Welcome to B-5!

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Welcome to B-5!

• While youre waiting
• Please take the Parent Quiz about Mrs. Suter
  Miss Bock.
• Read your childs My Heroes paper.
• Read the letter from your child and respond to
  him/her on blank crayon paper. (color if you have
  time!)
• Get ready to have fun at our Morning Meeting!

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Welcome to Back to School Night

• Second Grade
• B-5
• Mrs. Suter Miss Bock
• Newtown Elementary School
• 2003-2004

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Tonights Agenda

• Morning Meeting
• Teachers introduce themselves
• Back to School Night Packet
• 1. Typical Schedule
• 2. Specials Schedule
• 3. Supply List
• 4. Second Grade Curriculum
• 5. Homework Policy
• 6. Parent Volunteers
• Sign-Ups
• Questions on Index Cards

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Morning Meetings

• Promote a sense of classroom community
• Encourage students to get to know each other
• Promote communication and interaction between
  students

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About Morning Meeting

• Listen to Miss Bock explain about Morning Meeting

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4 Parts of Morning Meeting

• Greeting
• (Mix, Freeze, Pair)
• Activity
• (Follow the Leader)
• News Sharing
• Message Board

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About Mrs. Suter

• Has been teaching for 10 years
• Special education teacher in B-5
• Has two children, Kelsey Christian
• Moved into a new home in Warrington last spring
• Spent the summer at the shore!

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About Miss Bock

• Has been teaching for 2 years
• Taught 3rd grade with Mrs. Janet Swangler in
  school year 2001-2002
• Taught 2nd grade in school year 2002-2003
• Graduated from La Salle University in 2001 with a
  dual degree in elementary special education
• Currently enrolled in a Reading Specialist
  Masters Program at Holy Family University
• Also lives in Warrington with her family

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A Typical Morning in B-5

• 845-915 Students Arriving
• 915-920 Lunch Count Attendance
• 920-945 Morning Work
• 945-950 Morning Activities (Pledge of
  Allegiance, Patriotic Song, Class Song)
• 950-1015 Morning Meeting
• 1015-1110 Spelling Writing Workshop
• 1110-1140 Recess
• 1140-1210 Lunch

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A Typical Afternoon in B-5

• 1210-1240 Reading Workshop (read-alouds,
  partner reading, guided reading, literature
  circles)
• 1240-110 Social Studies/Science (Humanities
  class leaves)
• 110-215 Math
• 215-255 Special
• 300-315 Afternoon Recess
• 315-335 Pack-Up/Snack/Read-Aloud
• 335 Dismissal Begins

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Special Schedule

• MondayGYM
• TuesdayART
• WednesdayCOMPUTERS
• ThursdayMUSIC
• Friday--LIBRARY

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2nd Grade Supply List

• 1 composition
• /marbleized notebook
• 5 sharpened pencils
• 1 simple canvas bag
• 1 package of thin Expo dry-erase markers
• Washable markers, crayons, colored pencils
• 3 glue sticks

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Supply List (continued)

• 1 box of tissues
• 1 refill package of diaper wipes
• 1 pencil container for supplies
• 1 sturdy folder with 2 pockets as your home
  folder
• 1 pair of scissors

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Science Curriculum

• Habitats
• Fossils
• Magnets
• Insects
• Solids, Liquids, Gases

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Social Studies Curriculum

• Depending on Others
• Citizenship
• Families
• Heroes

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Math Curriculum

• Chap. 1 Numbers Graphing
• Chap. 2 Addition and Subtraction
• (Patterns Concepts)
• Chap. 3 Addition and Subtraction
• (Facts and Strategies)
• Chap. 4 Using Addition Subtraction
• Chap. 5 Place Value Patterns to 100
• Chap. 6 Money
• Chap. 7 Time

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Math Curriculum (continued)

• Chap. 8 Two-Digit Addition
• Chap. 9 Two-Digit Subtraction
• Chap. 10 Numbers to 1,000
• Chap. 11 Measurement
• Chap. 12 Geometry Fractions
• Chap. 13 Multiplication Division

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HOMEWORK

• Approximately 20 minutes each night
• Reading-about 15 minutes each night
• 1. Child writes the title of book in HW book
• 2. Parent signs to verify reading
• Math-every Tuesday Thursday night from a math
  practice packet
• Spelling-every Monday Wednesday night in
  spelling journal (list of activity choices will
  be provided)

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Parent Volunteers Guest Readers

• Time Fridays, 140-215 pm
• Read a book to the class
• Follow-Up Activity connected to the book

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Parent VolunteersComputer Assistants

• Time Wednesdays, 215-255 pm
• Assist students in the computer lab
• 1. Word processing
• 2. Internet searching
• 3. Power Point presentations
• 4. Other childrens software
• (example Kidspiration)

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Dont forget to

1. Finish letter to your child.
2. Sign up as a classroom volunteer if you choose.
3. Write name and address in classroom directory.
4. Sign up for a Fall conference.
5. Sign up for Look Whos Shining Now! bulletin
   board.
6. Write any questions you may have on index cards
   and place in basket.