1. Welcome!Welcome! Thank you for coming tonight! We strive to make your child’s second grade year the best!

2. The Second Grade Team Miss Miller Mrs. Jackson Mrs. Kuegler Mr. Fellin Mrs. Yonowitz Mrs. Pleasant Mrs. Foelber Mrs. Monroe Mrs. Gugliotti Mrs. Rahim Mr. Enke Mrs. Allen Mrs. Somers Mrs. S

3. PTAPTA Kobey DeVale 2012-13 President

4. PTA Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is a volunteer organization of Parents and Teachers who are committed to the goal of quality education and nurturing environment for every child. PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy group in the USA.

5. WATERLOO PTA Game Night, International Night, Bingo Night Carnival Several cultural arts assemblies + field day presenter 1 st family fun run - $3,700 to charity Created Yearbook and School Directory Staff support : welcome back lunch, conference dinners Screen-free week & community picnic Tradition of a strong PTA that also has a lot of fun. Some PTA activities from last year are:

6. YOU & THE PTA Membership $15/family/ $10 individual Volunteer short term, from home, long term, leadership Financial Support Fall fundraiser (Innisbrook) Store Affiliations (Safeway, Harris Teeter, Giant, Target, Amazon, Box Tops) Direct Donations Restaurant Nights Information Goldenrod Papers Website www.waterloopta.orgwww.waterloopta.org

7. PBIS Program Behavior system which is linked to the Waterloo BEST. Please review and sign your child’s communication log daily. Color System B E RESPECTFUL E MBRACE DIFFERENCES S PEND TIME LEARNING T AKE RESPONSIBILITY

8. Why the Common Core Standards? The standards are the result of a national movement to provide an equitable, coherent, focused, and rigorous curriculum. The standards will enable our students to be college and career ready in order to compete globally.

9. Why Grades 1 and 2 in 2012-2013? Maryland adopted the Common Core in 2011 and will begin assessing those standards during the 2014-2015 school year. HCPSS started the transition last year with kindergarten. The transition continues this year in prekindergarten, first and second grades. Next year, the transition will occur in intermediate grades so that all students are prepared for new assessments the following year in 2014-2015.

10. What Will Our Students Learn? Problem Solving Place Value Addition/Subtraction Fact Fluency Measurement Time Shapes and Attributes Problem Solving Place Value Addition/Subtraction (to 1,000) Fact Fluency Time Money Measurement Shapes and Figures Grade 1 Grade 2

11. Where Can I Get More Information? HCPSS SMART Pages More information about the Common Core State Standards Specific grade level standards Optional activities you can do at home to support your student http://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.nethttp://smart.hcpss.wikispaces.net

12. Math Flexible Grouping within the classroom Assessments Math Homework Journal and HCPSS Review Sheets http://www2.hcpss.org/math/smart

13. What is Co-Teaching? What is Co-Teaching? An approach to program delivery where two or more professionals within the same environment share the responsibilities of planning, instructing, and evaluating. (Ex. GT, Special Educators, Paraprofessionals, Reading/Math Support Teachers, ESOL, Speech Pathologist, etc.)

14. What are the benefits of having a co-taught setting? Two (or more) heads are better than one Lower student to teacher ratio Alternative teaching methods Individualized attention and instruction Opportunities to embrace differences

15. Daily Schedule 9:15 – 9:35 Attendance, Announcements 9:35 – 11:15 Language Arts 11:15 – 11:45 Recess 11:45 – 12:15 Lunch 12:15 - 12:30 Language Arts 12:30 – 1:30 Specials 1:30 – 2:45 Math 2:45 - 3:35 Content 3:35 – 3:55 Dismissal

16. Supplies Please make sure to check and replace supplies throughout the year. Donations

17. Office Issues Absent notes (a must) Late Arrival 9:25 If late, students must be signed in at the office and they will get a pass (Please do not use side doors). Early dismissal – send in a note with your child Changes in transportation – send a note in that morning Please make sure to get a visitor’s pass before coming to the classroom

18. Friday Folder Goes home every Friday Please empty and review the papers in the folder Return it on Monday All Team Information will come via email

19. Homework Schedule and Policy Students have spelling and math homework Monday through Thursday. Spelling will not be given if there is only a three day week. If a student does not hand in their homework, they will receive a slip to be signed by the parent. They will need to return the slip and completed homework by the next day

20. Writing Personal Narrative Non-fiction Writing Advertising and Opinion Writing Writing in Response to Reading Letter Writing Poetry

21. Primary Writing Matrix Primary Writing Matrix

22. Spelling Words Their Way (Brain Research Program) All groups apply the techniques of the rules and patterns. Homework is given each night. The nightly homework explanation is in the front of the spelling journal. 2 week rotation

23. Science Soil and Erosion Moon Interactions Life Cycle of the Butterfly

24. Social Studies My Community Let’s Go Shopping Communities Change People in the Community

25. Health Social and Emotional Health Safety, First Aid, and Injury Prevention Disease Prevention and Control Alcohol, Tobacco, and other drugs Nutrition and Fitness

26. Volunteers Always welcome! Please sign up in classrooms! Each teacher will contact you about the schedule.

27. 2 nd Grade Wiki http://watessecond.hcpss.wikispaces.net/ O n the wiki page, you will find: –Daily schedule (including each teacher’s specials) –Information on spelling homework –Resources –Important Dates –Friday Folder Comments

28. This and That Please make sure to send in a note if you have a question or concern. Every minute counts in 2 nd Grade! Please make sure your child arrives on time to school and is ready to learn! Please remember to make an appointment with the teacher if you would like to discuss your child. Please do not send invitations and thank you notes into school for your child to pass out.

29. Thank You for Coming! We are here for you and your child! Let’s have a great year!