Welcome to Back to School Night!

Second Grade TeamMs Claybourn

Mrs Lawrence Mrs Durocher

Thank You Thank You

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Second Grade CurriculumLanguage Arts: Houghton Mifflin

Reading The students are assessed in reading three times a year for literacy

skills in phonics, comprehension and fluency

Four reading groups are formed:

1) EIRM or intensive2) Strategic3) Benchmark4) Challenge

These groups are flexible so students can move in and out of groups to fit their needs.

Dive! Formerly known as RTI…

• Dive will start in October for all students.

• This is a district wide program.

• One of the three teachers will lead a specific reading group.

• The goal of Dive is to provide targeted instruction to meet the needs of all students.

• Early Intervention Reading Model:

The Anthology

Students will be using the same anthology regardless of reading level for teaching comprehension strategies and skills. However, the enrichment group will read additional leveled readers to extend and enrich vocabulary.

A.R. Computerized Reading Program Tracks Additional Independent Reading and checks for basic comprehension. All students can participate during Sustained Silent Reading each day.

AR. Accelerated Reading is a bit of a misnomer because this program can be used for all levels. Goals can be set for individual readers.

Be a reader! Read Aloud to Your Child!!

Practice Books

These are the student workbooks that reinforce the phonics skills and vocabulary that are being taught.

The workbooks stay at school until the entire book is completed, then it gets sent home.

2nd Grade Focus is comprehension and vocabulary development.

Journal Writing

Students write in their journals for 30 minutes everyday. Understanding what a paragraph is and how to write more descriptively and for different purposes.

Most of the time, the students will get to free write in their journals. Sometimes a topic is given such as a school event, science or social studies topics.

Every child will have a writing partner who is not their elbow seat partner. Students ask each other questions about their partners writing and in doing so improve their writing by engaging in speaking and reflective thinking.

Spelling

On Mondays students receive a spelling list and various spelling activities are done throughout the week.

Monday and Tuesday are preview days. Thursday or Fridays are test days. Words will be dictated and sentences written.

Second graders will use a tricky word spelling list in their desks to look at while journal writing.

Spelling achievement will be monitored by observing spelling mastery in daily writing and in writing assessments.

Math: Houghton Mifflin

Math Homework Book will be sent home. Pages assigned will be posted on class website on Fridays and due following Friday.

This program teaches the students to use various problem-solving skills to arrive at an answer. Not only do they use pictures to show their thinking, they are asked to explain it as well. Explaining to their friends how they got the answer is an important part of language and logic development.

Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies. By the end of 2nd grade know from memory all basic addition and subtraction facts. From memory means about a 3 second oral response.

Science: FOSS Kits

Students participate in fun, hands-on science activities.

- Balance and Motion

- Rocks and Soil

- Insects and Plants

Social Studies: Scott-Foresman These are consumables that the students take home

after every lesson.

Topics include:

Long Ago and Yesterday: Ancestors Map Skills Our Government Producers and Consumers People In History: Biography

Health: The Great Body Shop

Safety, Nutrition, Stay Active, and Emotional Well-Being.

Dress your second grader in tennis shoes or comfy shoes all week…

Music

Primary music is led by Adrienne Larsen. She is asking for 1 or 2 parent volunteers to help with

instruments and awarding stickers.

Students have music lessons every other Tuesday for 40 minutes 8:20 -9:20.

She will continue to have music share days when parents are invited to observe and participate in a music lesson with their child.

Library and Computer

Library is once a week for 30 minutes on Thursdays 12:30 to 1:00.

Students may check out 2 books and may take one book home to read. Please keep in your child’s backpack when they are not reading it.

Students who do not return their library books may not check out a new book the following week.

Students will have the opportunity to go to the computer lab once a week for 20 minutes.

Homework

Homework will be posted on line at iusd.org/ea next week!

The Math Homework Book should be kept in your child’s backpack, The hard copy of that book is not replaceable but is online and pages can be printed at home.

Spelling Practice, alphabetical order and syllabication 20 minutes of reading each night. Use a reading log to record

reading or any sheet of paper.

Snack and Lunch Money may be deposited into your child’s electronic debit

account for snack and lunch. Please avoid sending cash.

Lunch costs $3.25 Breakfast costs $2.50

Also, please provide a healthy protein and/or carb snack at recess for your child. No sugary snacks please.

FREE and REDUCED Lunch applications are DUE OCT. 1st each and every year.

Implementing Common Core? During the 2014-2015 school year all

IUSD elementary teachers will have continued training on the CA Common Core State Standards.

How will the CCSS affect students this year?

In IUSD, we have had a long commitment to continuous improvement. The IUSD Continuous Improvement Efforts have been developed to help guide effective instructional strategies in the classroom. The CIEs, coupled with the CCSS, should provide students more opportunities with problem solving, collaboration, research and innovation.

Where can parents find more information? Throughout the year, there will be parent

information via the IUSD News Flash, IUSD website and regional parent nights.

Resources for parents K-8 California’s Common Core Standards

Parent Handbook www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/stpagu.asp

BirthdayBooks!!

In order to avoid food allergies please choose a birthday book from the list of recommended science reading to build and refresh our classroom library.

Use a photo and dedication to personalize and wrap with paper. We will sing happy birthday at the beginning of the day!

Fieldtrips• Discovery Science Museum will visit with an grade level assembly Balance and Motion• Travelling Scientist from Orange County Dept of Insects and CrittersSocial Studies: Group from San Diego Long Ago and Today COST FOR ALL FIELD TRIPS: PTA is supporting this $1,000 per grade level.

Volunteer Opportunities

Parent Volunteers

Room Parents: Plan end of trimester activities for our class Serve as a liaison between the classroom and PTA

• Help in the classroom/Home• Copy Cats• Grab Bag• Marble Jar Healthy Treats• Music Lessons Every Other Tuesday 8;20 to 9:20

Conferences: 30 minutes Conferences will be held on the week of

October 20th through October 25th . Please sign up tonight! These will be minimum days but one day Oct 21st is a NO STUDENT DAY…

conferences all day long…

Please Choose Parent Conference time at round table before you leave… Oct 20 through Oct 25

Thank You for being here this evening!!! Sheila Claybourn 949 936 5725 sheilaclaybourn@iusd.org