Room 8 Mrs. Brown 2nd Grade

Welcome Thank you to for volunteering to be our room moms. Classroom Volunteers (lots of opportunities) Kristina Correa Susie Barsoum Stacey Stoler

More Thanks Thank you to all of you for your generous contributions (funding and time) to: Our classroom (lots of ways to volunteer) PTA PV Ed Foundation

A Little About Me Enjoy the outdoors – hiking, camping, historical places Fantastic grand children (my kids are great too) 14 years at Lunada Bay 21 years total teaching Bachelor in Liberal Arts Masters in Special Education General Education and Special Education Teaching Credentials

Class Schedule Time* Monday Tuesday Wednesday Yard Duty Thursday Friday 8:30 – 8:50 Morning Focus/ Announcements PE 8:35 – 9:25 8:50 – 9:50 Math 9:50 – 10:20 Language Arts   9:25 – 10:20 10:20 – 10:40 Recess 10:40 – 11:00 Teacher Read Aloud Spelling Test 11:00 – 11:30 Writers Workshop Library 11:10 – 12:00 11:30 – 12:00 Daily 5 12:00 – 12:45 Lunch 12:45 – 1:30 Oral Reports Computer Lab 1:30 – 2:00 Early Dismissal Science / Social Studies Friday Hands On Learning 2:00 - 2:35 Music Gate Duty Puppets after Winter Break a.m.

Language Arts Reading (Daily 5 and Ready Reading) Literature Informational Foundational Skills (phonics, fluency, …) Writing (Writer’s Workshop and Daily 5) Purpose (narrative, opinion, and informative) Research Use digital tools Language Grammar, punctuation, spelling (Sitton Spelling) Listening and Speaking Oral Reports

Daily 5 Read to Self Read to Someone Listen to Reading Word Work Work on Writing

Math in Focus Four Critical Areas: Extend Understanding of Base 10 Notation Addition and Subtraction Fluency Standard Units of Measurement Describe and Analyze Shapes

Tying it together Merging Language Arts with Science and Social Studies 4 Major Themes Discovering our Earth Reading Maps Rocks / Minerals / Fossils / Dinosaurs Our Changing World Ancestors / Families of Long Ago Ecology / Environmental Science

Tying it Together Innovations and Courage: People who Influenced Change Special People (Biographies) Physical Science / Force / Motion Understanding Order How Government Works Wants / Needs Life Science / Life Cycles / Environments

Using Technology Computer Lab (2x per week) iPads (5 in the class) Chrome Books (6 in class) Programs IXL (Math) Accelerated Reader Reflex Math (Fluency Practice) Office 365 online Think Central (Math in Focus)

Homework Read, Think, Write Oral presentations / Book Reports Sitton Spelling Math: computer learning, individual assignments, and optional enrichment problems

Birthday Celebrations Store bought treat and/or a birthday book / magazine subscription for the class Celebrate at 2:10 Try to sing Happy Birthday in as many languages as possible. Please help us learn as many as we can. Summer birthdays can pick a half birthday or a day in May or June

Celebrating Positive Behavior Students making wise choices throughout the day, will be given a ticket. 10 tickets can be exchanged for a special coupon. Green chips will be give out for exceptional choices, 1 green chip is equal to 5 tickets Making a not so wise choice, will result in receiving a red chip. 2 red chips in one day will result in a call / note home.

School Wide The Pyramid of Success

Pyramid of Success September: Hard Work and Enthusiasm October: Friendship and Loyalty November: Cooperation December: Self Control and Determination January: Alertness and Action February: Fitness and Skill March: Team Spirit April: Poise and Confidence May: Personal Best

Open Door Communication Student Data and Checklist Binder Edlio Posted homework (I try really hard to have it there on Friday) E-mail: brownb@pvpusd.net 310-377-3005 X208