Welcome to 2B!

1. Welcome to 2B! Thank you for reviewing this information and for working together to make your child’s second grade year successful and memorable!

2. Communication • Write a notefor pick up, early dismissal, or absence • Pick up for same day-Call before 3:00 – call office and speak with secretary • E-mail: dklaus@northallegheny.org • I check it in the morning before 8:50AM, at times throughout the day and after school when the students leave.

3. Student Handbook Updates • 10 absences (excused or unexcused/ parent notes and doctor excuses) Letter Sent Home • Marshall Team should review past attendance, current grades, teacher input to determine if ESAP referral should be made • 18 absences (excused or unexcused/ parent notes and doctor excuses)  Letter Sent Home • Marshall Team should review past attendance, current grades, teacher input  to determine if ESAP referral should be made. • At this point all further absences will only be considered excused if there is a doctor's excuse • If a student has 3 unexcused (no parent note/ no Dr. excuse) → Letter Sent Home, ESAP Referral and School Improvement Conference • If a student has 6 unexcused (no parent note/ no Dr. excuse) → Letter Sent Home, ESAP Referral, School Improvement Conference and Referral to Community- Based Attendance Program or CYF referral • Updates have been reflected within the Student Handbook • If your child is absent for any reason, please send in a hand-written note the day that they return to school.

4. Special Schedule Monday- Integrated Arts 2:15-3:15 Tuesday- Music w/ Mrs. Froehlich Wednesday- P.E. with Mr. Constantino Thursday- Art w/ Mrs. Jaecks Friday- Library w/ Mrs. Tomczak

5. Lunch Money • Your child has a “pin” number to purchase a school lunch in the cafeteria. • Money may be applied to your child’s account on any day. • Please make sure that your child’s name, our classroom section and room number (2B-Room 146), pin number, and the amount are written on the outside of the envelope. • If your child has brought money for only that day’s lunch, he/she will send the money to the office to be deposited onto his/her account. • You may also utilize the PaySchoolsCentral site or go to the North Allegheny Website

6. Recess • All children go outdoors for recess unless it is extremely cold, raining, or snowing. • It is always windy on this hill. • Please keep these factors in mind and dress your child accordingly. • It’s better to overdress than under dress!

7. Star Student • What does my child need for Star of the Week?During the week our "Star" will have an exciting event or activity to honor him or her.  Your child will receive his/her Star Student paper the week prior to being our Star Student. The items will be displayed in the classroom the entire week. These items will be shared in class on Monday and will be displayed in the classroom during the week. All items will be returned on Friday. • Star of the Week Categories: • *Family *Friends *Favorite Place *Favorite Book • *Pets –If you don’t have any pets, choose your favorite animal and share a photo, illustration, or stuffed version of that animal. • *Favorite Food –You may bring in an empty box for items such as cereal, pasta, etc. • *Favorite Thing to Do -You may bring in a baseball, ballet shoes, etc., for this item. • *Favorite Movie –You may bring in the case of the DVD to display

8. Birthday Celebrations • We like our children to share birthday celebrations with their classmates! • Due to the “Wellness Policy” and to protect children with allergies, non-food treats are the only treats permitted. • Please do not send birthday invitations to school unless there is one for every child of that gender or the entire class. We don’t want any hurt feelings.

9. Daily Folder • PLEASE check this folder every night! • Keep at home- keep all of these papers at home. (please empty nightly) • Return to School - this will almost always be your 2nd grader’s homework for the evening, or it will be something else that needs to be returned

10. CurriculumELA • Story Town- Harcourt • Thematic- grouped into 5 stories by theme • After some themes are completed, we will THEME TEST. Theme 1 and 4 • Components • Various types of literature (fiction, nonfiction, plays, poetry…..) • Phonemic Awareness • Phonics/Spelling • High Frequency Words • Comprehension • Fluency • Robust Vocabulary • Grammar • Handwriting • Writing • Study guide will be sent home • Multiple tests: HFW, phonics, reading, spelling, focus skills, and Robust vocabulary

12. North Allegheny Implementation Plan - Continue to use AIMSweb Plus as our universal screener. • Continue to differentiate our core reading instruction • In grades K-5, implement a differentiated/flexible reading period 4 days a week (What I Need Period “WIN Period”) • During this 45 minute (grades 2-5) or 30 minute (K-1) period can receive enrichment, reinforcement and remediation on ELA skills. Groups will be flexible and based upon multiple forms of data. During this time the reading specialists, interventionists, GOAL and other related supports teachers will be working with the homeroom teachers to support students in giving them whatever they need to demonstrate mastery and growth.

13. Mathematics Curriculum • Instruction will focus on inquiry-based methodology. • Problem solving will be emphasized in all units. • All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be addressed. • Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units. Students can write in their consumable books. https://youtu.be/BPFPKyh4Iok

14. Oral practice Practice top of page or Use Flash Cards 1 minute timed practice

16. All About Plants All About Animals How Plants & Animals Live Together How Living Things Grow & Change Earth & Space Technology in our world Graded: quizzes and unit test

17. Social Studies New Curriculum – Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • Students will not have a textbook. They will receive a magazine for each unit of learning. They can access the magazine online through Tiger ID. Let me show you how to find the magazine on your child’s iPad.

18. Accessing Online Resources Online resources for students in 1st through 5th grades can be accessed directly from your child’s District iPad, or from your home computer or mobile device.

19. From your child’s iPad, select the TigerID icon to open the TigerID login portal. Note:The TigerID icon may be in a different location than shown, but should be on the homescreen.

20. Login to the TigerID Portal using your child’s TigerID and Password. (Please note that both screens are very similar.) Enter TigerID Username Enter TigerID Password

21. Select an icon for the desired resource. Please note, your child’s screen may not look exactly like this one. The icons will vary depending on the grade and resources available to your child. Social Studies Storytown* and GO Math! Reflex Math *Storytown materials are not viewable on an iPad.

22. Select an icon for the desired resource. Please note, your child’s screen may not look exactly like this one. It will be similar. Google Classroom Google Drive

23. From ahome laptop or mobile device, open Chrome (or Safari if using a Mac) and type https://login.northallegheny.org in the browser. Open the Chrome browser (Or Safari if using a Mac.)

24. Tyler Grading System

25. Homework Policy • A Homework Guideline is 20-30 minutes for second grade. • Homework means practice: practice reading skills; practice working with words; practice math concepts • Homework/practice will be Monday through Thursday nights. (Please check my NA website for updates on 2B’s Weekly Homework. • PLEASE check over your child’s homework nightly. Often times careless mistakes can be caught and addressed at home. 

26. Missing Assignment Sheet • Sign and return notice • Points deduced from 100 total points at the end of the nine weeks for each subject area • Student reader books are included on incomplete or missing assignments starting second semester. • Return Assignment Notice with assignment if the assignment needed to be completed

27. Parent teacher conferences are November 4th and 5th. Signups will be available online. A reminder will be sent with a link and date to sign up. .

28. ITBS~ Iowa Test of Basic Skills Mon., Jan. 13th - Fri., Jan. 17th To provide a comprehensive assessment of student progress in mathematics, reading, and vocabulary. Please note that "Vacation Requests" will not be approved during scheduled assessment windows.

29. Website • Log onto the Marshall Website • Go to Building Staff ~ Find Klaus, Dana • https://www.northallegheny.org/Domain/502 • There you will find lots of fun and helpful information for you and your child. • Homework is updated weekly!

30. Other Items: • Book Orders –Scholastic Orders will be sent monthly except for the months that our building holds our book fairs. Please consider ordering at least once this school year. This helps to build our classroom library and students get very excited to receive an order. Books make great gifts! If you would like an order to be a gift, please email me and I can place the books in an envelope or place them in the office for pick-up. Thank you!

31. Questions? • Please email me, no matter the problem (big or small) and we will work together to find a solution. I want our year to be successful, and for your child to enjoy being in second grade. 

32. Thank you for coming! Mrs. Klaus