Welcome to Second Grade
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School Day• 8:00 – 3:15• If your child will be absent, call absent line
281-641-3019 with symptoms. • Parent Note: Unless you send a note, the
absence will be unexcused after 2 days.• Lunch: 11:20-11:50• Conference Period: 2:10-3:05
Phone Numbers
Please keep us updated on all phone
numbers. We need them in case
of emergency!!!!
Specials Schedule
• Monday: PE (Wear sneakers!)• Tuesday: Music• Wednesday: PE (Wear sneakers!)• Thursday: Art/Computer• Friday: Library (Return your book!)
Breakfast/Lunch
• Breakfast: $1.20• Extra Milk: $0.40• Lunch: $1.85
• Lunch Hotline: 281-641-5838
• We will be eating lunch on early release days!
For safety reasons, ALL
visitors MUST sign in at the
office!
TRANSPORTATION
• Send a note with your child if they are leaving early or have a change in transportation.
• If the change in transportation involves riding a different bus, you MUST call the bus barn at 281-641-8720 in advance.
• Fill out transportation information sheet and turn in to teacher before leaving.
Birthdays
• No food items.• Pencils,
stickers, erasers . . . for all students in class.
• No invitations.
HomeworkHomework packets will be
given on Mondays and to be completed at your child's own pace. Parents and students, please sign the Homework Sheet, and have your child turn in completed homework on Friday.
There will be no homework the first week of school.
Daily Folder• Your child will have a daily folder.• It will have a daily conduct sheet.
Please initial/sign each night.• Please remove completed work from
the folder.• Please make sure your child brings
the folder back to school every day.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$• Activity Fee: $25 to school for purchase of
classroom consumables• Celebration Fee: $10 to PTO to fund
classroom celebrations• Field trip money will be charged
separately.
Be sure to head to cafeteria for important PTO information!
Note:Friday August 27th will be an early release day.
Dismissal will start at 11:25 a.m.
Report Card:Breaks subject areas into specific skills
Grade Scale: 1 – 4
Grade reflects current ability, NOT an average.
Based on performance, artifacts, assessments
Grade Scale: 1 - 4
– 1 = Below Basic (below standard performance)
– 2 = Basic (beginning to meet grade level standard)
– 3 = Proficient (mastery of grade level standard) This is an A!!!!
– 4 = Advanced (above grade level performance)
• Score: 1(What is it?)
• Score 3(That’s a good cake.)
• Score: 2(Ok, it’s a cupcake. We’re getting there.)
• Score: 4(Shazam!!)
Assignment: Bake a Cake
Reading:
Decoding Fluency Comprehension
Decoding (“Accuracy”)
1) Look at text features: title, illustrations, captions for clues.
2) Get mouth ready for beginning sound.3) Look at chunks/parts of words.4) Think about what makes sense.5) Re-read.6) Read on; then go back.
(What to do when you get stuck on a word):
Decoding
Fluency
Comprehension
Fluency forms a bridge to comprehension.
Fluency
Comprehension:• Recognizing story elements: characters, setting, problem, solution
(fiction)• Appreciating & using text features: titles, maps, charts, graphs,
captions, etc. (non-fiction)• Distinguishing between fiction and non-fiction• Making connections to self, other texts, the world• Creating mental images• Asking relevant questions (I wonder . . . )• Making inferences
– Making predictions– Deriving the meaning of new words from context clues– Recognizing the author’s purpose– Uncovering non-explicit meaning in texts
• Synthesizing all of the above to understand text
Spelling Word Study• Pre-K to mid-1st
• Pretend writingEmergent• K to early 3rd
• Writing beginning/ending sounds• Working on digraphs, blends, short vowels
Letter Name
• 1st to mid-4th
• Working on long vowel patternsWithin Word
Pattern• 3rd to 8th
• Working on syllable junctures, accents, inflections, affixes
Syllables and Affixes
• 5th to 12th • Working on Latin and Greek derivatives
Derivational Relations
Word Study Goals
Assess Students for Instruction
Support at Their Level
De-emphasize the Spelling List
Reduces rote memorization
(and forgetting)
Emphasize Learning Patterns and Rules
Promotes Independent Writing
“Spelling Test”
• List of 5 words that reflect the rule/pattern• 10 new, grade level words to apply the rule/
pattern• 5 above-level words to apply the rule/ pattern• Dictation sentences:
– Sight words– Phonetics– Rule/Pattern words (past and current)– Grammar conventions
Writing
Focused TopicSupportin
g Details
Organization
Voice, Word Choice, Fluency
Spelling/ Grammar/
Usage Penmanship
Grammar• Start sentence with capital letter
• Correct punctuation at end of sentence
• Complete sentences: subject and predicate
• Subject/verb agreement
MathAdding and Subtracting
Telling Time
Counting Coins
Graphing MeasuringFractions
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StudentsTeacher
Academic success is like a three-legged stool. It requires support from all three participants.
Success
What Parents Can Do To Help:• Homework help (Don’t do it for your child.)
• Fuel for thought:– Healthy breakfast– Healthy snack (not sugary, sticky, or messy)– Healthy lunch– Water
• School-proof clothing
A note about the Directory
• If you decline adding your child to the directory, we cannot include them in class photos and the yearbook.
• Please direct any questions about this to the front office.
What is “My School's Cool?” My School's Cool (MSC) is a special
community-driven program committed to building relationships with local schools in the Humble Independent School District.
Schools will compete with each other for the highest accumulation of points and earn cash rewards.
My School’s Cool is a full year marketing program that runs from August through May.
Shopping at Deerbrook Mall
Each dollar spent at Deerbrook Mall earns one point.
Receipts will be rounded to the next dollar at .51 cents.
There will be opportunities to earn double points which include double point retailers and double point events.
There are two ways for shoppers to redeem points. MSC Redemption Display – Customers can
simply write the name of the school on the back of their store receipt and place it in the designated slot or bin for their school at the Deerbrook Mall MSC display. If a customer wishes to retain their mall receipt, they can request a point pass from the Deerbrook Mall Office or Barnes & Noble Customer Service and place the point pass in the appropriate locker for their school or take to the participating school.
Participating Schools – Each school is requested to have a location for parents, students, and teachers to drop off their receipts or point passes to designated School Coordinator.
How To Redeem Points
Extra Credit Points How to Earn Them Details
2 points per dollar Mall Sales
Receipts from Aeropostale, AMC Theatre, Barnes & Noble, Buckle,
Build-a-Bear, Chick-fil-A, Forever 21, Gamestop, Hollister, Sarku Japan,
Vans, and Visible Changes earn double points
2 points per dollar Mall Sales
Double Points – Receipts form Santa/Easter set and Deerbrook Mall
gift cards purchases.
100 points Monthly School Newsletter
Schools that include MSC information in their school newsletter will receive
points, but are limited to one newsletter per month.
100 points School Bulletin Board or Display
Schools that promote MSC on the bulletin boards or a school display must send a photo and display a minimum of 4 weeks. Limit two per program during
the following periods: fall & spring semester
How To Earn Extra Points