Welcome to 2nd Grade!

Miss SahakianRoom 8107

Class Schedule• 8:05 – Begin class• 8:15-9:15 – Mathematics• 9:20-9:40 – Language Arts• 9:40-9:55 – Recess• 10:00-10:50 – Cont. L/A (Science on Fridays)• 10:55 – Switch• 11:00 – 11:30 – Mathematics• 11:35-12:15 – Cont. Mathematics• 12:20-12:50 – Cont. Mathematics• 12:50-2:00 – Language Arts (Science on Fridays)• 2:10 – Dismissal (1:10 on Wednesdays)

Class Routine

Library Mondays 8:30am – 9:00am

Computer LabMondays 9:00am – 9:40am

*Please make sure students return library books every Monday!

Homework & Behavior

Weekly HW Packets• Please return completed hw and folders every Friday• Homework Monitor

Team Dojo!• Continents• Leader of the Week• Dojo Prizes

Common Core• Common Core State Standards• Develop skills rather than rote knowledge • Prepare our students for their futures in college AND

career

Four key, life-long skills:–Communication–Collaboration–Creativity–Critical Thinking

Common Core

“Read like a decetive”• Textbook is ONE resource• Purposeful addition of non-fiction & informational

text• More time spent on richer texts• Focus on building knowledge & understanding

through reading

Common Core

“Write like a reporter”• Use evidence from multiple sources• Make meaningful connections to real-world• Communicate more relevantly and purposefully

Common Core

“Engage like a citizen”• More student-to-student academic discussion• Less teacher-to-student “lecture”• Students make inquiry and ask questions and solve

problems• Teachers guide students to find answers and see

options

Thank you!!

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