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Star of the Week: Guest Reader, Orange Homework Folders (M-TH Only)

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Star of the Week: Guest Reader, Orange Homework Folders (M-TH Only)

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  1. *Star of the Week / Guest Reader *Orange Homework folders M-TH only *Please complete Reading Log *Ways to go home…going well *Daily Snack and water bottles

  2. Meet the Teacher… • ---Taught Pre-Kdg. and Kindergarten for 5 years. • ---Continued to teach all other grades from 1st-5th. • ---Reading Specialist for 5 years • ---This is my 31st year of teaching; eleventh year in Cobb County, 7th year at Due West. • ---I enjoy spending time with my three teenagers; Alex 19, Nikolai 16, and Savannah soon to be 13. • ---Favorite past time, reading and being outdoors in the sun by any body of water.

  3. 7:15-7:45 7:45-7:55 7:55-8:15 8:15-9:30 9:30-9:40 9:40-10:18 10:20-10:40 10:46-11:16 11:20-11:30 11:30-12:15 12:15-1:00 1:00-1:40 1:40-2:10 2:10-2:15 Morning Work-Language Arts/Math A.R. testing Announcements Complete/ correct morning work Math-Number Talks-Problem Solving Snack/ Restroom/ Shared Reading Science/Social Studies/Health RECESS Lunch Read Aloud Specials Centers-T/FR P.E. Reader’s Workshop/ Guided Reading Writer’s Workshop Stack, Pack, Cleanup

  4. Shared Reading – modeling strategies for reading fluency and comprehension Guided Reading – Small group – differentiated for individual student needs – fiction and non-fiction text Literacy Centers – revisit skills in word work, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension

  5. Accelerated Reader program Access to over 139,000 quizzes (more added weekly) Students take quizzes at school Renaissance Home Connect for parents to check their child’s progress (see letter in your packet) Book Finder feature lists quizzes 2nd grade expectation of earning 1 point per week for a total of 7 points the first grading period Point goals will increase each 9 weeks

  6. Time:1:40-2:10 -Students will follow a writing process of pre-writing, drafting, revising and sometimes publishing. -Students will share their writing During author’s chair. We will study several author’s style to help us become better writers.

  7. Words Their Way workbooks • Word Sorts for various phonemes • Spelling words will come from sort patterns AND “High Frequency” word lists • Weekly spelling practice sent home on Mondays • Assessments will be Mondays and may include additional words from the pattern family

  8. Whole Group – teacherinstructs and models concept Guided Math– Small group with teacher; differentiated for individual student needs Work Stations – revisit skills with games and partner practice, performance tasks Review & Practice– number talks, problem solving, and math journals

  9. Integrated Units • Matter • Energy • Simple Machines • Plant Life Cycles • Animal Life Cycles • Celestial Motion

  10. Integrated Units • Georgia regions • Land features • Native Americans that lived in Georgia • Biographies of famous Georgians: • (Martin Luther King Jr., Tomochichi, Mary Musgrove, George Oglethorpe, Jimmy Carter, Jackie Robinson)

  11. Mondays: Introduction of Spelling Patterns Tuesdays and Wednesdays: Math OR Language Arts OR Reading practice (1 page) Thursdays: RAZ-Kids, Tumblebooks-one will be assigned H.W. should be 20-30 tops! * Students will add a sticker each day for work completion. H.W. passes can be used when needed

  12. Monday: MUSIC • Tuesday: ART/P.E. • Wednesday: TECHNOLOGY • Thursday : Writing Lab • Friday: Science Lab/P.E.

  13. Tennis shoes recommended for ALL specials • Each child needs their own set of earbudsfor STEM lab

  14. Performing Arts Trip - Cobb Ballet • Cobb Safety Village

  15. Our School-wide Behavior Program

  16. Learning Skills & Behavior Section of Report Card

  17. Last Important Details • For more curriculum information visit the CCSD website at www.cobbk12.org and click on the “Common Core Info” link on the left under “Parent Info.” • PTA/Volunteer Sign-up • Fall Conferences October 20-24 • *NO Spring State Testing • Due West Dash Saturday, October 25th

  18. Evaluating Student Progress Each student will be assessed to determine his/her progress toward mastery of the standards in the subjects of Language Arts (Reading and Writing), Social Studies, Technology, Mathematics, Science, and Health.

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