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Curriculum Night Second Grade

Teachers

Joann Robisheaux Glenda Gonzalez Charla Stansbury Kathleen Martello Jessica Wicke Karen Springer Megan Engels Teresa Hall

Beth AmaroMarilyn Gonzales

Procedures in Our Room

What comes home daily?

The Conduct CardPlannerHomework Folder

Procedures in Our Room

What else comes home?On Monday, I will send home a Take Home Reader

(THR), a Reading Worksheet, and Word Study practice. Your child should complete these and return on Friday. Thursday night your child will illustrate their poem. You can respond to your child’s letter on Friday. Fluency word cards will come home in a baggie to study for tests.

On Tuesday, the Tuesday Folder comes home. This has graded work, work that I have looked over, and flyers from the school.

Homework is given on Mondays for Reading and for math. Always read the planner for any changes in homework.

9 Week Grading Periods.

Please sign and return progress reports. The first one will go home Sept. 23rd.

Please sign and return report cards. The first one goes home Oct. 24th.

This lets the teachers know you have seen your child’s grades.

If you have questions or concerns, pleaseemail or call me.

Important Information

Lunch Money

If sending money to school, put it in an envelope or baggie with…

The student’s name

The teacher’s name

What the money is for

Change of transportation – send a note or call the school before 3:00 pm. It can not be changed without documentation.

IDs- Students should be wearing these daily. If they are lost, they cost $2.00 to replace the ID, and $1.00 to replace the lanyard.

For safety reasons, students are required to wear the provided break-away lanyard. Students who are not wearing IDs daily will receive one warning, after that they will receive a conduct mark for organization. This is KISD policy.

Important Information

Change of Phone Number –If you change your phone number during the school year, please update both the front office and the teachers.

Rainy Day Plans- If you want your child to go home a different way when it rains, please make sure you have let the teacher know. Keep this information updated as well.

Birthdays-If you send birthday treats, please let us know in advance and send napkins No party invitations may be handed out at school.

Language Arts

Reading

Read Alouds and Shared ReadingReader’s Workshop

Language

Writing WorkshopFocus PoetryWord Work

Handwriting Manuscript Cursive

Reading/Writing Workshop

What is Reading Workshop? Teaches skills and strategies that are

necessary for all readers/writers Gives students the time to read “just

right” books to practice strategies/write about topics that interest the student

Provides time for one-on-one and smallgroup teaching

Reading/Writing Workshop

What are the components of Reading/Writing Workshop? Minilesson- teacher teaches a short

lesson on a reading/writing skill Independent Reading/writing- students practice

the reading skill Share- students share how they used

the reading skill in their reading that day and they share their writing

Reading/Writing Workshop

Instruction is differentiated during theIndependent reading/writing portion ofReading/Writing workshop through… Reading/Writing Conferences- teachers teach

one student a reading skill that meets the student’s needs

Guided Reading/Writing/Strategy Lessons teachersteach a small group of students reading/writing skills that meet the needs of the group

Word Work

www.katyisd.orgParent Resources Check out www.katyisd.org for many resources

including - overview Word Study PowerPoint presentation - word banks (with the focus of the week and

assessment dates) - letter tiles that can be printed to practice building

words at home - research articles Just click on the parent page and then the Word Study

tab.

Math-First 9 Weeks

Numeracy up to 500Place Value up to 500Odd and Even numbersGraphing, using pictographs and bar graphs.Reading a thermometer Number linesPatternsUsing strategies “Act it Out” and “Look for a

Pattern” to solve problemsBuilding problem solving skills and staminaWriting about our math thinking.

Math-Looking Ahead

Addition and Subtraction to 18

Money, counting money

Reading clocks to the 5 minute interval

Addition and Subtraction with regrouping

Geometry, Measurements, Fractions

Numeracy up to 1200

Math-Fact Fluency

Fact Fluency (the new “fast facts”)Why?

To help students develop fluency and automaticity of basic facts

What will it look like?Meaningful practice

Students will have a variety of practice opportunities (games, activities, and connections to literature) that will cover the facts learned in class

Fact Checks Cover a specific strategy learned in the classroom Used to guide instruction

End of 9-weeks Assessment Will cover all of the facts learned in that 9-weeks

Science-First 9 Weeks

Healthy habits Preventing the spread of germsBody systemsVisiting the science lab

Social Studies-First 9 Weeks

Identifying ways to be a good citizenUnderstanding, identifying, and creating

maps.Create timelines and understand use

vocabulary to learn about the past, present and future.

Learn about national holidays such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Thanksgiving.

Social Studies-Looking Ahead

History

Geography

Economics

Government

Citizenship

Culture

Conclusion

• I plan to start meeting with all parents later in September for yearly conferences. However, please feel free to contact me anytime: send a note, email, or call.

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Or, find my information on the Schmalz website.

Thanks for Coming!

By working together, we can assure each child’s success.

It will be a fabulous year!