2013 - 2014

Second Grade

Open House

2013 - 2014

Student Planners: Parents should read and sign the yellow box of their student’s homework planner daily.

Parents can contact their student’s teacher by: Writing notes in the student planner or sending notes in

the homework folder. E-mailing. Calling and/or leaving a message on the teacher’s

voicemail. Scheduling a conference.

PARENT/TEACHER COMMUNICATION

Each student is provided with a daily homework planner. All homework and weekly spelling words are recorded in the homework planner.

Homework assignments usually consist of a reading, spelling, and/or math activity. All homework assignments reinforce class lessons or review second grade skills.

Spelling/Vocabulary lists and 19 Ways to Study Spelling

HOMEWORK

READING includes vocabulary tests, reading comprehension tests, & contracts (weekly assignments) 

MATH includes chapter tests, checkpoint/quizzes, unit tests, and weekly classwork

WRITING Linking to Concepts/Personal Response/Analyzing the Selection (Writing test) is one grade.  Spelling and dictation are two grades.

GRADING POLICY

SCIENCE includes weekly classwork, performance (projects), and quizzes

 SOCIAL STUDIESIncludes weekly classwork, performance (projects), and quizzes

A= 90-100%B= 80-89%C= 70-79%D= 60-69%F= 59% and below

Pinpoint Parent Portal Gradebook, is a confidential and secure web site where you can get current information about your child's school progress and grades online.

You will be able to access this the 2nd nine weeks. Stay tuned!

https://leon.suite.pinpoint.hmhco.com/Gradebook/

PINPOINT

Field Trips October 14, 15, 16, 17- Joe Budd Environmental

Center March Gulf Specimen Marine Lab

In-School Field Trips October- Owl Pellets and Black T-shirts January – Recycling

SECOND GRADE FIELD TRIPS

The five areas for teacher observations and assessments are:

SafeCooperativeOpen-mindedPrincipledEmpathetic

Demonstration of these expectations is necessary for participation on field trips.

BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS-PBS

OUR CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR PLAN

All curriculum is correlated to:Common Core State Standards and Second Grade

Benchmarks from the Florida Department of Education

www.myfloridaeducation.com

2ND GRADE CURRICULUM

Imagine It! Reading - SRA McGraw-Hill program incorporates the following skills:

Reading WritingListening, Viewing, SpeakingLanguageLiteratureSuccessmaker ReadingAccelerated ReaderSTAR Reading Tests

LANGUAGE ARTS

Unit 1- KindnessUnit 2 - Let’s Explore

Unit 3 - Around the TownUnit 4 - Look AgainUnit 5 – Courage

Unit 6 - America’s People

IMAGINE IT! READING THEMATIC UNITS

The Imagine It! Reading Decodable Books allow the students to apply their knowledge of phonic elements to read simple, engaging texts. Each story supports instruction in a new phonic element and incorporates elements and words that have been learned earlier.

DECODABLE BOOKS

Phonemic awareness, phonics, and word knowledge.

Comprehension skills and strategies.

Inquiry skills and strategies.Writing and language art skills and strategies.

IMAGINE IT! READING IS RESEARCH-BASED CURRICULUM GROUNDED IN SYSTEMATIC

EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF:

GO Math!

What do they learn in Second Grade?A Glance at the Year

• Place Value/Number Patterns• 3/4-Digit Numbers

• Basic Facts and Relationships• 2/3-Digit Addition

• 2/3-Digit Subtraction• Length

• Weight/Mass/Capacity/Volume• Geometric Patterns

• Money/Time• FASST Math

• SuccessMaker Math

Small GroupsInterventions

Challenge WorkManipulatives

Online Classroom Presentation

SUCCESS FOR ALL LEARNERS

Before Instruction: Show What You Know

During Instruction: Participation, Practice Pages, Teacher Observation

After Instruction: End of chapter test

ASSESSMENTS

Unit A – Life Science: Plants, animals, and how living things grow and change.

Unit B – Earth Science: Earth’s land, air, and water, weather, seasons, and fossils.

Unit C – Physical Science: Properties of matter, energy, forces and motion, and sound.

UNITS OF STUDY – SCOTT FORESMAN AND SNAPSHOTS SCIENCE

Visit our 2nd grade website for up to date information, newsletters, policies, and important dates!

http://kellilongfellow.wix.com/conley2ndgrade

2ND GRADE TEAM WEBSITE

Unit 1- Who we are? KindnessUnit 2- How the World Works? CamouflageUnit 3- Where we are in Place and Time?

America’s PeopleUnit 4- Sharing the Planet. RecyclingUnit 5- How we Express Ourselves. CourageUnit 6- How we Organize Ourselves. Nutrition

UNITS OF INQUIRY

Flash cards (Addition/Subtraction Facts)Grocery Shopping - have your child use

coins and bills to purchase itemsKeep a family calendar of events and

refer to it daily (“a week from now we will...”)

Math computer gamesComplete your Homework!

WHAT CAN BE DONE AT HOME?

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO OPEN HOUSE!