WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE Friendship Valley Elementary School

WELCOME TO SECOND GRADE! Friendship Valley Elementary School 2019 -2020

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING! We look forward to a great partnership with you and our students this year! Please allow your students to accept the responsibility of becoming a second grader! They can do it!

ND 2 MEET THE TEACHERS! GRADE Ms. Ellis jlellis@carrollk 12. org Mrs. Sherwood basherw@carrollk 12. org Mrs. Stone agston 2@carrollk 12. org

COMMUNICATION • Newsletter from 2 nd grade • Daily communication in Agenda book • Please read and sign daily

HOMEWORK • No more than 20 minutes per night • 10 minutes ELA • 10 minutes Math • If your child becomes frustrated please let them complete what they can and write a note in agenda book

CONFERENCE DATES Teacher Requested October 16 th March 5 th Parent Requested November 7 th November 26 th

INTERIM REPORTS • distributed to every student, every quarter • 2019 -20 Interim Distribution Dates · October · December · March · May

REPORT CARDS • Distributed to every student every quarter • Same format as last year • November • February • April • June (or last day of school)

REPORT CARDS, CONTINUED

CURRICULUM • STEM • Ms. Ellis • Ms. Drapalski • Humanities • Mrs. Sherwood • Mrs. Stone

HUMANITIES • English Language Arts (ELA) Reading Writing Grammar Cursive FUNdations • Social Studies

READING Students read, listen to, and discuss a variety of texts based on their developmental level, interests, and skill needs Some focuses Decoding FUNdations: phonics instruction (K-3) Reading comprehension strategies Fluency Vocabulary

WRITING Students learn and practice: Writing for various purposes/audiences Mechanics – letter formation and punctuation Craft of writing Writing across the curriculum overview Personal Narrative Informational/Expository Opinion

WRITING, CONTINUED Students learn and practice: Manuscript yearly practice Cursive will be introduced to second graders in their STEM classes throughout the year Language conventions Using resources to become a better writer Grammar practice Participate in Writer’s Workshop Writing Process- brainstorm, draft, revise, edit, publish

SOCIAL STUDIES (HUMANITIES) Social Studies Units Responsible Citizens in our Community Rules, choices, and symbols Our Community at Work Economic choices, goods/services, scarcity, and resources The World Around Me Maps and globes, traditions in communities, and cultures Celebrate America

MATH Math Units Unit 1 - Operational Fluency Unit 2 - Operations and Algebraic thinking (part 1) Unit 3 - Operations and Algebraic thinking (part 2) Unit 4 - Measurement Unit 5 - Geometry, Partitioning and Foundations of Multiplications Unit 6 - Exploring Multiplication Fact Fluency Expectations Pre-Modeling, Modeling Reasoning, Efficient

STEM UNITS (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH) Science Units Waves • Sound and light Matter and It’s Interactions • Students will be able to explain the importance of materials used in order to build a structure and compare/contrast it to other’s structures built from different materials Earth Systems • Processes that Shape the Earth

BEHAVIOR • Students will be using the school-wide color clip chart system again this school year. • You will be able to identify your child’s color for the day by looking at their agenda each night • 7 dolphin tickets can be exchanged for a reward coupon • Class rewards can be earned too, you will receive communication from their homeroom teacher about these.

OTHER NOTES • Changes in dismissal plan must be made in writing to the Office by 12 noon • Dolphin Folder resources: Common Core Math Practices Reading Strategies • Please note that classroom teachers are not monitoring children during recess or lunch

NOTES • This Power. Point will be posted on the website! • We communicate regularly through email. • Nurse request: Please have your child keep a set of spare clothes in their lockers.

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