Welcome to Supply Drop-Off & Curriculum Night!

1. Welcome to Supply Drop-Off & Curriculum Night!

2. Schedule for Tonight • Classroom Session 1 4:00 – 4:25 • Classroom Session 2 4:30 – 4:55 • Principal Presentation 5:00 – 5:25 • Classroom Session 3 5:30 – 5:55 • For our classroom sessions, the first 10 minutes, will be the PowerPoint, the next 15 will be for Supply Drop Off • Since we’ll be going through this PowerPoint quickly, this presentation will be on Konnect for you to read later.

3. Mrs. Cecilia Dunn(630) 365-8170 x 210Cecilia.Dunn@kaneland.org 3rd year of teaching second grade at John Stewart, 8th year overall B.S. from Northern Illinois University Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction My husband, daughter, and I live in Oswego 16 month old daughter, Penelope

4. Balanced Literacy • Café • Comprehension • Accuracy • Fluency • Expand Vocabulary • Guided Reading • Flexible small groups, grouped by reading strategies across the grade level • Shared Reading • Whole group to teach skill • Independent Reading Continued…

5. Balanced Literacy (cont.) • Read-Alouds • Word Study / Fundations • Explicit and systematic phonics instruction • Individualized based on each students’ needs • The students will work with their word patterns at school and at home • Writer’s Workshop • Personal Narrative, Explanatory, and Opinion writing

6. Mathematics • Flexible Math Groups • The students will be grouped across the grade level based on student data to best meet their educational needs • Fact Practice • Otter Creek Rocket Math program • This program requires not just memorization of math facts, but automaticity of these facts • Also using the xtramath.org program in our classroom and at home • The scope & sequence for math will be posted on my Konnect page

7. Math Content • Operations and Algebraic Thinking • Even/odd numbers • Addition and subtraction number stories • Addition and subtraction Math Facts • Multiplication with arrays • Number and Operations in Base Ten • Skip counting to 1,000 by 5’s, 10’s & 100’s • Place value & representing numbers with base 10 blocks • Expanded form (4,162…4,000+100+60+2) • Explain how addition and subtraction works (properties of operation, place value) • Add and subtract 4-digit numbers with & without re-grouping • Compare numbers using <, >, =

8. Math Content (cont.) • Measurement & Data • Add/subtract on a number line (0-100) • Dollar and Cents combinations • Tells time to the 5 minute interval • Create and analyze bar and picture graphs • Equivalencies for inches, feet, & yards • Money and length number stories • Estimates, measures, and compares lengths of objects using inches, feet, centimeters, and meters • Geometry • Identify & draw shapes • Fractions (halves, thirds, fourths) • Divide rectangles into same size squares and find the area

9. Science • Foss (Hands-On Approach) • Balance and Motion • Plants • Weather • Body Systems • Animal Classification

10. Social Studies • Nystrom-Map skills and globes • Additional Units of Study: • Communities • Careers • Presidents & Government • Environmental Awareness • Junior Achievement

11. Konnect Class Pages • Updated Homework • Downloadable forms • Virtual Backpack • Konnect App • Please check Konnect often • Should be up & running after Labor Day

12. Homework Logs Name: _________________________________________ Week of: _August 19th – August 23rd, 2013_

13. Homework • Reading Homework: • Reading menu – starting in September • District requires students to read a minimum or 400 minutes per month. • Math: • Optional sheet related to that day’s math lesson – for practice or discussion • Will be assessed on this sheet the following day • Rocket Math half sheet • Xtramath.org (optional) • Word Study: • Reinforce word study patterns Homework will be written on the Homework Log every night!

14. Specials Daily from 2:15 – 3:15 A Days: Liteacy & P.E. B Days: P. E. & Music C Days: Music & P.E. D Days: Art E Days: Computers & Literacy Recess/Lunch: 12:10 – 12:55 Library Checkout • TBA Healthy Snack: 10:30ish (Please only healthy snacks) (No nuts, due to classroom allergies) (No juice for snack time, water only, please!) P.E. – Mrs. Aversa Music – Mrs. Blackman Art – Ms. Baker Computers – Ms. Svhilik Literacy – Mrs. Sears

15. Classroom Responsibilities • Be Ready • Do your best • Come prepared • Use materials appropriately • Be Respectful • Listen and watch attentively • Keep self to self • Use kind words & be helpful • Raise your hand and wait your turn • Be Responsible • Follow directions • Make good choices • Be accountable for your actions • Report problems to teacher • Clean up after yourself

16. Book Orders • First book order will be sent home next month. • Parents can order online! • Easy AND we get a free classroom book for every online order! • www.scholastic.com/bookclubs • Class Activation Code: GRV9V • You set your own username and password • Can still order by sending in cash or check (made out to Scholastic) if you don’t want to order online • Note with order info & book suggestions sent monthly • I use bonus points to add to classroom library

17. Birthdays • School Treat Policy • If you’d like to donate a new or used book to the classroom, your child may practice reading it at home and then read it to the class on their birthday. • Pledge of Allegiance • Book from the Principal • Summer Birthdays • Classroom Recognition

18. November Conferences • Wednesday, November 6th(4-8 PM) and Thursday, November 7th (10-8 PM) • Sign up on poster in the multi-purpose room • (times are first come, first served) • Per district rules, conferences not held on these days must be a phone conference – teachers are not to reschedule outside the days of November 6th and 7th.

19. Forms to Complete • White Information Sheet (must initial and return, even if no changes are needed) • Pink Family Information Sheet (this is for my records) • Email for the school office as well • Please complete and return the above forms to the trays by the calendar before you leave tonight. • Volunteer poster (Follow the link on my Konnect page to the Google Doc) • Sign up for parent / teacher conferences in the multi-purpose room • Please complete the hot lunch survey in the LRC • When you are finished here be sure to check out the booths in the gym.

20. Supply Drop – Off • Please use the permanent markers in the cups on the desks to label as directed. • Please get second graders involved as much as possible. • If you have any questions about where supplies go, feel free to ask!

21. Supply Drop Off 1. CHAIR POCKETS • Black folder – please put “Take Home Folder” label on the upper front right corner • Allfolders – please place one label on each folder in the upper front right corner • All notebooks – please place one label on the upper front right corner • Binder – please place the label on the spine of the binder • Handwriting books – put the label on the upper front right corner and put in seat sack 2. SUPPLY BOX • Please put the label with your child’s name and homeroom on the top of the box • Put following items inside: 1 glue stick, 1 Expo marker, 2 sharpened pencils, pink eraser, highlighters 3. YELLOW CUBBY AT BACK OF CLASSROOM • Put art shirt, colored pencils, crayons, and markers (make sure everything is labeled with name) 4. CONTAINERS ON THE CARPET • Put all extra glue sticks, dry erase markers, and yellow pencils 5. ON THE KIDNEY-SHAPED TABLE • Plastic baggies, Kleenex, and paper towels ***Gym shoes go in cabinet with name on it