Mrs. Garcia’s

Super Sleuths

2012-2013

8:45 School Begins8:45-9:15 Daily Review9:15-10:15 Language Arts10:15-10:30 Recess10:30-10:45 100 Mile Club10:45-11:35 Math11:35-12:20 Lunch12:20-12:50 Intervention12:50-1:35 Social Studies/Science1:35-1:50 Recess1:50-2:50 Centers2:50-2:57 Clean Up/ Dismissal

Dismissal Times:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

2:57

Wednesdays1:57

Friday Frolics2:05-2:20

Attendance daily is an important part of a student’s education. Frequent absences can often lead to gaps in their knowledge, which puts students at a disadvantage. However, if they are sick, keep them home! Students must be free from a vomiting or fever episode for 24 hours before returning to school. Be sure to call the office to let them know if your child will be out!

If a student will be out for more than 5 days: please request an Independent Study at the office

2 weeks in advance.

Please make sure that your child knows their lunch number. Students will need to use the number when buying lunch, while in the computer lab and taking quizzes on Accelerated Reader.

Student Lunch is $2.25

You can pay for lunch in advance on myschoolbucks.com.

It is advised to place some money on the account incase of emergency.

Each Child Will Be Given a Homework Folder -Homework is returned every Friday. -Please return homework in homework folder with student name

written on it- Please complete in pencil unless otherwise noted. Neat and complete work is expected and reviewed for grading purposes.

-I expect that students should read daily. Every child should read at least 20 minutes. This can include sight word practice and reading poems.

Ben Franklin Folders are sent home every Thursday

Return folder on Friday

Assertive, positive discipline system, that encourages students to be responsible for their own behavior.

Every day students begin on Green! Behavior is recorded on behavior notes sent home in Monday’s homework and needs

to be returned on Tuesday.

School Rules

Use good manners and virtues

Keep hands, feet, and all objects to

yourself

No gum chewing

Toys and other items stay at home

Classroom Rules

Listen carefully

Follow directions the first time

Work quietly

Respect others/Be kind

Respect school property

Work and play safely

Consequences

Purple= Reward/ Great Day!

Green= Good day ( each student begins day on green)

Yellow= Warning

Orange= Lose Recess

Blue= Lose recess and note home

Red=Teacher note or phone call home

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• Stars• Verbal Praise• Fun Friday• Stickers• Whole-class reward• Positive notes home

/Phone calls home• Participation in special

activities• Many more fun things

What is a Standard?

Each grade level has a set of expectations that each teacher is expected to teach. The California

Standards in Reading/Language Arts, Math, Social Studies & Science drive our teaching.

Standards were developed by the California Department of Education.

MathPlace value to the thousands

2 and 3 digit additionMultiplication (0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s+)

FractionsMoney

Measurement

Language ArtsLetter patterns, phonemic awareness,

syllabication, word parts, fluency, vocabulary developmentReading ComprehensionSight Word Recognition

SpellingWriting clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea.Progress through the stages of writing (pre-write, draft, revise, edit, publish)

Social StudiesLong Ago vs. Today

Map skillsGovernmental InstitutionsEconomy/reasoning skills

Heroes in History

ScienceLife Science—Plant and animal life cycles

Physical Science—Motion Earth Science—Earth’s

materials/resources

Listening and SpeakingListen critically and respond

appropriately to oral communicationGive brief recitations and oral

presentations

Step Up to WritingStudents will be assessed based upon the

rubrics included. *Students are expected to be proficient

writers by May 1st

2nd grade : Narrative writing, friendly letters, expository writing

Students will be assessed in the following areas

regularly:Spelling

VocabularyComprehensionOral Language

MathScience or Social Studies

Writing

Formal Assessments:CNUSD Assessment

STAR Test

Informal Assessments:Ongoing & Frequent

Grade Percentage

O 95-100

O- 90-94

S+ 85-89

S 75-84

S- 70-74

N 0-69

Feel free to contact me at:

739-5645-or-

kgarcia@cnusd.k12.ca.us

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!

for taking the time to attend P.I.N. Night!