WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!

I am glad you are here tonight!

Ms. Price’s

Second Grade

Please save your questions

until the end.August 25, 2015

MEET THE TEACHER

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I am a native of Cherokee County!

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.I live in the Macedonia community. I attended Macedonia Elementary, Creekland

Middle, and graduated from Creekview High School in 2010. I have a cat named

Artie, and my parents have two Yorkies! My family loves the Braves and the

Crimson Tide! I am getting married next October!! My fiancé’s name is Manny,

and he is a fireman.

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I graduated from the University of North Georgia in May of 2014. This is my

second year teaching.

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I have a duel degree in Early Childhood and Special Education with a Reading

Endorsement.

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I also have much training with the technology offered to today’s classrooms.

7:30 - 8:00 Arriving, unpacking and completing morning work on desk.

8:00 –8:40 Specials: M-W~ P.E., Th.~ Music and F~ Art

8:40-9:00 DEAR or Read Aloud

9:00-10:30 Guided Reading Centers

10:30-10:50 Math (Whole Group)

10:50-11:29 Guided Math Centers

A TYPICAL DAY IN OUR CLASS

11:29-11:59 Lunch

11:59 – 12:30 Agenda Sentence

12:30-1:00 Recess

1:00-1:20 Language Arts (Whole Group)

1:20-1:50 Writer’s Workshop

1:50-2:05 Prepare of dismissal

Special Activities: M-Library 8:45-9:25

Bathroom Breaks: After Specials, after Lunch, and students may go one at a time as needed (not during direct

instruction)

WEEKLY TEST SCHEDULE

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ssessments will occur on Friday:• Reading Comprehension Test (Storia or Read

Works) • Spelling with dictation portion beginning soon• Sight Word Test• Language Quiz (skill of the week)• Math Quiz (skill of the week)

THINGS FOR PARENTS TO SIGN

Reading/Homework Red folder- comes home every day! It is due back every day! You may review and correct answers with your child after they have completed the work independently. Please make sure you sign the daily reading log and fluency every day. Your child should be reading everyday at home for at least 10 minutes.

Agenda- look for important notes or announcements daily stapled or paper clipped on to the daily page. Please sign the agenda daily.

Other: Occasionally, some papers will be stamped for parent’s signature. These need to be returned.

Friday Folder: Please review your child’s work that comes home in the Friday folder. If papers need to be signed please review them, sign and return in the red folder the next school day.

Many papers are reviewed or graded together in class using red pens.

CTIC completed together in class, check marks, smiley faces, stickers are not recorded grades.

Numbered grades are recorded in the grade book.

GRADED PAPERS

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0-100 “0”

8

0-89 “S”

7

0-79 “N”

U

nder 69 “U”

READING GRADING SCALE

T

here has been a change from last year. This year, we

have created a weighted Reading grading scale: • 25%- F&P: O-95, S- 85, N-75, U-65• 25%- Dolch Words• 25%- Storia Comprehension assessments on their

Instructional Reading level and ReadWorks passages.

• 25%- Work Completion

M

ust be done each day! Students

must bring the red homework

folder every day to school!

A

llow the child to complete it on

their own

Y

ou may review and correct it

with your child!

HOMEWORK

S

tudents must read every night

for 5-10 minutes. Reading log

must be signed daily for

verification. Daily reading can

be studying reading dolch

words, spelling words or

practice for fluency.

S

tudents do lose recess time for

incomplete homework.

ATTENDANCE/TRANSPORTATION

Try to be at school everyday! Send in a written excuse for all absences. Please do not write excuses in the agenda.

Tardy students can sign in through the front office. Note: Try to be in the room as close to 7:30 as possible to allow student enough time to complete morning assignments.

Please have all transportation changes in writing with a separate note and noted on transportation log. Do not send transportation changes by e-mail. If an emergency arises during the day, please call the office and they will let me know of the change 770-345-5035.

No office checkouts between 1:45-2:25.

Sending in MoneyAll money sent to school should be in

a sealed envelope and include: Child’s Name Lunch Number

What is the money for? (lunch, yearbook, ice cream, school pictures,

etc.)Amount

Become more responsible and work more independently.

No talking in the hallways or bathrooms.

Good behavior in the lunchroom.

Do their best on every assignment.

No teasing, swearing, or put-downs.

Do not interrupt others.

Return items that are borrowed

EXPECTATIONS FOR SECOND GRADERS

T

reat others with loving kindness.

Listen when the teacher is talking.

Keep hands and feet to themselves.

U

se time wisely and stay on task.

B

e a good sport.

H

elp others if you can.

R

espect others and their property.

BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

S

tudents are encouraged by earning tickets and points for

their assigned STEM house.

S

tudents are able to monitor behavior during the day with

a pulling sticks system. If your child pulls a stick, then

he/she will have a note written in the agenda. *No news is

good news!

Emergency Information If your address or phone

number(s) change throughout the year, please update me so we can have current information on file.

In the event that school closes early, we will send your child home according to the Emergency Info. Sheet filled out at the beginning of the year.

Students will use the Teach 21 classroom laptop lab (shared among pod) and classroom computers throughout the week.

“Storia” is also available to our school this year!

COMPUTERS

“Type 2 Learn” and “Big Brainz” will also be used during center rotations.

Internet usage is closely monitored and very limited in second grade.

WHAT SHOULD MY CHILD LEARN IN SECOND GRADE?

http://www.cherokee.k12.ga.us/standards/second/2.htm

All of the second grade standards are listed on the

Cherokee County webpage. **MY website has excellent on line learning links!!

Here you can see what skills will be taught this year.

MATHD

iagrams, charts and graphs

P

lace value, estimation, counting money and making change up to

$1.00

L

ength, temperature and telling time

P

lane and solid geometric figures

A

ddition and subtraction facts to 18 should be memorized. The use of

flashcards at home is a helpful practice tool for this skill.

R

egrouping (borrowing) 2-digit addition and subtraction facts

READING

S

tudents must 220 Dolch Sight Words.

F

luency by the end of second grade they must be reading at least

90 words per minute.

G

uided Reading-Students will become independent readers

through the participation in individualized guided reading groups.

Writing a complete sentence.

Using subjects and predicates correctly.

Daily Morning work for Language skills

Weekly Spelling Words/Phonics Rules

Writing Process will be developed all year.

LANGUAGE ARTS

SCIENCEP

roperties of Matter (solids, liquids, gases, physical changes)

S

easonal Changes

E

nergy (light, heat, motion)

P

ushes and Pulls

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ight Sky (phases of the moon and stars)

L

ife Cycles (animals and plants)

W

e will visit the science stem lab weekly!

SOCIAL STUDIESH

istorical People from Georgia (James Oglethorpe, Jimmy Carter, etc.)

G

eorgia Creek and Cherokee cultures

G

eorgia Landforms and Regions

G

overnment figures (President, Governor, Mayor)

S

tate Capitols (Washington D.C., Atlanta)

H

ow people use money for goods and services?

HEALTHS

aying No to Drugs

F

amily Living

G

rowth and Development (dental health)

N

utrition

G

erms

E

mergency Procedures

E

nvironmental Safety

Use of Math Facts flash cards

Read to your child every night! Students must have at least of 10 minutes of reading time daily at home!

Play board and card games

Have a special homework spot!

HELPING AT HOME

Let your child count spare change!

Buy your child a watch with hands for hour and minute.

Visit the public library for fun and computers!

Limit television and computer games

PARENT COMMUNICATIONE-MAIL!!! This is best way to get in touch with

me quickly. whitney.price@cherokee.k12.ga.us

Communication is key and helps build a positive relationship

between home and school for your child!

CLASSROOM WEBSITE:DIRECTIONS ARE ON THE WEEKLY

NEWSLETTER. OUR CLASSROOM WEBSITE HAS WEEKLY THE NEWSLETTER, MENU,

DATES TO REMEMBER, PHOTOS AND FAVORITE LINKS! I AM WORKING ON

UPLOADING READING AND MATH LINKS FOR EDUCATIONAL ONLINE LEARNING.

CONFERENCES

I am here for you and your child. If you have

any questions, please do not hesitate to call

or email me. I am available for conferences

at 8:00-8:45 almost every day or afterschool

any day except Tuesday! If you would like to

schedule a conference to discuss your child’s

progress, please email me and we can set up

the most convenient time.

“WHO’S CHILD IS THIS?” POEM

QUESTIONS?

Thank you for coming and your

involvement so far! We are going to

have a great 2nd Grade year!

Enjoy the PTA Meeting!