Welcome To Second Grade

Parent Orientation

East Hills School

June 17, 2014

Picture of front of school

“Community is the tie that binds

teachers, students and parents together in special

ways, to something more significant than

themselves: shared values and ideals. It lifts

students, teachers and parents to higher levels of

self-understanding, commitment, and

performance-beyond the reaches of the

shortcomings and difficulties they face in

their everyday lives. Community can help

teachers, students and parents be transformed from a collection of “I’s” to a collective

“we,” thus

providing them with a unique and enduring sense of identity, belonging, and place.”

Thomas J. Sergiovanni

We welcome you to our East Hills

Family… The East Hills family prides itself in its dedication

and commitment to provide your children with a rigorous academic program coupled with the social and emotional support that will enable them to achieve at their highest potential. Our instructional program provides myriad opportunities for your children to thrive. Our teachers are lifelong learners who work diligently to increase their craft of instruction to meet the diverse needs of our students. Their ongoing professional development and collaborative communication has led to continued academic, and social/emotional gains.

Home-School Partnership

There is a positive relationship between family involvement and benefits for students.

When parents and school staff work together to support learning, students:

Adapt well to school and attend regularly

Have better social skills and behavior

Succeed academically, socially and emotionally

East Hills continues to pride itself on

building trusting and respectful

relationships by…Embracing a philosophy of partnership-

The responsibility for our children’s educational

development is shared.

We engage all of our families by recognizing and

respecting our cultural differences.

We encourage involvement and address specific

parental needs in a welcoming environment.

Which of the following are you

thinking mostly about?

1. Your child finding his/her way around the school

2. Your child making new friends

3. Your child becoming a better reader

4. Homework

Your children are thinking about…

Meeting new friends in the class and on the

playground

Finding our way around the school

Seeing our brothers and sisters

Going to the movie theatre

Knowing the names of all the teachers in the

school

Here come the buses!

Each and every morning, your children will be

greeted with a huge welcome by our East

Hills staff. Once we know that all is well on

the ride to school, they will be dismissed

first.

All second graders will walk right into school

through a designated door and proceed to

their classroom.

Our First Visit to EH!

Our second grade teachers will

welcome your children into their new

home away from home and begin a

day filled with exciting learning

experiences.

Our teachers create a most inviting

environment…

A community of Learners…

Once your child has unpacked

Put away his/her jacket and backpack

Decided on their choice for lunch

Morning Meeting Begins…

Calendar

Weather

Days in School

News for the Day

What’s next?

Read Aloud

Words Their Way

Guided Reading

Independent Reading

We learn how to work with

letters, sounds and patterns to

make words!

Reading Workshop

Your child will learn how to choose “Just

Right” books. These books will help

improve fluency, stamina and

comprehension.

They will learn how to “shop” for these

books from their classroom library on a

weekly basis.

Your child will keep a Reading Log to keep

track of their daily reading both in school

and at home.

Choosing “Just Right” Books

Independent Reading

Writing Workshop

Your child will learn how to write in a variety

of genres. They will be immersed in

literature that will teach them how to write: Personal Narratives

Realistic Fiction

Fairy Tales

Expert Books

Persuasive Reviews

Poetry

Authors as Mentors

Books of the Month2011-2012

What are the best items to send in

for snack?

1. Chips and soda

2. Candy and juice

3. Cookies, cake

and juice

4. Fruit, vegetables

or cheese and

water

We have Fifth Grade Buddies!

Oh, the places they will go and the

people they will meet… Physical Education

Art

Library

Music

Science

Technology

Lunch/Recess

Grade Two Support Services

Remedial Reading

Remedial Math

ESL

Special Education

– Resource Room

– Speech/Language

– Occupational Therapy

– Physical Therapy

Our new second graders are

ready for lunch…

We love recess: playing with our

new friends!

And recess…

After lunch, the children are brought

back to their room…

When they get back to the classroom, they are ready for an afternoon of learning.

Very often, math and social studies are scheduled for the afternoon.

The children use hands-on manipulatives for problem solving and computation.

Technology is incorporated into many lessons.

Students typically have specials in the afternoon.

We love using Technology!

We are all scientists in Science

So many school wide activities

Book Fair

Swap a Book

PARP

Author Visits

Spirit Week

Fall Festival

Cultural Arts Assemblies

Circus Arts Project

Health and Nutrition Week

No Name Calling Week

Buddy Classes

East Hills Carnival

Dinosaur Rocks

Long Island Children’s Museum

Long Island Science Museum

Peaceful School Bus Program

East Hills Picnic

Lunch and Learn

Spirit Week

Pajama Day Crazy Hat Day

We’re in Charge of

Celebrations…

Sharing our published writing

Field Trip to the Whaling Museum

PFA Sponsored Fall Festival

Peaceful School Bus Program