• Mrs. Diane Lamendola• Teaching in PS 193 for 17 years • Philosophy : Fulfill each child’s academic

needs and facilitate a community of motivated learners who achieve their full potential in a collaborative and supportive environment.

• Contact me via class messenger : sign up sheet was given out in class

• Goal for second grade is to increase reading stamina and raise reading level, develop vocabulary, increase fluency and promote comprehension

• Ready Gen reading program: aligned to common core learning standards

• Children will be assessed three times per year using Fontas and Pinnell benchmark assessment system on a non fiction book. You will receive a letter indicating their level after child is assessed.

• Independent Reading for 20 minutes each day in class and at home with a short response.

• Read Aloud by teacher each day• Keep track of books on index cards as a book log • Children will get a choice of a reward after reading

five books.

• Common Core writing standards using Teachers’ College Writing Program

• Begin with opinion writing about characters in our books using evidence to support opinions.

• narrative writing: a real or imagined story with real characters/setting/events

• Responding to reading from focused questions from stories and using evidence to support answers.

• Write informative/explanatory texts in which students introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.

• Poetry writing • Learning the writing process of drafting, revising,

editing and publishing

Other Subjects• Social Studies two/three times a week: My

Community and Other CommunitiesTopics: geography, how communities are

alike and different, how and why New York City changed over time, meaning of government, urban, rural and suburban communities.

• Science once a week/supplemented in classTopics: materials that make up the Earth,

forces and motion: what causes objects to move? How are plants alike and different?

• Handwriting two times a week

Specials

• Monday- Art• Tuesday – Computer• Wednesday – Physical Ed. With gym

teacher • Thursday – Music/Phys. Ed with me• Friday- Science• Wednesdays and Thursdays wear

sneakers for gym• Library TBA

• Trips will be planned with the grade: Very important to return trip money on time

• Please contact me if there is difficulty completing homework

• Reading/writing each night, spelling, phonics and math, Social Studies once or twice a week

• Homework Log for missed h.w.• Spelling tests every Friday• Math Test after every unit taken on Think

Central: missed skills will be assigned on computer

• Social Studies tests • Science projects

Conferences & Report Cards

• Parent -Teacher Conference Dates:• Nov. 5th (Fall)• March 7th or 8th (Spring)• Parent Engagement Time on Tuesdays If you would like to speak with teacher, pleaseEmail for a Tuesday appointment • School Website: http://ps193q.weebly.com/

Additional Information• Please use my website for resources:

http://teacherweb.com/NY/PS193q/MrsLamendola

Password: MrsL2203• Students should always have a book baggie

with their just right books. • Snack each day between 10:00 and 10:30 -

healthy snacks please and water only • Birthdays celebrated with at least three days

notice. • Occasionally think central skills will be given

for homework. Please have a computer available for your child to use if possible.

• Resources on Ipad: especially Go Math Grade 2

Gallon size zip lock bags Extra Crayons Parent to type up class listParent to collect and keep track of trip slips and trip money