1. Welcome to: 5th Grade Parent Night!
2nd Grade
Parent Night
Principal: Kim Mikolajczyk
Teachers: Jana Horne, Emily Spellman & Lance Hamma

2. Daily Schedule: 8:20-8:30 Opening Routine 8:30-9:30 Math
9:30-9: Recess
9:45-10:15 Reading Whole Class
10:15-11:15 Daily 5 Stations
11:15-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:55 Science / Social Studies / Art
12:55-1:10 Recess
1:10-1: Writing / Second Step
1:55-3: Music / Movement / P.E.

3. Music: Kathy Stefani Grade 5 Monster Mash, Friday, October 27
K-2 Holiday Concert. Thursday, December 7
Grade 3-4 Presentation, Thursday, March 8

4. Mastery Based Education
What do we want our students to know and do?
Essential standards
How will we know when they have learned it?
Assessments
What will we do when they have not learned it?
Differentiation, Response to Intervention (RtI), special education
What will we do to extend learning when they already know it?
Differentiation, extended learning resources

5. Math @ 8:30 www.greatminds.org Huge resource!
Eureka approaches math differently than the way you may have been taught in school.
More conceptual, less computational
Math facts fluency
Sums & differences to 100
Place value, counting and comparing to 1,000
Addition and subtraction within 1,000 and word problems to 100
Foundations of multiplication and division
Problem solving with lengths, money and data/graphs
Telling time, shapes and an introduction to fractions
Huge resource!

6. Reading @ 9:45 Reading is 90 minutes.
The first part is whole group instruction.
Split into groups to focus on specific
student needs.
This differentiation is designed to meet students at their level to maximize their reading skills.
We encourage daily reading of 15 minutes at home. There are many ways to read.
Please create a reading routine at home.
Remember to sign Reading Logs each night.

7. Reading Objectives Introduce students to a variety of texts
Fiction and Nonfiction
Develop basic comprehension strategies
Phonics (letter sounds and patterns)
Word recognition (sight words)
Vocabulary (able to define and use)
Students are expected to read at 92 words per minute by the end of the school year (reading fluency)
INSTILL A LOVE OF READING!

8. Online Resources Math Reading http://grade2quacks.weebly.com/
Zearn: Supports math understanding
XtraMath: Math fact fluency
Reading
ConnectED: Aligns with reading curriculum
Lexia: Reading, phonics and vocabulary
Look for digital Wednesday Express on the district website.

9. Behavior
We encourage respectful behavior and help students identify consequences.
Learning experience & Refocus Sheet if necessary
Class Dojo
Debug System:
Ignore
Move Away
Talk Friendly
Talk Firmly
Get adult help!

10. Student Expectations Students:
Come to school ready to listen, learn, and try their best!
Be prepared: glasses, clothes, shoes, after school plans, library books.
Keep important school items in their backpacks.

11. Parent Expectations Parents:
Establish a supporting role for your child’s daily work routine.
Establish expectations for success: Reading Logs, spelling practice, where and how to keep school materials.

12. Teacher Expectations Teachers:
Help each child reach their full potential! Communicate responsibilities to students and parents.
Keep parents informed through ClassDojo and Wednesday Express.
Teach the Common Core State Standards
Leave your expectations for us on the poster by the door.

13. It takes a village… It does take a village to raise a child!
Your child will make mistakes.
We expect mistakes and try to turn errors into learning opportunities.
We look forward to working with you and helping your child to be as successful as possible now, and for the future!
GOAL: Home to school connection as strong as possible.
Big team working together

14. Specialty Teachers Library: Jeanne Sanford
1 Non-Fiction
1 book at their reading level
1 Choice
Counselor: Aaron Schieffelbein
2nd Step weekly
Parenting Classes: November 1st, 8th, & 15th
School Psychologist: Shahna Paul
Testing & Screening
Special Education Teacher: Geri Ray
Reading Specialist: Patty Pancheri
Extended Learning Facilitator: Karen Tripepi

15. Your child is like a car
The major parts of their lives are the wheels.
(School, Family, Friends, Extra Curriculars, etc…)
When a wheel falls off because of instability, the entire car suffers!
The entire child suffers, and then the other wheels can’t perform as well either
Create a routine and schedule
They don’t have to worry about as many things, if they can have a consistent expectation of when meals and school work will be done.
Active parenting causes stability

16. Contact Information
Best way to contact Mr. Hamma = !
Best way to contact Mrs. Spellman = Dojo!
Best way to contact Mrs. Horne = Dojo!
Staff s are available on our school’s website.
School Phone:

17. Questions?