Welcome Students and Parents!

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Welcome Students and Parents!

• Ms. Insel, Mrs. Mabry, and Ms. Bivens
• 2ND Grade

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Ms. Insel

• I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. When I
  graduated high school I moved to Birmingham,
  Alabama. I attended Miles College on athletic and
  academic scholarships. I graduated with a
  bachelors degree in Early Childhood/Elementary
  Education. I received a masters degree in
  Education Administration from Grand Canyon
  University. I am currently pursuing a Reading
  Specialist degree from the University of Alabama.
  I taught for 3 years in Alabama. This will be my
  4th year at DATE. I enjoy shopping, outdoors,
  spending time with my family, and running after
  my 1 year old son.

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Mrs. Mabry

• BS in Elementary Education from Auburn University
  with a concentration in Psychology
• Licensed in Early Childhood
• 14 years teaching experience
• Teaching is my passion and I am so excited to be
  part of the D.A.T.E. team again this year. I
  know with the same goal in mind (your childs
  success) we can have a successful year. I am here
  to help your child reach their fullest potential.
  Together we can make 2nd grade a great year!
  Thanks in advance for your support and dedication
  to your childs success in learning!

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Ms. Bivens

• My name is KaDeidra Bivens and I am from
  Birmingham, Alabama. I was educated in the
  Birmingham City Schools system and graduated in
  2007 from Miles College. I taught in the
  Birmingham City Schools system as a Pre-K teacher
  for 2 years and as a long-term substitute teacher
  for 1st, 4th and 5th grades. Some of my hobbies
  and interests include shopping, traveling,
  playing my flute, spending quality time with my 7
  year-old son and serving as a member of Tau Beta
  Sigma National Honorary Band Sorority, Inc. and
  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

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Renweb, Binders, and Homework

• All homework will be posted via the Renweb
  website.
• The homework will also be posted on our class
  website http//www.schoolrack.com/date2ndgrade
• Please make sure you able to access Renweb and
  our class website.
• Homework will be posted on Mondays before 500
  P.M.
• ELA and Science/Social Studies will be due on
  Friday.
• Math homework will be due daily.
• It is the students/parents responsibility to
  access the homework.
• Binders should be brought back to school daily.
• Students must also bring 5 SHARPENED PENCILS AND
  A BOOK DAILY. (No mechanical pencils)

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Behavior

• The student will bring a behavior chart home
  daily.
• The behavior chart must be signed and returned
  daily.
• If the chart is lost, it is the
  students/parents responsibility to print
  another chart via Renweb or our class website.
• The students will be using a clip-chart behavior
  system.
• The students will earn stars throughout the week
  for Fun Friday.

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Parent Notes/Money

• Please send any notes or money in a labeled
  envelope.
• No money will be accepted outside the classroom.

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Volunteering

• Making copies!!!! (PLEASE LET ME KNOW A.S.A.P IF
  YOU CAN MAKE COPIES)
• Purchasing items of the Teacher Wish List (can be
  found on Renweb)
• Donating Weekly Fun Friday Treats
• Decorating Doors/Bulletin Boards

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Projects

• Projects will be assigned every 6 Weeks and will
  correlate with our Environmental Theme.

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Grading Protocol

• Pre-assessments- 0
• Formal or Informal Pre-Assessments

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Grading Protocol

• Assessment During Learning- 25
• Warm-up
• Quiz
• Projects

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Grading Protocol

• Guided, Independent, or Group Practice- 45
• Classwork
• Project or performance
• Homework

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Grading Protocol

• Summative Assessments or Assessment of
  Learning-30
• Formal Post-Assessment Test
• Culminating Project or Performance
• Final or Culminating Exam

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ELA Content

• Literary and Informational Text
• Fudge-A-Mania
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
• Cherries and Cherry Pitts
• Flat Stanley
• A Chair for my Mother

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ELA Content

• Reading A-Z
• Raz-Kids
• Lucy Calkins Writing Program
• Daily phonics and grammar instruction.

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ELA Common Core Standards

• https//extranet.georgiastandards.org/Common-Core/
  Common20Core20Frameworks/CCGPS_ELA_Grade2_Standa
  rds.pdf

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Math Units

• Unit 1 Extending Base Ten Understanding
• Unit 2 Becoming Fluent with Addition and
  Subtraction
• Unit 3 Understanding Measurement, Length, and
  Time
• Unit 4 Applying Base Ten Understanding
• Unit 5 Understanding Plane and Solid Figures
• Unit 6 Developing Multiplication
• Unit 7 Show What We Know

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Social Studies

• Historical
• Students will read about and describe the lives
  of historical figures in Georgia history such as
  James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove,
  Sequoyah, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King,
  Jr. and Jimmy Carter. Students will describe how
  the everyday lives of these historical figures
  are similar to and different from the present
  life.
• Students will describe the Georgia Creek and
  Cherokee cultures of the past in terms of tools,
  clothing, homes, ways of making a living and
  accomplishments. Students will also describe the
  regions in Georgia where the Creek and Cherokee
  lived, how the people used their local resources,
  and compare and contrast the cultures of the past
  to Georgians today.
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• Geographic
• Students will locate major topographical features
  of Georgia and will describe how these features
  define Georgias surface. Students will also
  locate all the geographic regions of Georgia and
  major rivers.
• Students will describe the cultural and
  geographic systems associated with Georgia
  historical figures and Georgias Creek and
  Cherokee.
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Social Studies Continued

• Government/Civic
• Students will define the concept of government
  and the need for rules and laws.
• Students will identify the roles of elected
  officials such as the President, Governor and
  Mayor.
• Students will give examples of how the Georgia
  historical figures demonstrate the positive
  citizenship traits of honesty, dependability,
  liberty, trustworthiness, honor, civility, good
  sportsmanship, patience, and compassion.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the state
  and national capitol buildings by identifying
  them from pictures and capitals of the United
  States and Georgia by locating them on
  appropriate maps.
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• Economic
• Students will explain that because of scarcity,
  people must make choices and incur opportunity
  costs.
• Students will identify ways in which goods and
  services are allocated.
• Students will explain that people usually use
  money to obtain the goods and services they want
  and explain how money makes trade easier than
  barter.
• Students will describe the costs and benefits of
  personal spending and saving choices.

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Science

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• Habits of Mind
• Students will be aware of the importance of
  curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in
  science and will exhibit these traits in their
  own efforts to understand how the world works.
• Students will have the computation and estimation
  skills necessary for analyzing data and following
  scientific explanations.
• Students will use tools and instruments for
  observing, measuring, and manipulating objects in
  scientific activities.
• Students will use the ideas of system, model,
  change, and scale in exploring scientific and
  technological matters.
• Students will communicate scientific ideas and
  activities clearly.
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• Nature of Science
• Students will be familiar with the character of
  scientific knowledge and how it is achieved.
• Students will understand important features of
  the process of scientific inquiry.
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Science Continued

• Earth Science
• Students will understand that stars have
  different sizes, brightness, and patterns.
• Students will investigate the position of sun and
  moon to show patterns throughout the year.
• Students will observe and record changes in their
  surroundings and infer the causes of the changes.
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• Physical Science
• Students will investigate the properties of
  matter and changes that occur in objects.
• Students will identify sources of energy and how
  energy is used.
• Students will demonstrate changes in speed and
  direction using pushes and pulls.
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• Life Science
• Students will investigate the life cycle of
  different living organisms.

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Insels Specials

• M- Physical Education
• T- Music
• W- French
• Th- Environment
• F-Technology

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Mabrys Specials

• M- art
• T- technology
• W- Environment
• Th- Physical Education
• F-French

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Bivens Specials

• M- French
• T- Environment
• W- Art
• Th- Technology
• F- Physical Education

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Lunch

• 1105-1125

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Questions???

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