ms. rupproom 8 second grade [email protected] 856-767-6749 ext. 1108
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Welcome to Back to School Night
Ms. Rupp Room 8
Second Grade
[email protected] 856-767-6749 ext. 1108
First Day of School
Second Grade CurriculumA Balanced Literacy
Approach
•Reading Street by Scott Foresman•Oral Language development•Word Work•Reading ~ comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency•Focus on differentiated instruction•Small groups focus on word attack strategies, comprehension, and fluency using ‘just right’ books•Language ~ grammar and writing
Goals of Balanced Literacy
•Foster a lifelong love of reading and writing•Embrace good literature as readers and writers•Enhance skill development
The Daily FiveGail Boushey & Joan Moser
Students:
•Read to Self•Read to Someone•Work on Writing•Word Work•Listen to Reading
Teachers Working with Students:
Guided Reading Guided Writing Assessing Conferring
Balanced Literacy
•Read aloud with accuracy, comprehension, and appropriate rate•Read aloud with expression•Second grade goal is to read 90 words per minute.•Running records will be used to assess student fluency.
Reading Fluency
Balanced Literacy
•Recognize and automatically read high-frequency words & lesson vocabulary•Use context clues to figure out meaning of new vocabulary•Classify and organize words•Understand synonyms & antonyms •Build oral vocabulary with Amazing Words
Reading Vocabulary
Balanced Literacy
•Set a purpose for reading•Activate and use prior knowledge•Make and confirm predictions•Answer and generate questions•Summarize text by retelling stories or main idea•Create mental images•Make connections•Identify literary elements- plot, setting, characters, theme
Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills
•Shift from emergent reader to an
independent reader
Balanced Literacy
•Identify the author’s purpose•Compare and contrast•Name cause and effect relationships •Make inferences•Distinguish fact from opinion•Use graphic organizers•Sequence events in a story•Identify main idea & supporting details (determine importance) •Use fix-up strategies
Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills
Balanced Literacy
•Use pre-writing strategies to organize and brainstorm writing ideas•Write personal narratives•Create interesting openings/closings •Write a friendly letter•Include details•Write a non-fiction paragraph•Steps in a process•Dialogue•Cursive writing introduced during the second half of the year
Writing
Writing Using 6 traits + 1
•Ideas•Organization•Voice•Word Choice•Sentence Fluency•Conventions•Presentation
Balanced Literacy
•Word study includes our daily work with phonics and spelling. We will be working with spelling patterns, word families, and high frequency (sight) words.•“Amazing Words,” high-frequency words, and selection words will be introduced weekly.
•Addition and subtraction strategies•Two-digit addition & subtraction•Three-digit addition & subtraction•Mental addition & subtraction•Place value to 1,000
Second Grade Curriculum
Pearson
Math
Students will be expected to learn their math facts to 20 and quizzes will be given throughout the school year. Flashcards will be sent home to practice.
Second Grade Curriculum
Pearson
•Time•Geometry •Money•Organize and interpret data•Measurement•Introduction to multiplication and division
Math
•Communities: community workers, urban, suburban and rural areas and how communities can change•All About Earth: landforms, seasons, and Earth’s resources•Our Past: Native Americans, Pilgrims, Colonies to states, American Revolution, Famous people in history
Second Grade Curriculum
Social Studies
Second Grade Curriculum
•All About Work: Needs and wants, goods vs. services, producers vs. consumers, trading with other countries, different kinds of jobs and how people meet their needs•Our Government: Our country’s government, capital, American heroes and American symbols
Social Studies
•Animals: 6 classification groups and characteristics, habitats •Changes on Earth: Water cycle and weather, changes on Earth, fossils, dinosaurs•Space: Earth’s rotation, seasons, planets •Matter: 3 states of matter, changing matter, engery- heat, light, sound
Second Grade Curriculum
Science
Second Grade Curriculum
•Define bullying•Distinguishing between bullying and normal conflict•Recognize different behaviors that may be aggressive, passive and assertive•Using an “I” message: “I feel __________ when you ___________. I want you to _____. •Tattling vs. telling•Bystander strategies•Respect
Bully BustingState-Mandated
Lessons
GradingReading: 10% Homework Language: 0% Homework
40% Classwork 50% Classwork 50% Tests 50% Tests
Spelling: 0% Homework Math: 10% Homework
50% Classwork 40% Classwork 50% Tests 50% Tests
Science & Social Studies: 0% Homework 50% Classwork
50% Tests
A+ 100-98 A 97-95 A- 94-92B+ 91-89 B 88-86 B- 85-83C+ 82-80 C 79-77 C- 76-74D+ 73-71 D 70-68 D- 67-65
F 64 and below I incomplete
HomeworkReading Contract-
Day 1-4 Reader’s Choice for 15 minutesDay 5 Test day: No reading homework
Please discuss the story with your child.*Please sign the reading contract each night.*
A word sort envelope may be sent home. These are spelling words and words that follow the spelling pattern to practice sorting. Please return this envelope each night if brought home.
HomeworkSpelling Contract-Day 1-4 practice spelling words
*There are many suggestions to practice spelling listed on the contract such as :
•Word sort by the spelling pattern of the week
•Blind sort by telling your child the word and they must decide which category it belongs in without seeing the word. Then they may write it in the category or verbally name the category.
•Word Hunt through books for the spelling words or words with similar patterns
•www.spellingcity.com
Day 5 Test day **Day 5 will not always be a Friday
HomeworkMath-2-sided worksheet corresponding to day’s lessonNo homework on Fridays
Reading, social studies and science vocabulary will be sent home with each unit to review.
Social Studies vocabulary will be sent home. You can play memory or matching games with the definitions and words to review.
Please sign your child’s agenda each night.
Graded Work
•Please sign and return all tests.•Quizzes do not need to be signed and returned.•Students will be given dictation sentences weekly. These sentences will count as a classwork grade for spelling and grammar. You will see two grades on your paper separately for spelling and grammar.
Pearsonsuccessnet.com•Math website used daily during lesson
•Reading website used daily during lesson
•Students can sign on at home to practice skills
•Students’ username and password sent home
Class website
www.voorhees.k12.nj.usClick on Signal Hill School
Teacher WebsRupp
Behavior4 R’s
Respect*ResponsibilityResilienceRecognition
Classroom Expectations• We value our own learning
and the learning of others.• We will take care of ourselves,
each other, and this place.• We will have fun learning,
playing, and growing together.
Rewards
Music Box
Marble Jar
Dollars
DonationsIf you would like to make any contributions to our classroom, they would be greatly appreciated.
The following items are things we will need for our school year:
TissuesHand Soap
Hand SanitizerAntibacterial Wipes or Baby Wipes
Birthday Reminder•Birthday treats may be sent in to celebrate your child’s birthday
•Leave in the office
•You may also join your child for lunch. Our lunch starts at 11:40.
Book Club Orders
•Will be sent home approximately 4-5 times throughout the year•Checks only made payable to Scholastic Book ClubsOrders may also be placed online
Mystery Reader
Sign-up in folder Shhh!!! It’s a secret Bring in your child’s favorite story to share! Please specify month and day(s) of the week that works best for you. I will contact you near your availability.
About My Child Survey
Class list of addresses and phone numbers
Conference sign-up
Room Moms
Questions?