Welcome Parents!!!Grade 2 Parent Orientation

2014-2015

Ms. HaugheyMs. PashleyMs. Sullivan

Ms. Burns

Our Typical Day 8:20-Arrival

8:30-Morning Routines/Morning Meeting• Recite the Pledge of Allegiance• Take attendance• Hand in notes• Hang up coats and book bags• Check Homework• Morning Meeting Assistant

Fundations• a systematic, explicit, and multi-sensory approach to reading and spelling. Reduces reading failure by teaching essential

skills (phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, decoding, encoding, word analysis, vocabulary development, sight word instruction, fluency, and comprehension strategies).

9:07-9:52 – MathGO MATH– Lessons facilitate conceptual development – Students work from introduction to mastery of content standards– Students use manipulatives, models, pictures and symbols to build understanding– Students are actively engaged in reasoning during instruction

Our Typical Day (cont.)9:55-Literacy Reading – ***Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and

proficiently.***• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to

demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. • Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain,

or describe.• Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries,

indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently • Recount stories, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.

Writing- • Narrative• Opinion/Persuasive Writing• Informative/Explanatory Writing

Our Typical Day (cont.)11:35- 12:25 – Lunch and Recess

12:30 – 1:08 – Homework/Pack-Up• Homework will be given every night• No Homework passes

1:10 – 1:53 – Math or Homework/Pack-Up

Our Typical Day (cont.)

1:57 – 2:40 - Social Studies-Students are exposed to various non-fiction resources to support their learning about New York City-Class trips

Cluster Teachers Ms. Estrada (Science) Mr. Jennings (Music) Ms. Neidish (Library) Mr. Diaz (Physical Education)(Playground) – 2x a week

2:40 – Dismissal (Exit by the end of the ramp )

Tuesday-Parent Communication

Assessments Spelling Test every Friday

Math• Show What You Know• Mid-Chapter Check Point• End of Unit test for Math• Addition and Subtraction quizzes • I-Ready

Literacy• Running Records• I-Ready• Writing Rubrics

Engrade

Fun In Second Grade

School Store

Desk Fairy

Scholastic Book Order

Student of the Week

Mystery Reader

Contact Information (appointments, birthdays, questions, concerns)

Email: mgregg19@gmail.com

School #: (212) 927-8218

Notes, Notes, Notes

Second Grade Science Grading System

The grade will be an average of the items listed below.

• Check lists

• Class work

• Science Notebook

• Exit Passes

• Quizzes

• Tests

Science NotebookBenefits

• Documentation - develops organizational skills.

• Reference Document - helps students review forgotten facts.

• Cognitive Engagement - writing helps students clarify what they know.

Components of the Science Notebook

• Date and teaching point

• Class notes

• Vocabulary words

• Graphs, tables, and charts

Contact Information

• Leave a message at school office

(212) 927-8218

• E-mail me at Iestrad@schools.nyc.gov

• Engrade-leave a message

• Parent volunteers are requested to assist during Science classes. If interested, please contact Ms. Estrada