Be sure not to drop your child off before 7:10. If for some reason they need to be dropped off early, they must pay $3 for early morning care. Early.

Parent Night 2014Mrs. Lovorn’s Class

2nd Grade Rocks!

Early Morning Care

Be sure not to drop your child off before 7:10.

If for some reason they need to be dropped off early, they must pay $3 for early morning care.

Early morning care is from 6:30-7:10. This includes if they miss the bus and you

have to leave for work early. Please walk them to the library to sign

them in.

Transportation and Absence Notices

All transportation notes must be handwritten /typed and brought in the morning of the change.

Note should include your child’s first and last name and have your signature!

Absence excuses need to be brought to school within 3 days after the absence. These must also include your child’s first and last name.

Please do not email transportation or absence excuses to me since the front office is in charge of these notes.

Room Mom / Parties

Room Mom- Jamie Willett and Heather Schweikher› Mrs. Willett and Mrs. Schweikher will

contact you when there are special events going on in the classroom to let you know how you can help.

Curriculum

Math› Hands-on AMSTI Math

Science and Social Studies (alternate throughout the year with units)

Reading › ARI (vocabulary, comprehension skills, phonics, and fluency)› Skill Marks (See grading rubric in your child’s blue folder)

S (satisfactory), P(partially proficient), or N(not proficient)

Writing/Language Arts

› Writing is skill based S (satisfactory), P(partially proficient), or N(not proficient)

› Language will be integrated into our writing with authentic learning (Assessing through writing)

B.E.E. BINDERBring Everything Everyday

Front left pocket “Bring Back to School” – please sign these papers and return back to school the next day.

Right back pocket “Keep at Home”– any sheets in here need to be taken out daily and “left” at home

Notes and money pocket- any notes that need to be brought to school are placed in here and your child puts in in our basket first thing in the morning.

Behavior Log- This will be recorded in your child’s assignment pad. If your child did not purchase an assignment pad, it will be on the sheet I print off each month.

Reading Log – Thank you for doing such an excellent job on helping your child complete this each night (15 minutes a night on Mon – Thurs)

Newsletter pocket- Please read this each Monday with your child. Leave it in the pocket as a reference throughout the week.

Phonics/ Fluency Homework- These sheets are placed in the binder each Monday and should be reviewed with your child each night. Challenge passage available upon request.

Homework- If your child has additional homework, it will be found in this pocket.

Agenda

ABC Folders

Attendance, Behavior, Curriculum Blue Progress Folder Come home with your child each

Wednesday Left Side will contain:

› ABC card (to be signed and returned) Right Side will contain:

› Graded Papers (discuss with child and return)

Reading Standards

Standards chart 2014

Mrs. Lovorn’s Daily Schedule

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday8:00- 8:25

Reading Intervention

Reading Intervention

Reading Intervention

Reading Intervention

Reading Intervention

8:30-9:00

Art Music Counseling Library Reading Block

9:00- 10:15

Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block

10:00 Working Snack Working Snack Working Snack Working Snack Working Snack10:15-10:50

P.E. P.E. P.E. P.E. P.E.

10:50-11:00

(Restroom) (Restroom) (Restroom) (Restroom) (Restroom)

11:00-11:15 Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block Reading Block11:20-11:45

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch

11:45- 11:55

Recess/Restroom Recess/Restroom Recess/Restroom Recess/Restroom Recess/Restroom

12:00-12:25

Math Intervention

Math Intervention Math Intervention Math Intervention Math Intervention

12:25-1:25

Math Math Math Math Math

1:25-1:55

Science/S.S. Science/S.S. Science/S.S. Science/S.S. Science/S.S.

1:55-2:55

Writing Writing Writing Writing Writing

2:55-3:00

Pack/Dismiss Pack/Dismiss Pack/Dismiss Pack/Dismiss Pack/Dismiss

Above the Line Behavior Above the Line

› Be respectful Be Safe› Be Responsible Be Cooperative› Be Polite Be a Worker

Above the Line Rewards› Ticket System› Clip Up

Way to go! Excellent Effort Super Student

Below the Line› Not Listening Being Uncooperative› Not following Directions Name Calling› Not Following Procedures Pushing› Not completing Work Touching Others› Budging in Line Missed HW› Excessive Talking› Misconduct outside Classroom

Excessive Below the Line Consequence:› Sent to office with a “Below the Line” form

Line Behavior Continued…

Bottom Line› Disrespectful to an adult› Swearing› Abusing School Property› Harassment› Excessive Below the Line BehaviorsBullyingStealingFighting

Class Discipline Policy

Our Classroom Rules Are:› Do unto others as you would have them

do unto you.› Have integrity› Use your manners› Work well together: synergize/cooperate

Behavior Consequences Make better choices: 1st violation results in

a warning. Teachers choice: 2nd violation results in

silent lunch, silent snack or loss of recess to be decided by the teacher.

Parent Contact: 3rd violation results in parent notification through a discipline note.

4th violation results in work time in another classroom.

5th violation results in an office referral.

Homework Policy

Standard Homework:› One subject a night (No homework on Friday)› Weekly phonics review and fluency practice (found

in binder)› Reading Log: 15 min. each night (due every Friday)

Other homework, such as math practice, special projects, or study guides will be sent home throughout the week. I will notify you of upcoming tests in the newsletter.

Late or missing homework will result in silent lunch or missed recess and a mark on the tracking sheet.

Reading LogW. 2.1 - Opinion

I can find an opinion in this book and explain whether or not I agree or disagree with that opinion.

R.L. 2.6 – Point of viewI can tell how another character in this book would describe what is going on in the story. (A character other than the narrator or main character.)

R.L. 2.5 – StructureI can describe how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.(ex: Beginning can introduce the setting, a character, or a problem)

R.L. 2.2 – Lesson/MoralI can recount (tell the events in chronological

order found in the text) a story from different cultures and can tell you what the lesson or moral is of the story.

R.L. 2.1 – DetailsI can tell answer the questions who, what, where, when, why, and how to show I understand the story.

R.L. 2.4 – StructureI can find a word or groups of words in this book, poem, or story and tell you how they add meaning or rhythm.(we will learn this next week )

R.L. 2.7 – IdeasI can tell you what I learned about the characters, setting or plot from the illustrations and words.

W2.1-OpinionI can read the story or

poem, tell you my opinion, and give reasons to

support my opinion. (Did the character make the right decision? Was the

ending exciting? Were the characters interesting?)

R.L. 2.9 – Compare TextsI can compare this book to another book about the same story or topic. How are they different and/or similar?

Tests Test and quiz dates will be found in

the weekly newsletter

Some tests will have a study guides that can be found in the homework section of the B.E.E. binder. Study guides will be handed out at least 3 days before the test.

Contact Information

[email protected]

School number: 682 – 7220

Please be sure to sign up for a conference time before you leave!