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Welcome to Montgomery
Knolls Elementary School
2010-2011


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We welcome you to the MKES
Family and we anticipate a great
new year. Our staff at MKES is
dedicated to lifelong learning and
we hold high expectation for all
stakeholders.


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MKES School Wide
Expectations
• Respect Yourself and Others
• Take care of and show pride
in your school
• Give your best effort every
day


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Student Schedule
Second Grade


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Mornings
The School Day begins at 8:40 am
8:40-8:50

Opening

8:50-9:05

Morning Work


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Specials
9:05-9:50 Specials
P.E.
Music
Art
Media
Technology Lab
* Mrs. Jones & Mrs. Whitehorn’s students are split among the other
2nd grade classes.


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Morning Block
10:00-10:45 Writing
(Friday- Social Studies/ Science)
10:45-11:00 Phonics
11:00-12:00 Math
12:00-12:30 Intervention
Extra Math


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Lunch and Recess
12:30- 1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 Recess
Recess Aides: Mrs. Negash
and Ms. Johnson


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Afternoon
1:30-3:00

Reading
Whole Group
DEAR Time
Guided Reading
Centers

3:05

Dismissal


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Specialists and Support
Staff
Reading and writing: Mrs. Michaels
Math teacher: Ms. Brophy
ESOL Teachers: Mrs. Shin & Ms.
Gibson
Para- Educator:
Mrs. Gascon


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Behavior Policy
Each classroom established ground rules and
expectations that can be found in your
child’s classroom.

Each classroom uses a traffic stoplight to
monitor student behavior on a daily basis.


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Homework Policy
• Students are expected to spend 2030 minutes on homework Monday
through Thursday.
• Spelling homework is bi-weekly.
• In addition, students are expected to
read for 15 minutes every night.
• Homework with feedback will be sent
home in their Thursday folders.


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2nd Grade Homework
Monday - Thursday
Spelling or Reading: I completed my practice page/spelling homework
(every other week).
Math: I completed my practice page.
Reading: I read for at least 15 minutes.

• √+ Student has completed 4 days of homework.
• √ Student has completed 3 days of homework.
• √- Student has completed 2 or 1 days of
homework.
• 0 Student has not competed any homework.


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Grading Scale
Most assignments are graded on the
1-4 scale.
1-Minimal Understanding
2-Developing Understanding
3-General Understanding
4-Complete Understanding


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Learning Skills Report
• Every other Thursday, your child will
come home with Learning Skills
Report that will inform you of their
effort and behaviors in class.
• Please sign and return them the next
school day.


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Learning Skills are evaluated with a code:
I = Independently L = Limited Prompting F =
Frequent Prompting R = Rarely NI = Not
Enough Information
Effort

Behavior

-Task Completion:
•

Returned Completed Homework
I

•

L

F

R

NI

•

Dates of Incomplete Homework:

Completed Classwork
I
•

-Teamwork:

L

F

R

NI

Incomplete Classwork:

I
•

I

L

F

R

NI

F

R

NI

Followed Oral and Written
Directions
I

Engaged in Learning Tasks

L

-Rules and Procedures:

-Participation:
•

Cooperated with Others Toward
Common Goals

•

L

F

R

NI

Exercised Self Control
I

L

F

R

NI


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Data Notebooks
• Data Notebooks are to show student
progress.
• They will be periodically sent home to
be reviewed with parents.
• Data Notebooks should be returned
to school in a timely manner.


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Helpful Tips:
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be at school every day
be on time every day
look in your child backpack every night.
make sure your child knows his/her:
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full name
address
phone number


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What Is Your Child
Learning?
• This year we are focusing on
inferencing skills
• What is inferencing?
– Inferencing is a conclusion reached through reasoning.
Inference is used to reach conclusions when information is
implied but not stated as a certainty. You make inferences
about story elements based in details in a story.


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Why Inferencing?
• It is a higher level thinking skill.
• Some describe inferencing as the
heart of the reading process.
• It improves the reader’s ability to
construct meaning.


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Let’s Try It!
• Picture Interpretation: I see…I
think…I wonder….


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Let’s Try It!
• Reading Passage:
• He put on his cleats and jersey. He grabbed
his practice ball and ran out to the car. His
mom yelled, “Don’t forget your water!”


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To contact us:
Phone Numbers:
301-431-7667
Website:
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/
schools/knollses/


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Thank you so much for all your
support. Please take time to go
explore your child’s classroom.
Mrs. Brady
Mrs. Mitchell
Mrs. Arens
Mrs. Whitehorn
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Johnson
Ms. Weinstein
Ms. Livengood

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