WELCOME to LITITZ EL.’S BACK to SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE Mrs. Cascarino Mrs. Sturgis Mr. Weidman Mrs. Weismandel.

WELCOME to LITITZ WELCOME to LITITZ EL.’S BACK to SCHOOL EL.’S BACK to SCHOOL

OPEN HOUSEOPEN HOUSE

WELCOME to LITITZ WELCOME to LITITZ EL.’S BACK to SCHOOL EL.’S BACK to SCHOOL

OPEN HOUSEOPEN HOUSEMrs. CascarinoMrs. Cascarino

Mrs. SturgisMrs. Sturgis

Mr. WeidmanMr. Weidman

Mrs. WeismandelMrs. Weismandel

HOMEWORK

Homework is given for three purposes:

to reinforce skills learned in school

to develop responsibility in students

to keep parents informed about what their children are learning

WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

15 minutes of free choice reading and math fact fluency practice are strongly encouraged each night.

Monday - spelling: Students will receive a homework sheet from their language arts teacher that contains 3-5 different activities. The children then get to choose the one activity on their assignment sheet that they would like to complete.

Tuesday - math: Students will complete their homework sheet, which they will receive from their math teacher.

Wednesday - reading: Students will read aloud and complete a Reading Response sheet, which they will receive that day from their language arts teacher.

Each of these assignments should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Please let us know via a note or

email if your child encountered difficulty with an assignment and was unable to do so.

WEEKLY HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS, cont’d

Thursday - If all other assignments have been completed and handed in, students will only have to review their spelling words for Friday’s test.

You should encourage your child to complete each assignment the evening it is given so that we may provide immediate feedback.  However, the 2nd grade team understands that sometimes family activities, sports/lessons, church events, etc. occupy one or two evenings a week, so all assignments are due by that Friday morning at the latest.

A weekly Homework Outline sheet will be placed in your child’s Take Home folder every Monday as a reminder of these assignments.

GRADING PROCEDURES

SPELLING READING WRITING MATHweekly word lists

comprehension

mechanics & focus ~1st m.p.

number sense & math facts

sentence dictation

phonics + organization 2nd m.p.

geometry

daily writing

vocabulary + content ~ 3rd m.p.

measurement

fluency all four areas ~ 4th m.p.

algebraicconcepts

CONFERENCES

A conference will be held on Tues., Nov. 22 or Wed., Nov. 23.

If you would like to schedule a conference at any other time throughout the year, please let us know.

READING• whole group

phonics• whole group,

flexible small group, & independent reading

• fluency checks• target skills, such as

character, setting, & plot

MATH• number facts

– Rocket Math– “quickly &

accurately” = 3 seconds/problem

– strategies, flashcards, games

MATH, cont’d

algebraic concepts/problem solving

graphing, money, time, double digit + & -, geometry, & measurement

SPELLINGMonday pretestTuesday-Thursday:

classroom practice activities

Friday test – sentence dictation may be given in addition to the “list words”

WRITINGDaily Oral Language1st m.p. - writing complete,

detailed sentences & using proper mechanics; writing several sentences that stay focused on a given topic

2nd - writing stories that are focused & organized

3rd & 4th - writing stories that are full of relevant content, organized, & focused on one topic

Additional Curricular Areas

handwriting – neatness, sizing, and spacing

social studies - people & places, Lititz, ways of living, people at work, America’s past, & government

science – earth: solar system, earth, weather & seasons

life: plant & animal life & fossilsphysical: matter, heat, light, sound, force, magnets, electricity human body: body, nutrition, staying healthy

MISCELLANEOUS

birthdays – information sheet will be sent home prior to your child’s special day

lunch - 11:45 - 12:15; roster payment is fast & easy

recess - every day from 12:20 – 12:40; appropriate attire is extremely important

Star Student - information sheet is sent home by homeroom teacher

class parties - To Be Announced

Book-It Program - October through March; strictly voluntary

field trips - walking tour of Lititz; TBA **clearances

communication - Homework Outline, email, notes, phone calls

differentiated instruction – reading & math: grouped according to achievementwriting: Step Up to Writing

program

Upstairs, you will…• be able to look around your child’s classroom• pick up a packet of information pertaining to

things we have discussed during this presentation

• receive information regarding Scholastic book orders, Highlights magazine subscriptions, and volunteering for your child’s teacher

• have the opportunity to write your child a letter, which he/she will receive first thing tomorrow morning