1. Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night

2. Second Grade Teachers Ms. Lance meganl.lance@cms.k12.nc.us Mrs. Monismith meredithr.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us Ms. Canup amie.canup@cms.k12.nc.us Mrs. Henning brittanya.hennning@cms.k12.nc.us Beth Slattery bethnslattery@gmail.com

3. Second-Grade Wiki Can be accessed through the McAlpine website Contains second grade curriculum concepts and standards and math resources View weekly newsletter Read to learn more about your child's teachers

4. Homework Spelling: Each student receives an individualized spelling list based on a practice test taken with a spelling inventory list. (Spelling tests are given every Friday) Math: Homework consists of math workbook pages, math facts, and math games on Thursday. Keep games and materials in your binder all year. Each student is given the homework every Monday and it is due by Friday. Read 30 minutes every night and write the title of the book in agenda. Projects: Two projects are given in second grade. Goods and services project: (December) Life Cycle project: Identify the body parts of insects (Springtime) Note: Spelling and math homework can be found on the second grade wiki under the Newsletter tab.

5. Money System

6. Balanced Literacy Mini-Lesson Choosing just right books Independent reading Shared reading Conferences

7. Differentiation Allows for students to learn 2 nd grade skills and information at their level Fills in gaps in the child’s learning and extends previous knowledge and skills Based on the individual Occurs in all subject areas Small groups, homework, phonics/spelling, enrichment/remediation, conferencing

8. Testing--MAPS, CogAT What is MAPS? We are currently in the testing window. When are CogAT results available? November