1. Back To School Second Grade 1

2. Welcome to Second Grade!
Mrs. Stumpfl
Mrs. Keats
Mrs. Hogan
Mrs. Follmer
Ms. Huyett
Mrs. Tittle (Special Educator)
Ms. Sherman (para-educator)
Mrs. Birsa ( team para-educator)
Mrs. Fagan (team para-educator)

3. Daily Schedule 9:10-9:30 Opening/Morning Work 9:30-11:30 ELA/Content
11:30-12:00 Lunch
12:00-12:30 Recess
12:30-12:40 ELA
12:40-1:40 Related Arts
(Music, Technology, Media, PE, Art)
1:40-1:50 Read To Self
1:50-3:00 Math
3:00-3:45 ELA/Content
(Science, Social Studies, Health)
3:45-3:50 Announcements/Dismissal 3

5. Whole Group Instruction (Interactive read-alouds, comprehension strategies, vocabulary, foundational skills

7. Content Science Social Studies Health Properties of Matter
Earth Features
Earth’s Changing Landscape
Relationships Within Habitats
Social Studies
Comparing Communities
People and Environments
Let’s Go Shopping
Citizens in a Community
Health
Social & Emotional Health
Safety, First Aid & Injury Prevention
Disease Prevention & Control
Nutrition & Fitness

8. Communication Notes/Agenda book Green Notes Phone calls
s/Canvas/Bushy Bear Tales
Comments on papers
Quarterly progress reports
Report cards
Conferences

9. Canvas: What to Expect 2nd Grade Team Page: Calendar dates/events
Contact Information
Resources
Calendar dates/events
Announcements
Canvas is HCPSS’s Learning Management System. In elementary school, teachers primarily use Canvas to share general course information and resources, send out announcements, and share calendar events. Your child’s classroom teacher may publish their individual ELA or Math courses, or they may work as a grade-level team and share information from the grade-level page. In upper-elementary grades, your child’s teacher may use more of Canvas’s other tools, such as online discussion boards, quizzes, and digital assignment submissions.
CANVAS EXPECTATIONS for teachers:
Each Canvas course will have the following:
Course homepage
Overview - Information about the course and teacher or about the grade-level team
Student privacy information - Information on homepage or grade level page regarding teachers’ use of recording devices and digital tools for school-related activities
Resources - Links to instructional tools or resources for families
Calendar dates - Share class/grade specific dates and events with families and students using the Canvas calendar
Announcements – Teachers will communicate timely information with students and families using announcements either through the teacher course or grade level course. By default, announcements will be sent to parent’s primary in Family File
In addition, teachers will help students develop their Canvas and online learning skills with grade-appropriate activities.  
Parents can learn more about how to use Canvas by going to the Canvas Orientation course (link at the top of the Canvas homepage). There, they can learn how to navigate Canvas and change their notification preferences.
Have Canvas Questions? Click the Orientation box on the Canvas homepage to access Parent Guides

10. Grading in 2nd Grade Progress Reports Report Cards (below 70%)
Students can receive :
I- Independent (85-100%)
W- With assistance (70-84%)
N- Not Apparent at this time (below 70%)
Students can receive:
S- Satisfactory ( %)
N- Needs Improvement
(below 70%)

11. Elementary Report Card: Changes for 2019-20
Learning Behaviors
Student demonstrates…
Interpersonal skills
Responsibility
Perseverance
Collaboration
Initiative
Reporting
For each learning behavior…
1 - Meets expectations
2 - Making progress towards expectations
3 - Limited / no progress towards expectation
Beginning this year, changes to Learning Behaviors will be made to your child’s report card to provide greater insights to parents/guardians.
Beginning this school year, you will notice a minor modification to the Learning Behaviors section of your child’s report card. Previously, the report card included 12 learning behaviors. On the report card, closely related learning behaviors are combined into five major categories, to support parents and teachers in identifying the areas of focus. These will identify how the student is demonstrating:
Interpersonal Skills
Responsibility
Perseverance
Collaboration
Initiative
Teachers will report student performance on each learning behavior your child demonstrates in their class, based on developmentally and age-appropriate expectations and standards:
1 - Meets Expectations
2 - Making Progress Towards Expectations
3 - Limited / No Progress Towards Expectations
The revised reporting aligns with changes recently made to HCPSS Policy 8010: Grading and Reporting. On the HCPSS website at you can find the indicators that identify the specific behaviors, actions, and expectations that align with each learning behavior.

12. Word Study/Words Their Way
Phonics
Prefixes
Suffixes
Vocabulary
Spelling
Greek & Latin Roots

13. Homework Read nightly Practice math facts. (Monday)
Practice reciting the monthly poem. (Tuesday)
Complete Math skills task. (Wednesday)
Practice word sorts. (Thursday)

15. Poem of the Month
Every month each student needs to memorize a Poem of the Month.
Teachers will give students a copy to glue in their agenda book to practice at home.
Each child will receive a monthly certificate upon correctly reciting the poem.

16. Annual 2nd Grade Events Mr. Bones Fire Safety House Polar Express
Fairy Tale Day
Field Trips (To Be Determined)
Master Gardener Presentations
HCPL Presentations

17. Core Values These are the core values: Respectful Responsible
Ready to Learn
Teamwork
Kindness

18. PBIS: Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports
Individual incentives
Grade-level incentives (Cub Club)
School-wide incentives
Reflection Forms (Paws and Reflect)
Custom Support Systems for individuals as needed
Community Circles/SEL Curriculum
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

20. Volunteers
Volunteer sign up sheets are located on the Media Center windows if you are interested in signing up to volunteer as a team parent or room parent.
Please visit the updated PTA website. There are many opportunities to support our wonderful school!

21. Thank you for coming! We are looking forward to a wonderful year!