Welcome to 2 nd grade!

1. Welcome to 2nd grade! Lakeshore Elementary

2. Team Picture

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

4. Websites • Go to www.humbleisd.net • Select Lakeshore Elementary at the top of the page • Click teacher websites • Click on Barker, Suzanne

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Leopards Expectations: Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Learner RULES: 1 Have all needed materials 2 Off-task behavior 3 Excessive talking 4 Respecting authority 5 Respecting peers 6 Following directions

8. Grading Procedures Scores - 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

9. 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.

10. 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.)

11. 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!

12. 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.

13. Math Benchmarks For Beginning and End of Second Grade

14. 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

15. Beginning 2nd Grade Story Problem: Jake had 4 green cubes, 7 blue cubes and 5 yellow cubes. How many total cubes does Jake have?

16. 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

17. 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?

18. 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?

19. NUMBERS: Compare, order, compose and decompose numbers up to 1,200. End of Second Grade

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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.

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. GET CONNECTED with EVENTS with TIME through FUNDRAISING How does it work best for you? Lakeshore PTO

28. 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! Lakeshore PTO

29. 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) Lakeshore PTO

30. 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 Lakeshore PTO

31. 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

32. Lakeshore PTO Introduces Junior Achievement 2013 http://youtu.be/EWkYXXUCPDA

33. 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 33