Welcome to Riverview Elementarys 2nd Grade Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Riverview Elementarys 2nd Grade
Curriculum Night!

• Presented by your 2nd grade team Ms. Clark, Mr.
  Hopkins, Ms. Kopp and Ms. Jones (exceptional
  student education resource)

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Tonights Topics

• 2nd grade curriculum with our grade level
  expectations handout
• District required assessments
• Dress for success
• Title 1 compact
• Field trips and volunteering
• Procedures
• Homework policy
• Classroom management

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2nd Grade Curriculum

• Grade level expectations (handout supplied)
• Language Arts includes the areas of reading,
  writing, listening, viewing, speaking, language
  and literature
• Math includes number sense concepts and
  operations, measurement, geometry and spatial
  sense, algebraic thinking, and data analysis and
  probability.
• Social Studies includes history, geography,
  civics and government, and economics.
• Science includes the nature of matter,
  energy, force and motion, process that shape the
  earth, earth and space, processes of life, How
  living things interact with their environments,
  and the nature of science.

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Curriculum Support

• Reading
• Basal reading series-Treasures by
  MacMillan/McGraw-Hill.
• Leveled readers
• SRA reading labs
• Classroom libraries
• Writing done outside of the reading block time
  (developing the craft, Mary Rose, Creative
  writing,
• journal writing, book
  making)

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Curriculum Support

• Math series is provided by MacMillan/McGraw-
  Hill.
• Hands on activities
• Problem solving skills
• Science series is by Scott Foresman
• Experiments
• Hands on learning whenever possible
• Social Studies series is by Houghton Mifflin
• Leveled readers
• Weekly readers
• Hands on activities when possible

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District required assessments

• Reading Placement, Assessments 1, 2, and 3,
  running records for all 3 reading assessments, 3
  Dibels (non-sense word fluency and oral reading
  fluency), and 3 SRI (scholastic reading
  inventory) assessments .
• Communication 4 district writing prompts
• (September,
  November,
• February, and
  April).

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District required assessments cont..

• Math 4 diagnostic assessments (Inventory,
• Diagnostic 1, February, end of
  year).
• Science 4 assessments (physical, earth/space,
  life, and end of year).
• Social Studies 1st and 2nd semester
• assessments.
• 70 or higher is considered a passing score on
  each assessment.

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Dress for success Uniform policy for 2008-2009

• Requirements collared polo style shirt in the
  following solid colors red, navy, blue, light
  blue, and white. Bottoms can be pants, skirts,
  jumpers, or shorts in the following solid colors
  navy, black, or khaki. The school logo is not
  required on the shirts. However, it is
  encouraged that each student have at least one
  shirt with the school logo for special occasions
  such as field trips, award ceremonies, etc.

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Dress for success continued.

• Casual Friday Jeans will be allowed on Fridays
  only. Students may also wear a school logo
  t-shirt, with the option to purchase school logo
  t-shirts in other colors besides the school
  colors.
• Buy-back option Shirts in good condition can be
  exchanged for a small monetary amount
  (2.00-3.00) as funds allow, or for school
  supplies.
• Grant Applications Parents with students
  receiving free and reduced lunch may apply for a
  reduced price on school logo shirts.
• Shoes and sneakers or shoes with backs are
  required. No flip flops or backless sandals will
  be permitted.

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Title 1 Compact

• Part of our daily success as partners in
  education is to ensure that we work together to
  ensure our compact is honored.
• Signed upon registration by parent/guardian,
  student, teacher and principal.
• A copy of the compact that you signed will be
  given to you by your teacher as soon as it is
  signed by the teacher and principal.
• Please refer to the example we have provided for
  you to read over for specific information about
  the compact.

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Field Trips

• Field trips are planned to extend and enhance
  classroom experiences.
• In order for a student to be permitted on a field
  trip a signed permission form must be completed
  by a parent or guardian. Such forms are sent home
  by the teacher/teachers in charge of the field
  trip. A STUDENT MAY NOT ATTEND A FIELD TRIP
  WITHOUT A SIGNED PERMISSION FORM.

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Field Trips

• Payment for all field trips must be in cash or
  money orders. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE
  ACCEPTED.
• There are no refunds for field trips that require
  a pre-payment (such as the King Center).

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Field Trips

• In accordance with the 2008-2009 Elementary
  Handbook, students are required to follow school
  rules and guidelines while on a field trip, the
  same as in the classroom at school.
• Students shall at all times, follow the
  instructions and directions of teachers,
  sponsors, or chaperones in charge of the field
  trip.
• If a student misbehaves on a field trip,
  disciplinary action will be taken which may
  include a warning, phone call to a parent or
  administrator, and the possibility of suspension
  depending on the misbehavior.
• We want all students to be able to attend field
  trips as we do value them as a very important
  part of the learning experience.

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Volunteers Wanted!

• We would love for you to come on our field trips,
  and volunteer at school.
• In order to attend field trips and volunteer at
  school you must be registered as a volunteer in
  the computer. This a very simple form to fill
  out, and the front office staff will be more than
  happy to help you. You will need a picture
  identification, such as a drivers license, in
  order to fill out the form.
• It takes from 3-8 weeks for a parent or guardian
  to get on the volunteer approval list, so we urge
  you to fill out the form and become a volunteer
  ASAP.
• If you already are a volunteer we ask that when
  you are helping your childs teacher, eating
  lunch with your child, or attending a class party
  that you sign into the computer system as a
  volunteer as this will help our school with
  volunteer hours.

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Procedures (example of folder provided)

• Active listening
• Center work
• Circle time
• Class meeting
• End of day
• Group work
• Line up
• Lunchroom

• Morning
• Recess/structured play
• Restroom
• Seatwork
• Share time
• Teaching time
• When Im done with my work
• Work time

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Homework Policies

• A packet goes home in the red folders on Monday
• All homework packets should be returned in the
  red folder by Friday.
• Students should be reading 15-20 minutes a night
  in addition to their homework packets.
• Please contact your childs teacher if you need
  to have your childs homework adjusted in anyway.

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Classroom Management

• Second grade is using a reward system with
  plastic coins.
• Students earn pennies, nickels, dimes, and
  quarters .
• The use of the realistic coins helps to teach and
  re-enforce money concepts for the students.
• Please see your childs teacher for specific
  information on how they have implemented the
  reward system in their classrooms.

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A Big Thank You!!

• The second grade team would like to thank you all
  very much for attending our curriculum night.
• We look forward to working with you in making
  this a successful year for your child.
• Please dont ever hesitate to contact us at
  269-2326 for any reason regarding your child.