CURRICULUM NIGHTSecond Grade

September 19, 2017

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Second Grade FacultySecond Grade Teachers/ Advisors:

▪ Kaylee Whitelaw: ELA/Advisor▪ Stephanie Hollands: Math/Advisor▪ Alexandra Ritchie: Quest/Advisor▪ Maria Pollara: EC/ELA/Math/Advisor▪ Natalia Guerrero: Spanish/Advisor▪ Mitch Carraway: 2nd Grade Support/Advisor

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Homeroom and Procedures

▪ Arrival, cubbies, and morning activities▪ Green Folders and notes▪ Attendance at 8:20▪ Morning announcements▪ First class at 8:35▪ Lunch and birthday procedures▪ Dismissal procedures - Please fill out transportation change

by 2pm. Early dismissal ends at 3pm.▪ Lost & Found - label everything!

What’s new this year?

Daily School Life

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Advisory

Homeroom or advisory meetings daily in the form of responsive classroom (morning community greeting, meeting/game, goal setting/share time)

Extended advisory each Wednesday morning (8:15 - 9:10am)

● Students move around the school

● No binders for 2nd graders● Learning Lab each Wednesday● Trimesterly PE and enrichment● Math and Quest separate

classes ● Snack and water bottles

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Advisory▪ Dedicated to character development and

community building▪ Results: self-regulation, higher innovative

thinking, and healthier relationships▪ Complement the current programs in place:

the LAB Way and MindUp Program, Mindfulness

▪ Character traits more focused this year: ○ Growth mindset○ Optimism○ Zest and mindful living

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English Language ArtsThe Lab approach to Literacy:▪ Balanced Literacy Reading/Writing Workshop, Word Study,

Read Alouds, Shared Reading, Interactive Writing, Shared Writing, Small Groups/Conferring

▪ Reading/Writing Continuums ▪ Personalization

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Second Grade ELASecond Grade Literacy Curriculum:▪ Reading- ○ Reading within different genres such as

fiction and nonfiction○ Improve reading by learning the skills and

strategies required to read and deeply comprehend books at their next level

▪ Writing- ○ Opinion/Argument○ Nonfiction/Informational○ Personal Narrative

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Choosing just right and appropriate books...

Examples of leveled books:http://www.booksource.com/

Genres, themes/topics, relating to experiences, character relationships, abstract vs literal concepts, literary language etc.

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Second Grade Math

The Lab approach to Mathematics:● The Workshop Model● Trimester Pre & Post Assessments

○ Small Group Rotations- Students will work in differentiated groups based on their individual needs.

○ Exit Tickets○ Student assessment tracker and goal sheet

● Focus on Growth Mindset○ It’s not I can’t○ Assessments

● Out of Class Work- Sent home on Fridays and due back the following Friday.

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Second Grade Math

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QuestThe CLS approach to STEM:▪ Challenge-Based: Students learn science content and

practice 21st century skills in the context of solving a real world problem for purposes beyond the classroom.

▪ Integrates:○ Exposure to careers and the world of work○ Resources of Uptown Charlotte and field experts○ Making, engineering & technology

▪ These are the experiences that open kids’ minds!

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QuestMeets NC and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Focuses on Seven Survival Skills: 1. Critical thinking and problem solving2. Collaboration3. Agility and adaptability4. Initiative5. Effective oral and written communication6. Accessing information7. Curiosity and imagination

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Quest▪ 3 Quests:

○ “How To” - Chemical Reactions ○ Animal Life Cycles - Biology○ Recycled Soundgarden and CLS 500 - Energy, Force, Motion, and

weather

▪ Students are assessed through observations, rubrics, group work, journal entries, and SeeSaw

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World Languages & Cultural Studies

Teachers

▪ Chinese ○ Ms. Liao

▪ Spanish○ Ms. Guerrero

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World Languages & Cultural Studies

Approach to World Languages through Cultural Studies Instruction:▪ Partial immersion: Social Studies themes with a Global

Perspective taught in the target language majority of the time

▪ ACTFL Proficiency Level - standards: communicative, cultural, connections, comparisons, communities.

▪ Performance Assessments: Rubric with feedback for growth