2. What Does Math Look Like?
Our math block is content-based flexible grouping utilizing Curriculum 2.0
Instruction aligned with Common Core Standards will be:
Whole group
Small group
Independent practice
Center activities
Math content focuses on:
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Geometry
Measurement and Data

3. Daily Ways Parents Can Help at Home with Math
Practice mental math facts (addition & subtraction) to build fluency up to 20.
Represent numbers in a variety of ways (base ten blocks, expanded form, place value, etc.)
Review homework menu for current objectives.
Students can use Google Classroom links to reinforce concepts taught in class.

4. Science & Engineering
Natural Features of the Earth (explain and identify water, soil, and rock properties)
Animal Habitats
Astronomy: Phases of the Moon, the Sun, and the Stars
Life Cycle of Butterflies, Plants, and Brine Shrimp
Students will participate in experiments and put the scientific process into action!

5. Social Studies Rights and Responsibilities Beliefs of a Democracy
Geography: map skills, continents, oceans, etc.
Economics: Goods & Services, Natural & Capital Resources, and Producers & Consumers
Cultures: People, events, and places
(both past and present)

6. Reading Initiative
We have a 20:1 student to teacher ratio during the Reading Initiative block.
Reading classes are created through flexible grouping with the grade level.
Within each class will be multiple reading levels.
Reading Initiative teachers are, Mrs. Brosious, Mrs. Crouthamel (Mrs. Westley), Mrs. Greaney, Mrs. Donaldson, and Mrs. Lee.

7. What Does Reading Look Like?
Modeled and Shared Reading (whole class)
Guided Reading (flexible groups based on reading ability and needs)
Independent Reading
Decoding strategies
Vocabulary
Fluency
Comprehension (oral and written)

8. Daily Ways Parents Can Help at Home with Reading
Listen to your child read
Read to your child
Allow your child to share a decoding strategy when they are stuck on a word
Ask questions/discuss the story
Model good reading habits
READ, READ, READ!!

9. What Does Writing Look Like?
Daily writing block
Writer’s Workshop
Modeled, shared, interactive, guided, independent
Focus:
Personal Narratives
Informative/Explanatory
Opinion
Personal Expression (Poetry)

10. What Is Included in the Writing Block?
Writing Process
6 Traits of Writing:
Ideas and Development
Conventions
Organization
Sentence Fluency
Word Choice
Voice
Spelling/Word Study/Use of Language

11. Spelling/Use of Language
Spelling words follow rules or patterns
Students practice and review words on in class assignments.
Assessments are based on application of common spelling rules within their writing.
Students are taught to review work to check for spelling errors.
Spelling grade is embedded into Use of Language portion of their Writing grade.

12. Grading Academic Grades For more information, visit:
Are ongoing throughout the marking period.
Grades reflect what students know and are able to do in relation to grade level expectations.
For more information, visit:
An overview of Curriculum 2.0:
utcomes.aspx

13. Grading  = Teacher reviewed/completion of work.
Please check out the online video for the standards-based report card:

14. Nightly Homework
Homework Menu: Students will be bringing home a menu of different choices. They have two weeks to finish their activities.
Some activities are “Must Do”: they must be completed in the two-week cycle.
Other activities are “Can Do”: these are activities from which students can choose.
Written work is to be done in their Homework Journal.
Only return the cover sheet of the menu on the due date. The journal should be used for any written work and can be kept at home.
Please have your child check off their completed activities and both students and parents must sign to show activities have been finished.
Unfinished work might be sent home as part of their “Must Do” activities.

15. Classroom Management
We expect all Stone Mill students to follow the rules and expectations that have been set for them.
Check home folders daily for comments about behavior.
A stamp or sticker indicates expected behavior was met.
Warnings are always given.
If a child does not correct behavior then his/her calendar will have a check mark. This is a signal for you to check your for a note from the teacher.
Please sign calendar daily.

16. Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher:
Thank You For Coming!
Please feel free to contact your child’s teacher:
We look forward to an amazing year and we are appreciative of all the support you give us! The Second Grade Team 