1. Welcome to Second Grade!
Ell-Saline Elementary
Room 109
Alison Williams, teacher

2. Mission: Learning Plan of Action
Make students feel comfortable by using fair and consistent rules and expectations so that they are able to take risks and try new things.
Team Members
Students
Parents
Teachers

3. Class Rules Be safe. Be helpful. Be respectful. Be responsible.
Be a hard worker.

4. Rewards and Consequences
We will have class celebrations periodically for good behavior.
Students who choose not to follow the rules will receive an office referral.

5. Daily Schedule 8:10 Bell 8:15 Bal-A-Vis-X 8:25 Attendance 8:30 Music
8:55 PE
9:20 Art (Monday)
9:20 Class Meeting
9:45 Science/SS
10:30 Math
11:35 Lunch and Recess
12:15 Read Aloud
12:30 Reading
1:30 Language
2:30 Library/PAWS
(Monday)
2:30 Recess
2:50 Silent Reading
3:15 Silent Reading
3:35 Wrap-Up
3:45 Bell

6. Science Natural resources Insects and spiders Matter and energy Water
Soil and rocks
Health and safety
Sun, moon, and stars

7. Social Studies Map skills Continents and oceans Goods and services
Spending and saving
Our country’s leaders
Kansas history
American history

8. Math Addition and subtraction strategies Place value to 100 Money
Regrouping (carrying and borrowing) with 2-digit numbers
Time
Estimating
Data and statistics
Measurement
Place value to 1000
Regrouping with 3-digit numbers
Geometry

9. Rocket Math
Students are assessed to find their writing speed, and their goal to complete is based on this assessment.
Students are assessed to find out how many facts they already know, and their level placement is based on this assessment.
Students complete addition A-Z, then subtraction A-Z, followed by two-minute reviews over addition and subtraction.
Students who complete all addition and subtraction will start on multiplication.

10. Lunch and Recesses Second grade eats lunch at 11:35 every day.
If you would like to have lunch with your child, please call Karen Smith by 9 am.
Recesses are at 11:55 and 2:30. Mrs. Peterson and Ms. Williams will take turns with recess duty.

11. Reading Guided Reading Running Records Other Assessments Teachers
Centers
Other Units

12. Language Sitton Spelling Word Wall Word Lists Working with Words
Animated Literacy
Write Source
Writer’s Workshop

13. Library and PAWS Classes will be on alternate Mondays.
Library skills and checkout time
6 books/2 at home
Character education and study skills

14. Computers
Goal: to integrate technology into at least one subject area per week
Research, games, programs
Computer lab
Wireless labs
Elmo
New projector

15. Accelerated Reader
Silent reading time will be from 2:50 to 3:35 Tuesday to Friday.
Students will read, take tests, and visit the library during this time.
Goals are set based on students’ reading level and time spent reading.
Students will receive weekly goal cards to help them stay on track.
TOPS reports will be sent home daily.
Please see incentives sheet for information about quarterly and yearly incentives.

16. Homework Check take-home folders every night Word list Read 20 minutes
Unfinished work
Flash cards
Occasional- other assignments

17. Checklists Quarterly assessment N=needs more time D=developing
M=mastered
Students are not expected to have skills mastered until the END of second grade.

18. Communicate If you have any questions, please ASK.
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