Welcome Curriculum Night Second Grade

Teachers Joann Robisheaux Glenda Gonzalez Charla Stansbury Kathleen Martello Jessica Wicke Karen Springer Megan Engels Teresa Hall Beth Amaro Marilyn Gonzales

Procedures in Our Room What comes home daily? The Conduct Card Planner Homework Folder

Procedures in Our Room What else comes home? On Monday, I will send home a Take Home Reader (THR), a Reading Worksheet, and Word Study practice. Your child should complete these and return on Friday. Thursday night your child will illustrate their poem. You can respond to your child’s letter on Friday. Fluency word cards will come home in a baggie to study for tests. On Tuesday, the Tuesday Folder comes home. This has graded work, work that I have looked over, and flyers from the school. Homework is given on Mondays for Reading and for math. Always read the planner for any changes in homework.

9 Week Grading Periods. Please sign and return progress reports. The first one will go home Sept. 23rd. Please sign and return report cards. The first one goes home Oct. 24 th. This lets the teachers know you have seen your child’s grades. If you have questions or concerns, please or call me.

Important Information Lunch Money If sending money to school, put it in an envelope or baggie with…  The student’s name  The teacher’s name  What the money is for Change of transportation – send a note or call the school before 3:00 pm. It can not be changed without documentation. IDs- Students should be wearing these daily. If they are lost, they cost $2.00 to replace the ID, and $1.00 to replace the lanyard. For safety reasons, students are required to wear the provided break- away lanyard. Students who are not wearing IDs daily will receive one warning, after that they will receive a conduct mark for organization. This is KISD policy.

Important Information Change of Phone Number –If you change your phone number during the school year, please update both the front office and the teachers. Rainy Day Plans- If you want your child to go home a different way when it rains, please make sure you have let the teacher know. Keep this information updated as well. Birthdays-If you send birthday treats, please let us know in advance and send napkins No party invitations may be handed out at school.

Language Arts Reading Read Alouds and Shared Reading Reader’s Workshop Language Writing Workshop Focus Poetry Word Work Handwriting Manuscript Cursive

Reading/Writing Workshop What is Reading Workshop? Teaches skills and strategies that are necessary for all readers/writers Gives students the time to read “just right” books to practice strategies/write about topics that interest the student Provides time for one-on-one and small group teaching

Reading/Writing Workshop What are the components of Reading/Writing Workshop? Minilesson- teacher teaches a short lesson on a reading/writing skill Independent Reading/writing- students practice the reading skill Share- students share how they used the reading skill in their reading that day and they share their writing

Reading/Writing Workshop Instruction is differentiated during the Independent reading/writing portion of Reading/Writing workshop through… Reading/Writing Conferences- teachers teach one student a reading skill that meets the student’s needs Guided Reading/Writing/Strategy Lessons teachers teach a small group of students reading/writing skills that meet the needs of the group

Word Work Parent Resources Check out for many resources including - overview Word Study PowerPoint presentation - word banks (with the focus of the week and assessment dates) - letter tiles that can be printed to practice building words at home - research articles Just click on the parent page and then the Word Study tab.

Math-First 9 Weeks Numeracy up to 500 Place Value up to 500 Odd and Even numbers Graphing, using pictographs and bar graphs. Reading a thermometer Number lines Patterns Using strategies “Act it Out” and “Look for a Pattern” to solve problems Building problem solving skills and stamina Writing about our math thinking.

Math-Looking Ahead Addition and Subtraction to 18 Money, counting money Reading clocks to the 5 minute interval Addition and Subtraction with regrouping Geometry, Measurements, Fractions Numeracy up to 1200

Math-Fact Fluency Fact Fluency (the new “fast facts”) Why? To help students develop fluency and automaticity of basic facts What will it look like? Meaningful practice  Students will have a variety of practice opportunities (games, activities, and connections to literature) that will cover the facts learned in class Fact Checks  Cover a specific strategy learned in the classroom  Used to guide instruction End of 9-weeks Assessment  Will cover all of the facts learned in that 9-weeks

Science-First 9 Weeks Healthy habits Preventing the spread of germs Body systems Visiting the science lab

Social Studies-First 9 Weeks Identifying ways to be a good citizen Understanding, identifying, and creating maps. Create timelines and understand use vocabulary to learn about the past, present and future. Learn about national holidays such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving.

Social Studies-Looking Ahead History Geography Economics Government Citizenship Culture

Conclusion I plan to start meeting with all parents later in September for yearly conferences. However, please feel free to contact me anytime: send a note, , or call. Don’t forget to scan before you go Or, find my information on the Schmalz website.

Thanks for Coming! By working together, we can assure each child’s success. It will be a fabulous year!