1. Welcome!Welcome! Second Grade Mrs. Roman Room 12

2. General Information *School Hours : 8:30 – 3:00 ~ Students are tardy after 8:30 *Lunch: 11:26 – 12:06 *Specials: specials calendar will be posted on website. Mon. will be Day 2 ~ music We have a 6 day rotation: PE, music, library, PE, music, computer lab Homework: *sent home every Monday in homework binder, to be returned Friday Reading: Every child should read at least 15 minutes per night Reading group assignments or book of choice

3. Classroom Policies Community agreements and classroom expectations are posted in the classroom: *Mutual Respect *Attentive Listening *No put downs/use appreciations *The Right to Participate/The Right to Pass Students are expected to always do their best! *Students will bring home a weekly report on Fridays, to be signed and returned on Mondays. *Ryan has a school-wide misconduct ticket for serious infractions

4. Reading/Language Arts Curriculum *Harcourt Reading Program *research based and correlates to the AZ State Standards *large and small group instruction *story of the week *leveled books *phonics/spelling *vocabulary *grammar *comprehension/vocabulary tests *weekly spelling tests Detailed curriculum located on the CUSD website http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us/curr-instr.html

5. Mathematics Detailed math curriculum can be found on the CUSD website Major Curricular Areas: * Place Value to 3-digits * Graphing * +/- fluency within 20 * Problem Solving * Reasoning * Measurement * +/- 3-digit #s with & without regrouping * Money * Time to 5 minutes * Estimation * Basic Fractions * Geometry * Patterns Math Series (ScottForesman/AddisonWesley) Research based and correlates to AZ State Standards

6. Other Curricular Areas Science *scientific method *basic structure and lifecycle of plants and animals *weather Social Studies *communities *maps/geography * use of timelines * production and exchange * natural characteristics of places * varied background of Americans

7. Assessments *DIBELS = Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literacy Skills *Used for determining basic reading ability and to diagnose problem areas given 3 times each year. *District quarterly benchmark tests for reading and math *Classroom assessments – teacher created tests/quizzes, individual and group work, participation, observation, along with other activities

8. Grading/Report Cards Report card/Grading procedures available on the CUSD website *MS = Meets the Standard *Corresponds to an A or B, 80 – 100% *P = Progressing *Corresponds to a C, 70 -79% *AC = Area of Concern *Corresponds to a D or F, *69% or less

9. Volunteers (Greatly Appreciated!) Friday Helper(s) Room Parent(s) Classroom directory Art Masterpiece Copy center – afternoons only Junior Achievement ~ May 2012

10. Miscellaneous Webkinz Class Pet ~ Star Student Birthday Celebrations Tax Credit Good Fit Books Olweus and 2 nd Step Saving Paper! Safe Start

11. Contact Information *roman.katherine@chandler.k12.az.us *Phone: 480-224-3243 Chandler Unified School District Website http://ww2.chandler.k12.az.us /

12. Thank you for coming! I appreciate your interest and support.