Welcome Back to School Night Mrs. Harmon, Second Grade

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Four Creeks School
Back to School Night
Mrs. Harmon Second Grade 2004-2005
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About Mrs. Harmon

• 15th Year of Teaching
• Taught K-3 at Mineral King School
• Reading Recovery Certification
• Masters Degree in Educational Technology, in
  progress
• Married, two children, many pets

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Classroom Website
www.mrsharmon.com

• Check often for updates
• Send me an email
• Weekly Newsletter, Homework, Spelling Words
• Classroom photos
• Student internet permission form

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Second Grade VUSD Information

• California state standards
• Rubrics for grading
• Standards-based report cards
• District website
• Visalia Unified School District
• http//www2.visalia.k12.ca.us

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Curriculum

• Spelling District words
• Reading Level 30 text
• Writers Workshop
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies

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Second Grade Reading Levels
1st Trimester 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester
Level 20 Level 24 Level 30

• DRA Level 30 Books
• Chapter books with short chapters
• 100 pages or more
• More complex themes
• Non-fiction titles are shorter
• Books are used to gain experiences that help the
  reader understand the world.

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Listen to a Level 30 reader.

• The moment the outlaws ducked out of the hut,
  Jimmy turned on his companion. Prince
  Blockhead! You should wear your crown to fend
  off woodpeckers. Imposter! How dare you insult
  me.

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Reading Achievement

• Reading achievement is positively related to the
  amount of time spent reading. Findings from the
  Nations Report Card on Reading consistently
  demonstrate the correlation between pages read
  and reading proficiency. (Campbell, Donahue,
  Reese, and Phillips, 1996).
• The more students read, the better they read.

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Homework

• Home Reading Program
• 30 minutes per night
• Read to a parent for 20 minutes
• Talk about what was read for 10 minutes Discuss
  opinions, retell the story, liked or disliked,
  characters, feelings, lessons learned,
  connections
• Sign the reading log each night.
• Praise your childs efforts. Have fun reading
  with your child!

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Classroom Management

• Classroom rules Respect self and others
• Independent learners
• Checkbook system
• Sign in binder
• Weekly Report

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Daily Folders

• Bring back/Keep home side
• Return daily
• Check each night
• Keep it safe

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Classroom Procedures

• Avoid sending candy and soda
• Send healthy snacks for your child
• No toys please

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School Information

• Dress code
• Absences
• Lunch money
• School start time is 820 a.m.
• Dismissal information

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Tips for Parents

• Read to your child
• Take your child to the library
• Set up a consistent time to listen to your child
  read
• Find a quiet place to read together

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Parent Volunteers

• Weekly helper
• Special event helper
• Send items for classroom parties
• Guest reader
• Prepare materials at home

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Contact Me

• Email lharmon_at_visalia.k12.ca.us
• By phone [phone]
• Website www.mrsharmon.com
• Send a note with your child

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Children who are spoken to, speak.Children
who are read to, read.Children who are
encouraged, excel.
Class photo

• Thank you for coming!
• We are partners in your childs success.