Welcome to Second Grade Parent Night! Gracias a acudir a la escuela !

1. Welcome to Second Grade Parent Night!Gracias a acudir a la escuela! West Oxford Elementary School Ms. Kleinkauf

2. Ms. Kleinkauf • Grew up in New Hampshire • Went to the University of New Hampshire • Live in Oxford • 2nd year teaching • Love: reading, movies, hiking, sleeping, eating

3. Topics to be discussed • Classroom schedule/ expectations • Goals • Organizational and study skills • Literacy • Math • Helpful links for parents • Volunteer opportunities • Questions

4. Classroom Schedule- programa del clase • Posted in the room • Very important to be on time! If a student is late by just 5 minutes every day that would be equivalent to missing 2.5 days of school • Specials schedule • Mon.-Technology- computadora • Tues.- Owl Time • Wed.-Media- biblioteca • Thurs.- P.E.- gimnasio • Fri.- Music- musica

5. Classroom Expectations- Esperopor los ninos • Students should come to school on time and prepared. Llegar a tiempo • Homework folders must go home every night and return every morning. They should be checked by parents and anything on the stay home side needs to be taken out of the folder. Veer a la tareatodos los noches. Estudientesnecessitastoma la carpeta a la case y a la escuela • Students will follow all school rules and our classroom promise. Estudientesnecesitasiga la instrucciones

6. Homework- La Tarea • All students have homework daily- Estudianestienetareatodos los dias • Read 10 minutes- Leer 10 minutos • Complete spelling homework for the night • Weekly math homework • Homework is due on Friday • Spelling test is every Friday- el examenesViernes

7. Student Goals-objetivosdel estudiantes • Each student has set a goal that they will work to meet by October. Please ask your child regularly if they are working to meet their goal • Share with your child goals that you have • Set a goal for you and your child to meet together

8. Classroom webpage- el sitio de web • Please check weekly for important information. Mira al sitioparainformacionimportante • Has helpful information on classroom activities. Tieneinformacionpara la clase

9. Organizational skills- Habilidad de organizacion • Organization gives students the best chance at succeeding • Keep a calendar of important dates- Tiene un calendarioparadiasimportante • Introduce your child to checklists such as “Things to do Before Bed”- Usaunalista de control • Get ready the night before- prepara la antes de noche • Require them to keep their room organized • Schoolwork should be organized • Establish a homework routine- creeunatiempopara la tarea

10. HOURS for organization • H- homework- Tarea • O- Organize- organizacion • U- Unwind- relajarse • R-Read- leer • 10 minutes every night • S- Sleep- dormir • Studies show children should get 9 hours of sleep

11. Study Skills- Habilidad de estudiar • Develop a routine with your child- creeunarutina con sunino • Have them use their notes if they are unsure how to do their homework- tomalasnotas a la casa • Plan ahead for tests and projects- don’t wait until the last night- estudiar antes de la examen • Break it into pieces- if there is a lot to learn, review a little at a time • Get a good night’s sleep!- dormir mucho!

12. Literacy • Make sure your child has a variety of books to choose from. Su ninonecesitamuchoslibrospara leer • School library, home library, town library • A library card is free! Unatarjetapor la bibliotecaeslibre • Reading • A student is not simply reading. They should be re-reading to gain fluency, asking themselves questions when reading, and writing about their reading. Estudiantesnecesitas leer mucho, pregunta al libroy escribir del libro.

13. Questions to ask when reading • mClass question list- lista de preguntas • http://diblesnext.wikispaces.com/TRC+-+Text+Reading+and+Comprehension click written comprehension, lesson planning support • Title, author, illustrator- titulo, autor, illustrator • Characters, setting, problem, solution- caracter, escenario, problema, solucion • Why is a character feeling or acting a certain way?- inference ?Porquesientela caracteresteemocion? • For non-fiction books ask what the student learned and what the author’s purpose is. ?Queaprendes?

14. Writing- Escribir • Make writing fun!- Cree la escritura diversion! • Have students keep a journal. Writing just one sentence a day of what they did will help boost confidence. Estudiantestieneundiario de escritura • Let them write about whatever they want • Students benefit greatly from writing about their reading • 21st century learners can also type their thoughts- Puedeescribir con unacomputadora

15. Math • Students need to master facts 0-9. Estudiantesnecesitasabe los numeros de matematicas de 0-9 agregar y restar • Problem solving strategies • Count on fingers • Draw pictures • Use a number line • 100s chart • Using manipulatives

16. Helpful Links for parents • On class website • Handout • Encourage computer use that can be monitored on websites that have more than just games

17. Volunteer Opportunities • Field Trips- viaje excursion de estudios • In classroom- en la clase • Career speaking- hablasobretutrabajo • Provide with supplies- donarlapiz y papel • Join class for lunch 11:40- 12:10- come cond la clase • At the school- a la esquela

18. Questions/ Concerns?- ?Preguntas? • You can always reach me at: • E-mail: kleinkaufa@gcs.k12.nc.us • Phone: 919-912-2034 • Remind101 • Text @mskleinkau to 919-939-2778