Welcome to

Back-to-School

Night

Second Grade

Goals for the evening

• To inform families about the second grade

curriculum and daily schedule

• To provide families with second grade

expectations and procedures

• To familiarize families with their child’s

classroom

About Cindy Dantzler

This is the start of my 36th year

of teaching. I taught fourth

grade for two years at the

start of my career, and then

moved to second grade here

at Stonegate where I have

been ever since. In my free

time I enjoy gardening,

cooking, walking my dog,

and Zumba. My favorite treat

is dark chocolate and ice

cream!

Highlights of Curriculum 2.0

• Integrated curriculum

• Heterogeneous grouping

• Academic peer groups in each class

• Fluid & flexible grouping

• Consistent data collection through the use of formative data

points in multiple and varied ways

• MAP-P (Math) and Map-RF (Reading)

• Levels of Performance coding system:

• A, B, C, D

Levels of Performance

Academic Grading Scale

Grade Description

A Consistently demonstrates mastery

B Frequently demonstrates mastery

C Periodically demonstrates mastery

D Rarely demonstrates mastery

M Missing data

How will students be assessed?

Levels of PerformanceHow will students be assessed?

Learning Skills Grading Scale

Grade Description

DEM Demonstrating

PRG Progressing

N Not yet evident

M Missing data

Academics Learning Skills Other Information

• 5 Main Content

Areas (Reading,

Writing, Math,

Science, Social

Studies)

• Art, Music, Physical

Education

• Each subject is

further divided into

measurement topics

• Collaborates with others

• Completes tasks

• Demonstrates creative

thinking skills

• Demonstrates critical

thinking skills

• Demonstrates effort,

motivation, and

persistence

• Maintains attention to

learning tasks

• Follows oral and written

directions

• Instructional

Reading Level

• Math

enrichment

Areas of Assessment

How will my child’s grades be

reported?

Graded work will be sent home each week marked with a A, B, C, or D with

feedback as necessary

Progress Reports will be sent home at the midpoint of the marking period

Report Cards will be sent home at the end of each marking period

Grades are given for each measurement topic and are averaged to reflect an

overall grade for each subject, for example:

Social Studies Overall Grade: A

Measurement Topic: Civics A

Measurement Topic:

Culture

B

Measurement Topic: History A

Curriculum Areas

• Math

• Writing

• Reading/Language Arts

• Words Their Way (Spelling)

• Specials (Art, Music, Media, and P.E.)

• Science

• Social Studies

Weekly Class Schedule

Eureka Math

ALIGNED

• To standards

COHERENT

• A story that builds

COMPREHENSIVE

• Print, digital, and support

Eureka Math

Models:

Tools for problem solving

Used throughout the curriculum

Build from lesson-to-lesson, grade-to-grade

Eureka Math

• Quickly and accurately add numbers together that total up to 20 or less or subtract from numbers up through 20

• Solve one- or two-step word problems by adding or subtracting numbers within 100

• Understand what the different digits mean in a three-digit number

• Add and subtract three-digit numbers

• Write equations to represent addition of equal numbers

Eureka Math

• Measure lengths of objects in standard units, such as inches and centimeters

• Solve addition and subtraction word problems involving length

• Solve problems involving money

• Break up a rectangle into same-size squares

• Divide circles and rectangles into halves, thirds, or fourths

• Solve addition, subtraction, and comparison word problems using information presented in a bar graph

Eureka Math- Parent Resources

•Have your child explain what concepts

they are learning.

•Ask questions:• Can you explain?

• What strategy did you use?

• How else can you solve it?

•Be positive about your child’s math

education!

•Use Eureka Math Parent Resources:• Parent Tip Sheets

• Homework Helpers

• Videos

Eureka Math- Parent Ideas

•Eureka Math card games

•Tracking things over time• Height of a plant in the garden,

amount of rainfall, etc.

•Adding math to activities they

enjoy• Tallying the score at miniature golf,

calculating expenses for a

vacation, etc.

•Art project using geometric

shapes

Writing

• Narrative

• Informative/Explanatory

• Opinion

• Process, Production, and Research

• Use of Language

Reading Classes

• Heterogeneous Reading Classes

• Reading Initiative: Reduced Reading Class Sizes

• Homogeneous reading groups within classes

• Reading data is collected by teacher observation and on-going informal assessment

• Formative assessments given throughout the school year.

• Developmental spelling, phonics, and vocabulary program

• Based on extensive research literature and includes stages of development and instructional levels

• Provides differentiated efficient, effective instruction in phonics, spelling, and vocabulary

• Teachers assess a student’s pattern of word knowledge and then introduce words that fit that pattern (and that aligns with Curriculum 2.0)

• Students engage in Word Sorts to focus on the specifics of words and to learn how to examine words

Words Their Way—A Word

Study Program

Words Their Way

What Will It Look Like in Class?

• Word Sorts

• Word Study

• Word Activities/Games

• Word Hunts

What Will It Look Like at Home?

• Word Sorts

• Word Study

• Word Activities/Games

• Word Hunts

A Word Sort will be modeled in

class and in small groups

before it is practiced at home.

Science

Next Generation Science Standards

• Physical Sciences

• Earth and Space Sciences

• Life Sciences

• Engineering Design and Process

● 3 Dimensional Learning

● Maryland adopted the standards

● 21st Century learning and careers

● Problem Based Learning

Why the Next Generation

Science Standards (NGSS)

Students have interactive science instruction that

promotes-

• analysis and interpretation of data

• critical thinking

• problem solving

• connections across science disciplines

What is different about NGSS?

Students have the opportunity to-

• create their own investigations

• develop models to explain phenomena and solve

problems

• reason and support their conclusions with evidence

• use science to solve real problems

• engage in learning connecting engineering and

science practices and concepts

Additional Resources

• Next Generation Science Standards website

https://www.nextgenscience.org/parentguides

• Parent Q&A

http://static.nsta.org/pdfs/NGSSParentGuide.pdf

Social Studies

• Civics

• Culture

• Economics

• Geography

• History

Homework

Words Their Way and Language homework will go home on Monday and is due by Friday.

Math homework is sent home daily. It is due the following school day.

Students should read nightly for 20 minutes.

Long term projects will be sent home occasionally.

**Late or incomplete homework/classwork will be reflected on the Learning Skills section of the report card.

PBIS

PBIS

PBIS

Behavior Management

Systems

• Core Expectation Sharks

➢ White sharks are given to students who show:

❖ Respect

❖ Responsibility

❖ Safety

❖ Commitment

• Classroom Peace Days/Shark Tank Celebrations

• Awesome Achievement Awards

• Monthly Shark Breakfast

• Shark Tooth Celebration

• Shark Shack

• Consequences “menu”

Behavior Management

Systems (continued)

Procedures

Snack Time (around 10:30 each day)• Please provide a simple, healthy snack (no peanut or tree nut items)

Birthday CelebrationsWe will celebrate shark birthdays at Stonegate by announcing your child’s name on morning announcements and giving him or her a special birthday pencil. DUE TO ALLERGY CONCERNS, we will no longer allow food items to be brought in. However, classes will still celebrate with singing. Parents can bring a trinket to share with the class, if they choose. Some examples could be stickers, pencils, small toys, or a class book or game donation in honor of the birthday child. Celebrations will continue to happen at

the end of the school day.

Classroom Celebrations• We will celebrate with a party for Halloween/Autumn, Valentine’s Day, and the End-

of-the-Year. Room Parents will organize these parties. A donation of $20 will be requested from families.

Stonegate Folders • The folder should be reviewed, emptied, and returned daily.

Friday Folders• The Friday Folder should be reviewed, signed, emptied, and returned the next

school day (typically a Monday).

Reminders

• Sign up for a November conference.

• Volunteer as a Room Parent.

• Write a note to your child. (No cursive, please!)

• Please consider donating Goodie Bag toys for

the second grade treasure box.

❖Sign up for the Parent Portal.

Questions?