Open House August 2017

Agenda A day in the life of your First and Second grader Morning routines Literacy block (Daily 5) Specials Lunch Math Second Grade Recess (Grade1 Sci./SS) First Grade Recess (Grade2 Sci./SS) Writers Workshop Dismissal

“Expectations!” We will expect your student to: Have good work habits Take responsibility for his/her own learning Focus without distractions Ask for help when needed Complete quality work in a timely matter

Planning and Instruction I work with First and Second Grade Teams through grade level meetings and the Professional Learning Community to plan lessons, units, and assessments for all subject areas. First Grade: *Focus on Reading Fluency, word mastery and Oral Comprehension *Learning to Organize thoughts, writing thoughts down, stamina building *Math concepts practiced to master foundational skills *Enrichment opportunities are provided to enable application of skills. *Students use the 4 C’s (Communicate, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Create) during activities and Collaborative projects Second Grade: *Focus on Oral and Written Comprehension, and vocabulary building activities *Learning to create and use Thinking Maps to organize their learning *Stamina building, more independent work expected in preparation for third grade. *Students apply their Math skills into complex problem solving situations. *Gaining independence with explaining their math thinking

Thinking Maps used through out all content areas http://thinkingmaps Circle Map Bubble Map Tree Map Free Map (For writing) –Flow and Tree Double Bubble Map Cause and Effect Map Brace Map Bridge Map

Individual Rewards Table Whole class Daily behavior charts- not used unless intervention required Verbal praise Red Slips, sticker chart Purple card Treasure box Verbal praise Sticker chart Table points Class, specials, hallway Whole class incentive voted Red slip recognition

Specials Art PE Music Tech Science Specials On PE days, please send your child dressed appropriately for active play. We have open circulation every Tuesday when your child will check out books.

Literacy Block Focus lessons ( 3 mini lessons after 20 minutes each and wrap up) Strategy Groups- based on assessment data Guided reading and Daily 5 Read to self Read to others Word work Writing Spelling tests will be administered every Friday.

Daily Five Rotation.. What does it Look like? Students Teacher *work quietly *work on stamina *get started right away *get materials quickly *stay in one spot *work the whole time *protect our time and our friends time *Work with students *Performing assessments *Guided reading *Strategy group

In Letterland this year we will move children away from using the Picture cards and just seeing the letters on their own. It is a research-based program that provides children with a systematic and motivating framework for learning all 44 sounds and their spellings and for developing full literacy. Please note that we will be following the pacing guide recommended by the county where children will learn a base pattern and then be asked to apply it in a multi-syllable word.

What Literacy Block Looks Like! Time First Grade Second Grade 8:30- 8:45 Focus Comprehension Mini Lesson (Goals for the week are the same.. just on a diff. rigor level) 8:45-9:05 Rotation 1 (20 min) 9:05- 9:15 Focus Letterland/ Word Work Lesson (Ms. Rothman, Ms. Gracias) 9:15- 9:50 Rotations 2 and 3 (Guided Reading and Strategy Groups at this time) (20 min each)

Math The Math Curriculum is grouped into the following categories: Operations & Algebraic Thinking, Number & Operations in Base Ten ,Measurement & Data Geometry This lessons focuses on using Math talk, Student leaders, and Building a Community. Students will learn to explain their reasoning and problem solving by using proof drawing. Help your child practice math addition and subtraction facts at home to develop fluency. One minute assessments will be conducted every week starting second quarter to monitor fluency in math facts. Students will monitor their own growth over time by using graphs and charting their scores.

How Math Block Works~ Time First Grade Second Grade 11:55- 12:10 Warm up Math activity (review from previous day) Ms. Rothman Ms. Gracias 12:10- 12:35 Math Rotation (Student collaboration) Math focus lesson of the day/ practice 12:35- 1:05 (Student Collaboration)

Home Work Daily HW Reading Math (2-3 times) Spelling Challenge HW :Integrated content activities Please email me if your child is interested. HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) activities.

Writing We learn to create plans using thinking maps, edit, revise (independently and with a writing buddy) and final draft We follow the Writers Workshop model Personal narratives , Imaginary narratives, Non fiction writing Research reports Every child is met with for writing conferences before starting the final draft First Grade: Students free write more and teacher conference focus on adding details to make their stories interesting. Later in the year they start to use organizers. Second Grade: Students use graphic organizers to plan their stories with elaborated details to describe events.

Social Studies Curriculum First and Second Grade focus: Geography & Environmental Literacy Economics & Financial Literacy Civics & Governance History Culture

Science Curriculum First Grade Units of study: Earth in the Universe Force and Motion Earth Systems Ecosystems Molecular Biology Second Grade units of study: Matter properties and Change Force and Motion Weather changes Animal Life Cycles, Evolution and Genetics

Why Assess? All assessments are aligned with the Common Core Standards for second grade. We assess to find out which curriculum goals the students have mastered and which ones they need work on.

Literacy mClass state measure Formal Assessments Formal Assessments Common Formative End of Unit Literacy mClass state measure

Informal Assessments

Volunteering *End of first quarter Mystery Readers – Friday (except early release days and track out week) Math Volunteer for Fact fluency Literacy Volunteer Room Moms- liaison bet. PTA and parents, learning experiences Conferences *End of first quarter *End of third quarter

Recess and Special Events For safety reasons, the school policy is that your child wears closed toe shoes to school each day. Birthday treats are welcome during lunch. At least two learning experiences will be planned this year.

My Goal for your child… Make strides in learning Well planned instruction Motivated learner… ready to work hard Support, intervention and enrichment Confident and independent

Thank You For Coming! I look forward to a great year working with you 