Back to School NightBack to School NightBack to School NightBack to School NightKyra CampbellKyra CampbellSecond GradeSecond Grade

Southeast ElementarySoutheast Elementary

Student Goals• Love of Learning• Independent• Responsible• Compassionate• Resourceful• Flexible• Knowledgeable

Teacher Goals• Support and Nurture• Develop Talents• Meet Individual Needs• Integrate Learning Styles • Connect Curriculum to the Real-World• Challenge and/or Restructure• Stay Connected to Home

Curriculum- Where does it come from?

Harcourt Your Health

World Language- Spanish

Write Source

Reading Comprehension Toolkit Fountas and Pinnell Word Study

CRAM Geography

McGraw Hill Social Studies Units

Science and Technology for Children

Everyday Mathematics

Primary Tools

Jenks' Curricula ContinuaIncludes National Standards and PASS

Oklahoma State Standards"Priority Academic Student Skills"

(PASS)

National Standards

2nd Grade CurriculumReading Language Arts Mathematics

Science and Health Social Studies and Geography

Character Education and Tribes

Technology World Language Specials:

Art, Music, P.E.

ReadingThe Comprehension Toolkit • Focuses on “reading as

thinking” • Builds skills and competence in

key thinking strategies for increased comprehension

• Supports time for shared reading, guided reading (small groups), independent reading, and collaborative discussion and sharing

• Provides opportunities for students to read in a variety of genres including nonfiction.

• Matches students with “just right” reading texts

Fountas & Pinnell Word Study • Builds students word knowledge

through instruction in phonics, spelling patterns, high frequency word knowledge, vocabulary development, and word-solving actions Daily Five

ComprehensionAccuracyFluencyExpand Vocabulary

Language ArtsSpelling for Writers & Words Their Way

Spelling:• Pre-assessment determines needs• Words organized by patterns and/or

developmental features• Weekly spelling activities • Addition of other words

– Misspelled words in context– 500 frequently spelled words

Writing:• Process of writing• Forms of writing• Tools of learning• Proofreader’s guide

Additional Resources and Experiences:

• Communicating through writing– Journal writing– Personal narratives– Poetry– Story writing– Expository writing– Friendly letters

• Writing Process– Pre-writing– Editing/revising– Publishing

• Zaner-Bloser Handwriting• Writer’s Workshop and Writing

Crafts

MathematicsEveryday Mathematics:• Emphasizes conceptual

understanding while building a mastery of basic skills

• Explores the full mathematics spectrum, not just basic arithmetic

• Based on how children learn, what they’re interested in, and the future for which they must be prepared

Program Highlights:• Problem solving for everyday

situations• Developing readiness through

hands-on activities• Links between past experiences

and new concepts• Sharing ideas through discussion• Cooperative learning through

partner and small-group activities• Practice through games• On-going review throughout the

year• Daily routines• Informal assessment• Home and school partnership

Everyday MathematicsContent Strands K-3:• Data and Chance• Geometry• Measurement and

Reference Frames• Numeration• Operations and

Computation• Patterns, Functions, and

Algebra

Themes Woven Throughout Each Strand:

• Algorithmic and Procedural Thinking

• Estimation Skills and Number Sense

• Mental Arithmetic Skills and Reflexes

• Problem Solving

Science and HealthScience and Technology for

Children:• Students make their own

discoveries• Knowledge is actively

constructed by the learner• Hands-on experimental

environment • Scientific reasoning skills• Units of Study

– Solids and Liquids– Soils– Butterflies

Harcourt Your Health

Focus Areas:• Safety• Healthy Habits• Decision-Making Skills• Interpersonal Skills

Social Studies and Geography

Harcourt

Integrated Units of Study:• Exploring Communities• Leadership• Historical Figures• Economics: wants and needs• Geography

Five Themes of Geography:• Location• Human and Physical

Characteristics• Relationships Within Places• Movement• Regions

See Jenks’ website for more information about these Units of Study:http://jenksps.org/Main.pages/District/Curriculum.Instruction/social.studies/Second.html

Character Education and Tribes

Character Education:• Compassion• Honesty/Integrity• Respect• Self-Discipline• Courage• Perseverance• Responsibility/Accountability• Teamwork

Tribes-

Ways of operating with each other:

• Attentive Listening• Appreciation/No Put-Downs• The Right to Pass• Mutual Respect

TechnologyIntegrated into the daily routine of the classroom through:

– Information retrieval– Student productivity– Problem solving– Decision making– Communication and collaboration– Delivery of lessons– Classroom management

World Language• Emphasis on the Spanish Language• Integrated into the curriculum• Quality video series to support classroom instruction• Develops awareness• Appreciation of other cultures• Cultural comparisons- similarities and differences

Specials• Art

• Music

• Physical Education

We’re going to have such an

amazing year!

kyra.campbell@jenksps.org