Welcome to Second Grade Parent Night!

My Background Four years experience teaching First Grade and

two years teaching Second Grade

Received my Professional Certification in 2008

Received a Masters Degree in Teaching from the University of Washington in 2005

Received an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology from the University of Washington in 2003

www.msgruesclassroom.com

Routines Take home folders

Transportation information

Snack and water bottles

Calendars

Birthdays

Volunteers

Book Orders

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Classroom CommunityStudents helped to create the classroom rules

Pattern Blocks

Green Cards – Star Student

Teacher’s Helper

Learning Target

The learning target explains to the students what their academic goal is for the lesson. It allows them to specifically understand what they are learning in the lesson and what they are supposed to be able to do.

Learning Target Cards- Did I reach my Learning Target?

DRA2- Reading Assessment

The DRA2 Assessment allows teachers to systematically observe, record, and evaluate changes in a student’s

reading performance.

Given 2 times a year One on One test Determines independent reading level Allows teachers to know what a student needs to learn

next Uses specially selected assessment texts

Reading

The curriculum is Good Habits, Great Readers. It is designed around the seven researched based habits

and strategies of great readers.

Shared Reading – Whole class instruction using model texts to teach strategies and comprehension.

Guided Reading -Small group instruction using leveled readers

Reading

The Seven Habits of Great Readers

1. Great Readers See Themselves as Readers

2. Great Readers Make Sense of Text

3. Great Readers Use What They Know

4. Great Readers Understand How Stories Work

5. Great Readers Read to Learn

6. Great Readers Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information

7. Great Readers Think Critically About Books

Word Work

• The curriculum used is Words Their Way

• Differentiated word groups

• Hands on word sorting

• The words are sorted according word patterns

Read to Self

The student reads independently.

Read to Someone

The student reads with a partner.

WritingJournal WritingMaking BooksPrompt WritingParagraph WritingPoetryBook ReportsLetter WritingCreative Writing

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Math Performance Expectations

The students will be placed in Math groups. This will allow me to differentiate instruction. We do math groups on Monday, Lessons on Tuesday-Thursday and problem solving math groups on Friday.

They do check points during the week in order for me to know the skills they need to work on.

Count 10’s and 100’s forward and backward from 1-1,00 from any number.

Identify the ones, tens, and hundreds place in a number and the digits occupying them.

Write 3 digit numbers in expanded form.

300+40+6= 346

Math Performance Expectations

Compare and order numbers from 0 –

1,000.

Group three digit numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones in more then one way.

Add and subtract two digit numbers

Estimation

Create and State a rule for patterns

Math Performance Expectations

Solve an equation in which the unknown number appears in a variety of places.

Know the name and value of each coin.

Determine the value of the collection of coins totaling less then one dollar.

Tell time to the minute.

Math Performance Expectations

Measurement to the nearest whole unit in both metric and US Customary Units

Collect, organize, represent, and interpret data in bar graphs and picture graphs.

Problem Solving and Word Problems

Introduction to Multiplication and Fractions

Math Fluency

Math Fluency is part of the state standards.

6’s – 20’s

Subtraction and Addition

Activities in class to help build fluency

The students have 2.5 minutes to complete half a page. They can miss 2 and pass on to the next number.

Pages will be sent home for practice

ScienceLife- Insects and Marine Science

Physical- Solids and Liquids

Earth- Pebbles, Sand, and Silt

Social Studies

Our community

Communities meeting their needs and wants

Participating in our community

Homework

Reading each night and Word Work

Whale Reads- 5 throughout the year

Extension Options

Questions?

Please do not take home any of your child’s books they have written or

journals.