Welcome to Mrs. Squillaci’s Class Back to School Night 2015

Second Grade Curriculum  Reading Workshop  Writing Workshop  Word Study a.k.a. Spelling  Math  Science  Social Studies  Family Life - Character Education

Literacy Reading  Reading Workshop  Guided Reading Groups  Independent Reading  Whole Class Lessons  Small Group Instruction  One-on-One Conferencing  Winning Team- reading with parents  Reading Response Homework Due on Fridays

Weekly Reading Response Letter Don’t forget all the parts of a letter! 1.Heading 2.Greeting 3.Body 4.Closing 5.Signature (1)September 27, 2014 (2)Dear Mrs. Squillaci, (3) This week I read a great book. The name of the book is The Little Red Hen and Paul Galdone is the author. This book is mostly about a hen who is not lazy and her friends who are lazy. My favorite part is when the hen ate the whole cake all by herself. I really loved reading this book and think that you should read it too! (4) Love, (5) Jake

Winning Team  What is it? Parents come to school to partner read with their child  When? During our Reading Workshop M-F 9:00-10:00  For how long? 20 minutes each week – or as your schedule permits  What happens? Parents sign-in at the main office during your scheduled reading time. Students select reading material. Parent and child find a comfortable spot to read together and READ!  Why is this so important? Partner reading fosters a love of reading, while strengthening the home-school connection. The students benefit by hearing the story orally as well as reading aloud.

Literacy Writing  Writing Workshop  Whole Class Lessons  Independent Writing  Small Group Instruction  One-on-One Conferencing Teacher College Columbia University “The Reading and Writing Project” led by Lucy Calkins  Handwriting- Zaner-Bloser

Literacy Word Study (a.k.a. Spelling)  Classwork Activities  Homework Activities  Tests

Math Family Letters Fact Practice = Fact Power Homelinks District Math Website Unit Assessments My Student Reference Book Everyday Math Website hill.com/connected/login.do

Science  Harcourt Science Program  Units of Study  Matter  Weather  Space  Earth

Social Studies  Units of Study  Rights, Rules, and Responsibilities  Our Community’s Geography  Urban, Suburban, and Rural Communities  username: fairlawn password: maps101

Character Education School-wide Character Education program will be the core of our Family Life curriculum.

Homework  What is assigned?  What is Warren Point School’s policy?  What do you do if your child is having difficulty with a particular assignment?  Initial planner each day

Miscellaneous  Our Class Website  Bathroom  Character Court  Class Parents – Mrs. Kurup & Mrs. Baitala  Support the PTA  Class Trips- (Planetarium, Montclair play)  Specials- please contact the teacher directly  Contacting me: (201) ext. 5108

Thank YOU for your time tonight! When we work together, your child will have a wonderful year.