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Welcome to 2nd Grade
Curriculum Night
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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.
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Language Arts
• Each Harcourt story includes a
phonics and spelling skill,
vocabulary words and grammar
focus.
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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.
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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.
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Science• Physical science: Solids, Liquids and
Gases• Earth science: Weather• Life science: Human Body,
Mammals, Insects• Topics include experiments and
integrated writing.
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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
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Health• Harcourt Health: provides
foundation for studying healthy practices
• Healthy food choices• Importance of activity• Community health resources
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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• Classroom Rules
• Behavior Expectations
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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.
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Nothing succeeds like success!
Let’s look forward to a successful year in our shared goal: helping your child reach his or her potential!