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Welcome to Back to School Night

Welcome to Back to School Night. Ms. Rupp Room 8 Second Grade rupp@voorhees.k12.nj.us 856-767-6749 ext. 1108. First Day of School. Second Grade Curriculum A Balanced Literacy Approach. Reading Street by Scott Foresman Oral Language development Word Work

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Welcome to Back to School Night

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night Ms. Rupp Room 8 Second Grade rupp@voorhees.k12.nj.us 856-767-6749 ext. 1108

  2. First Day of School

  3. Second Grade CurriculumA Balanced Literacy Approach Reading Street by Scott Foresman Oral Language development Word Work Reading ~ comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency Focus on differentiated instruction Small groups focus on word attack strategies, comprehension, and fluency using ‘just right’ books Language ~ grammar and writing

  4. Goals of Balanced Literacy Foster a lifelong love of reading and writing Embrace good literature as readers and writers Enhance skill development

  5. The Daily FiveGail Boushey & Joan Moser • Teachers Working with Students: • Guided Reading • Guided Writing • Assessing • Conferring Students: Read to Self Read to Someone Work on Writing Word Work Listen to Reading

  6. Balanced Literacy Read aloud with accuracy, comprehension, and appropriate rate Read aloud with expression Second grade goal is to read 90 words per minute. Running records will be used to assess student fluency. Reading Fluency

  7. Balanced Literacy Recognize and automatically read high-frequency words & lesson vocabulary Use context clues to figure out meaning of new vocabulary Classify and organize words Understand synonyms & antonyms Build oral vocabulary with Amazing Words Reading Vocabulary

  8. Balanced Literacy Set a purpose for reading Activate and use prior knowledge Make and confirm predictions Answer and generate questions Summarize text by retelling stories or main idea Create mental images Make connections Identify literary elements- plot, setting, characters, theme Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills • Shift from emergent reader to an independent reader

  9. Balanced Literacy Identify the author’s purpose Compare and contrast Name cause and effect relationships Make inferences Distinguish fact from opinion Use graphic organizers Sequence events in a story Identify main idea & supporting details (determine importance) Use fix-up strategies Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills

  10. Balanced Literacy Writing Use pre-writing strategies to organize and brainstorm writing ideas Write personal narratives Create interesting openings/closings Write a friendly letter Include details Write a non-fiction paragraph Steps in a process Dialogue Cursive writing introduced during the second half of the year

  11. Writing Using 6 traits + 1 Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions Presentation

  12. Balanced Literacy Word study includes our daily work with phonics and spelling. We will be working with spelling patterns, word families, and high frequency (sight) words. “Amazing Words,” high-frequency words, and selection words will be introduced weekly.

  13. Second Grade CurriculumPearson Addition and subtraction strategies Two-digit addition & subtraction Three-digit addition & subtraction Mental addition & subtraction Place value to 1,000 Math Students will be expected to learn their math facts to 20 and quizzes will be given throughout the school year. Flashcards will be sent home to practice.

  14. Second Grade CurriculumPearson Time Geometry Money Organize and interpret data Measurement Introduction to multiplication and division Math

  15. Second Grade Curriculum Communities: community workers, urban, suburban and rural areas and how communities can change All About Earth: landforms, seasons, and Earth’s resources Our Past: Native Americans, Pilgrims, Colonies to states, American Revolution, Famous people in history Social Studies

  16. Second Grade Curriculum All About Work: Needs and wants, goods vs. services, producers vs. consumers, trading with other countries, different kinds of jobs and how people meet their needs Our Government: Our country’s government, capital, American heroes and American symbols Social Studies

  17. Second Grade Curriculum Animals: 6 classification groups and characteristics, habitats Changes on Earth: Water cycle and weather, changes on Earth, fossils, dinosaurs Space: Earth’s rotation, seasons, planets Matter: 3 states of matter, changing matter, engery- heat, light, sound Science

  18. Second Grade Curriculum Define bullying Distinguishing between bullying and normal conflict Recognize different behaviors that may be aggressive, passive and assertive Using an “I” message: “I feel __________ when you ___________. I want you to _____. Tattling vs. telling Bystander strategies Respect Bully Busting State-Mandated Lessons

  19. Grading Reading: 10% Homework Language: 0% Homework 40% Classwork 50% Classwork 50% Tests 50% Tests Spelling: 0% Homework Math: 10% Homework 50% Classwork 40% Classwork 50% Tests 50% Tests Science & Social Studies: 0% Homework 50% Classwork 50% Tests A+ 100-98 A 97-95 A- 94-92 B+ 91-89 B 88-86 B- 85-83 C+ 82-80 C 79-77 C- 76-74 D+ 73-71 D 70-68 D- 67-65 F 64 and below I incomplete

  20. Homework Reading Contract- Day 1-4 Reader’s Choice for 15 minutes Day 5 Test day: No reading homework Please discuss the story with your child. *Please sign the reading contract each night.* A word sort envelope may be sent home. These are spelling wordsand words that follow the spelling pattern to practice sorting. Please return this envelope each night if brought home.

  21. Homework • Spelling Contract- • Day 1-4 practice spelling words • *There are many suggestions to practice spelling listed on the contract such as : • Word sort by the spelling pattern of the week • Blind sort by telling your child the word and they must decide which category it belongs in without seeing the word. Then they may write it in the category or verbally name the category. • Word Hunt through books for the spelling words or words with similar patterns • www.spellingcity.com • Day 5 Test day **Day 5 will not always be a Friday

  22. Homework Math- 2-sided worksheet corresponding to day’s lesson No homework on Fridays Reading, social studies and science vocabulary will be sent home with each unit to review. Social Studies vocabulary will be sent home. You can play memory or matching games with the definitions and words to review. Please sign your child’s agenda each night.

  23. Graded Work Please sign and return all tests. Quizzes do not need to be signed and returned. Students will be given dictation sentences weekly. These sentences will count as a classwork grade for spelling and grammar. You will see two grades on your paper separately for spelling and grammar.

  24. Pearsonsuccessnet.com • Math website used daily during lesson • Reading website used daily during lesson • Students can sign on at home to practice skills • Students’ username and password sent home Class website www.voorhees.k12.nj.us Click on Signal Hill School Teacher Webs Rupp

  25. Behavior • 4 R’s • Respect* • Responsibility • Resilience • Recognition • Classroom Expectations • We value our own learning and the learning of others. • We will take care of ourselves, each other, and this place. • We will have fun learning, playing, and growing together.

  26. Rewards Music Box Marble Jar Dollars

  27. Donations If you would like to make any contributions to our classroom, they would be greatly appreciated. The following items are things we will need for our school year: Tissues Hand Soap Hand Sanitizer Antibacterial Wipes or Baby Wipes

  28. Birthday Reminder Birthday treats may be sent in to celebrate your child’s birthday Leave in the office You may also join your child for lunch. Our lunch starts at 11:40.

  29. Book Club Orders Will be sent home approximately 4-5 times throughout the year Checks only made payable to Scholastic Book Clubs Orders may also be placed online

  30. Mystery Reader • Sign-up in folder • Shhh!!! It’s a secret • Bring in your child’s favorite story to share! • Please specify month and day(s) of the week that works best for you. • I will contact you near your availability.

  31. About My Child Survey Class list of addresses and phone numbers Conference sign-upRoom MomsQuestions?

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