Welcome to Montgomery Knolls Elementary School

2010-2011

We welcome you to the MKES Family and we anticipate a great new year. Our staff at MKES is dedicated to lifelong learning and we hold high expectation for all stakeholders.

MKES School Wide Expectations

• Respect Yourself and Others• Take care of and show pride

in your school• Give your best effort every

day

Student ScheduleSecond Grade

Mornings

The School Day begins at 8:40 am

8:40-8:50 Opening

8:50-9:05 Morning Work

Specials9:05-9:50 SpecialsP.E.MusicArtMediaTechnology Lab* Mrs. Jones & Mrs. Whitehorn’s students are split among the

other 2nd grade classes.

Morning Block

10:00-10:45 Writing(Friday- Social Studies/ Science)10:45-11:00 Phonics11:00-12:00 Math12:00-12:30 Intervention

Extra Math

Lunch and Recess

12:30- 1:00 Lunch1:00-1:30 RecessRecess Aides: Mrs. Negashand Ms. Johnson

Afternoon

1:30-3:00 ReadingWhole Group

DEAR TimeGuided ReadingCenters

3:05 Dismissal

Specialists and Support Staff

Reading and writing: Mrs. MichaelsMath teacher: Ms. BrophyESOL Teachers: Mrs. Shin & Ms.

GibsonPara- Educator:Mrs. Gascon

Behavior Policy

Each classroom established ground rules and expectations that can be found in your child’s classroom.

Each classroom uses a traffic stoplight to monitor student behavior on a daily basis.

Homework Policy• Students are expected to spend

20-30 minutes on homework Monday through Thursday.

• Spelling homework is bi-weekly.• In addition, students are expected

to read for 15 minutes every night.• Homework with feedback will be

sent home in their Thursday folders.

2nd Grade HomeworkMonday - Thursday

Spelling or Reading: I completed my practice page/spelling homework

(every other week).

Math: I completed my practice page.

Reading: I read for at least 15 minutes.

• √+ Student has completed 4 days of homework.

• √ Student has completed 3 days of homework.

• √- Student has completed 2 or 1 days of homework.

• 0 Student has not competed any homework.

Grading ScaleMost assignments are graded on

the1-4 scale.1-Minimal Understanding2-Developing Understanding3-General Understanding4-Complete Understanding

Learning Skills Report• Every other Thursday, your child

will come home with Learning Skills Report that will inform you of their effort and behaviors in class.

• Please sign and return them the next school day.

Learning Skills are evaluated with a code:

I = Independently L = Limited Prompting F = Frequent Prompting R = Rarely NI

= Not Enough InformationEffort

-Task Completion:• Returned Completed Homework

I L F R NI• Dates of Incomplete Homework:

Completed Classwork

I L F R NI• Incomplete Classwork:

-Participation:• Engaged in Learning Tasks

I L F R NI

Behavior

-Teamwork:• Cooperated with Others Toward

Common Goals

I L F R NI

-Rules and Procedures:• Followed Oral and Written

Directions

I L F R NI•  Exercised Self Control

I L F R NI

Data Notebooks• Data Notebooks are to show

student progress.• They will be periodically sent

home to be reviewed with parents.• Data Notebooks should be

returned to school in a timely manner.

Helpful Tips:

• be at school every day• be on time every day• look in your child backpack every night.• make sure your child knows his/her:

–        full name–        address–        phone number

What Is Your Child Learning?

• This year we are focusing on inferencing skills

• What is inferencing?– Inferencing is a conclusion reached through reasoning.

Inference is used to reach conclusions when information is implied but not stated as a certainty. You make inferences about story elements based in details in a story.

Why Inferencing?

• It is a higher level thinking skill.• Some describe inferencing as the

heart of the reading process.• It improves the reader’s ability to

construct meaning.

Let’s Try It!• Picture Interpretation: I see…I

think…I wonder….

Let’s Try It!• Reading Passage:

• He put on his cleats and jersey. He grabbed his practice ball and ran out to the car. His mom yelled, “Don’t forget your water!”

To contact us:

Phone Numbers:301-431-7667

Website:http://

www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/knollses/

Thank you so much for all your support. Please take time to go explore your child’s classroom.

Mrs. Brady Room 305Mrs. Mitchell Room 304Mrs. Arens Room 306Mrs. Whitehorn Room 311Mrs. Jones Room 312Mrs. Johnson Room 307Ms. Weinstein Room 308Ms. Livengood Room 309