Second Grade Curriculum Night Welcome, parents!

Welcome to Second Grade!  Scholars Dream, Believe, Inspire  Scholarly Behaviors  Depth and Complexity  Global Theme

Second Grade Global Theme Changes  Change has a ripple effect.  Change occurs over time.  Change has positive and negative effects.  Change occurs in patterns Change is constant.  Change brings about change.

Class Subjects  These subjects will receive numerical grades:  Reading  Language Arts  Math  Science  Social Studies  These subjects will receive an E, S, N or U:  Handwriting  P.E.  Music  Conduct  Work Habits  Health

Reading  Basal Readers  Daily Five  Fluency Folders  Reading Homework – Monday thru Friday nights and one weekend night, 15 minutes, assignment sheet for students to complete based on a reading skill, parent signature once a week  TPRI (Texas Primary Reading Inventory) - Formal Reading Assessment given at the beginning, middle, and end of the year  District Goal – 90 words per minute on an on-grade level passage with mastery of comprehension

Language Arts  English:  DLR (Daily Language Review) Discussed and corrected daily, comes home on Thursday, quiz on Friday  Spelling:  Pre-test – given on Monday  List – focus on phonetic pattern, may have regular or challenge list  Test – given on Friday  Writing:  Writing Workshop –process writing format of pre-writing, drafting, revision, and sharing Language Arts English 30% Spelling 30% Writing 40%

Math  Hands-On Manipulatives  Textbooks—Envisions and Investigations  Basic Addition and Subtraction facts—mastery of facts to 20  Homework – Tuesday night

Science  Units of Study:  Properties of Matter and Energy  Looking at the Sky  Weather and Seasons  Tundra Biome  Grassland Biome  Natural World (rocks, soil, water, gas)  Science Lab – volunteers needed for special activities in our Hands On Lab

Social Studies  Units of Study  Communities and Citizenship  Maps and Globes  Landforms  Local, State, and National Communities  Ancient and Modern Times  Celebrations and Local Heritage  Physical Environment  Economics  Weekly Map Practice-GROW

Learning Environment  Scholarly Behaviors  Conduct  Work Habits

Tardiness  School starts at 8:00 A.M.  If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the bell rings, please check in at the school office before coming to class.  If you are tardy three times, the school will contact parents. Three tardies equals one absence.

Homework  Reading – 15 minutes, Monday thru Friday  Spelling – list comes home Monday on newsletter, test on Friday  Math – Tuesday Night  Language Arts – graded DLR paper comes home Thursday, quiz on Friday

Calling all Volunteers! We would love to have you! Gator Run-A-Thon Art Lesson Science Lab Gator Publishing Company Class Activities and Field trips Class Parties (Winter and Spring)

Let’s Have a Great Year!