Mrs. Pack’s Second Grade Creekside Forest

ElementaryParent OrientationSeptember 9, 2015

MEET THE TEACHER

Tonia Pack - I’ve taught second, third, and fourth

grade. Previously, I taught in Phoenix, Arizona for 8

years. This will be my 11th year teaching.

I completed my B.S. and Master’s Degree at Arizona

State University. I have a B.S. in Political Science, an

Elementary teaching certificate, and a Master’s

degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I am also

Nationally Board Certified at a Middle Childhood

Generalist.

CLASSROOM RULESOne Warning will be given to students for an

inappropriate behavior, then if the behavior continues a

conduct mark will be given. – 5 minutes of recess will be

spent in study hall for each conduct mark.

Conduct Marks for discipline 0-8 E; 9-17 S; 18-26 N;

27+ U

Respect Each Other, Follow Directions, and Respect

our Classroom.

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT:

T – Talking

M – Misbehaving

U – Unprepared (i.e. homework,

planner, signatures)

OT – Off Task

D – Disruptive

Each day student planners will be

written in Please check these DAILY. A

sticker or stamp indicates good

behavior. Otherwise a note will be

written.

Reading:

• Identify and read at least 300 high

frequency words

•Make predictions and ask relevant

questions, locate facts and details

about stories and texts.

• Fluency

• Vocabulary

• Make inferences

• Retell important events

• Make connections

LANGUAGE ARTS

Writing practice

• Use complete sentences with correct subject-verb

agreement

• Write legibly

• Write appropriate ending punctuation in

sentences

• Use resources to spell correctly

• Use phonological knowledge to match sounds to

letters to construct unknown words

MATH

•Place value to 1,200

• Addition and Subtraction with 1,000

• Shapes and Patterns

• Measurement

• Money and Time

• Problem Solving

•Data Analysis

•Fractions

•District-wide assessment will count as ½ a Major Grade

each nine weeks (Addition is 1 st nine weeks) •Students

are given 3 seconds per problem. There are 32 problems

on the test. •Practice math facts nightly (addition,

subtraction 0-20) **www.mathfactscafe.com**

SOCIAL STUDIES

•History

•Geography

•Economics

•Government

•Citizenship

•Culture

SCIENCE

•Scientific Process/Safety

• Plants

• Life Cycles • Matter

• Changes in the Earth

• Space and Weather

• Forces and Motion

• Sound

•Magnetism

Grading and Assessment

A= 100-90 B= 89-80 C= 79-75 D= 74-70 F= 69

and below E,S, N, and U for conduct and

homework. Late assignments: 1 day late -5

points, 2 days late -10 points, 3rd day a zero will

be awarded

Parent Volunteers

Parents are welcome to come and help in our classroom during

our reading small groups and math small groups.

Sign-ups can be found on www.signupgenius.com

Parents/Volunteers must fill out a Volunteer Application on the

Tomball Website. This must be filled out before you can volunteer.

Homework

Homework will be handed out on Monday and it is due on

Friday. Homework must be turned in complete and neat.

Homework will consist of a Language page, Reading Passage,

and Math worksheet. Each week your child will also be expected

to read for 20 minutes per night and practice their spelling

words. A leveled reader will be sent home with your child on

Monday and should be returned on Friday. I will also include a

fluency passage for your child to practice every two weeks.

Spelling

Spelling tests will be given on Friday. Students will be graded on their knowledge of the spelling words and 3 dictation sentences. Dictation sentences are not given out ahead of time. The teacher will read a sentence aloud, then the students will repeat the sentence orally 2 times before writing the sentence from their working memory.

Wednesday Folders

Wednesday: School and Home

communications will be sent home.

Red Folder: On the first day of the

week, homework will be sent home.

Send notes/lunch money with your

student. Check nightly and remove

papers. Clean out backpacks on a

regular basis Please avoid students

bringing any extra items.

Parent Conferences will be held beginning in October. Each

conference will be 15 minutes. Please sign up tonight for your

conference! I look forward to meeting with you.

Sign-up online to receive my news posts. http://cfes.tomballisd.

edlioschool.com/

If you would like to volunteer in our classroom by helping out

during small groups, please sign-up on the website under

volunteer opportunities.

ABSENCES

•Call the office if your student is absent

•If your child is absent, you must send or fax in a signed note

within 2 days for it to be excused. Doctor’s notes are also

appreciated. If your child is absent more than 5 days, a

doctor’s note is required.

•Early dismissals and tardies will count towards perfect

attendance.

•5 tardies students will have lunch in the office as a

consequence.

Transportation changes must be made in

writing or fax with your id, signed by parent,

and submitted by 3:10p.m.

• Follow-up faxes with a phone call.

• No PHONE Calls or EMAILS please.

• Parents picking up in Biker/Walker, must have

BW ID Card.

• Car lines will be double stacked, so exiting the

front parking lot after 3:15 is NOT possible.

Birthday Celebrations

Students may celebrate their birthdays at school by

providing a treat to the members of their class. This

treat must be a store made/bought item in an

individual serving. The snack item is allowed to be

served at the table by the student or parent during

the last 10 minutes of the lunch period.

•Invitations must be provided for all students or all

boys/girls.

School PartiesHoliday Party: 12/18 @ 11:15-12:15Valentine’s Party: 2/11 @ 2:30-3:30End of the Year Party: 6/2 @ 11:15-12:15

Second Grade Musical

February 25, 2016 @ 7 PM.

Schedule

8:50 - 9:45 Reading9:45 - 10:15 Reading Small Groups10:15 - 11 Specials11 - 11:15 Word Work11:15 - 12:05 Writing12:10 - 12:40 Lunch12:40 - 1: 40 Math1:40 - 2:10 Math Small Groups2:10 - 2:30 Recess2:30 - 2:40 Snack and Read-a-loud2:40 - 3:05 Science3:05 - 3:30 Social Studies

Specials

Monday & Tuesday: Music / Art Wednesday & Thursday: PE (wear tennis shoes)Friday: Mileage Club (wear tennis shoes)Wednesday: LibraryThursday: Computer Lab

Thank you so much for coming to parent orientation tonight!

Links:

https://grades.tomballisd.net/HomeAccess/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fhomeaccess%2f

https://www.parentonline.net/public/login.aspx

http://www.scholastic.com/home/