Transcript The A B C’s of second grade 2012-2013

The A B C’s of
Second grade
2014-2015
is for Attendance
and Art Masterpiece
• If your child is going to miss any part of the school day,
please call the attendance line at 224-3303 and leave a
message. Please do not rely on emailing your child’s
teacher.
• The bell rings at 8:25, students are tardy at 8:35. Tardy
students must stop by the front office and get a tardy
flame before coming to class.
• Art Masterpiece is a national art enrichment program that
uses reproductions of fine works of art to promote art
literacy in elementary school age children.
• We need a volunteer in every classroom for this program.
is for Birthday Book
Club
• Fulton is promoting our Birthday Book
Club to celebrate all student birthdays.
• Please visit Mrs. Foster’s library
website to learn more details and find
the birthday book club schedule.
• Fulton Library Website
is for Communication
• Please contact your child’s teacher via
their email address
([email protected])
• Conferences (parent-teacher) are
scheduled for August 27th-28th.
• Notes to and from parents go in your
child’s daily take home folder/binder
• If you call your child’s teacher and leave a
message, calls will be returned within 24
hours
is for Discipline
• Fulton teachers follow the Responsible Thinking
Process which teaches respect for the learning of all
students by fostering responsible thinking and making
students responsible for their own behavior.
• RTP helps to create a classroom environment that
maximizes the time spent on teaching and learning
• Through a series of questions the teacher asks the
student to evaluate his/her actions and make a
responsible choice about behavior.
• Each second grade teacher follows a discipline plan of
their own utilizing the Responsible Thinking Process
RTP Questions
is for Exercise and
ELA
(English Language Arts)
• Second graders will take a morning snack
recess. Your child is encouraged to bring a
healthy snack from home.
• ELA standards Please take a minute to
become familiar with what your child will
be learning in reading, writing, speaking
and listening areas this year.
is for Field Trips and
Fundraisers
• Tax credit donations help greatly with the
funding of our second grade field trips.
• Tax credit paperwork.
• If you wish to make a tax credit donation to
Fulton, please note that a minimum of $25 per
donation must be made to make use of the tax
credit.
• Our main fundraiser this year will be the
Read-A-Thon. Please help us reach our goal
this year by participating.
is for Grading and Going
GREEN
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Excellent
Above Average
Average
Below Average
Failing
(A) =
(B) =
(C) =
(D) =
(F) =
90%-100%
80%-89%
70%-79%
60%-69%
< 59%
• Progress reports are sent home every 4 ½ weeks, but you can
access your child’s grades at anytime using the parent portal.
• It is very important that you look over your child’s class work
when it comes home. Some will be graded and some will be
practice.
• In our efforts to GO GREEN, we are asking parents to print out
items from home, homework, newsletters, and reading logs. All of
these items will be posted on our Spotlight on Sparks page. If you
need something printed from school and sent home with your child,
please email your child’s teacher.
is for homework
• Second graders will have (daily/weekly) homework
which will be posted to our Spotlight on Sparks page.
Please print homework and return completed.
• Homework is a review of skills taught in class and
intended to be practice at home. This practice will
demonstrate your child’s independent level of
understanding. Students should be able to complete
homework by themselves and have it checked by a
parent.
• The second grade expectation is that all students will
complete all assigned homework each day/week.
is for Important
Information
• Please be sure to check our Spotlight on
Sparks page daily for important
information, weekly learning objectives,
newsletters, learning websites, school
events, spelling lists, and homework.
• Additional classroom information will be
sent out in e-mail blasts to parents by your
child’s teacher as needed.
is for Junior Achievement
• The purpose of Junior Achievement is to
inspire and prepare young people to succeed
in a global economy. These programs help
prepare young people for the real world by
putting these lessons into action and help
strengthen their communities.
• If you are interested in volunteering for
Junior Achievement, please contact your
child’s teacher.
is for Dr. Kramb
• We are happy to have our principal,
newly named Dr. Kramb. Please take
some time to visit her webpage and get
to know her.
is for Lunch and Library
• Fulton offers lunch for $2.50, breakfast
for $1.00, and 50 cents for milk or juice.
• Each child is assigned an account which can
be refilled at anytime via cash or check
(sent in with your child), or online.
• Parents can visit www.MyLunchMoney.com.
• Lunch time is 11:30-12:10
• Library books are due the day of Library.
is for Math
• Common Core Math Standards
• Check out our Spotlight on Sparks page for
math practice websites, it will be updated
weekly to match our learning objectives.
• We use a hands-on approach in math with the
use of a variety of manipulatives. Students
learn math more concretely when they can
directly apply their knowledge to something
that they can either identify with in their
daily lives or manipulate with their hands.
• Math skills are differentiated to meet the
skill level of the students.
is for Newsletters
• Second grade’s weekly newsletter will
be posted to our Spotlight on Sparks
page.
• Any information specific to your child’s
classroom will be sent out in an email
blast.
is for Opportunity
• There will be a variety of opportunities to
support your child’s teacher.
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Art Masterpiece
Junior Achievement
P.T.O. liaison
Classroom/home helper
Donations
Tax Credit
Special Events
is for Playground and
Parent Links
• 2nd graders will share the intermediate
playground, field and basketball court (before
school only) with upper grades.
• 2nd graders will use the primary playground at
lunch recess.
• There are a number of important parent links on
Fulton’s website as well as each teacher website.
is for Questions
• If you have questions about procedures or
policies followed at Fulton, please view our
Fulton and second grade websites as they
contain answers to most questions.
• E-mails and phone calls will be returned
within 24 hours.
is for Reading
• Reading
– Daily from 8:50-10:20 a.m.
– Nightly reading (at least 20 minutes)
– Guided reading books will be sent home
– Reading folder must be brought home and
back to school each day
– Flexible reading groups
is for Science, Social Studies,
Specials, and Spelling
• Science standards and Social Studies
standards
• Specials are on a 6-day rotation schedule with
2 days of PE, 2 days of Music, and 1 day of
Library.
• Spelling – your child will take a spelling test
weekly. Spelling lists will be posted on our
Spotlight on Sparks page.
is for Thinking Maps
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We are a Thinking Maps school
and Fulton students are able to
create and use thinking maps in all
content areas.
Please visit our website where you
can learn more about the eight
thought processes that are the
basis of Thinking Maps.
Thinking Maps are used in our
writing process, Write From the
Beginning, and are a valuable tool
used throughout all grade levels
at Fulton to help students plan,
organize, and implement their
writing.
is for Understanding
• With the adoption of Common Core
Standards, a new grading format and a new
Literacy program there are many exciting
changes to our classroom. Please be patient
and understanding while we try new things.
is for Volunteering
• Volunteers must read and sign the
volunteer packet prior to volunteering
at Fulton Elementary.
is for Writing
• Writing standards are incorporated into
every subject area in second grade.
• Look for your second grader to write
friendly letters, persuasive, informative,
functional, research and opinion pieces,
paragraphs with a topic and closing
sentence as well as narratives and
response to literature.
is for Xpectations
Second grade expectations include:
Complete all assigned homework
Fill out reading log after reading each night.
Read student handbook
Check your email and Spotlight on Sparks page for
information from your child’s teacher.
• Be ready to learn, be responsible for your learning
and be respectful of others learning
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is for Yo-Yo
• We’re going to go through ups and
downs during this year, but if we work
together as a team your child will
succeed!
is for Zzzzzzzzzzzzz…
• Sleep is important for growing bodies
and brains.
• Make sure your second grader comes to
school rested and ready to learn.