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Welcome to Our Rockin’ Rookery

Education: Then and Now

'Every student can learn, just not on the same day or the same way.' ---George Evans

+Introductions

Ms. Powers

TA: Mr. Wilfred

ESL: Mrs. Atkinson

Our Teaching Apprentice: Ms. Chelsea

+Units of Inquiry

1) Interconnectedness

2) Time

3) Discovery

4) Fractured Fairytales (Mini-Unit)

5) Celebrations

+Literacy

Differentiated instruction during Teacher Guided Reading and Literacy Centers

Writer’s Workshop

Lessons with imbedded Information Technology applications

Writing Genres: narrative, persuasive, procedural, imaginative, letter writing, and script writing

Handwriting: lower case cursive letters only

+Numeracy Everyday Mathematics (American-based)

Hands-on lessons

Concepts covered:

Measurement of: length, duration (elapsed time), temperature, area, and perimeter.

Time, money, 2D and 3D shapes, addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers, and basic addition, subtraction, and multiplication facts

Math Reasoning (Marcy Cook)

Problem-solving

+Word Work

Inquiry-based spelling strategy instruction

Focuses on common and irregular spelling patterns using knowledge of phonics (sound-symbol relationship) and sight word recall

Differentiated instruction

+Home to School Links

Elementary School Homework Policy (Alfie Kohn)

Daily reading at home

Leveled books three times per week and up to three CMC books per week

Educational Games on the Grade 2 Portal

Home- based activities relating to the units of inquiry

Volunteers are always welcome!

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Email: powerss@ismanila.org