Back to School Night

2016!
Second Grade with Ms. Price
Class Caesaria
[http://caesariaclass.weebly.com/]

Flow of the Day

Morning Meeting

Set the tone for the day.

Works on team building, speaking and listening skills.

Hebrew
Specials: Art (M/T), PE (W, Th, F)

Phonics
Readers Workshop/Writers Workshop
Lunch/Recess
Mathematicians Workshop
Science/Social Studies
Closing Circle

Units for the School Year

Reading

Writing

Building Good Habits

Characters Face Challenges and

So Do Readers

Narrative Writing: Studying

Authors Craft

Informational Writing: Lab

Reports and Science Books

Opinion Writing: Writing

About Reading

Poetry

Reading Nonfiction

Poetry

Fairy Tales and Folktales

Series Reading

Units for the School Year

Mathematics

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

Addition/Subtraction Concepts

Number Patterns

Addition/Subtraction of Two-Digit Numbers

Number and Operations in Base Ten

Place Value to 1,000

Addition/Subtraction of Three-Digit
Numbers

Measurement and Data

Money

Data Analysis

Time

Customary/Metric Lengths

Geometry

Shape and Equal Shares

Science

Physical Science: How do

external factors change the
things around us?

Life Science: How do plants

and animals survive?

Earth and Space Science

Engineering

Curriculum

Readers Workshop - Units of Study for Teaching Reading

Writers Workshop - Units of Study in Opinion, Information, and

Narrative Writing

FUNdations: Phonics Curriculum

Research-based curriculum, aligned to Common Core State

Standards

Offers daily opportunities to individualize instruction to meet

the needs of every type of learner

Gives students daily opportunities to practice the strategies

they learn and build upon them.

Building reading and writing stamina

Curriculum

Mathematicians Workshop McGraw-Hill MyMath

Develops

conceptual understanding, computational proficiency,

and mathematical literacy

Focus
Offers

on the Mathematical Practices

daily opportunities to individualize instruction so all

students can access the material.

Science Discovery Education and FOSS

Uses

hands-on activities and experiments

Students go through the whole scientific process from hypothesis
to conclusion

Learning Goals
The

most important goal in second

grade is to help students build a
community of life-long learners
who are strong thinkers and strong
problem-solvers.

want to foster the independence

and maturity that 2nd graders are
developing.

Academically,

based on Common
Core Standards:
Literature:

Recount stories, determine

hows and whys in a story, understand
story structure and points of view

Informational:

identify the main idea

and authors purpose, compare and
contrast texts on the same topic

Writing:

Write opinion pieces with

evidence to support reasoning,
informational text, and narratives
with revision and editing

Math

Addition/Subtraction within 1000

Add/subtract within 20 fluently

Understand place value: hundreds,

tens, ones

Measure/estimate lengths in standard

units

Time to nearest 5 minutes

Money Dollar bills, quarters, dimes,

nickels, pennies

Use line plots, pictographs, bar graphs

Why Workshop Model?

Students

learn by doing and practicing!

Try, try try, dont cry, try, try, and try
By

trying and making mistakes, persevering

through problems.

When

In

I make a mistake, I can learn from it.

groups and partners because they can

learn so much from their peers

Field Trips and Expert Visits

End of the Year Expectations

Three Assessment Cycles:

Fall, Winter, Spring

NWEA

Reading Norms

Beginning of Year: 175.9

Middle of the Year: 183.6

End of the Year: 189.6

Mathematics Norms

Beginning of the Year: 178.2

Middle of the Year:185.5

End of the Year: 191.3

Fountas & Pinnell Reading

levels:

Beginning of the Year: J

Middle of the Year: K/L

End of the Year: M

Parent Partnerships

Let us know how you would like to be involved

Volunteering

(Mystery Reader)

Resources:

Post-Its, pencils, erasers and paper towels!

Used books!
HUGE

THANK YOU for the supplies brought in already

Chaperone
Experts

(being one or connecting us with one)

Check bookbag and folders daily

Important information for parents will be shared

in the see-through Tuesday Folders PLEASE
return every Wednesday.

Homework Expectations

Reading
20 minutes every night building stamina with class
Books on students reading level
Reading logs turned in on weekly basis signed nightly by parents

Writing
Spelling sight words and spelling patterns
Vocabulary
Journal responses

Math

At-home practice of concepts from the week

Homework is assigned on a weekly basis. Given on Monday and placed in their

homework folders and due the following Monday morning.
A checklist is provided for students to stay organized and know what they
should be completing each night.

Exit Ticket

What

is a hope, dream,
or goal you have for your
child this year?
Write a note to your child
to leave in their desk

Thank you for entrusting us with your children

and supporting them in their development!