1. Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night! Piney Grove Elementary School

2. What to expect in Math? Memorize Addition/Subtraction Facts - fluently Problem Solving (word problems) Regrouping 3 digit addition and subtraction Fractions Telling Time to the 5 minutes Graphing – Pictographs and reading graphs Venn Diagrams Patterns (shapes, #, constant and growing #’s) Number Sense and Place Value -www.firstinmath.com – great practice and enrichment

3. Science & Social Studies Science and Social Studies will be a graded subject on the report card this year. Big Topics in Science –Changes in Matter –Sound –Weather –Life Cycles Big Topics in Social Studies –Citizenship –Communities –Kenya –Japan

4. Reading is… Comprehension, Accuracy & Fluency Comprehension -Students understand what they read Accuracy -Students can read the words correctly. -Word Study Fluency -Students can accurately read, with expression and understand what they read.

5. Reading at School Shared Reading -whole class with second grade level text Guided Reading -small group, leveled books, students are taught at their instructional level Read Aloud -we are expanding vocabulary, increasing book language, making connections between texts, modeling reading strategies Silent Reading -students read by themselves Partner Reading -students read with a partner

6. Fiction & Nonfiction Fiction Text: - Characters-Problem-Author’s Message -Setting-Solution-Connections to other literature -Major Events Nonfiction Text: - Main Idea-Summarize -Organization of Text-Author’s Message - Remember Key Vocabulary-Connections to other literature

7. How can I help my child read? Don’t let your child get frustrated! -Be positive -Choose the “just right book” -Read aloud to your child -Sing songs (be sure to have a copy of the lyrics) -You read a page, your child reads the same page -Reread books -Paired Reading (The Fluent Reader, Rasinski, 2003) *Reading is just like sports. You have to practice a lot to be successful.

8. Word Study Strategies Picture Sorts- putting pictures into category columns by initial sounds, consonant blends or digraphs, rhyming families, or vowel sounds Word Sorts- putting word cards into category columns based on sound and/ or spelling pattern Writing Sorts- writing words in columns according to the word’s consonant or vowel sound and/ or spelling pattern Word Hunts- hunting for words in books and their writing that contain the same sounds and/ or spelling patterns in the words they are studying

9. Developing ( Level 3: at grade level for the first quarter; Level 2: below grade level beginning the second quarter) -composes several sentences related to a topic -begins to expand oral language to formal and literary language -uses some details which may be in a list-like form -writes many high frequency words correctly -uses temporary spelling which can be read by others -consistently uses spacing, capital letters, and end punctuation

11. Independent (Level 4: above grade level) -writes with clear organization, sense of audience, and sense of story that enables reader to visualize the story -connects related ideas smoothly and logically using transitional words/ phrases most of the time -expresses several ideas to add details and elaboration most of the time -uses vocabulary, ideas, and language from experiences and books -uses varied sentence patterns and lengths that develop and extend the topic -writes most words correctly with standard punctuation, capitalization, and sentence fluency -uses paragraphs consistently and appropriately

12. Celebration for Success Replaces Panda Pride Will take place at school in the morning –not at night Reading Accomplishments -four students per quarter Math Accomplishments -four students per quarter Perfect Attendance Good Citizens

13. What do 3 rd Grade teachers expect? Math -Addition/Subtraction Facts-memorized (know them by memory) -Practice multiplication facts 1-5 Writing -Use complete sentences (nouns & verbs) -Capital letters at the beginning of sentences - Capitalize Proper Nouns -Correct punctuation at the end of sentences Be Independent Workers -Write down homework assignments in agenda -Homework is their responsibility -Walk to class and unpack their own back pack -Stay in seats and raise hands

14. Other Information A computer is available in Room 301 for parents to use.

15. Questions?