Go over second grade expectations. Schedule Field Trips Visiting our Class/Communications Birthdays Play Our website Subjects studied ELD/Specials Homework ExPECT the BESt Table of Contents Our Schedule Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri 8:00 Morning bell 8:00 Crew 8: 30 Reading 9: 55 Snack 10:00 Writing 10 : 5 5 Recess 11: 13 Enrichment 1 2 : 00 Lunch/Recess 12:40 Math 2:0 0 Science, Social Studies, and Health 2: 35 Specials 3: 20 Afternoon bell Wednesday 8:00 Morning bell 8:0 0 Crew 8:45 Writing 9:2 0 Snack 9:35 Specials 10:20 Reading 11:55 Lunch/Recess 12:35 Math 1:45 School ends Hallam Lake in Aspen o This is a morning trip (8:00-12:00). o Novem ber 2, 3, and 5 Aspen Mountain o This is an all-day trip (8:00-2:30). o January and February Rock Bottom Ranch o This is an afternoon/evening trip (12:00-7:30). o May 1 7, 2 4, 31 Field trips are included in your student fees this year. Field Trips Arrangements can be made ahead of time to visit your childs classroom. If you want to volunteer more than three times, the school requires that you are fingerprinted. This can be arranged through the office. If you would like to talk about something regarding your childs class, were always open for your conversations. Pleaseus, call us, or stop by when we are not teaching. Visiting Our Classes Check your childs folder every night. Feel free to send us a note in the folder,us, or call us. During the day we are working hard to teach your child. Please arrange after-school transportation and activities before school. If you need to get a message to us about your child during the day, call the office and ask them to get a message to us. We dont always check our phones oruntil after the students have left for the day Communication Birthdays Birthdays are briefly celebrated at SSHH. Please send a healthy snack for each student in the class, if you choose to celebrate. To allow us to plan for this time, please give us 24 hours notice. Second Grade Play Assignment Earth Our play teaches students how to treat the Earth well. April date TBD 6-7pm BMS Auditorium You will find newsletters, lunch menus, great learning links, our schedule, contact information, and more. Check us out! School website: bes.rfsd.k12.co.us Second Grade Website Crew We start every day with Crew with our homeroom. Crew is a time for building community. We do this through activities like we led you through earlier. We also focus on MindUp and the Habits of A Scholar. Habits of a Scholar: Executive Skills * Perseverance* Enthusiasm * Compassion *Teamwork AT HOME: Students can write in journals, make lists, write letters, write stories, or practice writing any other way. Reading Second graders should be able to read between 50 and 80 words per minute. We are working on reading fluently and accurately, while understanding what we are reading. Use key strategies (make inferences, draw conclusions, predicting, make connections, summarizing, asking questions) to comprehend text. Read fluently and accurately on grade level. Summarizing and retelling a text is very important. AT HOME: Please make sure your child has access to just-right books to read at home. The Basalt Library is a great resource. If your child is borrowing school books, please make sure they are returned! Reading What is the Five Finger Rule? If they cant read any 5 words on a page, it is too hard. If they have 0-3 fingers up, that book is fine for homework purposes. The book should be interesting too! We use the following measures to measure your childs progress in reading: DIBELS (assesses accuracy, fluency and retell of grade-level text) Phonics inventories and/or Words Their Way (assesses your childs ability to decode sounds and patterns) Running Records (assesses your childs accuracy and fluency on independent text) Current curricular materials (assesses comprehension and reading strategies) Ongoing classroom observations and assessments on all areas of reading (comprehension, fluency, vocabulary, phonics, and phonemic awareness) Monitoring Reading Progress Students will write a multi-page text with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a conclusion. Our main areas of instruction are narrative, informational, opinion, and poetry. AT HOME: Students can write in journals, make lists, write letters, write stories, or practice writing any other way. Writing We use the following measures to measure your childs progress in writing: Pre and post-writing samples for each of our writing units (narrative, informational, opinion) help us see how your child is writing in these formats. Ongoing classroom observations and conferencing during the writing units help us focus on a few key points at a time, depending on what your child needs. Monitoring Writing Progress A story told in order with beginning, middle and end Bring characters to life through actions, talking, and details. Strong words that help the reader see what is happening Writing can be read. Word patterns are used to spell. No excuse words are spelled correctly. . ! ? Capitals are used correctly. What we look for in writing Know place value to 1,000. Count on and back from any number to 1,000. Use and = correctly. Read and write numbers to 1,000. Add coins to $1.00 Tell time. Add and subtract double digit numbers. Create, read and analyze graphs. Know names of 2-D and 3-D shapes. Use simple fractions. AT HOME: Play games with cards or dice. Play Farkle, Yahtzee, IXL, or computer math games. Math Hands-on, exploratory math. Join us to explore workplaces each day! AT HOME: Play games with cards or dice. Play Farkle, Yahtzee, IXL, or computer math games. Be responsible for money! Bridges Math Curriculumorg/apps We use the following measures to measure your childs progress in math: Weekly math assessments covering the most important aspects of number sense (see next slide for an example) NWEA computerized math assessment is done 2-3 times per year. This covers all areas of math and each test is unique to each student. Ongoing classroom observations and curriculum- based assessments. Monitoring Math Progress Force Habitats Adaptations of animals Weather Geography - focusing on maps Communities Saving and spending money on what we want and need. Basalt history AT HOME: Let your child do experiments in the kitchen, make ramps, have a pet, or use an at-home weather station. Let your child read maps; establish household rules and help out around the neighborhood; let your child earn their own money and spend it. Science/ Social Studies/ Health Other people should be able to read your childs writing. Can you read this? AT HOME: Help your child start letters from the top, bump the line, and hold the pencil correctly. Handwriting English Language Development ELD is instruction for second language learners focusing on speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills in English. We service our ELD population through a 45 minute enrichment class four days a week. In addition, each ELD teacher teams with a grade level teacher to provide language support and instruction. How We Build Language *Visuals *Small Group/Partner Learning *Movement *Mixing Language with Fun *Use of Technology *Curriculums ELD What are We? How We Build Language *Visuals *Small Group/Partner Learning *Movement *Mixing Language with Fun *Use of Technology *Curriculums How You Can Build Language * Read in English or Spanish together * Public Library trips * Discuss the days eventsWhat did you learn in school today? *Attend Community Events * Learn something new together as a family * Increase opportunities for your child to be immersed in English (media in English when possible) ACES Andrea Klaphake Chris Cohen Kim Pedersen Phebe Meyers Get excited for field programs at Rock Bottom Ranch, Hallam Lake, and beyond! Art Art dress for mess on art day. Volunteers are always welcome to help hang art in the halls and especially to help with the art show. Computers Stephen Compton, Technology Teache r v: e: In the Computer Lab, we focus on a fun, creative digital learning environment where we treat each other and the computer equipment with respect. Library Suzanne Sherry *Please help teach students to be responsible with their books and remind them to bring back books on their library day. **Our Book Fair is October 30th-November 6th. Be watching for volunteer opportunities! The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. -Dr. SeussDr. Seuss Music Maureen Hinkle, music teacher Help your child succeed in music by having them wear tennis shoes for all play rehearsals, and helping them learn the lyrics to the songs for plays and assemblies. P.E. Learning in P.E. involves playing and practicing. Please help your child remember to wear tennis shoes and to dress for active play. Carol King Homework Folder/reading log goes back and forth every day! Monday - Thursday Read 20 minutes, write in reading log. Friday, Saturday, Sunday: Read 20 minutes each day. Math Homework is given once or twice a week based on our current math unit. We may send additional optional work if your child needs it. Executive Skills- shows self-control, focused on learning, follows directions Perseverance- shows effort, completes work and turns in homework, doesnt give up, asks for help Enthusiasm- engaged in learning, positive attitude, asks questions Compassion- kind, considerate, respectful, empathetic, helpful Teamwork- inclusive, shares, communicates to solve conflicts, contributes to group BES ExPECT the BESt Habits of a Scholar Instruction during community meeting time Graded on the report card B=Beginning D=Developing M=Meeting L=Leading Focused in our language throughout the school in classrooms and in all school behavior systems Implementing ExPECT the BESt Make sure your child eats before 8:00am every morning. Get your child to bed on time. Children at this age should get 10 hours of sleep. For most kids, that means they should be getting to bed no later than 8:30pm. Provide a quiet place to do homework. Make sure to time reading for 20 minutes using a timer. Get to school at 7:55am. Join PIE. What else can you do to help? What are your questions?