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WELCOME to Curriculum Night!
PLEASE…
SIGN UP to be an Art Docent helper On side table!
WRITE down your name and email address to share with PTSA and our room parent for communication purposes On side table!
“GUESS WHO?” Find your child’s desk and take a seat
SECOND GRADE Curriculum Night
Job Share/Co-Teaching Model
Try to keep consistency by subbing for each other whenever possible
Planning together every Wednesday with the second grade team, so we both know what curriculum will be covered each week
Assessments will be given by both teachers and results will be discussed to best support students’ learning
Classroom management strategies are being used daily and cohesively - individually, small group and whole class – we are starting out slowly and building as needed Major infractions will be handled according to our school-
wide behavior plan
Any communication with parents will be cc’d (or shared if discussed in person or on the phone) and weekly newsletters will be emailed home on Mondays Please remember to include both teachers when emailing, so
we can all work together as a team to best support students
Communication
Weekly Newsletters
Phone
425-837-7262
Classroom Website http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/elementary/cougar/staff/
mrs_youngloves_site/default.aspx
Daily Schedule
Specialists
Common Core/ISD Standards
Common Core State Standards http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/
http://www.corestandards.org/Math/
The Grade Level Standards for K-8, Parent Resources for Mathematics, and the High School Course Catalogues are available on the district website. http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/academics/curriculumstandards.aspx
If you have questions or comments about the standards please contact the Teaching & Learning Services Dept. 425-837-7030
GLAD
Guided Language Acquisition Design
Cooperation, active learning, accountability, literacy, academic language
Visible Desks in groups
Charts on walls
Not easily visible Group expectations
Used throughout the year and across all subjects
Reading Curriculum
Reader’s Workshop Making Meaning Guided Reading Groups Independent Reading/Conferences
Self selected reading from classroom library - “just right” books Book boxes Reading response journals
Other Components Phonics/Phonological Awareness Skills
Using Evidence from the Text to Support Thinking, Making Predictions, Questioning, Schema (Making Connections), Visualizing (Mental Images), Inferring, Text Features, Summarizing, Determining Importance, Sequencing, Problems & Solutions, Fact/Fantasy, Drawing Conclusions, Vocabulary, Grammar
Daily sharing about reading Focusing on skills used that day while reading/responding
EPIC Reading Independent reading with computer comprehension tests
Writing Curriculum
Writer’s WorkshopLucy Calkins – Units of Study
Narrative, information/lab reports, opinion/persuasive and poetry
Writing Process
Generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Math Curriculum
Eureka – A Story of Units A comprehensive curriculum written by a
team of teachers and mathematicians who took great care to present mathematics in a logical progression, preparing students to understand advanced math
Developed specifically to meet the math standards adopted by our state
Connects math to the real world in ways that take the fear out of math and build student confidence
Teaches math as a “story” to build students’ mathematical knowledge logically and help them achieve deep understanding
This approach can be unfamiliar to those of us who grew up memorizing mathematical facts and formulas
Eureka for Parents
Understand that students are learning math in a way that will prepare them for the higher demands of college and careers today and in the future Focused math skills and real-world, challenging problems
Read the Parent Roadmap for your child’s grade level
At the beginning of each module… Read the Parent Tip Sheet to get an overview of the topics
your child will be learning and how you can support this learning at home
Recognize that Eureka Math lessons can be customized by teachers to meet the varying needs of students
http://greatminds.net/support/parentshttps://www.zearn.org/
Science/Social Skills/Social Studies Curriculum
September, October, November Sun, Moon and Stars (Shadows)
Systems and Technology
Second Step Social Skills
Community, Citizenship and Government
December, January, February Force and Motion
Second Step Social Skills
Economics
March, April, May, June Second Step Social Skills
History and Geography/History Trunk
Ecosystems Organisms, Life Cycle of a Plant, Hand Pollinators, Agricultural Engineers, Wetland
Ecosystem
Field Trips
In-House Activities Kate Poaster Labs
In connection with our science units
Off-Site Activities Downtown Issaquah Walking Tour
Tuesday, October 8th
In connection with communities/social studies
Mercer Slough
To Be Determined… (Spring 2020)
In connection with science – ecosystems
Assessments
Fountas & Pinnell Reading Assessments
September 9th through October 4th
January 28th through March 13th
May 4th through June 5th
Reading/Writing Conferences
Weekly
Eureka Math Unit Tests
Mid-Module and End of Module
Science/Health/Social Studies Unit Tests
Monthly
IOWA Test
March 10th through March 13th
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities)
January 14th through January 17th
Classroom Expectations
Take Home Folders Sent home and brought back to school daily
Unfinished Work Folders Work from the week that is unfinished is kept in this folder Each day students will be given a chance to work on their unfinished work If work is still unfinished by Friday, it will be coming home to do over the weekend
Homework Weekly homework menu District K – 5 Homework Guidelines for Parents: The length of time a child should spend on
homework, including reading, and projects is 10-20 minutes in grades K-2, and 30 – 45 in grades 3 – 5. If your child regularly requires a great deal more time than this to complete assignments, you should contact your child’s teacher. If your child does not have homework or finishes early, it is always a good idea to spend time reading or reviewing math facts.
Behavior Classroom Rules/Procedures/Expectations Individual Rewards
Tickets earned and turned in for reward certificates Team Points
Winning team each week gets a prize Bobcat Coin Jar
Earned as a class, rewarded when goal is met (extra recess, game time, movie, etc.)
The Bobcat Way
Explicitly taught expected behaviors for common areas such as lunchroom, playground, hallway, restroom
Students rewarded with Bobcat Coins when “caught” following the Bobcat Way
First school wide goal: 1,000 coins
School wide reward
PBSES
Positive Behavior and Social Emotional Support
Progressive Behavior Intervention Program
For minor behaviors: Teacher reminder, break in classroom, break in another
classroom (reflection sheet and parent contact), referral to office
For major behaviors: Referral to office
Schoolwide Expectations
PBSES Coach and Bobcat Buddy Coordinator
Dawn Fields [email protected]
425-837-7265
PBSES Positive Behavior Social Emotional Support/Systems
Coach Supports all students, staff and parents
Helps establish school wide expectations – hallway, bathrooms, playground, etc.
Bobcat Buddy Coordinator Watch D.O.G.S. Program – Dads of Great Students
Volunteer Program Spend a full or half day with your child and experience their
day at school
Reminders
Volunteers Using the Google Docs Form that is posted
on our classroom website
Conferences Wednesday, December 4th
Thursday, December 5th
Please sign up online through Skyward Family Access COMING SOON - You will be notified by the
district
Report Cards December 2nd
March 18th
June 18th – Last Day of School NO PAPER COPIES – access through Skyward
Family Access only!
Parties Fall Harvest (October) Valentine’s Day (February) End of the Year (June)
We appreciate our volunteers! We also appreciate that our volunteers…
Sign in the office, grab a badge and place it visibly on their body
Stay within the classroom/area in which they are volunteering
Use a Level 1 voice when volunteering
Step out of the building when using cell phones
Note new location of volunteer workroom (new wing)
Refrain from entering the staff lounge
Keep all children out of the workroom
Volunteers
Art DocentSign up to be a part of the
Volunteer Instructed ArtLessons at Cougar Ridge
• The Cougar Ridge Art Docent program provides art instruction based on state and district guidelines
• Curriculum & Supplies are provided by the PTSA
• Parent instructors are also supported by ISF
• Lesson are monthly except December & begin
in October
• Mandatory training will be available on 9/20 or
9/27
• Email: [email protected]
Month Lesson SubjectAdditional Art
ElementMedium Inspiration
October 2Positive/Negative
Pumpkins
Positive/Negative
Space
Symmetry,
AsymmetryMixed Media Crayon
November 2O’Keeffe’s
Watercolor Flowers
Color Theory:
Complementary and
Tertiary Colors
- Watercolor Oil Pastel
January 2 Chengadu Panda Scale, ProportionBlending, Art as
StorytellingChalk Oil Pastel
February 2Calder-Inspired
Abstract ArtAbstraction Movement, Shape
Tempura - Blue,
Red, YellowCut Paper
March 2 Pete the Cat Scale, ProportionColor, Art as
Storytelling
Tempura - Yellow,
Blue, White, Light
Blue, Black, Green
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April 2 Clay Flower Tile Clay Shape, Texture Clay
May 2 Matisse Shape Vase Sculpture Shape Mixed Media -
June 2 Venus Fly TrapPattachitra Indian
ArtGuided Drawing Sharpie Oil & Chalk Pastel
A Note from PTSA & ISF
Join PTSA
Join ISF4 Primary Areas of
Investment
- Academic Excellence- Struggling Students
- Professional Development- Connecting Students to
their Futures
Thank you for your support!
Classroom Wish List
Prizes for the Treasure Box
Printer Ink HP 96/97
Board Games/Card Games For Rainy Day
Recess, Class Parties, Free Choice Time…
for coming!
Last Few Things…
You are welcome to leave your student a note for tomorrow! There is paper with a polka dot border in the middle of
the table
Curriculum Night Follow-Up Form Feel free to fill it out and have your student bring it
into school with any lingering questions you may have
