Welcome to 2Welcome to 2ndnd grade!grade!

Welcome to 2Welcome to 2ndnd grade!grade!

Lakeshore Lakeshore ElementaryElementary

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Our Contact Information

• Suzanne Barker• Suzanne.barker@humble.k12.tx.us• Phone (281) 641-3546

Websites

• Go to www.humbleisd.net• Select Lakeshore Elementary at

the top of the page• Click teacher websites• Click on Barker, Suzanne

Snacks• Cafeteria sells snacks during lunch. If you do

not want your child to purchase snacks, you may contact the cafeteria at 281-641-3508 and request a lock to be placed on your child’s account.

• We will have a healthy snack break each day. Suggestions include: Fruit, chex mix, cereal, etc. Please do not send chips, candy, cookies, donuts, or snacks that require a spoon, etc.

• You are encouraged to send a sport top water bottle daily.

Daily Folder• Please sign or initial the conduct log daily. • Please send any correspondence via daily folder,

we do not check backpacks.

• A reading log will be included in the daily folder.

• Your child is expected to read aloud for a minimum of 20 minutes per day.

• Record the title of the book on the reading log daily.

RULES:1 Have all needed materials2 Off-task behavior3 Excessive talking4 Respecting authority5 Respecting peers6 Following directions

Leopards Expectations:

Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Learner

Grading ProceduresScores - Definition• 1- Below Basic- working below grade level• 2- Basic- beginning to meet• 3- Proficient- regularly meets• 4- Advanced- consistently meets and often

exceeds

• If your child has a 1 or a 2 on an assignment, please review at home.

• Not all work will be graded

Reading Benchmarks• Each child will receive reading

instruction daily in a small group which is based on their individual reading level. This ensures that each child is challenged yet not frustrated.

• Your child’s reading level is

frequently assessed both formally and informally. Reading groups change according to your child’s needs.

Reading Benchmarks per

9 weeks

• 1st 9 weeks – DRA level 18• 2nd 9 weeks – DRA level 20• 3rd 9 weeks – DRA level 24• 4th 9 weeks – DRA level 28

• (On-level second grader begins at level 16 and progresses to level 28 by the end of the school year.)

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Why Can’t I Skip My Reading Tonight?

Student “A”Reads 20 minutes

each day,3600 minutes in

a school year!

Student “B”Reads 5 minutes

each day,900 minutes in a

school year!

Student “C”Reads 1 minute

each day,180 minutes in a

school year!

By the end of the 6th grade Student “A” will have read the equivalent of 60 whole school days. Student “B” will have read only 12 school days. Which student would you expect to have a better vocabulary? Which student would you expect to be more successful in school…and in life?

(Nagy & Herman, 1987)

Ways to support reading at home… 1. Read together as a family. 2. Listen while your child reads. 3. Read Anything and Everything. 4. Let your child see you reading. 5. Talk with your child about the book they are reading.

Math Benchmark

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For Beginning and End of Second Grade

By the end of the year students will be time

tested on 30 addition/subtraction basic math facts in 2 minutes.

*They should complete

with 100% accuracy

Beginning 2nd Grade Story Problem:

Jake had 4 green cubes, 7 blue cubes and 5 yellow cubes. How many total cubes does Jake have?

STORY PROBLEMS:

Explain Story Problem Routine. Solve single step

and multi-step story problems and solve for unknown (addition and

subtraction).

End of Second Grade

Ending 2nd Grade Multi-step Story Problem:

Mrs. Morrison had 85 ribbons to hand out at her school for perfect attendance. Mrs. Morrison handed out 35 ribbons to 1st and 2nd graders. She handed out 18 to 3rd and 4th graders. She handed out 12 to 5th graders. How many did she have left for the Kindergartners?

SOLVING FOR UNKNOWN: (“some” is unknown, we don’t

know what we start with)

Karen had some pennies. Her mother gave her 39 more pennies. Now Karen has 52 pennies. How many pennies did Karen have to start with?

NUMBERS: Compare, order, compose and

decompose numbers up to 1,200.

End of Second Grade

GEOMETRY:

Compose and decompose as well as

classify attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes--2-D: # of sides and vertices.3-D: # of faces, edges

and vertices.End of Second Grade

TIME:

Tell time to the minute on analog clock. Know

AM and PM, elapsed time to the hour and half hour. Know how

long a second, minute and hour.

End of Second Grade

MONEY:

Identify and determine value of coins up to a

dollar. (Must be able to identify in black & white

on worksheets)

End of Second Grade

ALSO…Multiplication (adding equal groups)Division (dividing equal groupsMeasuring Length (customary and metric)Fractions (as equal parts of a whole or set)

Homework

• Each month your child will receive a homework menu with a variety of activities to choose. This menu will be stapled inside your child’s homework notebook. Homework will begin the week of Sept 2nd.

• Homework will be checked every Friday.

Information sheets• Please send the information sheet back

with your child, if you have not done so.

• If you have not received any of my emails, please email me with your name and email address or write it down before you leave.

• Email will be used as our primary form of

communication in an effort to go green.

Transportation Change

Please notify your child’s teacher in writing and place it in your child’s conduct folder.

If you have an emergency, please notify the front office. The front office will notify the teacher once the change is approved.

with EVENTS with TIME

through FUNDRAISING

How does it work best for you?

Volunteer Opportunities

•Events/Concessions (Carnival, Outdoor Movie Night, Plays, Talent Show)•Room Parents•Library helpers•Copy Room assistants per grade level•Classroom help – varies per teacher•Carnival – Auction baskets

Sign Up forms are found on school website under PTO and can be noted on teacher sign up form.

Email notifications are sent and opportunities are posted online. Like Us On Facebook too!

PTO Events

•Outdoor Family Movie Night – Nov. 8th•Spring Carnival & Auction – March 22nd

•Winter and Spring Parties•Spirit Nights – local restaurants (PTO)•Field Days – K-2 then off campus 3-5 (PE)

PTO Managed Fundraising•Door to Door Sale: September 16th (EPI)

•Direct Donations: Opt Out program. On-going•Events/Concessions: Spring Carnival and Auction

Funds directly benefit school

•Track is coming! •Fence along West Lake Houston

•Major grounds development plan includes more!•Classroom supplemental programs

•Additional staff training

Next General Board Meeting Monday, September 9th 6pm in the Gym. *Come hear about our 5 year plan and changes happening in Humble ISD.

Any additional questions can be directed to PTO President, Amy Suchadoll, at: asuchadoll@att.net

Come talk to Amy on campus - First Fridays with concerns or new ideas. Coffee talk starting Sept 4th 8am – 9am in front lounge

Lakeshore PTO Introduces

Junior Achievement2013http://

youtu.be/EWkYXXUCPDA

New at Lakeshore Elementary

Junior Achievement empowers young people to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices.

Volunteers teach 5 -30min lessons to one class

Volunteers can be parents, grandparents, older siblings community volunteers

For more info or to volunteer for JA contact

Michelle Eppers at lakeshoreja@gmail.com

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