positive Learning Environment

· Steps up the clip chart- Blue- Good Day- Black- Great Job- Purple- Outstanding

Students are rewarded for their outstanding days.

· Steps down the clip chart· Yellow- Warning and

redirection· Orange- Refocus desk to

reflect on choices and making a plan.

· Red- Refocus desk in another teacher’s classroom.

Home Folder· PLEASE check your child’s home folder daily for any new

information!

· Monthly Calendar- tells you where your child landed on that day based on the clip up/clip down chart and important dates. This stays in your child’s folder so that we are able to fill it out daily.

· This is a way for teachers to communicate with parents.

· You can also send us a note inside the folder as we check them daily too.

HomeworkYour involvement is key to your child’s success this year.· Parents are a child’s first and most important teacher, and the most

important things parents do for their children’s education occur at home.

· A homework packet is sent home on Thursdays and is due back on Wednesdays. · Reading Homework

Please read with your child for 20 minutes each night and record the book title and your signature each day

· Spelling HomeworkThe weekly spelling words will be listed on the reading homework (half page). Pick one activity from the Spelling Tic Tac Toe board to do each night

· Math Homework Four practice pages that are aligned to our current math lessons

· It is graded on completion so please make sure your child completes each page fully.

Resources

English Language Arts· Common Core

Standards· Key Ideas and Details· Craft and Structure· Integration of

Knowledge and Ideas· Range of Reading and

Level of Text Complexity

· The BIG 5· Phonemic awareness· Phonics· Fluency· Comprehension· vocabulary

Writing· Writers’

Workshop We follow a consistent routine beginning with a writer’s meeting, followed by independent writing time, and closing with a brief sharing time.

· Types of Writing

· Opinion Pieces· Informative/ Explanatory texts· Narratives

Kyrene Math Philosophy…Cognitively Guided

Instruction“The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things

complicated, but to make complicated things simple!”

· Mathematical skills used as tools to solve meaningful problems

· Flexible thinking and multiple strategies are encouraged

· Talk, represent, and write about math

· Work in pairs, individually, and/or groups

Math Common Core· Numbers and Base Ten· Operations and Algebraic Thinking· Measurement and Data· Geometry · Math practices include persevering,

attending to precision, and constructing viable arguments

Place Value· Understanding that the digits in a three digit

number stand for hundreds, tens, and ones· Skip counting by 5’s, 10’s, and 100’s within

1000· Mentally adding 10 or 100 to any given

number· Use place value properties to solve addition

and subtraction equations

Problem Solving·Embedded in everything we do in our classrooms·Writing expressions and equations to represent the problem and showing how they solved the problem·Sharing their strategies and solutions with each · other·Assessed on a monthly basis·Fluently solving problems within 100 (double digit addition and subtraction), using concrete drawing or models to solve problems within 1000 (triple digit addition and subtraction)

Student Examples

Parent Tips…· Believe that your child can successfully learn

mathematics · Expect your child to work hard to learn

mathematics· Have your child explain the problem and his

thinking out loud and show all work· Practice basic addition and subtraction facts· Help your child connect math with daily life and

point out your own activities that involve math· Keep open communication between school and

home

HealthHarcourt Curriculum· Body Systems· Personal Hygiene· Making Healthy Choices

Technology· 7 laptops and 2 desktop computers in each

classroom· Smartboard, projector, and document camera· Book Flix· Dreambox· Kidspiration· Pixie· PowerPoint· Project-based learning· Digital Portfolios

ScienceUnits of Study· The Human Body· Insects and their life

cycles· Air and Weather· Matter and Energy

Social StudiesUnits of Study:· Government· Map skills· Environmental

studies· The Revolutionary

War· World Cultures

For More Specific Curriculum Information:

www.kyrene.org· Departments· Curriculum and Learning Resources· Curriculum Components and Content

Area· Adopted Curriculum

Let’s Have a Great Year!