Welcome to Curriculum Night! “Children grow into the intellectual life of those around them.” -Lev Vygotsky

Meet Mrs. Kirby Eleventh year at teaching in Rochester 7 years in second grade, 3 years in fourth grade Teaching Certificate from Oakland University, Language Arts and Math Masters degree in Language Arts Curriculum and Instruction Hobbies: spending time with family/friends, reading, cooking, & traveling.

Housekeeping Sign-up Fall conferences Classroom party volunteers Parent/Teacher/Student compact Amber

Communication E-mail skirby@rochester.k12.mi.us Voicemail: 248.726.6467 Second Grade Newsletter Sent every month Classroom Website Amber

Classroom Community Positive Behavior System (school-wide) Be Respectful Be Responsible Be Ready Be Safe Classroom Jobs Positive Reinforcement Marble jar Table tallies Hawk Hoorays Student of the week/month

RCS Allergy Guidelines Only fruits or vegetables for snack please!

A Day in the Life of Your Student

Morning Routine / Morning Meeting Bell rings at 8:05… learning starts right away! Lunch count / announcements Morning meeting starts at 8:15 to build teamwork and review behavior and curricular information

Daily Reading Starts at 8:20! Starts with a short mini-lesson to demonstrate a strategy Students spend time reading to self, reading with someone, listening to reading, and working with words Concluded with a share or review of the skill that was taught

Reading Workshop Retelling Using schema/Making connections Visualizing Wondering/Questioning Making inferences Determining important ideas Understanding text structure Summarizing Synthesizing

Word Study 10-12 spelling words every week to match a target skill Based on Rochester Schools second grade spelling lists as well as researched based phonics skills. Tested on Friday

Writing Workshop Short mini-lesson to model/ teach writing strategies Students write independently Independent conferences and/or small strategy groups Concluded with review and share

Recess / Lunch

WEDNESDAY Library 1:50-2:50 THURSDAY Music 9:40-10:10 Specials MONDAY Art 9:40-10:40 TUESDAY Chinese 12:40-1:10 Gym and Music 1:15-2:15 WEDNESDAY Library 1:50-2:50 THURSDAY Music 9:40-10:10 FRIDAY Gym 9:40-10:10

Math Workshop Everyday Mathematics Math boxes review skills Mini-lesson / concept overview 5 math centers Daily homework OPTIONAL Unit Assessments

Healthy Snack Students may have a healthy snack Encourage students to bring a water bottle Allergies present in our class Peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, wheat, soy

Science, Social Studies & Health Battle Creek Science units Social Studies- Our Community Michigan Model for Health units

Home Practice 20-30 minutes of reading Shared Independent Spelling words practice (weekly) EDM online

The Importance of Nightly Reading... "So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away. And in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall." — Roald Dahl “Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” -Emilie Buchwald

Homework and Notes Folder Comes home every day Important school notes Completed work Please return to school everyday

Your student’s birthday is a very special day Your student’s birthday is a very special day! We would like to make it special at school by inviting them to bring a book from home for all their classmates to sign. (They will bring the book back home with them). We will sing Happy Birthday and allow your child to be our line leader and helper for their special day. Please note that no food birthday treats will be permitted at Hamlin. If your child wishes to pass something out they may pass out a small item to classmates such as a pencil, eraser, sticker, etc...

Assessment Conference Reports: Q1, Q3 Report Cards: Q2, Q4 Sign up for Conferences tonight!

Shining Star!… Celebrity for a week Poster Pictures Share a book “Show and Tell”

Field Trips Dinosaur Hill – October 4th 11:00-12:30 Stoney Creek Schoolhouse – May 9 Downtown Rochester – May 22 12:30-2:00

Other Items Conference times Emergency Fan Out Classroom parties

A promise to your students... Dear Students, I believe in you. I trust you. You are important. You are listened to. You are cared for. You will succeed. Love, Mrs. Kirby Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Questions?