Transcript Back To School Night Power Point

What happens in
Second
Grade?
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Balanced Literacy:
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Reader’s Workshop
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Read-Aloud
Independent Reading
Guided Reading Instruction
Writer’s Workshop
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Small Moment Personal Narrative
Realistic Fiction
All About Books/Nonfiction writing
Poetry
Grammar Study
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Words Their Way and Wacky Word Wall
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Building Stamina and Fluency
* Listening Center
* Raz-Kids
* Nook
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Reading Strategies
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Making Connections
Visualization
Questioning
Inferencing
Determining Importance
Monitoring For Meaning
Synthesizing
Structure of Reading/Writing
Workshop:
 Mini-Lesson
 Independent Reading/Writing
 Conferencing
 Partner Work
 Scientific Method
 Health Lessons
 States of Matter
 Solid, Liquid, and Gas
 Changing states
 Life Science
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Water Cycle
Sustaining a Healthy Earth
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Changing Earth
 Physical Science
 Simple Machines
 Hands on/Inquiry
Based Learning
 Assessment
 Experimental Labs
 Topic Assessments
 Homework
 Projects
 Geography
* Reading a Map
* Me on a Map
 Past and Present
* Livingston
 Goods and Services
* Community Workers
* Being a Good
Citizen
 Topic Assessments
 Projects
 Homework
• Units of Study
• Data Analysis
• Number Sense
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Fractions
• Money Sense
• Problem Solving
• Calendar Math
• Measurement
• Geometry
• Telling time
Topic Assessments
Math IXL
Flex Grouping
Spiral Check Ups
Projects/Activities
• Partner Games
• Computer Games
Make a “Rainy”
Day more “Sunny”
Little items, notes
Anytime, within
reason, can go to
them
Notes all year, little
treats, projects,
etc.
Homework Agenda
 Homework is copied daily and checked by
the teacher.
 ELA, Math, Read 15, RAZ or Math IXL
Study Area
 properly lighted
 quiet
 spacious
 contains all necessary
tools
Harrison Folder
 Transports homework to
and from school
 Folder placed in
backpack immediately
upon completion of
homework
 If a problem with
homework, after 20
minutes on an activity,
stop and write a note
Policy for Absences
 It is the student’s responsibility to make up the
work missed when not in class.
 Check Class Webpage for homework
assignments
 Homework requests cannot be filled until
3:00pm.
* 2nd Grade Handbook
* Birthday Celebrations
* Treats or Goodies
* Follow District
Guidelines
* Super Star Student
* Morning Money,
Cotton Balls, and
Free Time
* Scholastic Book
Orders
Class Mommies
Mrs. Spell
Dr. Goldstein
Mrs. Manoj
Questions?
You are invited to
look around your
child’s classroom
and write a note!