Email is lcrowley@fcusd.org Hi, my name is Mrs. Crowley and this is my 22nd year teaching in FCUSD and my 5th year here at Russell Ranch. I am thrilled to be a part of the incredible teaching and support staff of the Russell Ranch family. My first 17 years of teaching were in Rancho Cordova where I taught every grade but 4th. The majority of my tenure has been in 2nd grade. At home we are a family of three. My husband Brian and my daughter Grace, who is a freshman at Vista. Email is lcrowley@fcusd.org Phone is 294-2430 ext.285209

This presentation will help you understand the 2nd grade academic curriculum, plus the policies and procedures that drive the success to our learning environment in room 9. A good learning experience is built on a cooperative effort between the parent, child and teacher. With your participation in and out of the classroom we can look forward to a productive, fun and enriching year together. I look forward to working with you as a partner in your child’s education.

Each child will be kind and helpful by showing respect to others. Each child will be responsible for their own body and their work place. Each child will be safe by taking turns, listening to directions and sharing. Each child will be kind and helpful by showing respect to others. Appropriate behavior by each child benefits all those in the learning environment.

think about choices, a note or Behavior Expectations as a mustang are *be respectful * be responsible * be friendly * be safe Appropriate behavior will consistently be reinforced with verbal praise and compliments , earning school wide incentives(silver horseshoes) and monthly behavior rewards. Inappropriate behavior will have consequences with verbal reminders and warnings, time-out to think about choices, a note or call home, and a visit to the principal. Students are expected to be ready to learn, with a positive attitude in safe learning environment .

8:25-9:10 9:10-10:20 10:20-10:40 10:40-11:25 11:25-12:15 12:15-12:55 Early Reading Math Recess MTSS Rotations Lunch

star of the week/read aloud 12:55-1:15 1:15-1:45 1:52 1:52-2:37 star of the week/read aloud ELA Dismissal Late reading

Content knowledge strands Unit 1-GOVERNMENT and CITIZENSHIP Benchmark Advance Content knowledge strands Unit 1-GOVERNMENT and CITIZENSHIP Unit 2-CHARACTER Unit 3-LIFE SCIENCE Unit 4-POINT OF VIEW Unit 5-TECHNOLOGY and SOCIETY Unit 6-THEME Unit 7-HISTORY and CULTURE Unit 8-EARTH SCIENCE Unit 9-ECONOMICS Unit 10-PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Early/ Late reading(8:25-9:10 or 1:52-2:37) The common core ELA strands will be addressed where an integrated approach that includes components of reading, questioning, discussing, and writing is used. This includes ELA, math, social studies, and science materials that will be used to teach literacy throughout the day. The Benchmark Advance curriculum is creating readers who effectively make meaning, build knowledge, express understanding and gain a solid foundation of literacy. Literature based Systematic phonics Spelling/grammar Writing Vocabulary Early/ Late reading(8:25-9:10 or 1:52-2:37) MTSS (M.-Th. 10:40-11:25)

Common Core State Standards- Literature and Informational Texts -Key ideas & Details -Craft & Structure -Integration of Knowledge & Ideas -Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity Foundational Skills -Phonics & Word Recognition -Fluency Writing -Text Types & Purposes -Production & Distribution of

Common Core State Standards- Speaking & Listening -Comprehension & Collaboration -Presentation of Knowledge & Ideas Language -Conventions of Standard English - Knowledge of Language -Vocabulary Acquisition & Use Assessments: Oral Reading Passages, SIPPS, benchmark unit assessments, High Frequency words, I Ready, writing

Text Type and Purposes for 2nd grade Write opinion pieces-introduce topic or book, state an opinion, supply 2-3 reasons, use linking words and a concluding statement. Write informative/explanatory texts-introduce a topic, use facts and definitions, and provide a concluding statement. Write narratives-recount 2 or more sequenced events, include details to describe actions, thoughts or feelings, use order words, and provide closure.

Common Core State Standards Operations & Algebraic Thinking -represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction -add & subtract within 20 -work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication Number & Operations in Base Tens -understand place value -use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract

Common Core State Standards Measurement & Data -measure and estimate lengths in standard units -relate addition and subtraction to length -work with time and money -represent and interpret data Geometry -reason with shapes and their attributes Assessments: chapter tests, fact fluency tests, district grade levels tests, iReady

CCSS curriculum enVisionMATH *topic01-understanding addition & subtraction *topic02-addition strategies *topic03-subtraction strategies *topic04-working with equal groups *topic05-place value to 100 *topic06-mental addition *topic07-mental subtractions *topic08-adding 2 digit numbers *topic09-subtracting 2 digit numbers *topic10-place value to 1,000 *topic11-3 digit addition and subtraction *topic12-geometry *topic13-counting money *topic14-money *topic15-measuring length *topic16-time, graphs, and data

PLTW: Project Lead the Way NGSS: Next Generation Science Standards 1.Structure and Properties of Matter 2.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems 3.Earth’s Systems: Processes that Shape the Earth 4. K-2 Engineering Design PLTW: Project Lead the Way 2nd grade modules: 1. The Changing Earth 2. Properties of Matter 3. Form and Function

Social Studies Alive! My Community by TCi 2nd grade lessons include: civics, economics, geography, history 1. What Is a Community? 2. How Are Communities Different? 3. What is a Map? 4. What is Geography? 5. How Do People Use Our Environment? 6. How Are Goods Made and Brought to Us? 7. Who Provides Services in a Community? 8. How Can I Be a Smart Consumer? 9. How Do Communities Change? 10. How Did One Community Change? 11. How Can One Person Make a Difference? 12. How Do Leaders Help Their Communities? 13. What Does a Good Citizen Do? 14. What Do Communities Share? Landmarks of Citizenship: Special Days, Special Places

Homework folders will go home on Monday and be returned completed on Friday. Included in their homework packet will be math reteach and practice pages and a daily reading log. I-ready reading and math lessons will be worked on each day at home too! Homework policy 6117 FCUSD * according to the research, in order to “Get it Right” homework should be brief 2. make sure to only include research-aligned and standards-based task 3. not a project 4. reinforce skills already taught in the classroom Homework is considered an independent activity, to be accomplished outside the school day without teacher assistance. Please be sure to check the quality of your child’s work to see if it represents the best your child can do. Not only does homework reinforce the academic program, it also teaches responsibility.

P.E. will be twice a week for a ½ hour. Mon. and Wed. 9:50-10:20 4th grade buddies Library is once a week Classroom news, please check website, the school weekly newsletter, the bottom portion of the homework, and Friday Folders Spirit days are every Friday. Please have your child show their Mustang pride by wearing black, red or Russell Ranch gear.

Report cards and grading 3 report cards a year (Nov. Mar. and May) Academic grades for common core grade level standards are: M=meets or exceeds, D=developing and L=limited Effort grades are: O(outstanding), G(good), S(satisfactory), and N(needs improvement)

•Friday Folders home on Friday, empty and return on Monday. Scholastic book orders will be send home at the beginning of each month in Friday folders. •Box Tops for Education will be collected on the 1st Tuesday of each month. •Children enjoy celebrating their birthdays at school, so please just let me know ahead of time. •Please do not allow your child to bring toys to school. They are distracting and may get lost or break. •The school is asking that you do not post pictures of students on Facebook.

Corrected tests will be returned to the For each week of our ELA curriculum there will be 10 spelling words connected to the phonics skill. Practice will be found class work. A spelling pre-test will be given on Monday and sent home to study the words. Weekly spelling tests will be given on Fridays. Corrected tests will be returned to the students the following week in their Friday folder.

For each of the 10 units in our ELA curriculum your child will be learning new high frequency words (sight words) each week, along with vocabulary words. The vocabulary words will be domain-specific, academic and instructional to each of the 3 weeks in a unit. It is important that they know how to read each word, the words meaning and how to spell them. PHONICS •daily mini-lessons •word study reads

Our 2nd grade fieldtrips are based on the themes we are working on in class. Typically there are 3 a year. Fall, winter and spring. You will be notified about any upcoming trips and asked to fill out a permission slip. Most field trips will require entrance fees and transportation costs which will be paid by the monies collected at the beginning of the year.