1. Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night

2. 7:25 AM Students allowed in classrooms morning work and AR testing Tardy Bell and Announcements 7:55 AM 2:05 PM Teachers walk students to parent pick-up, bus, or after school.

3. Second Grade Curriculum Go Math Addition Subtraction Place Value Time Money Multiplication Problem Solving Length Graphing Fractions Patterns and Algebra

4. Language Arts: Reading Street Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Comprehension Fluency Grammar Spelling Writing

5. Narrative Text Expository Text Characters Setting Plot-beginning middle end Main Idea Details

6. Core Knowledge Listening & Learning Stories and Poetry Fairy Tales Charlotte’s Web Tall Tales Enriched Vocabulary

7. Core Knowledge Listening & Learn Science Cycles in Nature Digestive System Insects Magnetism Simple Machines Science Biographies Weather Habitats Rocks and Soil Social Studies Early Asian Civilizations Ancient Greece Greek Myths Westward Expansion Civil War Civil Rights Immigration & Citizenship Geography of the Americans

8. Accelerated Reading (AR) Goal : to improve reading fluency, strengthen comprehension, and allow students to become confident, independent readers. This year, a student’s AR performance will be entered as a language arts grade. As a result, students will be asked to: *Read for 20 minutes each day *meet point goals each quarter. * strive to maintain a comprehension average of 90% or higher on AR tests

9. Our grade level mission is to adhere to the TOE Expectations and give 100% each day. In doing so, we will be able to master the Common Core Standards and we will be prepared to meet the challenges of Third Grade! Mission Statement Paws-itively Your Best!

10. Our students will meet or exceed quarterly AR points goals. Our students will meet or exceed an average score of 3.0 on the final “TOE Writes” writing assessment. Our students will meet or exceed an average score of 80% on all reading & math assessments Our Classroom Goals

11. Classroom Management

13. Students who choose not to follow the BEAR Expectations can expect: to receive redirection to spend time in another classroom loss of playground time a note to parents a visit to the principal’s office

14. Math Worksheet Daily Math Facts Practice Language Arts Worksheet AR Reading * Additional assignments could be sent home with those students who would benefit from the extra practice. Homework... please check for accuracy!

15. Brown Envelopes -provided to transport newsletters, flyers, student quizzes, interims, report cards, and behavior/AR folders (Please do not send notes to the teacher in this envelope). Agenda Books -used by students to record daily homework assignments, spelling words, and are used by teachers to write notes or behavior reports. School Newsletter Classroom Web Page- accessed through the Three Oaks Elementary website. Home-School Connection

16. Technology Connection Access Guide for Parents

17. Transportation: A note is required to allow a student to change the manner in which he/she normally leaves school. Early dismissal also requires a note. Parent/Teacher Conferences -can be scheduled during specials (10:00-10:40) or after dismissal ( 2:20-3:00) Have Questions? - e-mail me at janetap@leeschools.net janetap@leeschools.net Lunch Money - call cafeteria for account information/pre- pay Final Reminders and Comments...

18. Thank you for joining us this evening!