Welcome, 2 nd Grade Parents

1. Welcome, 2nd GradeParents Rylander Elementary 2018-2019

2. 2nd Grade Teachers Math, Science, and Social StudiesReading and Language Arts Mrs. Olvera Mrs. Shoebroek Mrs. Loverde Mrs. Sosolik Mrs. Stroud Mrs. Bevil Ms. Goff Mrs. Lopez Ms. Hurst (self contained/ teaches all subjects)

3. Lunch Schedule: • 11:31 - 12:01 Shoebroek • 11:31 - 12:01 Olvera • 11:33 - 12:03Hurst • 11:33 - 12:03 Loverde • 11:33 - 12:03Sosolik • 11:35 - 12:05Bevil • 11:35 - 12:05Stroud • 11:35 - 12:05Goff • 11:35 - 12:05 Lopez *Lunch will be one hour earlier on Early Release Days. Parents are asked to sit at the provided visitor tables.

4. RRE Counseling ProgramMelissa LeBlanc Full-Time Counselor Character Education Counselor Roles Guidance Lessons Student Support Mentoring Programs Safety, Red Ribbon, College Week, Career Day Rhinos in Charge Now You are 10 Junior High Preparation Parent Resources • Core Essentials Program sponsored by Chick-fil-A • Monthly Kick-off – First Thursday – students and staff wear color of the month • Parents will receive a monthly newsletter “online" • “Character Shines” Student Rewards We are always available to assist our Rylander parents and families !

5. General Information • No invitations at school (birthday list) • Birthday celebrations at Recess - Cookies or mini-cupcakes are preferred - Please send napkins or wipes. - “NEW” - All treats must be store-bought with a label indicating the ingredients of the item. As always, no other birthday items (party favors, balloons, etc) are allowed to be brought to class. • Snack time - One Individual healthy snack/water bottles • ID cards are to be worn at all times and students will be responsible for the $3.00 replacement cost if lost or broken. • Nurse Maher / Nurse Stone 281-237-8335 • Please send a change of clothes in your child’s backpack to help them be more comfortable should an accident occur.

6. KISD Grading Scale A 90-100 B 80-89 C 75-79 D 70-74 F 69 and below This is the KISD Grading Template for Second Grade *Parent/Teacher Conferences will begin in October.

7. Grading Policy • If a student makes below a 70 on a Major Test or Major Project, the student will be retaught and allowed to retake the test. (This does not include Homework, Minor Daily grades and Quizzes.) • The highest grade a student can earn on a retest is a 70. If the student makes a grade lower than 70, the higher of the two grades will be entered into the gradebook. • Ex. 1: Student A makes a 60 on the first test. Student A is retaught and makes an 85 on the second test. The teacher will input a 70 in the gradebook. • Ex. 2: Student B makes a 45 on the first test. Student B is retaught and makes a 65 on the second test. The teacher will input the 65 in the gradebook.

8. Communication • Planners - Please review daily. • Tuesday folders - Please review all papers and sign and return any papers that are graded 70 or below. • Voice mail/ e-mail - 48 hour response time • Conference (by appointment) 2:30-3:00

9. 2nd Grade Rhino Rules: • I will follow directions the first time given. 2. I will keep hands, feet and objects to myself. 3. I will speak kindly to and about others. 4. I will show respect for others and school property.

10. Student Conduct Responsibility cards have been replaced with an “Oops!” Report. • An “Oops!” Report will be sent home to be signed, after a student has received 2 “Uh Oh!” warnings that day. • After the third “Oops!” students will receive a phone call home and be documented on the Classroom discipline Form. • Individual behavior plans will be created for students who need more assistance with their “PRIDE” behavior choices. This will also be noted in RTI after collaborating with administration and deciding on the best way to meet the individual needs of the student.

11. Report Card Format • Work Habits and Citizenship has changed and grades will be given as M, N, and U for • each of the following classes only: Reading, Language, Math, Science/Health, • Social Studies, Handwriting, Music, Art, and PE. (This does not apply to GT, KG, or PK.) • Report Cards now have the option to enter “Comments” that are the same as the • comments that are entered for IPR’s. (This does not apply to GT, KG, or PK.) • Below is an example of part of the report card that reflects the changes for • Work Habits and Citizenship.

12. On-Going Reading Objectives • Comprehension • Fluency • Reading strategies • Vocabulary development • Text features • Inference/Drawing conclusions • Decoding phonograms • Guided Reading • Use of technology

13. Curriculum Overview – Reading Workshop • 1st nine weeks: Launching Readers’ Workshop, Exploring a Narrative, Schema, Making Connections, Context Clues, Character Analysis, Story Structure/Elements, Sequence, Synonyms/Antonyms, and Visualization • 2nd nine weeks: Nonfiction, Fiction Series, Story Structure/Elements, Dialogue, Elements of Genres, and Contractions

14. Curriculum Overview – Reading (cont.) • 3rd nine weeks: Series book Clubs, Procedural Reading, Author’s Purpose, Narrative Nonfiction, Schema, Poetry, Main Idea, and Story Sequence​ • 4th nine weeks: Series book Clubs, Morals and Themes, Author Study, Main Idea, Research, Media Literacy, Media Purpose, Reader’s Response​

15. On-Going Language Arts Objectives • Writers’ Workshop • The writing process • Capitalization, punctuation, and word usage • Parts of speech • Oral language and listening skills • Research skills • Word Study • Handwriting

16. Curriculum Overview-Language Arts • 1st nine weeks: Launching Writers’ Workshop, Writing Process, Narrative Writing, Sentence Types/Structure, Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, and Subject/Verb Agreement • 2nd nine weeks: Informational Expert Writing, Fiction Writing, Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Adverbs, and Parts of a Letter

17. Curriculum Overview – Language Arts (cont.) • 3rd nine weeks: Procedural Writing, Poetry, Transition Words, Quotation marks for Dialogue, Apostrophes, Contractions, Possessive Nouns, and Reader’s Response • 4th nine weeks: Writing about Reading, Reader’s Response, and Research Projects

18. Curriculum OverviewWord Study • Word Work weekly activities may include - - Making Words - Word Sort - Word Wall - Reinforcement Activities: Chant, Rhyme, WORDO, Word Ladders • Assessments will be given two times per grading period. • Word Study Website: https://katyisd.instructure.com/courses/84117/pages/word-study-parent-resources

19. Curriculum OverviewTechnology • 3 classroom computers • computer lab once a week • Smartboards • iPads • I-Station – School and home usage • Dreambox– School and home usage

20. On-Going Math Objectives • Fact Fluency • Guided Math • Computation skills • Place Value • Problem Solving Strategies • Lone Star Math • Numeracy, number operation, and quantitative reasoning • Target the Question

21. Curriculum Overview - Math • 1st nine weeks: Launching with Data Analysis/Workstations/Fact Fluency, Numeracy to 999, Addition/Subtraction to 199, Place Value, Number Patterns, Number Lines, Greater Than/Less Than (> = < ), Problem Solving: Look for a Pattern & Act it Out, Number Strategies: +/- 1 or 2 and +/- zero, +/- 10 and Doubles • 2nd nine weeks: Patterns & Place Value to 999, Two and three digit +/- Without & With Regrouping, Graphing, Problem Solving, Personal Financial Literacy & Money

22. Curriculum Overview – Math(Continued) • 3rd nine weeks: Measurement, Time, Numeracy to 1,200, Addition/Subtraction to 1,000, Problem Solving: Make a Table, Number Strategies: Making 10 and Using Tens • 4th nine weeks: Addition/Subtraction to 1,200, Geometry, Fractions, Multiplication, Division, Problem Solving: Multi-step problems, Embedded Fact Fluency

23. Curriculum Overview-Social Studies • 1st nine weeks: Procedures & Citizenship, Communities, Mapping Skills, and World Geography • 2ndnine weeks: Physical Geography continued, What is Government & Levels of Government: Local, State & National • 3rdnine weeks: Economics, Junior Achievement, Historical Figures, and U.S. Symbols and Landmarks • 4th nine weeks: U.S. Symbols & Landmarks continued, History of Inventors & Innovators, Earth Week, and Celebrations & Cultures

24. Curriculum Overview - Science • 1st nine weeks: Safety, Body Systems, Healthy Habits, Matter and Energy: Physical Properties • 2nd nine weeks: Physical Properties continued, Force, Motion, & Energy, Earth & Space: Materials and Cycles (Objects in the Sky, Weather, and Water Cycle) • 3rd nine weeks: Earth & Space Materials (continued), Earth & Space Patterns • 4th nine weeks: Organism & Environments: Basic Needs of Plants & Animals, Natural & Manmade Resources, Structures & Processes

25. Parent Resources Please utilize the following Parent Resource link, taken from the district website, to provide parent assistance with curriculum ideas and videos. https://katyisd.instructure.com/courses/84117/pages/parent-resources *Follow us at Twitter: @RRErhinos/ @rrepride * Please join our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/rylanderlementary?fref=ts *Student Handbook: http://www.katyisd.org/campus/RRE/Documents/RRE%20Student%20Handbook.pdf

26. HomeworkPlease Check & Initial Planner Daily • Monday-Math Practice Worksheet (due Friday) & Read for 15 minutes and complete Reading Response Log • Tuesday-Read for 15 minutes and complete Reading Response Log • Wednesday-Math Practice Daily Log & Read for 15 minutes and complete Reading Response Log • Thursday-Read for 15 minutes and complete Reading Response Log • Friday-No Homework • Reading Options: (Free Choice Book, I-Station, High Frequency Sight Word Cards, and E Books) • Math Options: (Dreambox/FASTT Math at home, Fact Practice, Math games, flashcards, card or board games, counting money, and telling time)

27. Absences/Transportation When your child is absent, please complete the following steps: Call in absences to the front office at 281-237-8300 for each day absent. Send a note with your child upon returning to school. All transportation changes must be made through the front office or send a handwritten note with the child that morning. (Emails will not be accepted.)

28. Join RRE Rhino PTA! • Your PTA membership money gives our wonderful school the funds to purchase all kinds of things: technology teacher support playground equipment library needs science lab supplies classroom needs field trip expenses student programs *If you are unable to volunteer your time, this is a great opportunity to support your children, teachers, and school.

29. 2nd Grade Teacher Contact List • Angelique Shoebroek– AngeliqueMShoebroek@katyisd.org(281-237-8349) • Kim Olvera- KimberleyJOlvera@katyisd.org(281-237-8306) • Angie Loverde - AngelaKLoverde@katyisd.org(281-237-8138) • Chelsey Sosolik - ChelseySosolik@katyisd.org (281-237-1093) • Jennifer Stroud - JenniferGStroud@katyisd.org (281-237-8346) • Lisa Bevil – LisaABevil@katyisd.org (281-237-8143) • Melanie Goff - MelanieGoff@katyisd.org (281-237-8338) • Diana Lopez - DianaLopez@katyisd.org (281-237-8360) • Stephanie Hurst – StephanieRHurst@katyisd.org (281-237-8393)