Welcome to Second Grade at Oak Ridge Elementary School!

2C Room 42

Mrs. Carrie Stacy, Teacher

Mrs. Jeannette Miller,

Paraprofessional

School & Classroom ExpectationsPBIS

*Be Safe, Be Caring, Be Respectful,

Be Here & Be Ready

Clip Chart

*levels reflect choices made

Mustang Money

* individual tickets exchanged for

rewards

Corral Tickets

*whole class tickets received for following

expectations; lead to rewards at classroom

level

Expectations continued

• Bucket Fillers – strong emphasis on positive interactions among classmates

Thinking is Exercise for the Brain!

• Eat well!

• Sleep well!

• Drink plenty of water!

• Water bottles with lids are allowed. Please no juice or sports drinks. Reusable bottles are great but must be leak proof!

Daily Assignments

• Students will fill out a daily half sheet with assignment information. This information will also be available on the website daily.

• There is a checklist on the back to help students become more independent in preparing for the next school day.

• All assignments are due the following day unless otherwise specified. Assignments are not taken for a grade but are an expectation and are logged.

• Reading log is ESSENTIAL to success!• Nightly practice of math facts is ESSENTIAL to success!• Math, Word Study, & Handwriting homework will be assigned

but will vary.• Assignment notebooks

Absent Work

• Absent work is due the day following the student’s return to school.

• A formal homework request must be made through the absent line or homework will not be sent to the office at the end of the day.

• If students are absent consecutive days please make arrangements to pick up student work.

• Please return absent work form with all completed work.

Reading Research

• “among all the ways children spent their time, reading books was the best predictor of several measures of reading achievement”

• Students who read 35 minutes a day are exposed to 2 million words a year and are likely to score in the 90th percentile for reading.

• Students who do not read each day are exposed to only 8,000 words a year and are likely to score in the 10th percentile for reading.

Anderson, Wilson & Fielding, 1988

Reading log

• Assigned daily Monday – Thursday• The expectation is 20 minutes each night• Combination of assigned reading, free choice

reading and poetry• Students will write 3-5 sentences about their

reading • Collected each day• Book It pizza coupons• Don’t forget math facts practice!!!

Daily Schedule

• 4 Blocks Method – Research proven approach• Guided Reading Block• Making Words Block• Writing Block• Self Selected Reading Block• Math Block• Science/Social Studies are taught in a separate

block and incorporated in the reading block• Handwriting instruction and practice

Scholastic Book Club

• A magazine will be sent home monthly with order information.

• Ordering online will earn you a $5 coupon to purchase a book

• Our classroom earns points to purchase books for reading, science, social studies and our classroom library

• Go to our class webpage for ordering information

Student of the Week

• A student will be selected each week.

• The student will receive an “All About Me” poster at the end of the school week, probably on Friday.

• Poster is due the following Thursday.

• Student of the week will present their poster to the class and may bring a show and tell item.

Assessments• Quarterly math assessments

• Quarterly reading assessments

• Weekly spelling dictation assessments

• Classroom reading & math assessments

• Weekly/Biweekly fact fluency tests

• Writing is assessed through writing samples

MAP Testing

• Fall, Winter, Spring

• Norm referenced test measuring achievement

• We want kids to do their best on MAP!!!

Specials

• P.E. – Monday, Thursday & Friday

• Media –– Tuesday

• Music – 1st & 2nd Quarter: Wednesday

• Art – 3rd & 4th Quarter: Wednesday

Grading

• Standards based report card

• Students earn

4 – Exceeds (E)

3 – Meets (M)

2 – Approaching (A)

1 – Area of Concern (C)

*Papers will be scored with a number or the abbreviation listed next to each description.

Field Trips*Little Red Schoolhouse during First Quarter

*Shedd Aquarium in late winter/early spring

*Information will be sent home about chaperoning for the spring field trip.

Birthdays• Celebrate half birthdays for summer birthdays

• New district policy – no food items for birthdays

• Other options suggested but not necessary –donate a book, birthday shirt or send pencils & erasers

Arrival &Dismissal

• Earliest arrival 8:15 (Math begins promptly at 8:30)

• Dismissal begins at 2:45

• If there are any sudden changes to your child’s arrival/dismissal please contact the main office.

• If you know ahead of time, send a written note stating your child’s change in arrival/dismissal plans

Lunch• Hot lunch available for $2.40 (milk is included)• Milk $.60• Hot lunch is available on all full days and team

days; no lunch on half day dismissals• If students arrive after 8:40 they will not be

placed in the lunch count and will need to bring a lunch

• If students forget to bring or order a lunch and a parent can’t be reached the student will be given cereal for lunch.

• Please check the lunch menu andmake sure students know which choiceto make

Contact Information

• cstacy@npd117.net

• Direct line 708-233-5307

• Oak Ridge office 708-598-5713

*Contact information is also available online.

Principal – Miss Elizabeth Reich

Team Leader – Mrs. Kristin Reingruber

Donations

• New playdoh and playdoh tools

• Legos or age appropriate blocks

• Miscellaneous art supplies

• BOOKS!

A Couple More Things

• Please join the PTA! Consider being a volunteer!

• Send in trimmed box tops at anytime.

Before you leave…

• Turn in signed authorization form to the basket by the pocket chart

• Make sure you signed the sign in sheet in the hallway

• Leave the label with your contact information on your child’s desk

• Write a letter back to your son/daughter• Sign up for an available

parent teacher conferencesession in the hallway