Welcome to Second Grade

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Second Grade
Mrs. Fairless
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Questions

• Use sticky notes to write down any questions you
  may have during the power point. I will be
  answering all questions at the end.

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About your childs new teacher, Mrs. Fairless

• BS degree in Elementary Education
• Minor in Child Development
• Reading Certification k-12.
• Teaching since 2000.
• Teaching is my hobby!!!! It is not a job! I also
  love swimming, photography, and scrapbooking.
• Two boys- one in Kindergarten
• Live in New Bern
• Married, husband is an aerospace engineer working
  for NADEP

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Morning Schedule

• 755-815 Read Morning Message, Quiet Talking,
  and Book Selection
• 815-820 Announcements and Pledges
• 820-845 Morning Work (Monday- Thurs)
• Book Buddies (Friday)
• 845-900 Morning Meeting
• 900-945 Writers Workshop
• 945-1015 Recess
• 1015-1055 Share time for Writers Workshop
• Word Study or Read aloud
• 1101-1129 Lunch

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Afternoon Schedule

• 1135-1215 Readers Workshop
• 1215-100 Specials
• Monday- Art Tuesday- Music Wednesday- PE
• Thursday- Computers Friday PE
• 100-115 Independent Activity Time
• 115-200 Math
• 200-230 Science, Social Studies, or Health
  (based on enrichment of Weekly Theme)
• 230-245 Afternoon Wrap Up

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• The social curriculum is as important as the
  academic curriculum.
• How children learn is as important as what they
  learn Process and content go hand in hand.
• The greatest cognitive growth occurs through
  social interaction.
• To be successful academically and socially,
  children need a set of social skills
  cooperation, assertion, responsibility, empathy,
  and self-control.
• Knowing the children we teachindividually,
  culturally, and developmentallyis as important
  as knowing the content we teach.
• Knowing the families of the children we teach and
  working with them as partners is essential to
  children's education.
• How the adults at school work together is as
  important as individual competence Lasting
  change begins with the adult community.

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Morning Meeting

• Greeting
• Sharing
• Group Activity
• News and Announcements
• Morning meeting builds community and makes
  children feel safe and important in their
  classroom.

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Creating Rules

• Hopes
• First Draft Rules
• Condensing Rules (3-5)- Global- broad goals
• Publishing the Rules
• Reporting Rules to our families

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Teaching Procedures

• We will go through almost every practice in the
  classroom, step by step
• IE homework, bathroom, recess, lunch, etc.
• REINFORCE (I noticed that you)
• REMIND THEM (This is how we)
• REDIRECT (Stop running. The rules say to walk.)

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Logical Consequences

• So what happens when a child breaks a rule?
• Logical Consequences are not punishments.
  Everyone makes mistakes. Children Will push the
  limits- this is normal. They are trying to
  figure the rules out- as well as to see if well
  follow through. My goal is to help our children
  learn self control.
• You break it, you fix it! Action of Apology
• Loss of privilege (for a limited time)
• Time Out in classroom or another classroom
• Office Referral (only after everything else fails
  or for serious conduct problems such as fighting)

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Time Out

• I use time out when a child is just beginning to
  lose it. This is before the child has lost face
  in the group. Its at this point that time out
  is more effective. Like those grooves on the
  side of the highway, its a gentle nudge to get
  us back on track before we barrel off the road.
• Deborah Porter
• Rules in School

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How You Can Help with Your Childs Responsive
Classroom

• An example of how you can help Mary has
  forgotten her homework. Instead of rushing out
  to school, her mom decides to leave it where Mary
  left it. The point is to teach Mary
  responsibility. Mom was not there to bail her
  out so next time shell remember her homework.
• Review promises often
• Talk with your child about school (conversation
  journals)
• Help problem solve with your child. How can we
  work this out?
• Use I language often (I notice that you _______.
  I am sure _____ was hurt when you ______.)
• Be a part of the school community (volunteer in
  class, keep in touch with me, etc.)

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The purpose of Room 20 being a Responsive
Classroom

• To help children become better thinkers and
  problem solvers.
• To help children gain self control.
• To show children there are consequences for every
  action- positive vs. negative.
• To improve self esteem.
• To change the world one child at a time.

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Reading/ Writing Workshop

• Explanation of Workshop model
• Where I get my lessons (student needs, books,
  etc)
• Less worksheets, more work
• Grading- writing pieces, DRA levels, CONFERRING
  with the children is the main form of grading.
• Conference Log.
• Conferring (one-on-one)
• Small group
• DRA (reading level) 24 by the end of second grade

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Overview of This Years Units of Study in Reading

• Launching
• Readers Use Strategies to Figure Out Words and
  Retell the Story
• Readers Talk about Books and Grow Ideas
• Readers Monitor for Comprehension
• Non- fiction Reading
• Author/ Character Study
• Poetry
• Readers Build Fluency and Stamina
• Book Clubs

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Overview of This Years Units of Study in Writing

• Launching Through Writing Small Moments
• Writing for Readers
• Craft of Revision
• Authors as Mentors
• Letter Writing
• Non- fiction writing
• Realistic Fiction
• Poetry

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Math Instruction

• 4 quarterly math assessments. Parents notified of
  the grade on the report card.
• Skills taught based on countys pacing guide.
• Mastery teaching- we dont move on until we have
  it.
• Start with basic, but move to application.

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Science, Social Studies, and Healthful Living

• These subjects are integrated with our core
  subjects as much as possible.
• Enriching activities
• Inquiry based/ experiments
• In class projects
• Nonfiction reading
• Internet/ technology based

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Homework and Agenda

• SEE HANDOUT!!!
• 10 individualized spelling words each week
• How this works- an explanation
• Spelling test on Friday
• Handwriting practice one night with spelling
  words
• Math Facts
• Math worksheet (needs basis- 1-2 times a week, if
  that)
• Nightly reading 20 minutes (encourage- dont
  force and dont time them)
• Conversation Journal
• Agenda- please sign and check nightly.

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Snacks/ Recess

• 30 minutes of daily physical activity recess
• Snacks for recess (healthy choices)
• Please no soft drinks (Coke, Pepsi, etc)

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PDSA

• Class mission and vision statements
• Learning goal
• Plan
• Do
• Study
• Act

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Parental Involvement

• Parents Teachers Successful Children
• Conversation Journal (Nightly)
• Weekly Folders
• Weekend Newsletters
• Website
• Email!!! angela.fairless_at_craven.k12.nc.us
• Call me after school
• Visit anytime to observe, participate, or
  volunteer. Please set up time.
• Conference (teacher calls conferences several
  times a year.) Beginning, Middle, End
• Parents may call a conference.
• Parent volunteer form in manila envelopes (just
  for this class)

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Other Important Information

• Scrapbooks
• Scholastic Book Orders
• Field Trips
• Email addresses needed on information form-
  please press hard enough to go through all of the
  pages because I get the last copy.
• Extended Planning Sessions
• Dont forget to ask for a HUG volunteer form
• Extended Learning and REI (Title 1)
• PTO
• Medications
• Bumpy Day Note
• When school starts and ends -Tardies 805am
• First Listening Conferences

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• Education is the most powerful weapon which you
  can use to change the world.
• Nelson Mandela