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WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!

Session 1: 6:10 - 6:50

Session 2: 7:00 - 7:40

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

3 “B”’s of Good Behavior

Be Safe

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

KTA expects students to display these behaviors in all school settings

WAYS WE ENCOURAGE GOOD BEHAVIOR

Verbal Praise

Table Points

Classroom Money

Principal’s Lunch – earn school store coupons

3 “B” Coupons – trade in 25 for certificate and

recognition on morning announcements

School store

Fun Friday Activities

REFOCUSING STEPS

Giving a verbal warning

Pulling a behavior card

Notify parents by email or phone

SPARC Referral – during lunch recess. Will

be noted on homework agenda. Can be sent for behavior, no homework, etc.

This is a school-wide policy.

DRESS CODE

Red, navy, or white shirts – (No light blue) Khaki or navy pants, shorts, or jumpers Socks need to be red, navy, or white Can wear jeans on Fridays KTA Spirit Shirts on Fridays too! Will have Spirit Days on some Fridays Leggings need to be solid red, navy or white and

worn under a skirt or dress, not worn by themselves. No jeggings.

Jackets worn in the building (includes the classroom) must be solid red, white or blue.

DAILY SPECIALSArt, Music, PE, Library, and Computer Lab

PE: Wear appropriate shoes on PE days

Bertocchi: Tuesday

Ettinger: Thursday

Fittro: Friday

Engleman: Monday

Library: Books are due on library days. Second graders can check out two books and may keep them for two weeks at a time.

Bertocchi: Friday

Ettinger: Monday

Fittro: Tuesday

Engleman: Thursday

LUNCH AND SNACKS

Breakfast – make sure you get to school early enough to have time to eat before bell

Lunch is not until 11:50 so it is ok to send in a small snack. Keep it simple and healthy please!

No nuts in snacks please!

Due to district policy, birthday treats are NOT allowed. You may send in stickers, pencils, etc. Birthday invitations are not to be passed out at school. (Kyrene Policy)

LANGUAGE ARTS

Our resources for teaching Reading Standards:

Harcourt and Spalding RL (Reading Literature): (Comprehension strategies)

RI (Reading Informational Text) Weekly stories with vocabulary (helps improve comprehension) and

text structure instruction

Used to build fluency (speed, accuracy, and expression)

Leveled books to use in teacher guided reading groups

Core Knowledge Languange Arts (CKLA) A Preschool–Grade 5 program for teaching skills in

reading, writing, listening, and speaking, CKLA also builds students’ prior knowledge and vocabulary in literature, history, geography, and science.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Spalding Spelling and Phonics:http://www.spalding.org/

Phonemic Awareness Phonics taught with handwriting Spelling Rules – rules can be found on our

website Writing high frequency vocabulary/spelling

words in notebook 20 words per week – higher focus on word parts

and base words

Weekly Spelling Lists are online andin our weekly newsletters.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Junior Great Books: This is the program Kyrene currently uses in the Gifted

Clusters.

Addresses same Reading Strands as Harcourt but adds a critical thinking piece:

Idea: clarifying and developing ideas of what the story means

Evidence: supporting and checking these ideas based on what is in the story

The stories in Junior Great Books are chosen because they are open to many different interpretations.

Uses a Shared Inquiry Approach –participants search for their own meaning in these stories, and read, listen and respond to the ideas of others

MATH

Three main resources:

Saxon – concepts are developed, reviewed, and continually practiced over time. Includes daily timed math fact practice and frequent cummulativeassessments. Daily Math Journals are used.

Engage NY – rigorous resource that focuses on 2nd grade math standards using higher level thinking

CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction) –focuses on problem solving using story problems and encouraging higher level strategies by building on a child’s mathematical knowledge. Students learn to explain their strategies and thinking process to others. Please avoid using algorithms.

WRITING

Writing genres: Narratives (personal experiences and stories with setting,

problem, solution, etc)

Friendly letters

Functional text (recipes, step by step directions, etc)

Informatives (to inform or explain, research)

Informative – Narratives – (to inform in an interesting way)

The writing process is the same as in first grade (brainstorming, rough draft, editing, final copy) except:

• More depth to the writing

• Thinking Maps for brainstorming (organization)

SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH

Science/Health Units: FOSS and Harcourt

Weather

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Insects (Living things)

Human Body

Social Studies Units: Harcourt

Governing the People (Branches of Government)

The World Around Us (Maps and Landforms)

People Long Ago ( Early America)

HOMEWORK

Students have homework M-Th, with some special projects on occasion

Agendas need to be returned daily with parent signature Students go to SPARC if homework is not turned in to

complete it there Spelling lists are online At least 60 minutes a week of reading is required –

parent signature REQUIRED Students will be required to do one recitation piece per

quarter Friday Envelopes/Folders come back on Mondays empty School-wide policy that students are NOT allowed to go

back into their classrooms afterschool to get homework folders

Spelling homework WILL be assigned if a student scores 70% or less on their weekly spelling test.

ONLINE RESOURCES FOR HOME

Go to www.kyrene.org

“Students” tab at the top

“Educational Resources”

Follow “At Home Directions”

Dreambox – math

Typing Agent – keyboarding

myON - reading

WRITING HOMEWORK

Writing homework journals will be going home on Mondays. They are due back on Friday.

There will be a writing prompt, book report OR an extra reading assignment most weeks. Complete sentences are required in journals and book reports.

Homework is expected to include: a planning map, write a rough draft, show editing on the rough draft, create a final draft and proofread the final draft.

Do NOT wait until the night before to start the writing process

Mon: Planning Map and Topic Sentence (Circle Map or Flow Chart) Tues: Detail Sentences and Closing Sentence Wed: Rough Draft and/or Editing Thurs: Final Copy and Proofread Final Copy

RECITATION

Reading Process: Fluency 2.RF.4b. Read on-level text orally with accuracy,

appropriate rate, and expression

Listening and Speaking: LF 3. Prepares and delivers information for a

variety of speaking purposes

Grade level appropriate pieces will be given for your child to choose from quarterly

Key to effective recitation is practice. Practice in front of audiences to gain confidence and fluency

DROP OFF AND DISMISSAL

Students cannot be dropped off any earlier than 7:15 as there is no supervision until 7:15

Please place name card in visor to make it easier for the car caller to see

Parents are asked not to enter car loading zone

Please use crosswalk

Please wait in grass area – keep loading zone free for safety of all

If normal after school plans change, please notify the front office and they will get us a message asap.

VOLUNTEER HOURS – 5 HRS PER FAMILY

Come to PTO Meetings…

they count for volunteer hours!

PTO needs your help to make events happen!

Class Directory is in front We will only pass out to

the families that have signed up on it.

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