WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT Dear Parents

WELCOME TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT! Dear Parents, Please: 1. Sign-in and check out the volunteer opportunities that are open for our class. 2. Sit at your child’s seat. 3. Use a post-it to leave a brief note on your child's desk. This will be glued into their notebook for them to look back at. MS. KIEL SECOND GRADE ROOM 162

About Ms. Kiel • This is my 10 th year teaching. I have taught Kindergarten, First and Second Grades • I have a master’s degree from Old Dominion University • Grew up in Williamsburg Virginia and have been living in the Northern Va. area for the last 9 years.

SECOND GRADE CURRICULUM • Units of Study for Teaching Reading (Lucy Calkins) • Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt • Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction • Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power • Series Book Clubs • Units of Study for Teaching Writing (Lucy Calkins) • Narrative Writing: Small Moments • Non-Fiction • Persuasive Writing • Poetry • Units of Study in Phonics • Science Fusion, FOSS, Delta will be used to teach the following units: Weather, Animal Life Cycles, Habitats, Earth’s Resources, Force, Motion, Energy, Matter, and Magnets • Social Studies • Trade Books and developed units will be used to teach the following units: Civics, Geography, American Indians, Famous Americans, Past vs. Present, Inventions, Economics, and Holidays • FLES • 2 x/week • Health • 1 x/week

Responsive Classroom Belongingness, Significance, and Fun • Morning Meeting • Every action has a consequence: • Positive: • 4 parts Greeting, Share, Activity, • Make friends Morning Message • Stay safe • Hopes and Goals • Lots of learning! • Rules: • Student generated • Develop problem solving skills for social situations • C. A. R. E. S. • Negative: • Take a Break • Loss of privilege • You break it, you fix it

Homework • Monthly Project Based Homework • Sent home: first school day of the month • Due Back: last school day of the month • Read for 20 minutes each night • Reflex Math (3 X/week) until student reaches green light

PROJECT BASED HOMEWORK

Classroom Celebration • Halloween • Global Celebration • Valentine’s Day

Activity Fee ($30) • Field Trips • • The Children’s Science Center Lab Planetarium (free) National Museum of American History Central Library (free) • Bus Transportation • Class Supplies • Classroom Celebrations

Bloomz & Scholastic Book Orders • Parent Sign-Ups on Bloomz • Scholastic Books Club Orders (Online or Paper) Our Class Code: 375 J 5 Y Online Ordering on www. scholastic. com Sign-Up for: • Fall P-T Conferences • Field Trip Chaperone • Other needs as they arise Click on Book Clubs Our Class Code: QCM 84 Book catalogs are sent home via Friday Folder.

Birthdays & Dismissal • In second grade, we will hold quiet birthday celebrations in the classroom. In lieu of edible treats or goody bags, your child is invited to donate her/his favorite children’s book to our classroom library. The book will be read aloud to the class on the day of his/her birthday celebration. • We do not allow students to distribute birthday invitations in school. • If your child will have a different dismissal route for his/her way home, you must send a note with your child OR e-mail me before noon! • If dismissal plans change after 12 noon, call the front office with this information. The office staff will notify me of this change.

Volunteer Opportunities • Room Parents (sign up today) • Art in the Classroom (sign up today) • Field trip chaperones

THANK YOU FOR COMING! • Parent-Teacher communication is important. Please keep in touch via email. I welcome your questions, comments, or concerns. • Sarah. Kiel@apsva. us