2 nd Grade Information Night

1. 2nd Grade Information Night

2. Welcome to 2nd Grade! We’re so glad that you are here to join the adventure!

3. Meet The Teachers… Mrs. Burns (ELA/Social Studies) Ms. Garvin (Math/Science) Mrs. Hopson (Math Science) Mrs. Hughley (ELA/Social Studies) Mrs. Long (Math/Science) Ms. Lucia (ELA/Social Studies) Ms. Wang (Self Contained)

4. Goals • To help your child develop academically and socially to the best of his/her ability. • To give your child the academic tools she/he will need to progress to 3rd grade. • To provide a safe and supportive learning environment. • To have fun while we learn. • To make new friends and discover new interests.

5. Expectations • Students are expected to follow the Marek Code Of Conduct: • Manners • Attitude • Respect • Enthusiasm • Kindness

6. Literacy (Reading) • Establishing good reading habits • Getting to know book series • Getting to know book characters • Understanding schema • Creating mental images • Understanding dialogue • Using reader’s response journal • Learning to read non-fiction books • Reader’s Theatre

7. Literacy (Writing) • Establishing writing habits • Adding details to writing • Reshaping memories into letters • Creating setting in writing • Literary nonfiction and writing • Research and writing • Drafting, revising, editing, and publishing • Writing poetry

8. Literacy (Word Study) • High frequency word assessment • Buddy Study spelling • Choose, Write, Build, Mix, Fix • Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check • Buddy Check • Making Connections • Spelling Tests

9. Social Studies • My Community • My Country • Celebrations – Thanksgiving and Winter Holidays • Historical Figures • Texas Culture • Economics – Good and Services

10. Parent Connection • To help your student in literacy, you can… • Read with them every night • Talk about what you’ve read • Ask students to explain their thinking about what they’ve read • Write about what they’ve read or their thinking (Summary, Connections, etc) • Look for new or interesting words

11. Math • Analyzing picture and bar graphs • Place value (numbers 0-1200) • Addition and subtraction – sums to 20, 2 digit addition and subtraction with and without regrouping • Measuring length and area • Telling time to minute • Money - identifying coins, using cent and dollar sign • Fact families • Solve 1-step or multi-step word problems using Problem Solving Process (PSP) • Geometry (2D and 3D shapes/fractions) • Multiplication and Division

12. PSP: Problem Solving Process Bob has 5 baseball cards. Diana gives me 4 more cards. How many baseball cards does Bob have now? • Summarize question in 5 to 7 words • Identify necessary information. • Solve for your answer. • Record your answer. • Justify your answer. • How many baseball cards? • 5 cards, 4 cards • I will add. • 5+4 = 9

13. Parent Connection • Students are responsible for completing their homework. • Review student’s math homework with them each night. Ask students to explain their thinking. • Encourage students to show their work. • Manipulatives can be used if needed (coins, paper clips, beans, etc)

14. Science • Unit 1: Scientific Processes – safety, simple investigations, science tools • Unit 2: Matter – Physical properties, changes in physical properties • Unit 3: Force and Motion – changes in position over time, patterns, in motion, magnets in everyday life • Unit 4: Energy – effects of increasing and decreasing amounts of light, heat, and sound energy • Unit 5: Natural Resources – natural vs. man-made, fresh vs. salt water, rocks, conservation • Unit 6: Animals – basic needs, physical characteristics, life cycles • Unit 7: Plants – basic needs, physical characteristics • Unit 8: Environments – interdependence of organisms, factors that affect growth and behavior, food chains.

15. Homework • Reading – Four nights a week • Math – Three nights a week • Science and Social Studies – as needed

16. If you have a question, please contact your student’s teacher.

17. Thank you for coming. We know it’s going to be an awesome year!