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Mary Evans Elementary
We look forward to teaming with you to make this a successful year for your child. Your child’s success is our ultimate goal. We are embarking on an adventure in learning at Evans Elementary!
Peyton DeLeon
voicemail:972-236-0600 ext. 6781
Johnna Elliott
voicemail:972-236-0600 ext. 6759
Staci Pryor
voicemail:972-236-0600 ext. 6793
Amanda Leggieri
voicemail:972-236-0600 ext. 6805
All students, with support of staff, parents, and community will be provided a safe, nurturing, and engaging learning environment that empowers them with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be lifelong learners and citizens of good character who are prepared to contribute to an ever-changing, global society.
Mary Evans’ students will be able to think critically and creatively, solve problems, and will learn to communicate effectively. Our students will learn to work effectively as individuals and as group members, develop self-confidence, self-discipline, and respect for others, recognize the contributions of individuals, groups and cultures in society, and demonstrate civic responsibility.
We hold ourselves accountable for:- Creating a safe environment where each member is valued is
paramount to establishing an exemplary school
- Setting high academic and behavioral expectations yield
high student achievement
- Developing strong relationships, clear communication, and continuous
reflection among all members of the Evans learning community is
basic to the success of our school
- Establishing the connections between academic objectives and real
life application is fundamental in creating life learners
- Accepting a role in developing citizenship in all students is essential
to their life long success and the future of our country
Care about others and be honest.
Obey teacher and adult directions.
Respect all people and property.
Keep all body parts and objects to myself
Yearn to be punctual and prepared daily.
Grading Period Report Card equivalent: Outstanding 0 – 4 signatures Satisfactory 5– 7 signatures
Needs Improvement 8 – 11 signatures Unsatisfactory 12+ signatures
Snack: 9:30
Specials: 10:35 – 11:20
Lunch: 11:30 – 12:00 Recess: 1:30 – 2:00
A purple folder will come with your child daily. It will have our “Rider Expectations” chart inside, as well as any daily work we might send home.
Please initial the chart each night.
Also, please be sure to initial the reading and math logs daily.
• Students will bring home an Evans Rider folder each Wednesday. It will have communication from the office, PTA, etc.
• Graded papers will be sent home once a week as well. Grades that have been entered in the grade book will be circled.
Every child should read at least 20 minutes, a minimum of 4 nights a week.
Every child should practice addition and subtraction facts a minimum of 4 nights a week. Fluency is expected by the end of second grade. (one fact every 3 seconds)
Every child should practice the reading and spelling of the provided high frequency word list (found in the Daily folder).
Percentile Rank
Minutes of Text Reading
per Day
Estimated Number of
Words Read per Year
98 90.7 4,733,000
90 40.4 2,357,000
70 21.7 1,168,000
50 12.9 601,000
20 3.1 134,000
10 1.6 51,000
All grade levels at Mary Evans Elementary will be writing a uniform heading. It will be located in the upper left-hand corner of the paper and will include first and last name, with the date underneath.
NameDate
Time will be given to make up work after an absence.
Report cards are sent home at the end of each nine-week grading period.
Progress reports are sent midway through each grading period.
Please sign the report card (and progress report) and return it inside the envelope to the teacher.
I-Station and MClass Math assessments are given three times a year.
Results and reports from these assessments will be sent home with your child.
Becoming a Scientist - Tools and Safety Rules Becoming a Meteorologist - Weather and the
Water Cycle Becoming an Astronomer - Moon Phases Becoming a Physicist - States of Matter
Force and Motion Becoming a Zoologist - Animal Adaptations and Environments Becoming a Botanist - Plant Parts and Functions Becoming a Geologist - Fresh and Salt Water
Rocks and Conservation Becoming an Engineer
A research-based structure we use during our literacy block to develop independent readers and writers.
Read to Self: the best way to become a better reader is to practice each day, with books you choose, on your “just right” reading level.
Read to Someone: Reading to someone allows for more time to practice strategies, helping you work on fluency and expression, check for understanding, hear your own voice, and share in the learning community.
Work on Writing: Just like reading, the best way to become a better writer is to practice writing each day.
Listen to Reading: We hear examples of good literature and fluent reading. We learn more words, thus expanding our vocabulary and becoming better readers.
Word Work: Correct spelling allows for more fluent writing, thus speeding up the ability to write and get thinking down on paper. This is an essential foundation for writers.
Units of StudyLaunching Reader’s WorkshopWhat Good Readers do Across GenresInferring and SynthesizingNon-FictionPoetry and DramaAuthor StudyStorytelling and Celebration of Reading
Units of StudyImproving Narrative WritingWriting about ReadingInformation Book WritingPoetry WritingPersuasive Writing
Revisiting Foundational Patterns Complex Consonants G, C, Y, and R
Controlled Vowels Consonant Digraphs and Blends Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs Plurals Prefixes and Suffixes Apostrophes Synonyms, Antonyms,
Homographs, HomophonesBeing a good reader is the single most
important factor for becoming a good speller.
Citizenship Communities Landmarks and Symbols Maps, Globes, Landforms Government Holiday Customs and Cultures Historical Figures Timelines Technology Advances Economics Environment and Natural Resources
We will be integrating Social Studies within our English Language Arts literacy block.
Place Value to 100 Compare and Order to 100 Number Patterns Add/Subtract Facts Add/Subtract Flexible Strategies to 100 Add/Subtract Traditional Algorithm Time Data Place Value to 1,200 Money Fractions Length/Area Measurement Multiplication/Division
Problem solving is woven throughout the Math curriculumFluency with Addition and Subtraction Facts is critical by the end
of Second Grade.
We encourage you to check out the following websites for information about state and local curriculum requirements.
www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/
Check the 2nd grade webpage for weekly objectives.
http://allenisd.org/evanses
If you are interested in participating in any school
related activity, including field trips, please visit the Allen
ISD website to complete an annual background check as
soon as possible. This must be done each school year.
Visit www.allenisd.org
At the bottom of the page under Human Resources
Click on “Register to be a Volunteer”
Follow the link for the application
Please allow 2 weeks for your application to be processed.
Please make sure your child is at school and in the gym by 7:45.
Side doors lock at 7:55. After 7:55 PLEASE drop off at the front door.
If students are eating breakfast, they need to arrive in time to finish breakfast by 7:50.
Please schedule appointments before or after school if at all possible.
For the safety of all our children at Mary Evans Elementary, please follow the standards listed below.
If for some reason your child will be going home a different way or with another student or parent, we must have documentation of the change in writing.
Teachers check their email or voicemail during non-instructional times. If making changes after 1:15, please contact the front office.
Thank you for helping us keep your child safe.
Your child needs to wear athletic shoes on gym days.
Please refer to your child’s daily folder for gym schedule.
Please send your child with comfortable clothing suitable for the weather.
We will have recess outdoors all year—including the winter months.
Please consider sending a light jacket or sweater that can be kept in the room.
Please check student handbook for acceptable clothing guidelines.
Students are allowed to bring a snack to school daily. Snack time will be around 9:30.
Please send students with a healthy snack.
Please do not send a snack that needs to be eaten with a spoon/fork.
During hot weather, students are permitted to have water bottles. Only water is permitted in the classroom.
Birthdays will be celebrated in your child’s classroom by passing out certificates, pencils, stickers or other appropriate favors.
Due to the State of Texas setting strict guidelines regarding food in schools, we cannot allow food to be distributed to our students. This means we cannot pass out birthday treats from home. Thank you for understanding.
If you would like to celebrate your student’s birthday at school, you might consider donating a book to the “Birthday Book Club” in your child’s honor to the school library.
Invitations may be passed out at school when there is one for every child in the class or one for every girl or one for every boy.
Teachers may not give out students’ personal information.
Please feel free to ask additional questions you have concerning 2nd grade at Mary Evans Elementary.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more
about your child’s day in second grade.
We look forward to partnering with you to make this a successful year for your child. Your child’s success is our ultimate goal.
2nd Grade Team
