Welcome to 2nd Grade Curriculum Night Welcome to 2nd Grade Curriculum Night! Your 2nd Grade Team: Erin Barker Amy Horton Ashley Jones Amy Larson Kim Lustig Stephanie Smith

2nd Grade Handbook Overview

Daily Folder Daily Calendar Homework Calendar We will write a word of the day on each day of the calendar for you to discuss with your child. Any other notes will be documented on the lined paper behind the calendar. Please initial each day. Homework Calendar This will be used for suggested activities for you to work on with your child. These are not mandatory or graded but are meant as reinforcement for learning at home.

Email Second Grade Newsletter Important Reminders Parent-Teacher communication Email is preferred during the school day (aside from dismissal changes) Alert your teacher if you have not received any emails yet.

Food Snacks – Dry snacks, water only, no candy No food items to celebrate birthdays Please be aware if your child’s classroom is peanut free.

Dismissal Early pick up: students must be checked out from the office. Please send a note in advance if there is a change in how your child will get home. If something changes throughout the day please do not rely on email, always call the front desk.

Grading Policy Graded Work Corrected Assignments A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, F: Below 70 Corrected Assignments Make-Up Work: One extra school day for each day absent Grades may be in the form of: rubrics, graded papers, journal work, procedural grades

Curriculum Overview All curriculum is based on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that is put out by the Texas Education Agency. We are prohibited from teaching curriculum from other grade levels. However, curriculum will be differentiated based on the students’ needs whether it be on grade level enrichment or re-teaching.

Reading Curriculum Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Non-Fiction Author Study Poetry Reader’s Theater Story Telling

Reading With Your Child Accuracy Fluency Comprehension Are they able to accurately read the words? Use the 5 finger rule: 0-1 miscues = too easy 2-3 miscues = just right 4-5 miscues = too hard Are they reading like they talk? Appropriate pauses Using expression Pace that will allow them to comprehend the reading Are they understanding the book? Can they retell the story? Can they answer who, what, when where, why and how? Are they making connections?

Writing Curriculum Narrative Non-Fiction: How To, All About Letter Writing Poetry Persuasive Writing Realistic Fiction Writing Process: Draft, Revise, Edit, Publish, Illustrate Beginning, Middle, End

Assessing Writing It is developmentally appropriate for students to spell phonetically at this age. We expect students to have the beginning, middle and ending sounds represented in their spelling. We will hold students accountable for spelling patterns that have been covered as well as sight words and phonetic spelling.

Math Curriculum Place Value Compare and order numbers Number patterns Data and probability Time Addition/subtraction facts up to 9+9 (need to be mastered by 3rd grade) 2 digit and 3 digit addition/subtraction Money Geometry Basic fractions Measurement Intro to Multiplication/division Word Problems

Working on Math Word Problems UPS Check Understanding Plan Solve Check (with another strategy) Thinking Patterns Some and some more (SSM +) Some went away (SWA -) Bigger, Smaller, Difference (BSD -)

Science Curriculum Tools and Safety Rules Weather and Water Cycle Moon Phases States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas Force and Motion Animal Adaptations and Environments Plants Earth’s Resources Engineering

Social Studies Curriculum Citizenship Communities Freedom Government Maps/Symbols Landforms Landmarks Holiday Customs Culture Historical Figures Timelines Economics: Producers and Consumers Environment Natural Resources Technology

One Team, Our Goal - Excellence “Children might not always remember everything you teach them, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” Thanks for coming!!!