Welcome to Grade Two at ISM!

Ms. Duprat’s ‘Lightening Bolts’

How education has

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Introductions

Ms. Duprat

ESL – Mrs. Atkinson

TA– Ms. Crucillo

Art Teacher – Ms. Hartley

Music Teacher – Ms. Linell

PE – Coach Bill

What’s it like to be in our classroom?

Units of Inquiry

In Grade 2 we cover four Units of Inquiry.1). Interconnectedness Essential Questions How are living things connected? Why do living things look different? How do we know our environment is healthy? Understanding Ecosystems can help us to understand that organisms and their environments are

interconnected and that changes in one part of the system will affect other parts of the system.

Vocabulary WordsConnections, responsibility, habitats, food web, food chain, features, behaviors, survive,local environment, protect, interconnected 

2). Time3). Discovery 4). Celebration

Numeracy

Everyday Math program. Each child has a workbook. We also use supplementary resources to enhance student learning and

for differentiation. In Grade 2 we use small group activities to teach the various

mathematical concepts. Every week, a lesson is set aside specifically for the development of

basic facts from 1-20 in addition and subtraction. ICT is also used to help develop numeracy skills. Children are encouraged to do logical thinking in our supplemental

Marcy Cook program

Being Literate

Writing Focus – specifically linked with the unit of inquiry being studied.

Procedural, rules, note taking, factual reports, letter writing, interviews, personal recounts, newspaper reports, imaginative writing, fairy tales, play scripts, advertisements, invitations, various forms of poetry

Organization – planning and sequencing of ideas

Sentence structure – Grammar, word choice, sentence variety, Paragraphs

Mechanics – Spelling, capitalization, punctuation (C.O.P.S – editing)

Handwriting - The basic writing skills will also be taught in D’Nelian.

Spelling - There will be no spelling homework. Twice a week the children will have a 45 min block of spelling

where they work on spelling patterns and parts of speech. The lessons will be activities based around teaching children

strategies to help them spell and read words independently.

Homework

Alfie Kohn – “there is absolutely no evidence of any academic benefit from assigning homework in elementary or middle school.  For younger students, in fact, there isn’t even a correlation between whether children do homework (or how much they do) and any meaningful measure of achievement”

Reading Focus - Guided Reading, Reading Folder, CMC, Phonics Program

Value of Communication in the Education Process

We are partners in making sure that your child has a successful year in

Grade Two.

Communication is the key! Concerns Positive outcomes Issues Clarification Progress Blog Site – www.dupratm.ism-online.org E-mail dupratm@ismanila.org Book a time and come in and see me

I couldn’t let you leave with out giving you some work to do!!