Second Grade Curriculum Night

Welcome, parents!

Welcome to Second Grade! Scholars Dream, Believe, Inspire

Scholarly Behaviors Depth and Complexity Global Theme

Second Grade Global Theme

Changes

Change has a ripple effect. Change occurs over time. Change has positive and negative

effects. Change occurs in patterns

Change is constant. Change brings about change.

Class Subjects

These subjects will receive numerical grades: Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies

These subjects will receive an E, S, N or U: Handwriting P.E. Music Conduct Work Habits Health

Reading Basal Readers Daily Five Fluency Folders Reading Homework – Monday thru Friday nights and one

weekend night, 15 minutes, assignment sheet for students to complete based on a reading skill, parent signature once a week

TPRI (Texas Primary Reading Inventory) - Formal Reading Assessment given at the beginning, middle, and end of the year

District Goal – 90 words per minute on an on-grade level passage with mastery of comprehension

Language Arts English:

DLR (Daily Language Review) Discussed and corrected daily, comes home on Thursday, quiz on Friday

Spelling: Pre-test – given on Monday

List – focus on phonetic pattern, may have regular or challenge list

Test – given on Friday

Writing: Writing Workshop –process

writing format of pre-writing, drafting, revision, and sharing

Language Arts

English30%

Spelling30%

Writing40%

Math

Hands-On Manipulatives Textbooks—Envisions and

Investigations Basic Addition and

Subtraction facts—mastery of facts to 20

Homework – Tuesday night

Science

Units of Study: Properties of Matter and Energy Looking at the Sky Weather and Seasons Tundra Biome Grassland Biome Natural World (rocks, soil, water, gas)

Science Lab – volunteers needed for

special activities in our Hands On Lab

Social Studies Units of Study

Communities and Citizenship Maps and Globes Landforms Local, State, and National Communities Ancient and Modern Times Celebrations and Local Heritage Physical Environment Economics

Weekly Map Practice-GROW

Learning Environment

Scholarly Behaviors Conduct Work Habits

Tardiness School starts at 8:00 A.M. If you aren’t in the classroom by the time the

bell rings, please check in at the school office before coming to class.

If you are tardy three times, the school will contact parents. Three tardies equals one absence.

Homework

Reading – 15 minutes, Monday thru Friday

Spelling – list comes home Monday on newsletter,

test on Friday

Math – Tuesday Night

Language Arts – graded DLR paper comes home Thursday, quiz on Friday

Calling all Volunteers!We would love to have you!

Gator Run-A-Thon

Art Lesson

Science Lab

Gator Publishing Company

Class Activities and Field trips

Class Parties (Winter and Spring)

Let’s Have a Great Year!