Welcome to2nd Grade

2014-2015

Meet the Teachers

Jessica ColsonCrystal FalconAngela HagerCarrie MartinRay Ramon

Schedule

7:20 Breakfast in Cafeteria7:35 Students come in classroom7:50 Announcements/SOAR time8:15-9:15 Science9:15-10:45 Language Arts (Reading and Writing) Snack time10:45 Specials11:35-11:50 Read Aloud/ LA continued Lunch 11:50 Martin/Hager; 11:55 Colson/Falcon/RamonRecess 12:20 Martin/Hager; 12:25 Colson/Falcon/Ramon12:55-1:15 LA/Social Studies1:15-2:45 Math2:45 Dismissal

ScienceBig Ideas• Classify and change the properties of matter• Identify, measure, record and graph weather

information• Distinguish between natural and manmade

resources • Explain the processes in the water cycle• Compare and give examples of interdependence of

living organisms- food chains

Language Arts

• Writing• Reading• Daily 5• CAFÉ

WritingBig Ideas• Handwriting• Punctuation/Capitalization• Grammar• Personal Narrative• Imaginative Narrative• Expository

ReadingBig Ideas• Comprehension Strategies• Establish purpose for reading• Making Connections

Instruction is whole group, small group, and individual using an approach called the Daily 5.Read to Self

Work on WritingRead to SomeoneListen to ReadingWord Work

CAFE•Comprehension•Accuracy•Fluency•Expand Vocabulary

Lunch and Recess

• There will be 2 teachers in the cafeteria all year and 3 monitoring recess.

• If you would like to eat lunch with your child, please check in at front office. If you would like, your child may choose 1-2 other children to sit with you at the designated tables.

Social StudiesBig Ideas• Landmarks- Denton County Courthouse, Texas Capital

Building, The White House• Government Functions- Laws, Safety and Problem Solving

and • Government Leaders- Mayor, Governor, President• Maps- Canada, Mexico, Capitol of Texas, Austin, Dallas,

Denton, El Paso, Houston, Brownsville, Texas Coast• Historical Figures- Irma Rangel, Thurgood Marshall,

Theodore Roosevelt, John Hancock, John B. Denton• Producers and Consumers

Math

Big Ideas•Number Lines •Add and Subtract using a variety of strategies based on place value without using traditional algorithms•Compose and decompose numbers using place value up to 1200•Fractions•Add and subtract 2-digit numbers mentally•Measurement •Data Analysis

Homework

• Reading every night Monday-Thursday.

• Agenda• Questions

Classroom Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaeNSYJvrn0

Field Trips

• Kids Dance-limited # of seats November 13 or 14

• Clear Creek- April 22nd-Need background check by Spring Break

Keep in Touch

• Please let us know if there is a change in transportation for your child by 2pm, otherwise, we may not get the message and they will go home as normal.

• If your child is absent, you will need to send a note within 48 hours in order for it to be an excused absence.

Other

• Water bottle permitted in spill-proof container.

• Volunteering- Background Check• Snack Bag- will come home several times

per year. • Birthdays-Cupcakes, cookies. Please no

cakes. We will celebrate at the very end of the day.

Upcoming Events

• Sept. 25 Family Fun Math Night• October 6-10 Parent Conferences

and Early Release• October 13 Staff Development- No

School

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