Miss Colleen Fish Room 132

 Please take some time to make your student their own bookmark!  Please read their letter they wrote for you.  Please take a look inside their desk to notice some of their work: ◦ Yellow Folder: Writing Workshop ◦ Red Folder: Social Studies/Science ◦ Blue Folder: Work Folder

 Please remember to check the white PTO contact sheet ◦ Make sure you make any necessary changes ◦ Initial near your name if everything looks okay  Please fill out the volunteer sign up sheet if you would like to help in our classroom

 Check the website often!  Accessed through Dallin School website ◦ Helpful reminders ◦ Updates ◦ Helpful websites for curriculum ◦ Forms and documents

 Homework is due on Friday except for the Reading Response Journal, which is due Wednesday.  Completing and returning homework is very important!  If you’re noticing that your student is struggling and reaching their frustration level, send in a note and I will work on the homework with them

 “ Wave Jumps” ◦ Builds community as students work toward a common goal ◦ Jumps are given for behavior in Specials  Behavior Signals ◦ Green- Keep up the good work! ◦ Yellow- Think about the choices you’re making, 5 minutes to think about your behavior ◦ Red- Stop! There will be appropriate consequences  Friday Afternoon Club ◦ 20 minutes of free time on Friday afternoon ◦ Students need to have good behavior all week in order to keep their 20 minutes. ◦ Minutes can be taken away, but not given back

Typical Day in Second Grade: Morning Work Fundations Meeting Snack Special Monday- Art Tuesday- PE Wednesday- Library Thursday- PE Friday- Music Math Recess/Lunch Quiet Work – time to catch up on work Daily 5 Writers Workshop Social Studies/Science WIN Block (What I Need) Pack-up and Dismissal

 Morning Routines ◦ Students are responsible for: handing in any notes, returning homework, put STAR binder in desk, do their Morning Job  Morning Work ◦ Math packet related to the Common Core Standards ◦ Unfinished work or Smart Choice

 Letter-Sound Relationships  Sound blends, segmenting, letter formation, etc.  Word Wall Words  Dictations  Tools include: ◦ Tile boards ◦ Phonics games ◦ Personal white boards ◦ Word Wall ◦ Letter cards

 Calendar  Weather  Money  Days Backwards  PlaceValue/Tens Frames  Morning Message  Also a time to talk about our schedule, updates, questions

 Unit Topics: ◦ Mathematical Thinking at ◦ Grade 2 ◦ Addition facts 0-20, Subtraction facts 0-18 ◦ Coin identification and value ◦ Adding coins and dollars ◦ Making change ◦ Time (hour, half hour, quarter hour – for analog and digital, elapsed time, months and days of the week) ◦ Measurement ◦ Data analysis (charts, graphs, diagrams)

 Daily 5  Fundations  Guided Reading  Celebrity Reader  Writing Workshop  RAZ Kids  Independent Reading  Shared Reading  Read Alouds

 Allows students to write about topics that are of interest to themselves, but are things they have experienced and can write about  Brainstorm, draft, revise/edit, publish  Mini-lessons based on Lucy Calkin’s Writing Program

 Done during the first part of the year  Students are introduced to literature, music, art, and discussions around: ◦ Geography and mapping skills ◦ Explore cultures: Japan, Continents ◦ Historical Events/Holidays ◦ Current Events (as related to topics covered in school)

 Science is done during the second part of the year. Topics include: ◦ Moon: phases, location over time, environment, exploration ◦ Balancing and Weighing ◦ Whales ◦ Butterflies  Children start to use the scientific method of asking questions, making predictions, making observations  Great Body Shop ◦ Learn about health, safety, nutrition, decision making

 Goal: Build community and learn to work together  Provides opportunities for social learning and is a comfortable way for students to share or listen when their classmates express concerns and share experiences  1-2 times a week for minutes

 Celebrity Reader  Reading Response Journal  Recess and Lunch – Extra time this year  Snack  If you need to come into the building you must go through the front entrance, sign-in and get a guest pass. This includes at dismissal time. If something needs to be delivered to a student, leave it with the secretary and she will make sure it gets to the student as soon as possible.