Mt Bethel Open House Mrs Bains Second Grade

Mt. Bethel Open House Mrs. Bain’s Second Grade Class

Welcome • Please complete and LEAVE all of the papers on the LEFT. • Please keep all of the papers on the right (you can take home the yellow folder). Your child wrote you a letter. Please write them a letter on the back and leave it on the left side of the desk for them to read in the morning.

Mrs. Bain • Grew up in East Cobb. • I married my husband, Matt, 15 years ago! • We have been blessed with three children: J. J. (8 th grader) and twins Lauren and Luke (2 nd graders). • We live in East Cobb with our dog, Snickers.

Education & Experience • Taught at The Lovett School & Jackson Elem. • I began working at Mt. Bethel Elementary way back in 2003! • I completed my degree in Religious Studies and Theology from Agnes Scott College in 2000. • Theta Alpha Kappa – National Honor Society • I completed my teaching certificate in 2001 and then my Masters in Teaching from Oglethorpe University in 2004. • Oglethorpe University Outstanding Teacher Award. • 2006 Cobb County Green School Teacher of the Year • 2009 PTA Outstanding Educator Award

What does the PTA do? • • $25, 000 in stipends to teachers/year 3, 000 volunteer hours/year 4 Family Engagement Nights Community Outreach Character Education Visiting Author Reflections and MUCH MORE!!!!! What can I do for the PTA? • Volunteer • Participate in Read-a-Thon (August 21 st – August 25 th) • Visit us at www. mtbethelpta. org

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Schedule 7: 45 Announcements 7: 50 Morning Meeting 8: 00 Writer’s Workshop 8: 45 Orton Gillingham / Language Arts 9: 15 Reader’s Workshop 10: 15 Restrooms and Recess 10: 45 Guided Math 11: 50 Lunch at Table 7 12: 20 Unit Study 12: 55 Read Aloud/Math Talk 1: 15 SPECIALS 2: 05 Dismissal Begins

Writer’s Workshop • Students will begin with a mini-lesson / skill. • Students will then apply the writing skill in a daily activity. • Students will also be called to meet with the teacher to set individual / differentiated writing goals in a conference. • Students will also have the opportunity to publish written work on the computer as well as practice typing skills. Quarter 1: Narrative Writing Quarter 2: Informational Writing Quarter 3: Persuasive Writing Quarter 4: Review All Please note that the report card reflects END of year standards for writing from Quarter 1 to Quarter 4.

Orton-Gillingham: A Methodology for Teaching Reading & Spelling to ALL Students! • Whole class & small group lessons • Differentiation in reading and spelling based on student ability • Assessment through dictation and application of phonics rule/pattern. (ex. –ck rule) These words do not need to be memorized. • Trick words: words that do not follow a rule or pattern. MUST • No “spelling tests. ” As we teach a BE MEMORIZED for reading and phonics rule or pattern, students spelling. 3 Trick words will be will read & spell words with that introduced at a time and will be rule or pattern. memorized for spelling and reading. (ex: said) Your donations at work.

Reader’s Workshop: Balanced Literacy Approach • Start with a mini-lesson for the whole class. One new READING STRATEGY each day. • Opportunities to apply skill: group, partner, and/or individual. • Guided Reading: small group instruction, books are on your child’s reading level. • Strategy groups: groups to work on reading strategies (the targets vary but often include accuracy, fluency and comprehension). When not with the teacher, your child will be reading “just right” books. Students will have a book box that they fill with “just right” books, a STAR book, and a STRETCH book. Students will have a “Book Shopping” day each week to put new books in their boxes. This will be their library time as well as any morning before announcements.

Mathematics Curriculum • Students will participate in Math Workshop – • • mini-lesson ticket to centers or interactive notebook activity M. A. T. H. Centers wrap up • Differentiated centers with student choice while teacher works with small groups. • Students will take informative & summative assessments. • Assessments may determine small groups for skills. • I will communicate with you after summative assessments.

Math Facts Goal • All Georgia students master their math facts in Second Grade. • End of Year goal is 90 -100% of 100 problems correct in 6 minutes. • Assessment where students can “level up” and earn a prize when they beat their previous score! *Focus on PERSONAL BEST and GROWTH MINDSET! *Will work on mixed + & - after mastery, then multiplication, then division, then mixed (add. , sub. , mult. , div. ).

Thematic Units • Thematic Units – integrating into Reading, Writing and Math when possible. • Themes are based on our Science, Social Studies and Health standards. Social Studies Themes include: Native Americans - Sequoyah, Tomochichi, Mary Muscgrove Famous Georgians - Oglethorpe, Martin Luther King, Jr. , Jimmy Carter, Jackie Robinson, Juliette Gordon Low Geography of Georgia - Rivers and Regions Economics Government Science Themes include: Matter - Solids, Liquids and Gasses Energy & Forces Space - Sun, Moon, Stars Seasonal Changes in trees and sky Life Cycles (I hope to hatch chicks for the first time this spring)

B. E. E. Folder: • Daily Folder • Clear pouch for Money and Notes • Specials Calendar added monthly for you • Students record behavior daily Look at papers on left side every day. Most papers are yours to keep. Please return papers on the LEFT.

Data Sheet • • • Data sheet will be included in the B. E. E. Folder. Please do NOT remove. Quarterly data on reading level and math facts. Data 3 times per year with RI and MI. Focus on both GROWTH and END OF YEAR GOAL. • *This may change after data teams meet.

Behavior Expectations & Lifeskills • Believe in a BALANCED approach in the classroom. I call this the GOLDILOCKS ZONE (not too quiet, not too loud). • Silent times are limited to reading block and assessments. • ACTIVE LISTENING at 3 times: • Mini-Lesson • Directions • Intercom • Emphasis on LIFESKILLS • • • Active Listening Trustworthy Truthful Personal Best No Put Downs

Clip Chart, Class Store, Managers • Students will earn money through the clip chart. • Money can be used to purchase prizes of their choice in the CLASS STORE. • Parent can sign up to send in some prizes/treats or volunteer to help with the class store. • Students also earn money each month by helping out as a MANAGER. • Students apply each month for a different MANAGER job to help in one area of the classroom. I will gladly take donations for class store anytime. Usually items from Dollar Tree, Party City, dollar bins in front at Target, leftover party favors, candy, etc.

Working Out Problems • Will help solve any problem if they have tried at least 1 strategy. • Will work out problems at recess before we line up. • Can fill out a Counselor’s Slip. • Can sign up on the agenda for our Class Meeting. Problems in SPECIALS are handled by the SPECIALS teacher. If you need, please email them directly.

Homework Guidelines • Second Grade homework should take no more than 20 minutes per night. • Please have your child practice his/her math facts for 10 minutes each night. This can be using flash cards, the computer or an app. • Please make sure that your child reads for 20 minutes each night. Be sure to mix up reading time with students reading on their own, reading aloud (to you, a sibling or pet) and you reading aloud to your student. • There will not be a reading log, so please be consistent with reading each night.

Birthday Celebrations & Snack • We love to celebrate birthdays here at school. • You may send in a treat to be enjoyed during our lunch at 11: 50 (this may be a good day to come in and be a visitor at lunch). • If you choose to send/bring in a birthday treat please make sure that the treat is easy to share / pre-cut. It would be helpful if the treats were also all the same (ie – having 1 flavor of donut is much better than assorted). • Students will have snack in the morning. • Please send in one-to-two small snack items. • Please only send in water - no juice. Juice attracts bugs and can stain our carpet. RE-usable water bottles (with name) are highly encouraged. • I also kindly ask that you not send in high-sugar snacks/deserts. • Students will not be allowed to share or trade snack (due to germs and allergies).

Dismissal • If your child is being dismissed differently from how you filled out your CRITICAL STUDENT INFORMATION sheet you will need to send in a change in dismissal form in the morning. • Under NO circumstances should you email me a change in dismissal. Please contact the front office instead. • In case of emergency your child will be dismissed according to how your completed the CRITICAL STUDENT INFORMATION sheet. Please be sure you have a copy of this as in a true emergency we would likely not be able to contact parents individually. • Early student pick-up must be done before 1: 45 when the front office closes to focus on dismissal. • If you check your child out after 11: 15 they will be counted as having attended a full day of school. We will finish math at 11: 45 and head to lunch. • The office will either buzz me to say your child has been signed out or give you a green STUDENT RELEASE slip.

Visiting and Absences • We LOVE visitors, but please contact me in ADVANCE to let me know you are coming. • Scheduled visitors must sign in at the office before coming to the classroom. • Students may NOT bring a friend to the visitors table at lunch (parent only). • If your child is absent I will collect all missed work in an Absence Envelope and send it home the day your child returns. • For every day your child is out they have a day to return the packet. Example: If your child is out for 3 days they can return the packet 3 days later. • If you need more time to complete the work just send me an email, I am flexible. We just want to prioritize any work that may be on an upcoming assessment. • If your child has missed multiple days of school you may be contacted by the teacher, administrator or school social worker.

Clinic / Allergies / Medecine • We have PEANUT allergies in our classroom this year. • Please do not send in nut products for SNACK. • Nuts/nut products are always fine during lunch. • Any medication for your child must be brought directly to the clinic by you. Our nurse will have you sign a permission form. The medication will either stay in the clinic or in your child’s backpack. • Complete a permission slip (from the nurse) if your child needs to keep cough drops in his/her backpack.

Volunteering • Room Representatives will contact you with opportunities to help out in the classroom. Opportunities include: Mystery Reader, Class Store, Field Trip Chaperone, class parties, special snacks, etc. • If you wish to help out as a Trained Parent Volunteer please attend one of the trainings ( you must be re-trained each year). I promise to make it as easy on you as possible. • Friday, August 11 th 9: 30 -10 am • Monday, Aug. 21 st 1 -1: 30 (? )

• August 21, 2017 • Safety is top priority. • School extended by 45 minutes. Specifics on dismissal will be communicated. • Not going outside to view live. • Parents may check out students early up until 1: 30. • Watching NASA Broadcast.

Contact Information • Email is the best and fastest way to communicate with me! • I do my best to get back to you no later by the end of the following school day. • My specials is at 1: 15 so I will often not get to email until this time (I will have occasional meetings at this time too). • Please contact me again if I do not respond within 24 hours (excluding weekends) – your email may be caught in SPAM. • Be sure to sign up on the BLOG for an email each time the blog is updated. I do not send group emails. • Also sign up to receive texts through the REMIND app. • If you care to receive reminder texts please sign up: Please see the next slide for directions on how to sign up! • Teachers must use OFFICIAL means of communication. Please do not use personal contact information if it is in regards to your child / the classroom. Thank you!

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