Miss Boland’s2nd Grade Class

Curriculum Night

Miss Boland• I’m from Titusville, FL• Dr. Seuss if my favorite author.• I went to the University of Central Florida• I have a degree in Psychology and

Elementary Education• I love football

Attendance/Tardy

8:00: students can come onto campus and can enter into our classroom to start their morning work.

If your child comes in the room after 8:30, he/she will be counted tardy.

Absent: your child must have a note written (separate from agenda). These notes get turned into the office (required by law). Please have your child’s name, my name & sign the note.

Pre-arranged absence: Must be turned in at least 5 days in advance.

Daily Schedule:• Morning work & AR• Reading: Large & Small Groups & Daily 5• Writing• Lunch• Recess• Read Aloud• Specials• Math• Science/ Social Studies• Dismissal & more AR

Math

Moving to Common Core!We will be using our math books, as well

as supplementing our curriculum with other resources.

Math Grading

• Tests = 45% (Unit tests if at the end of the unit)

• Assignments = 35% (At the end of weeks without completing a full unit)

• Math Drills= 20% (Students are given 100 math problems and have 5 min. to complete as many as possible)

Language Arts Grading

• Writing = 30% (2 per nine weeks)• Grammar = 30% (1 grade per week)• Spelling = 20% (weekly 15 words and 1

dictation sentence for a total of 20 pts.)• Vocabulary Strategy = 20% ( a page from

the reading series)

Reading

Reading series: McGraw-Hill “Wonders”

Whole group/ Centers/ Small groups/Daily 5Fri. – Test: Cold read to

test skills, not comprehension of the week’s stories.

Reading Grades

• Robust Vocabulary = 30% (weekly test)• Oral Reading Fluency = 30% (biweekly)• Cold Read Comprehension = 40%

(weekly tests from reading series: a cold read of the weekly skills, not a comprehension test of the weekly stories.)

Accelerator Reader (AR)

Students take quizzes on books they have read.Chapter books read oncePicture books read three times Nonfiction 4 times, 1 level easier

Must have an 80% average to get prizePoints give students tags and prizes I have a record of all tests…they do not need to

go on Reading Logs.

Homework

Homework packets are sent home on Mondays and are due on Fridays

Read every nightSpelling practiceHomework is checked only for completion

Agendas

Please check your child’s agenda every day.

Agendas are to be signed and returned to school every day.

You may write or attach a note in your child’s agenda. **Be sure to tell him/her to tell me that there is a note**

Class Rules

We will respect ourselves, others and property.

We will listen carefully and follow directions.

We will keep our hands, feet and objects to ourselves.

We will complete all work.We will raise our hands.

Consequences• Warning

• 1- = Note in agenda (must be signed that it has been seen!)

• 2- = Note in agenda & responsibility paper

• 3- = Note in agenda & responsibility paper & behavior paragraph

• 4- = Note in agenda & responsibility paper & behavior paragraph & phone call to parents

• Severe disruption: automatic removal to office

Rewards:

• Praise• Smiles• Special Privileges• Proud of Self• Prizes

Lunch

11:03-11:33Lunch money:

In envelope with 1st & last nameLunch numberAmount of money (let kids count!)Pay online:

http://www.mylunchmoney.comYou may come to eat with YOUR

child! (not their friends, though…)

• Pink Lion Loot-Cafeteria– Given only by lunchroom assistant – Earn loot as a class– Must follow posted lunchroom behavior – Reward once a month for top class from each grade level

and top class overall

• Blue Lion Loot-Specials– Given only by a special area teacher – Earn loot as a class– Follow the rules for special areas– Reward once a semester– Establish own guidelines for Lion Loot day

Reward System

Field Trips• We will have 1 or 2 field trips this

year.• To be a chaperone, you MUST

complete a volunteer form at least a month in advance.

• A background check is required to attend a field trip with any student who attends a Lake County School.

Mandatory Uniforms

• Tops:  Knit polo style collared shirts in hunter green, navy, white, pink, or light blue must be worn Mon.-Thurs.. 

• Fridays only-- Jeans on Friday must be fully intact appropriately without fashionable rips or tears. Jeans may be worn with a Lost Lake T-shirt.

Uniforms Continued

• Footwear:  Tennis shoes or shoes with an enclosed heel are preferred.  Sandals must have a heel strap.

Consequences for Dress Code Violations

• 1st Offense: Parent Contact- Administration Notification

• 2nd Offense: Lunch Detention• 3rd Offense: School Plus – After School

Detention• 4th Offense: In-School Suspension• 5th Offense: Out-of-School Suspension

BIRTHDAYS

• Birthdays• You may send birthday treats in with you student and we

will eat the snack after lunch in the classroom or at recess. They may NOT be homemade. They have to be store bought. Please do not send in birthday party invitations for your child to pass out as this may cause hurt feelings.

• PEANUT-FREE! We do have some students who are allergic to peanuts so please no candy with peanuts or peanut butter in it.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns:E-mail: bolandt@lake.k12.fl.usPhone: 352-243-2433 from 8:00-8:30

and 3:00-3:30Write a note (staple in agenda and let

your child know to tell me that there is a note)

My e-mail is a public record, therefore, I will not discuss personal information and please use initials, not student names.

Thank you!

Any questions? Be sure to check our school

web page: http://lake.k12.fl.us/loe/site/default.asp

Our Class Webpage Thank you for coming!