Back-to-School Night

Mrs. Eason

2nd Grade

2011-2012

Teacher Goals

• Support and Nurture• Develop Talents• Meet Individual Needs• Integrate Learning Styles • Connect Curriculum to the Real-

World• Challenge and/or Restructure• Stay Connected to Home

Student Goals

• Love of Learning• Independent• Responsible• Compassionate• Resourceful• Flexible• Knowledgeable

Student Arrival and Departure

• Student arrival: children may come into the room at 8:45 a.m. Children will be supervised from 8:30-8:50 a.m.

• Tardy bell rings at 8:50. If a student is late he/she has to get a tardy pass from the office to enter the classroom.

• Departure from school: students are dismissed at 3:25 or 3:30.

• Our school policy states that a teacher must have in writing any changes in your child’s departure from school. If there are changes in your child’s departure schedule, please send me a note that morning.

• In case of an emergency (a change during the school hours) please contact the office at 299-4411 ext. 5601, and they will notify me of the change.

Class Schedule

8:45-9:15 Arrival, Agenda, Announcements, Math Board

9:15-9:30 Whole group mini-lesson

9:30-11:00 Reading Work Stations

11:00-11:05 Read aloud

11:10-11:55 Lunch, recess

11:55-12:05 Read aloud

12:05-1:10 Writer’s Workshop

1:10-1:55 Specials (A, PE, M)

1:55-3:00 Math/Math Work Stations

3:00-3:25 Science, Social Studies, Health, Spanish

3:25 Clean up/ Dismissal

Supplies

• Personal belongings: all coats, jackets, lunch boxes and school bags should be clearly labeled with your child’s name.

• Backpacks: please send a backpack or school bag with your child each day. This provides a place to put important notes or items that must go home with your child.

• All school supplies such as

pencils, glue, crayons, etc.

Are considered “community

property”.

• Treasure chest: please send

in old toys such as happy

meal toys for our class

treasure chest.

Birthdays

• If you would like to bring

treats for your child’s

birthday, please let me

know. The treats must be

purchased, not homemade.

We have 26 students in the

class.

• Please do not pass out

birthday party invitations

at school, unless you will

be inviting all the

students.

Snacks

• Your child may bring a

snack each day. Your

child may also bring a

water bottle to keep at

their seat, but they will not

be allowed to keep it there

if it becomes a problem.

Communication

• Weekly newsletter

• Thursday Folders

• Homeroom parent(s)

• Volunteer training – dates to be announced

• Ways to reach me-phone 299-4411 X5676 ; email: michelle.eason@jenksps.org. If it is information I need to know by the end of the day, please call the office X5601 to ensure that I get the message.

Lunch

• Parents are more than welcome to eat with

us! Lunch starts at 11:10 a.m. Meet us at

building C (the cafeteria) after getting a

visitor tag from the office in building D.

Read Twenty Minutes a Night• Shared reading: parent

reads a page, student reads a page; Both read together; Use rhyming or predictable book (brown bear, brown bear) and student fills in areas they know.

• Parent reads: picture books, chapter a night from chapter book, etc.

• Student reads to parent: they may use pictures to read; This is a pre-reading skill.

Homework

• Nightly Reading- a book will be

sent home each night in the

binder and it needs to be

returned the following day. This

will start Monday, August 29th.

By signing your child’s agenda

each night you are assuring me

that you are reading 20 minutes

every night.

• Additional Nightly Homework -

• Monday – Word Detective

• Tuesday – Fact Fluency

• Wednesday – Instant Words

• Thursday – Math Strategies

Agendas

We will be writing:1) Some special events/activities

from the day.

2) What Special we went to that

day.

Parents will need to:1) Read your child’s agenda

2) Sign off on them each night

after the nightly reading and

additional homework is

completed.

Attitudes of Excellence

• Respect

• Integrity/Honesty

• Confidence

• Tolerance

• Curiosity

• Empathy/Compassion

• Creativity

• Cooperation/Teamwork

• Appreciation

• Enthusiasm

• Commitment/Responsibilty/Perserverance/Self-Discipline

• Independence

Character Habits/Learner Profiles

•Thinker: I think carefully and show initiative. I make good decisions and I am a

problem solver.

•Balanced: I look after my mind and my body. I try to stay healthy and happy.

•Caring: I care about people, plants, animals, and the Earth. I help others and I

look after the environment.

•Communicator: I can share my ideas with others in many ways and in more than

one language. I listen to others.

•Inquirer: I am curious and enjoy learning. I try to find out new things.

•Open-Minded: I listen to other people and respect their ideas.

•Knowledgeable: I know about many things and I remember what I have learned.

•Principled: I tell the truth and I am fair. I share and play well with others.

•Reflective: I think about my work. I know when I have done well and when I

could do better.

•Risk-Taker: I have confidence to try new things. I stand up for the things I

believe.

Sticker Charts

Your child can earn stickers on his/her sticker charts when they complete their nightly homework, follow our classroom agreements, etc.

Your child can also lose stickers if he/she is not following our classroom agreements.

Once they have a full chart (25 stickers), they can visit our classroom treasure chest.

Report Cards

• Report cards: these are sent out each quarter. There may be X’s in areas due to the fact that we have not introduced that specific skill yet.

• Grading: in second grade we do not give letter grades. On the report cards we will be using a number system.

• Our rubric number System:

3 = Consistently Successful (Is

consistent and independent in

demonstrating skill and

understanding in the standard)

2 = Progressing (Shows

developing understanding in the

standard; is not yet consistent

and independent)

1 = Area of Concern

(Seldom/rarely demonstrates

skill and understanding in the

standard)

X = Not Evaluated at This Time

Reading

• Adopted series: The Comprehension Toolkit and Fountas and Pinnell Phonics

• Hearing good literature-several stories and poems each day.

• Have phonic and word attack skills instruction.

• Participate in activities that extend the literature that has been read.

• Vocabulary and comprehension.

• Literature and author appreciation.

• Independent reading.

• Small group and individual reading with teacher guidance.

• Skills including- phonics, genre study, cause and effect, making inferences, main ideas, compound words, predicting outcomes, story elements, readers theater.

Reading Work Stations

1) Classroom Library

2) Buddy Reading

3) Writing

4) Computer

5) Drama

6) ABC/Word Study

7) Poetry

8) Listening

9) Mrs. Eason

10) Library

11) Creative Thinking

12) Handwriting

13) Smartboard

14) Reading Games/Puzzles

Writing

• Writing

• Adopted series: Write Source

• Mechanics of writing

• Process of writing

• Forms of writing

• Proofreading

• Handwriting

Writer’s Workshop

Journal writing

Personal narratives

Poetry

Story writing

Expository writing

Friendly letters

Writing Process

Pre-writing

Revising/editing

Publishing

World Language

• Spanish

• Weekly Video Lessons

• Integrated into the

curriculum

• Develop awareness of

the Spanish language

• Appreciation of other

cultures

• Cultural comparisons-

similarities and

differences

Math Adopted text - Everyday Mathematics:

Problem solving for everyday situations

Hands-on activities

Links between past experiences and new concepts

Sharing ideas through discussion

Cooperative learning through partner and small-group activities

Practice through games

On-going review throughout the year

Daily routines

Math Board

Informal/formal assessments

Home and school partnership

Science and Health

• Science

• Adopted Series: Science and Technology for Children

• Hands on, interactive lessons

• Units of Study:• Solids and Liquids

• Butterflies

• Soils

• Students make their own discoveries

• Health

• Adopted series:

Harcourt

• Safety

• Healthy Habits

• Decision Making Skills

• Interpersonal Skills

Social Studies and Technology

• Social studies

• Adopted series:

Harcourt

• Units of Study:

• Governing the People

• The World Around Us

• Using Our Resources

• People Long Ago

• A World of Many People

• People in the Marketplace

• Map Skills

• Technology

• Integrated into the

daily routine of the

classroom.

• Delivery of Lessons

• Smart Board

• Weekly visits to the

computer lab

EM-Games and Raz-Kids

EM – Games

www.everydaymathonline.com

Your child’s log-in name and

password is taped inside their

agenda.

Raz- Kids

www.raz-kids.com/login

Your child’s log-in name

and password is taped

inside their agenda.

Workbooks

• We have workbooks in write source,

handwriting, social studies, and math.

• These workbooks will not be completed at

the end of the year, but can be a great tool

for summer learning.

Free and Reduced Lunch

•You are now able to apply for Free and Reduced Meals

online. Parents may fill out the application at

www.schoollunchapp.com. The data is transmitted to

the Jenks Child Nutrition offices.

•You will need to have your student’s ID number,

name, grade, school, and birthdate.

•Paper applications are still available at the

cafeteria, building offices, and the enrollment

center.

Question to Answer

• As you leave please answer the following three questions on the sticky notes:

• 1. What can I expect from you as a parent as we

work as partners this year?

• 2. What do you expect from me as your child’s

teacher?

• 3. What are you hoping your child will learn this

year?

Feel free to take a post-it from the easel

for extra items we could use in the classroom.

Thank you!

Thank You

• I really appreciate

your time in attending

tonight. We are a team

in your child’s

education. Please let

me know if there is

anything I can answer

or do for you and your

student.