1. Ms. Quimby’s 2nd Grade Class
Welcome to Open House!!
Ms. Quimby’s
2nd Grade Class

2. Flow of the Day Arrival and Morning Work Morning Meeting
Reader’s Workshop and Guided Reading
Writer’s Workshop
Interactive Read Aloud
Specials- Drama, Music, Spanish, STEM, Health, PE, Art, Chess
Social Studies

3. Reader’s Workshop
5- 7 minute Mini-lesson each day with active student involvement
Read Alouds
Building stamina in our readers: Expected to read independently for 30 min. or more each day
Independent Reading with “Just Right” books
Guided Reading groups
Book Studies and Author Studies
Readers “post it” their thoughts
Partner Talk– have authentic conversations about what you read with your child

4. The Daily 5 Read to Self Read to Someone Word Work Work on Writing
Listening Station
Guided Reading
I-Ready

5. 2nd Grade Reading Units Owning Your Reading Tackling Tricky Parts
Readers Develop Expertise in Science/Social Studies
Reading Informational Texts
Connecting More Deeply with Characters
Sharing Books and Ideas in Reading Clubs
Informational Texts in Clubs
Performing with Fiction, Folktales and Fairy Tales

6. 3rd Grade Reading Units Setting Goals as Readers
Understanding of Characters Through Higher Order Thinking
Expanding Our Understanding of Series Books in Book Clubs
Exploring Informational Texts
Exploring Mysteries
Exploring Biographies
Research Projects and Writing in Content Areas
Social Issues

7. Shifts in Literacy Read as much non fiction as fiction
Learn about the world by reading
Read more challenging material closely
Discuss reading using evidence
Write non-fiction using evidence
Increase academic vocabulary

8. Writer’s Workshop
5- 7 minute Mini-lesson each day with active student involvement
Conferencing will be used to help individual students develop stronger writing skills
Students will be introduced to and compose a variety of writing with a beginning focus on personal narratives
Other units of study include letters, informational writing, realistic fiction, fantasy and poetry

9. 2nd Grade Writing Units Narrative Writing with Small Moments
Writing Like a Scientist
Report and Research Writing
Writing Poetry
Writing and Revising Realistic Fiction
Opinion Writing
Imaginative Writing

10. 3rd Grade Writing Units Deepening Narrative Writing Opinion Writing
Exploring Informational Writing
Realistic Fiction
Informational Writing- Biographies
Research and Report Writing
Revising Writing
Revisiting Genres

11. 2nd Grade Social Studies
Past and Present
Geography
Economics
Civics

12. 3rd Grade Social Studies
Past and Present
Geography
Economics
Civics

13. Homework Language Arts Reading for 20 minutes
Practice strategies taught in class and write how strategies were used in homework journal
Spelling
Activities will be given on Mondays for students to complete throughout the week
Vocabulary
Vocabulary book
Words taken from all content areas

14. Assessments Literacy- Running Records
Teacher Made Assessments after skills are taught/ unit is completed
Observation
Spelling test on Friday
I-Ready

15. Field Trip Information
September- Bank October- Charlotte (Discovery Place) November- Charlie Brown- Raleigh Little Theatre December- Joel Lane House January- Art Museum February- History Museum March- Mulan- Carolina Theatre April- Duke University May- Durham Bulls Baseball Game

16. Giving Without Walls Project
Raise Money for Duke Pediatric Brain Cancer
Angels Among Us Family Walk

17. ???Questions??? Time for answering questions…
If we don’t get to your question, write on index card and I will answer in the next newsletter
me anytime!