1. Second Grade Curriculum Night

2. Math *Patterns *Number sense *Money/Time *Place Value *Graphing *Geometry *Measurement *Problem Solving *Multiplication *Regrouping

3. Common Core Math Common core math requires more rigor and higher expectations. It focuses on: Learning that there is more than one way to solve a problem. Using number lines for different strategies Word problems Interactive Notebooks Problem of the day Parent Roadmap for supporting your child in math will be emailed and posted on our teacher page

4. Reading Focus on: Comprehension Accuracy Fluency Expanded Vocabulary Tracks Reading Groups: Word Work Work on Writing Read to self Parent Group Teacher Group Listen to Reading Interactive Notebook

5. Reading Groups Parent Volunteers Reading 8:15 – 9:50 Accelerated Reader STAR test Reading Level Goals AR tests Home Connect

6. Common Core Common Core focuses on: Nonfiction book Read and comprehend informational text including history/social studies, science and technical texts Learning to gather information Comparing fiction and nonfiction books on the same topic Supporting answers with textual evidence Recognizing the features of nonfiction texts Index Diagram Labels Glossary Graphs Captions Photos Special Fonts

7. Writing Write From the Beginning: The writing curriculum that we use is District wide. It incorporates the use of Thinking Maps to help the students begin the writing process. We write narratives that include a main idea based on real or imaginative events, expository text, persuasive text, opinion writing, and research projects. Squiggles Journal Writing Interactive Notebooks

8. Social Studies Quarter 1 Communities and Citizens Natural Resources and Maps Quarter 2 Revolutionary War Native Americans and Colonies Quarter 3 Westward Expansion National Symbols Quarter 4 Producers and Consumers China, Japan, and India

9. Science  Matter Mass, Solid, Liquid, Gas  Human Body Digestive, Circulatory, and Respiratory Systems  Weather Weather patterns, clouds  Insects Life cycles, Butterfly unit, Insect Reports  Inventors Henry Ford, Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell  Science Related Careers

10. Performance Objectives Reading R1Parent writes a list of 10 words. Child writes them in alphabetical order to the second letter. R2Parent says a combination of 10 sentences and groups of words that are not complete sentences. Child tells whether each is a complete sentence or not. Example for complete sentence: The duck is quacking. Not a complete sentence: Is quacking. R3Parent says 10 sentences. Child tells whether each is a statement or a question. R4Parent listens to child read orally 2 homework lists from previous weeks. R5Parent says 10 vocabulary words from current and previous week lists. Child tells what each word means and says a sentence in which the word is used correctly. R6Parent listens to child read orally a total of 15 minutes a night or 1 hour a week. R7Parent reads aloud to the child a total of 15 minutes a night. R8Parent asks child to tell the main characters, setting, and plot of a story the child reads aloud or silently.

11. How to contact Us Email Phone Note In-person laura.garcia@husd.org karilyn.trent@husd.org linda.dowden@husd.org janice.bourbon@husd.org steven.fry@husd.org

12. Thank you for coming! We are excited about the school year!