1. Curriculum Night Mrs. Gilbert’s 2 nd Grade

2. Mrs. Gilbert You can reach me anytime by email – Eileen.gilbert@Cherokee.k12.ga.us Eileen.gilbert@Cherokee.k12.ga.us Website: http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/eileen_gilbert/s ite/default.aspx http://mysite.cherokee.k12.ga.us/personal/eileen_gilbert/s ite/default.aspx My goal this year is to make sure your children are prepared for third grade and beyond.

3. Homework & Agendas Homework folders will come home every Monday with their yellow folders. Inside you will find their spelling list and homework assignments for the week. All homework will be due on Friday. Homework will start counting as a compellation grade. Agendas will come home every night. Inside your child will write any special announcements, homework reminders, and color in their color that they landed on that day. Please look over and initial each day. Please send any notes, lunch money, etc. back to school in the agenda’s front pocket.

4. Classroom Management Money System Each child has a class job and they are paid $1 a week if they complete their job. They can also earn dollars by earning 10 tallies a table, earning CARE tickets from other teachers, staying purple, etc. They will be able to cash out their classroom dollars on days we have in door recess in our mini class store. Color Clip System: Every student starts on green each day. Based on behavior they can move up to purple or down to blue, yellow, or red. Each day is a fresh start. If they land on blue or below I will write in their agenda why. Purple Green (Start on everyday). Blue Yellow Red

5. Email I will send parents several emails throughout the school year. Please keep an eye out for them. If you have not provided me with your email yet please do so.

6. Volunteering Ways to volunteer in our class and school: 1. PTA 2. Library 3. Help make copies 4. Help prepare Monday folders 5. Mystery Reader 6. Field Trips 7. Misc.

7. Food Please send a healthy snack each day with your child. I do try to keep snacks handy in cases for students who do not have one. Birthdays: You are welcome to send a snack that can be enjoyed during lunch. Allergies: We have multiple students with allergies. Our allergy concerns in this class are: Dairy Red Dye Tree Nut

8. Reading Curriculum Common Core https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade2_Standards.pdf https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade2_Standards.pdf Goal: To follow the curriculum map: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade2_CurriculumMap.pdfhttps://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade2_CurriculumMap.pdf Reading Books Novel Studies Author Studies Fiction and Non Fiction Texts

10. Writing Curriculum Weekly Journals: Please read the weekly letter your student will write you and write a letter back. Lucy Calkins Narrative Informative Opinion

11. Spelling Weekly Spelling Test Focus on word families until Winter Break then reevaluate. Sight Words

12. Math Curriculum Common Core https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_Math_2_GradeLevelOverview.pdf https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_Math_2_GradeLevelOverview.pdf Goal: Follow the curriculum map: https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_Math_Grade2_ataglancemap.pdfhttps://www.georgiastandards.org/Common- Core/Common%20Core%20Frameworks/CCGPS_Math_Grade2_ataglancemap.pdf Units of Study: Base Ten Understanding/Place Value Addition & Subtraction Fluency Measurement & Data Applying Base Ten Understanding/Place Value Understanding Understanding Plain & Solid Figures Developing Multiplication

14. Science Curriculum Georgia Performance Standards https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Seco ndGradeApproved7-12-2004.pdf https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Seco ndGradeApproved7-12-2004.pdf Areas of Study: Matter (Solids, liquids, gases) Stars/Space Light & Heat Energy Speed/Motion Living Organisms

15. Social Studies Georgia Performance Standards https://www.georgiastandards.org/Standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Gr2%20Social%20Studies%20Stds%208-24-07.pdf Units of Study: Georgia’s Geography Government Historical Figures James Oglethorpe Tomochichiand Mary Musgrove (founding of Georgia) Sequoyah (development of a Cherokee alphabet) Jackie Robinson (sports) Martin Luther King, Jr. (civil rights) Jimmy Carter (leadership and human rights).