1. Please take the “quiz” on your child’s desk! I will begin my Curriculum Night presentation at 5:45.

2. Eagle Way/ Behavior Plan Class Rules Classroom Library & Check Out Grades and Grading Scale

3. Read 30 minutes (every night) Math Worksheet (every night) Spelling (nightly, due on Fridays) Multiplication (nightly, due on Fridays)

4. 8:55-9:10 9:10-9:45 9:45-10:45 10:45-11:10 11:10-11:40 11:40-12:10 12:10-12:55 IRA Writers’ Wksp Readers’ Wksp Lunch Soaring Eagles Recess Connect

5. 12:55-1:25 1:25-2:10 2:10-3:00 3:00-3:40 Soaring Eagles Math Math Wksp Social Studies/ Science

6. -Typically starts with a read-aloud from a Mentor Text book -Mini-lesson on skill or writing focus by teacher with examples and discussion -Time for students to write and meet with other writers -Individual and/or small group conferences with teacher

7. - Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. - Write narratives to develop real or Imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. CC Standards

8. -Starts with a mini-lesson that focuses on a skill or reading strategy (using book from IRA) -Anchor chart is created for later review -Students have time to do a quick practice of skill independently or with a partner -Students read independently around the room and are encouraged to practice skills from mini-lessons -Students keep track of reading on Reading Log -Teacher conferences with individuals/small groups

9. Reading Extension…SOARING EAGLES Guided Reading Novel Work Current Events/Nonfiction Work Word Work Skill Practice/Review Games Listening Stations Contracts Extension Assignments Research Projects

10. KEY IDEAS & DETAILS -Refer to the text to ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding. -Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths; determine central message, lesson, or moral. -Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events. CRAFT & STRUCTURE - Determine the meaning of words and phrases as used in the text. - Refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems using terms as chapter, scene, and stanza - Distinguish own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters CC Standards

11. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDFE AND IDEAS -Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story. -Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or different characters.. RANGE OF READING & LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY - By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

12. INFORMATIONAL TEXT KEY IDEAS & DETAILS -Refer to the text to ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text. -Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea. -Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures CRAFT & STRUCTURE - - Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text. - Use text features and search tools to locate information. - Distinguish own point of view from that of the author of the text.

13. INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE & IDEAS -Use information gained from illustrations and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text. -Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text. -Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. RANGE OF READING & LEVEL OF TEXT COMPLEXITY - By the end of the year, read and comprehend information texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2-3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

14. WHOLE GROUP: -Warm up and homework check -Mini-lesson on new skill or review -Time for students to practice independently or with a partner -Interactive Notebooks MATH WORKSHOP: M (Math Facts) A (At Your Seat) T (Teacher’s Choice) H (Hands On)

15. OPERATIONS & ALGEBRAIC THINKING -Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. -Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division. -Multiply and divide within 100. -Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic. NUMBERS & OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN -Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic. NUMBERS & OPERATIONS – FRACTIONS - Develop understanding of fractions as numbers. CC Standards

16. MEASUREMENT & DATA -Solve problems involving measurement and estimation. -Represent and interpret data. -Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition. -Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter. GEOMETRY -Reason with shapes and their attributes.

17. FORCES & MOTION Understand motion and factors that affect motion. MATTER: PROPERTIES & CHANGE Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change. ENERGY: CONSERVATION & TRANSFER Recognize how energy can be transferred from one object to another. EARTH IN THE UNIVERSE Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the earth/moon/sun system. CC Standards

18. EARTH SYSTEMS, STRUCTURES & PROCESSES Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION OF LIVING ORGANISMS Understand human body systems and how they are essential for life: protection, movement and support. ECOSYSTEMS Understand how plants survive in their environments.

19. HISTORY -Understand how events, individuals and ideas have influenced the history of local and regional communities. -Use historical thinking skills to understand the context of events, people and places. GEOGRAPHY & ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY -Understand the earth’s patterns by using the 5 themes of geography ECONOMICS & FINANCIAL LITERACY -Understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market economy. -Understand entrepreneurship in a market economy. CC Standards

20. CIVICS & GOVERNMENT -Understand the development, structure and function of local government. -Understand how citizens participate in their communities. CULTURE -Understand how diverse cultures are visible in local and regional communities.

21. Monday – Media (Toner) Tuesday – PE (Geiger) Wednesday – Technology (Maples) Thursday – Art (Balcer) Friday – Music (Proctor)