Prairie Point Second Grade Team Pam Carver Room

Prairie Point Second Grade Team • Pam Carver – Room 203 • Rita Lawson – Room 204 • Becky Ford – Room 202 • Sarah Mustoe – Room 201

WELCOME to Mrs. Carver’s Second Grade

Grew up in…Bartlesville, Oklahoma This is my high school where I graduated in 1986. I can’t believe my 30 year reunion will be summer 2016!

Education: National Board Certification 2013 -2014 Bachelor of Education 1992 Master’s Degree in Education 2003

My Family… My boys and I… My husband – Jeff With the boys and I Mitchel – age 20 Trevor – age 27

This will be my 23 rd year of teaching. I have taught in. . . Kansas City, Missouri Tulsa, Oklahoma

Our Second Grade Class Schedule: 8: 35 – 8: 50 Arrival Routine – Via SMART Notebook 8: 50 Submit Attendance Through Power. School 8: 40 – 8: 55 Daily Morning Activity 8: 55 – 9: 20 IARS 9: 20 – 10: 20 Reader’s Workshop 9: 20 – 9: 35 Minilesson 9: 35 – 10: 10 Conference/Small Group 10: 10 – 10: 20 Reflection 10: 20 – 11: 15 Math Workshop 11: 17 – 11: 55 Lunch/Recess 11: 55 – 12: 50 Writer’s Workshop 11: 55 -12: 10 Minilesson 12: 10 -12: 40 Conference/Composing 12: 40 -12: 50 Reflection 12: 50 – 1: 40 – 1: 55 -2: 15 2: 20 – 3: 00 Specials Interactive Read Aloud Recess Social Studies/Science 3: 00 -3: 20 Word Study 3: 20 -3: 25 Dismissal Routine [Pack/Stack] 3: 27 Dismissal Via Intercom

Curriculum (ELA- English/Language Arts): • Reader’s Workshop: • Daily reading mini-lesson teaching skills and strategies • Guided Reading – students read to self and/or partner, participate in literature groups, and/or conference with teacher • Reflection • RTI/Journey Time – students practice differentiated reading interventions/strategies in small groups • Writer’s Workshop: • Daily writing mini-lesson teaching skills and strategies • Composing / Conference • Reflection • Weekend News– students will record their weekend activities each Monday morning as “Morning Work”. This will help them to find ideas from their lives to write about. They will also work on sentence length, fluency, spelling, conventions, and creating a timeline as an organizer for their thoughts. • Words Their Way – working with words: • Students examine, manipulate, compare, and categorize words to make discoveries about how words work. This is a developmental approach to phonics, vocabulary, and spelling instruction.

Curriculum Continued… • Math Workshop: • Daily math mini–lesson on math practices • Games/small groups/ independent work time Note: Within our math series (En. Visions) – students will be introduced to a variety of addition and subtraction strategies. Part of each student’s nightly homework is to practice using the strategies to build fact fluency to 20. While we encourage students to practice their math facts using flash cards as a tool; our focus is to move away from simply using flash cards for rote memorization of facts. • Science: hands-on discovery and experiments • Social Studies: project based learning activities including research.

Addition Strategies:

Subtraction Strategies:

Grading: • It is a second grade expectation that students reach the end-of-year target score of 3. 0 by May. It is not uncommon to see 1. 0 -2. 0 on a child’s first and second quarter report cards. • To earn a score of 4. 0, students must demonstrate their knowledge of second grade skills, show their understanding consistently, and be able to apply their knowledge to new situations.

Homework: • Second grade teachers use an assignment book as a two-way home/school communication tool. Students are expected to have their parents review their assignment book nightly, sign it, and return the book to school the next school day. • As nightly homework, students are expected to read a book at their reading level for 20 minutes, practice their word work for 5 minutes, as well as practice their math strategies for 5 minutes nightly. Homework should take a student no longer than 30 minutes to complete nightly.

Testing: • Fountas & Pinnell: • Student reading, comprehension, and vocabulary will be assessed using a Benchmark Assessment System. They will also be given a spelling inventory to determine their spelling development state and place them in a Words Their Way learning group. • STAR Reading/Math and Acuity: • STAR tests will be taken monthly during a class computer lab session. • Acuity will be taken three times this year (Fall, Winter, Spring). • Writing: • Students will learn three forms of writing. The second grade expectation is students use proper writing format as well as quality handwriting. Your child will publish a narrative, informative, and opinion piece of writing. Students will also learn about the different types of poetry and try composing some of their own pieces. • Terra Nova: • Will be taken over three mornings in April/May. More information about this will be sent home closer to testing time.

Discipline: • SOAR slips • Children will be awarded SOAR slips when proper behavior, following directions, etc. is observed both within the classroom as well as outside. • BIST (Behavior Intervention Support Team) • This is a model of intervention for students who are having inappropriate behavior or continue to repeat a behavior. Set steps are in place so students understand teacher/school expectations. • The steps include moving to a safe seat, buddy room, recovery room, and office referral. Parents will be notified when a student moves to a step beyond a buddy room. • Your child may also move into a SOARing Stars program if they would benefit by having additional structure added to their day. • Recovery Room • This is a safe place for students to recover from any undesired behaviors and refocus to become ready to re-enter their classroom. A parent will always be contacted when a student moves from the buddy room to the recovery room where they will process through their undesired behavior with Mrs. Sickman. • SOARing Stars • A positive behavior support where students set goals as well as check in and out with an adult. • Class Dojo • An additional behavior support system to help bridge our home/school relationship and give you additional information on your child’s day. If you have not registered online at www. classdojo. com using your parent sign-on please let me know and I can get you an additional copy.

Positive Dojo Behaviors Balance is BEST: Patient: Respectful: Responsible: Find meaningful ways to help others, learn in lots of ways and places Uses manners – says “Please” “Thank you”, greets others Waits turn, sits quietly, not blurting out… Takes care of self and own items, cleans up messes… Win-Win: Doing nice things for others, saying kind words…help others and apologize when needed, consider others, bucket filler SOAR slip: Received a SOAR slip from another teacher Together is Better: Good Citizen: Good Listener: On Time: Confident Voice: Whisper Voice: Contribute to Class: Work First, Then Play: Actively participates as a TEAM member, work well in groups, get along with others Speaking in a loud and proud voice Shows line basics outside classroom, helps keep classroom neat, makes positive choices Uses a whisper voice during class work time Sits crisscross, tracks speaker, voice off when teacher teaching or when someone on intercom, not playing with hair, shoes, clothes, other items… Asks and answers questions during lessons Comes to school ready to learn and prior to the bell ringing, always staying with class…coming back with class from restroom break Proactive: Takes care of self and solves problems before they happen, does “right” thing even when no one is watching Works during work times and plays during play times Negative Dojo Behaviors Blame Others: Does not take responsibility for own actions Disrespect: Talking, playing, disrupting when teacher teaching, not taking care of items… Inappropriate Contact: Touching, hitting, not keeping body to self Interrupting: Distracting learning and/or teaching, talking out Loud Voices: Talking using outside voice when inside Poor Citizen: SOAR slip Arguing when not redemption: getting your way, cutting line, running in building, leaving messes Turning in SOAR slips for rewards (**This is not a “negative” where kids are in trouble. ) Unprepared: Doesn’t have items needed for learning

Olweus: • Olweus is the most researched and best-known bullying prevention program available today. Even with our best efforts, students may still experience bullying at some point in their lifetime. To stop bullying, it must be addressed. The goal of this program is to change the norms around bullying behavior and to restructure the school setting so that bullying is less likely to occur or be rewarded. This is a long-term effort of change that has been implemented across all grade levels. • At Prairie Point, our staff is committed to addressing our school’s peer culture and how kids treat one another.

Misc. … • Attendance: Please have students to school by 8: 35; if your child will be absent please notify the school by 9: 00 A. M. (359 -4380) • Birthday Treats: There are many allergies within our second grade population. Please be aware of nuts, wheat, and red dye. Check with your child’s teacher regarding specific food allergies. Treats must be store bought and ALL THE SAME. (If you bring one white cupcake…they are ALL white cupcakes. ) New this year ~ all birthday’s will be celebrated in the cafeteria. They will sing “Happy Birthday” and serve treats. • Conferences: Oct. 28 and 29. A “Sign-up Genius” will be sent via email for all parents to schedule their conference. It is my expectation that I speak with each and every family so you may know your child’s level of achievement. We will also set individual learning goals for each student to work towards as our year continues. • Newsletters: Weekly newsletters will be sent home via email. Please read them carefully for important dates, etc. and let your child’s teacher know if you do not receive a newsletter. Information from Mrs. Carver can also be found within Class Dojo and on our class Facebook page. If you ever have questions please don’t hesitate to ask. • Visiting: Visits must be scheduled in advance and parents must check in through the office. • Field Trips: There will be one field trip during second grade. We have not scheduled our trip yet. If you are interested in attending please make sure you are a screened Park Hill volunteer. • Musical: November 5. We will have a “dress rehearsal” at 12: 50 and the nightly performance will be at 7: 00 pm. • Medicine: All medicine (prescription, cough drops, …) must go through Mrs. Best in our health room. Please contact her if you have questions (359 -4384) • Dismissal: Please notify the office prior to 2: 30 if your child has any transportation changes. You may also email or message me using Class Dojo and I will pass the information to the office. . • Volunteers: Park Hill has new volunteer guidelines this year. Please visit the Park Hill website for specific information.

If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact your child’s teacher… • carverp@parkhill. k 12. mo. us or 359 -6117 • lawsonr@parkhill. k 12. mo. us or 359 -5731 • fordr@parkhill. k 12. mo. us or 359 -5780 • mustoes@parkhill. k 12. mo. us or 359 -5510 We look forward to partnering with you this year!