Welcome 2 nd Grade Parents

1. Welcome 2nd Grade Parents September 5, 2013

2. Lunch Schedule: • 10:52 - 11:22 Duncan • 10:54 - 11:24 Renfro • 10:56 - 11:26 Shoebroek • 10:58 - 11:28 Steuer • 11:02 - 11:32 Huddleston • 11:04 - 11:34 Strake • 11:06 - 11:36 Loverde • 11:08 - 11:38 Leander • 11:10 - 11:40 McDonald • 11:12 - 11:42 Hughes • 11:14 - 11:44 Saul

3. General Information • No Invitations at school (birthday list) • Birthday celebrations at Recess (cookies or mini-cupcakes preferred) • Individual healthy snacks/water bottles (sport tops preferred) • Nurse Wheeler / Nurse Stone 281-237-8335

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

5. 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.

6. KISD Grading Scale A 90-100 B 80-89 C 75-79 D 70-74 F 69 and below Parent/Teacher Conferences will begin in late September/early October.

7. Grading Policy • If a student makes below a 70 on a Major Test, the student will be retaught and allowed to retake the test. • 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 • Responsibility cards (initial daily) ***An Office Referral is an automatic “N” under Disciplines Self on the report card. An Office Referral resulting in suspension is an automatic “U” under Disciplines Self on the report card. If a student loses his/her responsibility card, it will be an automatic “N” under “uses organizational skills.” • Planners (initial daily) • Tuesday folders • Voice mail/ e-mail (48 hour response time) • Conference (by appointment) 2:40-3:25

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

10. Curriculum Overview - Reading • 1st nine weeks: Schema, Making Connections, Context Clues, Character Analysis, Story Structure/Elements, Sequence, Synonyms/Antonyms, and Visualization • 2nd nine weeks: Morals and Theme (Fables, Myths, Legends, Folktales, and Fairy Tales), Story Structure/Elements, Dialogue, Poetry (Rhyme, Rhythm, Repetition, Stanza, and Line), Elements of Genres, Reader’s Theater, and Contractions

11. Curriculum Overview – Reading (cont.) • 3rd nine weeks: Author’s Purpose, Literary Nonfiction, Schema, Timelines, Biographies, Expository Text (Informational and Procedural), Main Idea, Sequence, Research, and Abbreviations • 4th nine weeks: Expository Text (Informational and Procedural), Main Idea, Research, Media Literacy, Media Purpose, Reader’s Response, and Author Study

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

13. Curriculum Overview-Language Arts • 1st nine weeks: Writing Process, Narrative Writing, Sentence Types/Structure, Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, and Subject/Verb Agreement • 2nd nine weeks: Narrative Writing, Poetry, Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Adverbs, and Parts of a Letter

14. Curriculum Overview – Language Arts (cont.) • 3rd nine weeks: Expository Writing (Writing to Inform, Procedural Writing), Transition Words, Quotation marks for Dialogue, Apostrophes, Contractions, Possessive Nouns, and Reader’s Response • 4th nine weeks: Expository Writing (Persuasive Writing), Reader’s Response, Writer’s Purpose, Research/Big 6 Project, and Text Features

15. Curriculum OverviewWord Study • Word Work - Week at a Glance Day 1 -Making Words Day 2 -Word Sort Day 3 -Word Wall Day 4 & 5 -Reinforcement Activities: Chant, Rhyme, WORDO, Word Ladders, etc…. • Assessments –Every 4-5 weeks- as noted on the Scope & Sequence Calendar on the website. • Word Study Website: Found on the Parent site, under Learning Resources.

16. Curriculum OverviewTechnology • 3 classroom computers • 2 computer labs and 1 laptop cart • Smartboards • Keyboarding practice • Assigned research projects • I-Station • Publishing

17. On-Going Math Objectives • Computation skills • Fact Fluency • Place Value • Problem Solving Strategies • Lone Star Math • Numeracy, number operation, and quantitative reasoning • Math 4 Today

18. Curriculum Overview - Math • 1st nine weeks: Numeracy to 500, Basic +/-, Place Value, Number Patterns, Number Lines, Greater Than/Less Than (> = < ), Temperature, Graphing, Problem Solving: Look for a Pattern & Act it Out, Number Strategies: +/- 1 or 2 and +/- zero • 2nd nine weeks: Patterns & Place Value to 900, Two digit +/- Without & With Regrouping, Money, Time, Measurement, Problem Solving: Draw a Picture, Number Strategies: +/- 10 and Doubles

19. Curriculum Overview – Math(Continued) • 3rd nine weeks: Numeracy to 1,000, Geometric Shapes, Probability, Problem Solving: Make a Table, Number Strategies: Making 10 and Using Tens • 4th nine weeks: Numeracy to 1,200, Paired Number Patterns, Fractions, Multiplication, Division, Fractions, Problem Solving: Work Backwards, Number Strategies: Using Doubles and Practice +/- Facts

20. Curriculum Overview-Social Studies • 1st nine weeks: Procedures & Citizenship, Communities, Constitution Day, Mapping Skills, World Geography, Physical Geography • 2nd nine weeks: Physical Geography Continued, What is Government, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving, Government: Local, State & National, • 3rd nine weeks: Historical Figures, Economics, Junior Achievement • 4th nine weeks: History of Inventions & Innovators, Earth Week, Celebrations & Cultures, U.S. Symbols & Landmarks

21. Curriculum Overview - Science • 1st nine weeks: Safety, Body Systems, Healthy Habits, Weather • 2nd nine weeks: Objects in the Sky, Water Cycle, Physical Properties, Heat Causes Change • 3rd nine weeks: Resources, Matter & Energy, Force & Motion, Sound Energy, Light Energy • 4th nine weeks: Basic Organism Needs of Plants & Animals, Food Chains, Natural & Manmade Resources, Recycling & Conservation

22. HomeworkPlease Check & Initial Planner Daily • Monday-Moose Math & Read for 10 min. • Tuesday-Word Work & Read for 10 min. • Wednesday-Moose Math, Read for 10 min. • Thursday- Word Work & Read for 10 min. • Friday-Poetry Folder-Not Mandatory (initial for teacher selected incentive)

23. Absences When your child is absent, please complete the following steps: Call in absences to Jacqueline Cerame at 281-237-8149 for each day absent. Send a note with your child upon returning to school.

24. 2nd Grade Teacher Contact List • Jennifer Duncan - JenniferGDuncan@katyisd.org (281-237-8346) • Jennifer Huddleston - JenniferLHuddleston@katyisd.org (281-237-8390) • Andrea Hughes - AndreaRHughes@katyisd.org (281-237-8332) • Emily Leander - EmilyLeander@katyisd.org (281-237-8137) • Angie Loverde - AngelaKLoverde@katyisd.org(281-237-8138) • Tasha McDonald - TashaMcDonald@katyisd.org (281-237-8392) • Kim Renfro – KimberleyRenfro@katyisd.org (281-237-8306) • Brittany Saul - BrittanyMSaul@katyisd.org (281-237-1091) • Angelique Shoebroek - AngeliqueMShoebroek@katyisd.org (281-237-8349) • Beth Steuer - BethASteuer@katyisd.org (281-237-8321) • Brooke Strake - BrookeNStrake@katyisd.org (281-237-8351)