Welcome to 2nd Grade in Room 19!!!

1. Please sign in at the table. Sign up to volunteer! e sign in at the table. An up to volunteer! 2. Write a note for your child to read tomorrow. ”You deserve a hug, because…” Leave this on your child’s desk!

3. Fill out the two forms (blue and orange) on your child’s desk and return them to me when they are completed.

The Room 19 BTSN Packet will be available on my web page!!!!

Thank you!!!!!

All About Me• Raised in the Bay Area

• Graduated from UC Santa Barbara

• Teaching Credential from Cal State East Bay

• This is my 17th year teaching

• Live with my husband and teenage step-daughter, Madison

• Feel fortunate to work at Leitch

Tonight’s Agenda

• Classroom Goal• Common Core• 2nd Grade Curriculum • Homework Policy• Discipline Policy• Student of the Week• Miscellaneous • Questions???

Classroom Goal• I want to create a positive, hands-on

learning environment. • I’d like to promote independent learners

and academic growth.• Students will improve organizational skills,

social skills, and study habits.• I’ll instill the ‘love of learning’ in my

students.

Common Core California Standards• 2014-2015 is Leitch’s first year of full implementation• Provides a coherent, rigorous, relevant curriculum to

prepare students for college and career• Rigor = deeper understanding not increased work or

difficulty• CCCS is the depth of understanding, brought about

through more project-based learning and an increased focus on communication and collaboration.

• Children express their thinking to others by discussing, writing, creating, etc. in all subject areas.

A B

DC

RoutineMemorization

Four Quadrants of Learning

ComplexAnalytical

ChallengingReal World

PracticalHands On

Rig

or

Acquisition

A

Application

B

AdaptationD

Assimilation

C

Rigor/Relevance Framework

Relevance

High

Low

Low High

2nd Grade Curriculum- Reading/Language Arts

How can you help your child become a better reader?

The different components in Treasures are:• Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Skills• Decodable Stories• Comprehension Skills• Spelling and Vocabulary• Student Anthologies/Wonders (Fiction, Non-Fiction Selections)• Writing• Small Group Instruction• Science and Social Studies Integration

Reading Strategies: Making Connections, Predicting, Monitoring and Clarifying, Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed, and Asking Questions-

Assessments:Lesson Assessments- Once per week 3 Trimester Assessments

Writing: \

• What can you do to help your child become a better writer?

• The last skill to be developed• The Writing Process: Prewriting, Drafting,

Revising, Proofreading, and Publishing• Modeling/Cooperative Paragraphs

What is Math Expressions?

• Math Expressions is a comprehensive Kindergarten – Grade 5 mathematics curriculum that offers new ways to teach and learn mathematics. It combines the most powerful elements of standards-based instruction with the best of traditional approaches.

• Math Expressions uses objects, drawings, conceptual language, and real-world situations to help students build mathematical ideals that make sense to them.

Components of Math Expressions

• Quick Practice: 5-min activity intended on activating prior-knowledge at the beginning of the lesson

• Daily Routines: 10 daily minute routines which focus on place value and are led by Student Leaders

• Drawn Models: Moves students from physical manipulatives (concrete) to conceptual drawings (abstract) which helps children explain their thinking and helps teachers gain insight to students’ understanding

• Language Development: Students are encouraged to write their own problems and describe their problem-solving strategies in writing through journal prompts

• Student Leaders: Encourages participation & helps with children gain independence

• Math Talk: As children communicate about math, they gain insights into their thinking and others. They reflect on their learning and organize and consolidate their thinking about math.

Other Classes:• Science and Social Studies

• Library: Thursdays 8:30-9:00 am. Students may check out 2 books per week Books due Wednesdays

• Computers: On Wednesdays Ms. Comendant will teach computers in the computer lab.

• Our P.E. Days will be on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Homework Policy

• 40-120 minutes of homework per week (10-30 minutes a day).

• Passed out Fridays and returned Fridays• 4 night period• Students completed independently• Designed for average child• Check over your child’s packet and initial each page

before turning it in• I check for initials and completion ONLY

Discipline Policy

3 Simple Rules1.Show Respect. 2.Make Good Decisions. 3.Problem Solve.

Student of the Week

• Poster• interview • letter

Miscellaneous

• New CCSS Based Report Card: Rubric 1-4• Field Trip/Special Events• Buddy Program• Donations• Birthdays: NO Food Items allowed!!!! Goody bags

or book donation

• Parent/Teacher Communication: Parent/Teacher Conferences, Leitch Folders, Class Webpage

Questions???