Welcome to Virtual Back to School Night 2

Welcome to Virtual Back to School Night! 2 nd Grade Miss Jennifer Carter

Tonight’s Meeting ● Thank you for coming! ● To start, a presentation of the 2020 -21 school year ● I’ll be happy to take questions at the end or over e-mail. ● jennifer. carter@lcps. org

Meeting Agenda ● Introduction ● Synchronous & Asynchronous Distance Learning ● Overall Schedule - Sample Schedule Examples ● Attendance ● Grading ● Teacher Communication ● Schoology ● Questions

About the Teacher Miss Carter ● This is my 7 th year teaching 2 nd grade at Sanders Corner. ● I grew up with my Mom, Dad, and younger brother, Jeff, in Bucks County, PA, just north of Philadelphia. ● I attended the University of Delaware earning my Bachelor of Science in both Elementary Teacher Education and Middle School Math Education. I then went back to complete my Masters in Education at UD in Teacher Leadership. Go Blue Hens! ● Currently, I live in Clifton, VA with my fiancé, Brandon, and Golden Retriever, Roxy. We enjoy renovating/home projects, walks along local trails, and time at our family’s river house in Cobb Island, MD.

Teaching Philosophy ● Nurturing relationships ● Virtual lassroom community of children being kind, inclusive, and helpful ● Academic, social, and emotional learning ● High expectations ● Meeting different needs ● Fun!

Looking Forward To… ● Despite beginning our school year through distance learning I cannot wait to: ● Get to know each of your kiddos ● Talk about our interests, what activities we are up to, ask and answer questions through our daily Morning Meetings ● Working as a team through our “new normal” to provide the best academics and social environment ● Seeing faces light up when we complete new and innovative activities

Distance Learning Synchronous – “LIVE” Lessons delivered via “Google Meets” ● Morning Meeting ● Whole Group Lessons - Math, Reading, Writing, Social Studies or Science ● Small Group Instruction – Math, Reading Asynchronous – Independent (“NOT LIVE”) Activities delivered via “Schoology” ● Playlists ● Menus ● Formative Check-Ups

Distance Learning Tips ● a workspace with minimal distractions. ● noise-blocking headphones ● close all unnecessary tabs in the computer’s browser. ● a daily checklist made by you or your child. ● allow time for breaks (snack, bike ride, outdoor play, walking the dog, craft, reading, drawing, etc. ) ● Google Meet expectations (focused, sitting, on mute, no food, appropriate facial expressions and body language, etc. ) ● establishing a daily habit of your child showing you their work and accomplishments. ● Set recurring alarms in a cell phone as a reminder for Google Meets.

Daily Schedule The blue shaded boxes represent “LIVE” teaching.

Daily Schedule The blue shaded boxes represent “LIVE” teaching. ________________________________________________________________ An individual schedule on the wall at home will help establish a daily routine. It may take some fine-tuning and several days or weeks before your child is used to it. I will send home a schedule for you once one is established that works best for our class.

Example #1 Math Schedule Example #2 Math Schedule

Example Reading Schedule

Specials

Attendance ● The school day begins at 8: 00 am. It ends at 3: 00 pm ● Attendance will be taken during each Google Meet time that the students are expected to attend (whole group and small group). ● Absences still need to be called in to Sanders

Grading: Phoenix There are no letter grades. Our emphasis is on developmental progress throughout the year. Progress Indicators ● 4: exceeds expectations ● 3: meets expectations ● 2: partially meets expectations ● 1: does not meet expectations Characteristics that Affect Learning ● O = Outstanding ● S = Satisfactory ● N = Needs Improvement ****Please do not help on graded assignments****

Home-School Communication ● Weekly Newsletters ● Emails ● 2 nd Grade Website ● My feedback on student work ● Parent-teacher conferences ● A meeting or phone call that you request ● Report cards ● Schoology

School Supplies ● 2 plastic covered single subject wide ● We will also use the teacher provided 2 nd ruled notebooks grade materials (120 ● A single 2 -pocket plastic folder chart, dice, counters, ● 1 dozen #2 yellow Ticonderoga pencils etc. ) –pre-sharpened ● 1 box of 24 Crayola crayons ● 1 box of colored 12 ct. Pencils ● 1 Whiteboard marker ● 1 Whiteboard eraser (or can use old sock)

Your child will log onto Schoology through LCPS Go. Students will go to the homeroom course to access almost everything. Once they get into their homeroom course they will find the log in for the synchronous meetings. Their asynchronous assignments would be found there too.

Choice Board Example

Schoology

Distance Learning Tips ● Provide a workspace with minimal distractions. ● Consider buying noise-blocking headphones for your child. ● Tell your child to close all unnecessary tabs in the computer’s browser. ● Consider a daily checklist, made by you or your child. ● Allow time for breaks for a snack, bike ride, outdoor play, walking the dog, craft, reading, drawing, etc. ● Explanation of Google Meet expectations (focused, sitting, on mute, no food, appropriate facial expressions and body language, etc. ) ● Consider establishing a daily habit of your child showing you their work and accomplishments. ● Set recurring alarms in a cell phone as a reminder for Google Meets.

Reading Experiences ● Whole-class lessons on Google Meet ● Small groups with the teacher, while other students work independently on asynchronous work (playlists, etc. ) ● Sharing ● Read-alouds by the teacher

Reading Skills ● Decoding (sounding out words) ● Reading fluency (accuracy, expression, and speed) ● Comprehension Strategies (understanding) ● Appreciation and enjoyment of reading

Writing Experiences ● Whole-class lessons on Google Meet ● Small groups with the teacher, while other students work independently on asynchronous work (playlists, etc. ) ● Sharing ● One-on-one writing conferences with the teacher

Writing Skills ● Traits of good writing: ideas, organization, voice (personality), sentence quality, word choice, grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, neatness ● The writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing

Spelling / Word Study ● Sight Words ● Word wall ● Word frequency – most common words used ● Taught and Reviewed in Reading/Writing Small Group Instruction

Other Aspects of Language Arts ● Grammar ● Vocabulary ● Handwriting ● Typing ● Listening ● Speaking

Math Experiences ● Whole-class lessons on Google Meet ● Small groups with the teacher, while other students work independently on asynchronous work (playlists, etc. ) ● Sharing ● Extension Challenges ● Math games

Math Topics ● Odd and Even ● Equality ● Ordinal Numbers ● Fractions ● Skip Counting ● Addition and Subtraction Facts to 20 ● Geometry ● Graphing ● Probability ● Patterns ● Double Digit Addition and Subtraction ● Place Value ● Time, Temperature, and Calendar ● Comparing ● Rounding

Content Experiences ● Whole-class lessons on Google Meet ● Independent asynchronous work (playlists, etc. ) ● Recording observations ● Demonstrations ● Reading ● Sharing

Science Topics ● Weather ● Seasonal Changes ● Matter ● Habitats ● Plants ● Life Cycles ● Magnets

Social Studies Topics ● Citizenship ● American Indians ● Economics ● Geography

Specials ● Art ● Physical Education ● Music ● Library ● Guidance ● SEARCH

Homework ● Finishing assigned asynchronous activities (playlists, choice boards, etc. )

Questions ● If you have a question, you can email me (jennifer. carter@lcps. org) or stay in the Google Meet until our session is over. ● Go. To. Connect ○ 571 -440 -2530 ext. 30255. ● Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 2: 25 - 3: 00 ● If you do not have a question, you can log off now. ?

Thank you ● For joining me tonight ● For all of your support at home We will all get through this together.