Miss Colleen Fish

Room 132

Please take some time to make your student their own bookmark!

Please read their letter they wrote for you.

Please take a look inside their desk to notice some of their work:◦Yellow Folder: Writing Workshop◦Red Folder: Social Studies/Science◦Blue Folder: Work Folder

Personalized Bookmark/Desk

Please remember to check the white PTO contact sheet◦Make sure you make any necessary

changes◦Initial near your name if everything looks

okay

Please fill out the volunteer sign up sheet if you would like to help in our classroom

Contact Information/Volunteering

Check the website often!

Accessed through Dallin School website◦Helpful reminders◦Updates◦Helpful websites for curriculum◦Forms and documents

Classroom Website

Homework is due on Friday except for the Reading Response Journal, which is due Wednesday.

Completing and returning homework is very important!

If you’re noticing that your student is struggling and reaching their frustration level, send in a note and I will work on the homework with them

Homework

“Wave Jumps”◦ Builds community as students work toward a common goal◦ Jumps are given for behavior in Specials

Behavior Signals◦ Green- Keep up the good work!◦ Yellow- Think about the choices you’re making, 5 minutes to

think about your behavior◦ Red- Stop! There will be appropriate consequences

Friday Afternoon Club◦ 20 minutes of free time on Friday afternoon◦ Students need to have good behavior all week in order to

keep their 20 minutes.◦ Minutes can be taken away, but not given back

Classroom Management

Typical Day in Second Grade:• Morning Work• Fundations• Meeting• Snack• Special

• Monday- Art• Tuesday- PE• Wednesday- Library• Thursday- PE• Friday- Music

• Math• Recess/Lunch• Quiet Work – time to catch up on work• Daily 5• Writers Workshop• Social Studies/Science• WIN Block (What I Need)• Pack-up and Dismissal

Morning Routines◦Students are responsible for: handing in

any notes, returning homework, put STAR binder in desk, do their Morning Job

Morning Work◦Math packet related to the Common Core

Standards◦Unfinished work or Smart Choice

Morning Routines and Work

Letter-Sound Relationships Sound blends, segmenting, letter

formation, etc. Word Wall Words Dictations Tools include:

◦ Tile boards◦ Phonics games◦ Personal white boards◦ Word Wall◦ Letter cards

Fundations/Phonics

Calendar Weather Money Days Backwards PlaceValue/Tens Frames Morning Message

Also a time to talk about our schedule, updates, questions

Morning Meeting

Unit Topics:◦ Mathematical Thinking at ◦ Grade 2◦ Addition facts 0-20, Subtraction facts 0-18◦ Coin identification and value◦ Adding coins and dollars◦ Making change◦ Time (hour, half hour, quarter hour – for analog

and digital, elapsed time, months and days of the week)

◦ Measurement◦ Data analysis (charts, graphs, diagrams)

Math

Daily 5FundationsGuided ReadingCelebrity ReaderWriting Workshop

RAZ Kids Independent Reading

Shared ReadingRead Alouds

English Language Arts

Allows students to write about topics that are of interest to themselves, but are things they have experienced and can write about

Brainstorm, draft, revise/edit, publish

Mini-lessons based on Lucy Calkin’s Writing Program

Writing Workshop

Done during the first part of the year

Students are introduced to literature, music, art, and discussions around:◦Geography and mapping skills◦Explore cultures: Japan, Continents◦Historical Events/Holidays◦Current Events (as related to topics covered in

school)

Social Studies

Science is done during the second part of the year. Topics include:◦ Moon: phases, location over time, environment, exploration◦ Balancing and Weighing◦ Whales◦ Butterflies

Children start to use the scientific method of asking questions, making predictions, making observations

Great Body Shop◦ Learn about health, safety, nutrition, decision making

Science/Great Body Shop

Goal: Build community and learn to work together

Provides opportunities for social learning and is a comfortable way for students to share or listen when their classmates express concerns and share experiences

1-2 times a week for 20-30 minutes

Open Circle

Celebrity Reader

Reading Response Journal

Recess and Lunch – Extra time this year

Snack

If you need to come into the building you must go through the front entrance, sign-in and get a guest pass. This includes at dismissal time. If something needs to be delivered to a student, leave it with the secretary and she will make sure it gets to the student as soon as possible.

Other Things in 2nd Grade