1. 2nd Grade Parent Orientation

2. We’re so glad that you are here to join the adventure!
Welcome to 2nd Grade!
We’re so glad that you are here to join the adventure!

3. Meet The Teachers… Mrs. Burns (ELA/Social Studies)
Ms. Garvin (Math/Science)
Mrs. Hopson (Math Science)
Mrs. Hughley (ELA/Social Studies)
Mrs. Long (Math/Science)
Ms. Lucia (ELA/Social Studies)
Mrs. Evans (Self Contained)
Ms. Wang (Self Contained)

4. Goals
To help your child develop academically and socially to the best of his/her ability.
To give your child the academic tools she/he will need to progress to 3rd grade.
To provide a safe and supportive learning environment.
To have fun while we learn.
To make new friends and discover new interests.

5. Expectations Manners Attitude Respect Enthusiasm Kindness
Students are expected to follow the Marek Code Of Conduct:
Manners
Attitude
Respect
Enthusiasm
Kindness

6. Parent Connection
To help your student be successful in 2nd grade you can….
Create a checklist of responsibilities at home to prepare for school (i.e. homework, backpack, school binder/folder, lunch, snack, etc.)
Teach students to come to school prepared to learn
Discuss with your student the role of natural consequences as a learning opportunity.

7. Literacy (Reading) Establishing good reading habits
Getting to know book series
Getting to know book characters
Understanding schema
Creating mental images
Understanding dialogue
Using reader’s response journal
Learning to read non-fiction books
Reader’s Theatre

8. Literacy (Writing) Establishing writing habits
Adding details to writing
Reshaping memories into letters
Creating setting in writing
Literary nonfiction and writing
Research and writing
Drafting, revising, editing, and publishing
Writing poetry

9. Literacy (Word Study) High frequency word assessment
Buddy Study spelling
Choose, Write, Build, Mix, Fix
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check
Buddy Check
Making Connections
Spelling Tests

10. Social Studies My Community My Country
Celebrations – Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays
Historical Figures
Texas Culture
Economics – Good and Services

11. Parent Connection To help your student in literacy, you can…
Read with them every night
Talk about what you’ve read
Ask students to explain their thinking about what they’ve read
Write about what they’ve read or their thinking (Summary, Connections, etc)
Look for new or interesting words

12. Math Analyzing picture and bar graphs
Place value (numbers ) – composing and decomposing numbers
Addition and subtraction – sums to 20, 2 digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping, addition and subtraction of numbers up to 999)
Measuring length and area
Telling time to minute
Money - identifying coins, using cent and dollar sign, making change
Fact families
Solve 1-step or multi-step word problems using Problem Solving Process (PSP)
Geometry (2D and 3D shapes/fractions)
Multiplication and Division
Fractions (including an introduction to mixed numbers and improper fractions)

13. PSP: Problem Solving Process
Bob has 5 baseball cards. Diana gives me 4 more cards. How many baseball cards does Bob have now?
Summarize question in 5 to 7 words
Identify necessary information.
Solve for your answer.
Record your answer.
Justify your answer.
How many baseball cards?
5 cards, 4 cards
I will add.
5+4 = 9

14. Parent Connection To help your student in math you can…
Make students responsible for completing their own homework.
Review student’s math homework with them each night. Ask students to explain their thinking.
Encourage students to show their work.
Manipulatives can be used if needed (coins, paper clips, beans, etc)

15. Science
Unit 1: Scientific Processes – safety, simple investigations, science tools
Unit 2: Matter – Physical properties, changes in physical properties
Unit 3: Force and Motion – changes in position over time, patterns, in motion, magnets in everyday life
Unit 4: Energy – effects of increasing and decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy
Unit 5: Natural Resources – natural vs. man-made, fresh vs. salt water, rocks, conservation
Unit 6: Animals – basic needs, physical characteristics, life cycles
Unit 7: Plants – basic needs, physical characteristics
Unit 8: Environments – interdependence of organisms, factors that affect growth and behavior, food chains.

16. Homework Reading – Four nights a week Math – Three nights a week
Science and Social Studies – as needed

17. If you have a question, please contact your student’s teacher.