1. Curriculum Night 2nd Grade’s
Please complete the paper on your child’s desk:
Homework Buddy paper
Write a note to your child in their journal

2. Dismissal Notes to Teachers – A MUST
telling us where your child is going after school

3. My Webpage
Main Tool for communication

4. Morning Exercises Calendar
Book Share Books
Watch morning announcements on TV
Pledge
Calendar

5. Daily Oral Language

6. Super Spelling Homework
Spelling Pre-Test

7. English Language Arts What does it involve?
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking

8. Harcourt Storytown
Leveled Readers

9. Writing Theme Writing Units Personal Narrative Respond to a Story
Friendly Letter
Story
Description
Research Report
Writing activities are done with every reading lesson also
Report Card-marking indicators (no letter grades) are given on the 2nd and 4th grading periods

10. New Mathematics Curriculum Go Math
We have updated the curriculum in grades K-8.
Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology.
Problem solving will be emphasized in all units.
All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be addressed.
GO MATH! will be our new textbook series.
Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units.
Students can write in their consumable books.
There are new online resources that can be used at home for additional practice and reinforcement.
Go Math

11. Math Grouping Criteria
Math Placement
Grade Grade 2
Math Grouping Criteria
End of the year test
Problem solving test
Basic Facts test-addition and subtraction
Student Attributes
Both Groups
Similar pacing
Daily homework
Differentiate within groups
Targeted math instruction
(when developmentally appropriate)

12. Go Math
username: na123456
password:
resources

13. Rocket Math
Practice every night
Oral practice
1 minute timed test

14. Science-Miss Brown Username: NA123456 Password: Tigers1
Units of Study: Science
Life Science
All About Plants
How Plants and Animals Live Together
How Living Things Grow and Change
2. Space and Technology
Earth and Space
Technology in our World
3. Physical Science

15. Social Studies Miss Vollmer
Unit 1-People Live in Neighborhoods, Communities, States, Countries, and Continents
Unit 2-Landforms, Producers, Consumers, Conservation of our Natural Resources
Unit 3-People Make Choices About Earning, Spending, and Saving Money
Unit 4-Government of a City, State, and Country
Unit 5-Early Settlers of Our Country
Unit 6-U.S. Immigration and Connecting Landmarks, Holidays and Artifacts to our Past

16. Tiger Time-Mrs. Antoon Tiger Time is data driven and differentiated
Topics included during Tiger Time are based on grade level standards and expectations
Instruction will align with PES targeted areas of growth as well as the PA Core
No specific grade will be given in Tiger Time on the report card, but items will be graded and given to the ELA or math teacher for inclusion with report card grades

17. Homework T =together Assignment Book-clip Parent must sign daily
Used as our main tool for parent communication
Expectations
Frequency
Wonderful Wednesday
Peebles Folder
Assignment Notice

18. Report Card Grade Scale: A 90-100 B 80-89 C 70-79 D 69 and below
Marking Indicators:
+ Strength
 Appropriate
- Needs Attention

19. Peebles Chooses Kindness
Anti-bullying program at PES
Focus on positive behaviors of students
Schoolwide kindness rules
Schoolwide kindness pledge
Student Paws
Each student has their own paw displayed in the building
Paw sticker earned when student is caught doing acts of kindness
Paws will follow students to each grade level
Friendly Friday meetings each week

20. Peebles Kindness Rules
Peebles Chooses Kindness
Peebles Kindness Rules
I will show kindness to EVERYONE.
I will help others choose kindness.
I will help others who are being treated unkind.
I will get help from a trusted adult at school and home to help be kind.
Peebles Pledge:
I pledge to myself on this day,
To try and be kind in every way.
To every person big and small,
A helping hand I’ll lend to all.
When I love myself and others, too.
That’s choosing kindness in all I do

21. Crisis Training Fire drills-monthly Lock Down-monthly
Severe Weather Drill-twice a year

22. Testing Schedule for Grade 2
**PLEASE NO VACATIONS DURING TESTING WEEKS
ITBS– Week of January 9-13,2017
CogAT Testing– Week of January 30-February 3, 2017
Vacation Homework Policy

23. Absent and Vacation Missed Work
Daily absence-gather their missed assignments and send them home with their homework buddy
Vacation Work-gather all missed assignments while you are on vacation and give it to your child when they return; you will have up to a week to complete & return all work