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Welcome to 2nd Grade
Curriculum Night
Reading• Harcourt Trophies literacy program• Comprehension activities include
summarizing, comparing/contrasting, making inferences, asking and answering questions, etc.
• More emphasis on non-fiction reading.• Phonics help to strengthen decoding
and fluency.
Language Arts
• Each Harcourt story includes a
phonics and spelling skill,
vocabulary words and grammar
focus.
Writing• Examples of 2nd grade writing include
narrative, informational and opinion writing.
• Resources include Harcourt Writing, Writer’s Workshop (Lucy Calkins) and the Six Traits of Writing.
Math• Investigations: hands-on explorations
into math topics, problem-solving and inventive thinking about math.
• Major topics include number sense, addition and subtraction of larger numbers, time, money, measurement, geometry, graphing,, discrete math and fractions.
Science• Physical science: Solids, Liquids and
Gases• Earth science: Weather• Life science: Human Body,
Mammals, Insects• Topics include experiments and
integrated writing.
Social Studies• Resource: Harcourt Social
Studies, integrates reading and writing skills into Social Studies.
• Major units include: Government, Our World, People Around Us, The Marketplace, and Using Resources
Health• Harcourt Health: provides
foundation for studying healthy practices
• Healthy food choices• Importance of activity• Community health resources
Technology• Use of websites such as Dreambox,
Bookflix, and other resources.
• Programs include Pixie 2, Kidspiration, Word, Power Point, and Typing Agent.
• Internet used for research in science and social studies.
Grading• Proficient – Consistently uses a
skill, shows mastery of content. • Developing – Use of a skill is
emerging, on the way to mastery. • Area of concern – Experiencing
significant difficulty in an area.
Grading• Approximate ranges of grades:
– Proficient – scores of 90% or higher– Developing – scores of 70 – 89%– Area of Concern – scores below 69%
• Grading is based on a variety of assessments: teacher observation, checklists, paper and pencil, performance, rubrics, etc.
Homework• Homework provides practice of skills
and responsibility and follow-through.
• Homework is not graded, but checked for completion and effort.
• Parents are asked to check homework at home for accuracy, and to help correct errors immediately.
• Classroom Rules
• Behavior Expectations
Communication• Please stay in contact through
– Email– Class web page– Phone• Weekly updates and news are sent
through email.• Please check your child’s home
folder each night for notices and updates, and returned work.
Nothing succeeds like success!
Let’s look forward to a successful year in our shared goal: helping your child reach his or her potential!
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