Welcome to Back to Welcome to Back to School NightSchool Night

Welcome to Back to Welcome to Back to School NightSchool Night

2014-20152014-201522ndnd Grade – Room 208 Grade – Room 208

Ms. Leikvold• At Hoffman-Boston since 2004• Email: laila.leikvold@apsva.us• Phone: 703-228-5845• I welcome notes and visits from

you!

Beginning of the Day• Students may arrive at school

beginning at 8:30.• Enter classrooms at 8:45.• Begin teaching at 9:00• Morning meeting – social-emotional

intelligence and community building.

Language Arts• Focus on building independent, life

long readers and fluent writers.• Management: Reader’s Workshop• Curriculum: Storytown, Being a

Writer, Leveled Classroom Library, and Word Study

Recess and Lunch• Birthday and other celebrations

will be celebrated during the last 10 minutes of the day, so as to not take away from instructional time.

• Please consider sugar content (!) if providing treats for celebrations.

Every Day Counts• Daily Math Program based on the

calendar.• Focuses on patterns, numbers.• Enhances the math curriculum.

Intervention• Time for individual differentiation

based on student need.• Specialists and teachers work with

students in math, reading, writing or content.

• Data-based instruction.

Content• Science –Hands-on, literature

based.• Focus: science skills, life cycles,

magnets, weather, environment• Social Studies – focus on civics and

the community, map skills, economics, China, Egypt, and American Indians.

Math• Curriculum: Expressions• Focus on “math talk” and “math

community”. • Interactive and hands on.• Rigorous!• On Blackboard www.apsva.us

Specials• PE – once a week• STEM – also linked to our daily

curricula• Music• Art• Project Edison• Library

Homework• Daily reading and a reading log to

fill out (Monday – Thursday)• Daily math which supports that

day’s lesson (Monday – Friday).• Additional homework as the year

progresses.• Written in their agenda.

Field Trips• Several field trips coming up:• Chaperones are welcome!• Please get permission slips in on

time.

Thanks for your support in…

• Getting your child to school on time.• Encouraging them to complete their

homework.• Keeping us informed of changes in

their lives.• Keeping them healthy and happy.• We couldn’t do it without you!