Welcome to 2 nd Grade in Chicos 4

1. Welcome to 2nd Grade in Chicos 4 Back to School Night 2018-2019 Ms. Megan Dino

2. A Note About 2nd Grade • Some review of 1st grade material • It will get more challenging  • Please have students use printing (not cursive) • Encourage: • Responsibility • Organization • Independence • Confidence • 2nd Grade Challenges • Good Behavior Pledge, full name, birthday, phone number, address, tying shoes, snack

3. General Information • Birthday policy • No food please – book, stickers, pencils, prize for treasure box, etc. are great alternatives • Half-birthdays • Invitations: class, boys, or girls • Drop off & pick up times and locations • Rainy day procedures • Kids Corner & Enrichment • Please notify Kids Corner of any changes to schedule • Tardies & absences • Must check in at front office • Independent study • 5+ days

4. Classroom Management • Consequences • verbal warning • Lose a ticket • Miss Recess/Lunch Recess Time • Continued misbehavior may result in a parent conference and an individual behavior plan • Causing injury to others and inappropriate language will result in an immediate trip to the office. • Rewards • Individual: Tickets • Teams: Table Points • Class compliments • Gotcha Cards: • Respectful • Responsible • Kind

5. PBIS & Second Step PBIS Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports Focus on: Responsible Respectful Kind Second Step Skills for learning Empathy Emotion management Problem solving

6. Homework • Homework comes home daily and is due the next day unless otherwise noted • Homework notebook • Please sign daily whether h.w. is completed or not. Make note of why h.w. is not returned or complete. • Reading and Math Minutes (R/M Min.) • Reading: 20 minutes • It adds up and makes a difference! • 60 days vs. 12 days. • Math: 5-10 minutes • Please sign and return R/M Min. every Friday • Help With Homework • Encourage independence • Please look over your child’s work • Only h.w. that needed corrections will be returned

7. What’s Coming Home? • Corrected Classwork • Star: perfect paper • Check at top: had some mistakes to fix • Check next to error: corrected • “SP” – spelling mistake • “Inc” – Incomplete work • “IS” – Incomplete sentence

8. Class Schedule

9. Language Arts • Wonders (McGraw Hill) • Chapter books • Jr. Great Books • Sitton Spelling

10. 2nd Grade Language Arts Themes • Friends and Family • Animal Discoveries • Live and Learn • Our Life, Our World • Let’s Make a Difference • How on Earth?

11. How to Help at Home • Incorporate non-fiction, informational text into reading at home • When asking questions, ask students to cite evidence from the text to support their answers • Practice close reading at home • 1st read: get the gist (main idea) • 2nd read: dig a little deeper (text features) • 3rd read: put it all together (bigger picture)

12. Math • Math in Focus • Singapore Math • Everyday Counts • Calendar math • CGI • Cognitively Guided Instruction • Math Games Folder • Math Challenge books

13. Math In Focus • Balances problem solving, conceptual understanding, and visual learning • Concrete  pictorial  abstract • Homework will come home as students are ready to practice independently

14. How to Help at Home • Reinforce 8 Mathematical Practices • Mathematical Practices for Parents • Encourage perseverance • Ask students to explain their thinking • Explore multiple strategies and solutions • Discuss the importance of efficiency • Promote Fact Fluency • Reflex Math • https://www.reflexmath.com/ • Math Games Folder

15. Science • Life Science • Plant & Animal Environments • Life Cycles • Earth Science • Rocks & Soil • Fossils & Dinosaurs • Physical Science • Force & Motion • Sound • Mystery Science • Science Day • May 24 (tentative)

16. Social Studies • Families Long Ago • Exploring Our Earth • How Government Works • Needs and Wants • Special People

17. Technology • New grade level specific standards • Things to reinforce at home • Turning computer on/off correctly • Logging into PVPUSD portal • memorizing username & password • Use headphones and volume controls • Typing – speed and accuracy • Typing.com • Use desktop icons, windows, and menus to open applications • Write, edit, and save work

18. Online Programs • Single sign in program • Students will use one username and password to access most web based learning programs

19. Field Trip! • Cabrillo Marine Aquarium • Tuesday, April 16th • 8:15 – 3:00 • All parents welcome, but must drive separately

20. Art At Your Fingertips • Tuesdays, 12:45-2:30, Chicos 4 • October 16th ~ Alebrijes • November 27th~ A Forest Under Water • February 5th~ Joichi Hoshi Trees • February 26th~ Chihuly Inspired Cylinders • March 26th~ Box Trolls (?) P.V.Art Center Website

21. Room Parent(s) Wanted • We are in need of a gracious volunteer (or volunteers) to be our room parent(s) this year • Responsibilities: • Communicating with parents • Shopping for class celebrations • Collecting and accounting of classroom funds It’s not as daunting as it sounds I promise 

22. Scholastic Book Orders • Submit orders online at: • https://clubs2.scholastic.com/ • Class Code: JGT28

23. 2nd Grade Playdate • Cirque de Soleado • Saturday, October 13th • Silent auction • 2nd Grade Student-Teacher Playdate • Monday, October 22 • 1:30 – 3:00 • “Spooktacular” Halloween Fun

24. Communication • Classroom: Chicos 4 • Phone: (310) 377-6854 x 206 • Best for urgent issues • E-mail: dinom@pvpusd.net • Checked before and after school • Edlio • Soleado link: • http://soleado.pvpusd.net/ • Classroom link: • http://soleado.pvpusd.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=625443&type=u&pREC_ID=1011128

25. Reminders • Conference sign-ups • Confirm e-mail address • Classroom volunteers • Will send out new calendar monthly • Must have current TB test on file before coming to volunteer • Questionnaire (can return at later date) • Note to student

26. Let’s Have a Great Year! Thank You!