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Doyle Elementary 2015-2016

Family:Married to husband, John9 year old son, Dean, 7 year old son, Kaden, 2 ½ year old daughter, Brooklyn

Education and Related Work Experience:Graduated from Arcadia UniversityMaster’s Degree from LaSalle UniversityAdjunct Professor at LaSalle University

2nd Grade Website – Bookmark it at homeClass ListSchedulesSpelling ListHomeworkContent Area WebsitesScholastic Book Ordering InformationAnd much more…

Reading Series – Good Habits Great Readers• Word Work/Phonics• Strategy Instruction including:•Predictions, Connections, Visualizations, Questioning, Monitoring, Inferences, Drawing Conclusions, Summarizing • Story Elements and Main Ideas and Supporting Details• Guided Reading Groups at Child’s Instructional Level• Daily Five• Reading HW each night

Ways to Practice Fluency:• Weekly Poems and Poetry Notebook• Reader’s Theater• Listening Center• Rereading familiar books

Fluent Readers read with expression, at “just the right rate”, attend to punctuation, and read in meaningful phrases.

Everyday Math Series Math Journals Math Toolkits Home Links – information for parents in front of packet Explorations Math Games Math facts (+/-) xtramath.org

Problem Solving Strategies ~Make a Table, Guess and Check,

~Teaching modeling -> partners-> independent

BUILD – Small groups each day~Differentiation

~Buddy games~Using manipulatives~Independent practice~IPad activities

~Working with teacher

Monday, Wednesday and Friday• Mentor Texts to Model Writer’s Craft and Genres

• Writer’s Notebooks – Seed Stories• Writing Process – Brainstorming, Drafting,

Revising, Editing and Publishing• Author’s Chair for Students to Share Their

Writing• Making Books

Tuesday/Thursday Marking Period 1: Habitats Marking Period 2: Drugs and Poisons Marking Period 3: Rocks and Minerals Marking Period 4: Sound

Tuesday/Thursday Marking Period 1 - Communities Marking Period 2 - Geography Marking Period 3 - Economics Marking Period 4 – Communities and Change

Monday – Music Tuesday – Library Wednesday – Quest Thursday – Gym Friday – Art

Monday – Thursday• Approximately 20 minutes plus independent reading• Reading, Word Work and Math HW every night• Practice math facts (+/-) every night (xtramath.org)• Poetry Notebook• Sign homework book each night• Yellow folder

•Positive Reinforcement – Majesty Money•Crowning Jewel Behavior Chart•Soaring Eagle Program

• Wing Tips/Conduct Reports/Behavior Notices

•“Earning Our Gems” (Class Reward)

• Habitat Diorama• S-7 Market Place - Economics• 3-D Island Design• Creating an instrument

• Three tentative field trips • Need parent volunteers to chaperone• Parents will be contacted prior to trip to confirm• All volunteers will not be able to chaperone due to available bus seating (usually one parent for 5 or 6 students)

•Class Parties (Halloween, Holiday, End of Year)•Field Trips•Book Fairs•Field Day

And more…

Volunteer in our Classroom!

•Send in a written note for each absence•Use the Doyle Attendance Line – you can email•Three or more unexcused absences = truancy

•Homework Books•Recess Equipment•Author Visits•Technology•Soaring Eagle Assemblies•Art Goes to School and Art Mobile•Field Trip Support•Library Support – Books and Magazines

• Happy, safe and comfortable• Independent• Self-directed • Problem solver• Cooperative• Responsible and Respectful• Successful• Most Important…Enjoy school!

kgunning@cbsd.org2nd Grade Website267-893-4300 x1399Notes in homework planner

for taking the time to attend Back to School Night!

Communication + Collaboration = Success

I look forward to working with you and your child this year. It is going to be a wonderful year filled with exciting learning activities!