Irwin Elementary SchoolIrwin Elementary School

Second Grade: Room 1Second Grade: Room 1

Miss Fodor (2F)Miss Fodor (2F)

Welcome to Our Classroom!

• Thank you for attending this important event!

• Tonight, we will discuss the following:

– Classroom procedures– Lunch and snack– Homework– Curriculum– Star Student– Birthdays– Book orders– Highlights– Parent Volunteers– PTA News

Classroom Procedures

• Supplies– Thank you very

much for getting all supplies in and some additional items that we can use in our class!!

– Storing items until students need them (pencils, expo markers, and post-its)

• Rules that foster a respectful and caring environment

• Classroom jobs• Collaborative

learning• Positive

reinforcement

Classroom Procedures

• Each day your child should have:– Completed homework– Homework folder– Homework Assignment notebook– Bag of Books– Water bottle– Lunch box/bag– Snack– Lunch money/ticket in labeled bag (if

buying)

Lunch and Snack

• Bringing lunch: please provide a lunch bag/box

• Buying lunch: please place the money in a baggie or envelope labeled with his/her name.

• Healthy Snack- Each day• Water Bottles

• Juices will be saved for lunch and snack time.

Homework

• Homework will be assigned Monday-Thursday

• Please check your child’s “HW Assignments” notebook each night.

• If your child is unable to complete the homework, and you find you are unable to help, please send me a note the next day.

Homework

• Reading– Reading for 15 minutes– Reading Log– Reading over the weekend

• Math– Home Links or practice sheet

• One Additional Assignment– Word Study– Social Studies– Health

Folders• Homework Folder

– Please check this for homework and daily notices.– Important notes for me or the office should be in this

folder.

• Friday Folder– Most notices and corrected work will be sent home

in the Friday folder.

• Social Studies– Laminated envelope in which children will be

bringing their Social Studies homework.

Curriculum

• Integrated Language Arts (ILA)• Everyday Mathematics• FOSS & Carolina Science Kits• Social Studies• Health

ILA

• Reader’s Workshop– Shopping for books– Bags of books– Independent

Reading– Partnerships– Conferences and

small group instruction

• Writer’s Workshop– Independent writing– Partnerships– Conferences and small

group instruction– Publishing– Celebrations

• Words Their Way– Individualized

developmental approach to spelling

– Weekly routines

Everyday Mathematics• Materials

– Mathematics Journals– Home Links– My Reference Book– Games and Game Kits

• In second grade, we cover the following concepts:– Numbers and

numeration– Operations and

computations– Data and chance– Measurement– Geometry and

patterns.

• What does an Everyday Math classroom look like?– Collaborative Groups– Discussion and sharing

of strategies and ideas– Game play to reinforce

facts and concepts– Lots of manipulatives– Less teacher lecture

time– Lots of enthusiastic

children who enjoy math!

Science

• Hands-on investigations.• Investigations are enhanced through

reading and writing activities provided by the programs.

• Our units of study include:– Balance and Motion– Solids and Liquids– The Lifecycle of Butterflies

Social Studies & Health

• The Social Studies curriculum is divided into five units of study: – Our Community– Our Past– All About Work– All About Earth– Our Government

• Health will cover a variety of topics ranging from personal hygiene to social well-being.

Health

•Units of Study:– Personal Growth and

Development– Nutrition– Diseases and Health

Conditions– Safety– Social and Emotional

Health– Interpersonal

Communication– Decision Making and

Goal Setting

– Character Development

– Advocacy Service– Health Services and

Information– Medicines– Alcohol, Tobacco and

Other Drugs– Dependency/Addiction

and Treatment– Relationships

Star Student• Each student will be featured as the “Star Student” for a

week.• I will send a packet home the week before it is your child’s

turn to be star student.• Your child can complete the packet independently or with

help from the family.• I encourage the children to decorate the packet with

pictures, drawings, etc.• In the packet, there will be a page for you to write a note to

your child explaining why they are a star to you. I will read this note to the class; please send it in with the completed packet on the Monday following the week it was sent home.

Birthdays• If you would like to send in treats for birthdays

please keep in mind the risk of allergies.– Store bought treats only (Dunkin Donuts treats are

acceptable)– Must contain a label with the ingredients– The first ingredient cannot be sugar.– Please do not send whole cakes. Pre-cut and individual

pieces are much easier to pass out to the children.– I will be in touch with parents of children who have

summer birthdays so that we can set something up for those children.

Book Orders

• Our class will be participating in

Scholastic Book orders

• September book order is due Wednesday, September 23rd– Ordering is voluntary.– Our class will earn bonus points which I will

put toward buying new books for our library.– Book orders are a better bargain than in

stores.

Highlights Magazine

• Yellow slip on desk.• Please fill this out and send back to

school.• Even if you choose not to buy a

subscription to Highlights, our class will receive benefits for just getting a “no” response.

• Thank you!!

Parent Volunteers

• Irwin School encourages parental involvement by allowing volunteers to come into the classroom to assist our students

• If you are interested in becoming involved, please let me know.

Field Trips• Second grade will be going to the Battleview

Orchards in Freehold on October 23rd.– Children will eat lunch before leaving for the trip.– Leave Irwin at 11:45 AM– Tour from 12:30-2:00– Return by 2:45– Cost: $6 per person

• Room parents have priority when choosing parent volunteers to attend trips.

PTA

• Entertainment books will be distributed tonight.– Please return them if you choose not

to buy them!

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•Questions

• Please feel free to contact me at:– mfodor@ebnet.org– (732) 613-6840 (Irwin School)– http://teacherweb.com/NJ/IrwinElementa

rySchool/MonicaFodor/apt2.stm

Thank you for coming!