Welcome to Room 17 Curriculum Night September 14, 2011

1. Welcome to Room 17Curriculum NightSeptember 14, 2011 - Mrs. Nash

2. Welcome to Second Grade!Hot TopicsTonight: • About Mrs. Nash • Who else may join our classroom? • Goals / Expectations • Student Desks • Curriculum overview • Weekly Routines • Volunteering Opportunities • Conferences

3. All About Me • My Educational background • B.S. in Business Administration , UVM • M.Ed. , UMass • Currently enrolled in Reading Specialist licensure, American International College • My experience • Co-taught in a substantially separate Special Education classroom for 2 years • Teaching Assistant, first and second grades • 3 years Literacy Assistant Teacher, grades 2 – 5 • Personally • Married for 19 years • Three Children – 16, 14, 8 • Enjoy outdoor fun • skiing, biking, walking • Hobbies include • reading and taking pictures

4. Other Teachers in our classroom! • Mrs. Susan Strickland – Teaching Assistant • Mrs. Rona Stein – Reading Specialist • Mrs. Barbara Foisy – Math Tutor

5. My Goals • Provide a stimulating and safe environment for inquiry and self-discovery in order to produce life-long learners • Accommodate each and every learning style • Students will find success, take pride in their accomplishments and move on “to the places that they will go”

6. Student Goals • Follow the expectations decided upon by the class (posted and signed) • Work cooperatively and respectively • Always do best work • Enjoy second grade!

7. Student Desks1. Folders • Red– Homework and teacher/parent communication • Green -Work Folder • Yellow -Centers • Black – Handwriting / personal labels • Blue - Science / Social Studies

8. Composition Notebook “Writer’s Notebook” for journal entries, story ideas, rough drafts Spelling Notebook Reading Journal Notebook Treasures Reading Book Math Journal Student Dictionary 2 “just right” books to read Student Desks2. Notebooks and books

9. Writing • Wee Deliver (school website) • Units of Study • Personal Narratives • Friendly Letter Writing • Paragraph Writing • Expository Writing • Persuasive Writing • Poetry • General rules of grammar - ongoing

10. Everyday Math • Started Unit 1 • Twelve Units • End of Unit Assessments • Four Main components: • Math Messages • Lesson instruction • Independent practice and review – Math Journal • Games

11. You can find the links to all of the Unit HomeLinks on the school website: www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/elmwood A Reference packet is available tonight with examples of the math routines and how they are explained in class and in the math journals. Everyday Math

12. Everyday MathMath Facts • Math Facts: Addition and Subtraction flashcards will be sent home each week • Facts are to be practiced at home • Weekly fact quizzes (3 min.) will be given every Thursday • End of the year goal: Complete 50 facts in 3 min.

13. Reading:Treasuresby Macmillan McGraw-Hill • Materials include: • Anthology • Guided Reading books • Corresponding worksheets • Grammar Lessons

14. Monday and Tuesday Introduction of targeted phonics and comprehension skill A letter will be sent home Whole group story selection from anthology book Wed.,Thurs.,Fri. Small group – guided reading Poetry Centers - Independent skills practice Treasuresby Macmillan McGraw-HillWeekly Schedule

15. Centers • Wed., Thurs. and Fri • 2 centers each day when I am not meeting with their reading group • Centers Contract: Students are responsible for completing center activities • If work is not finished, it will be homework

16. Spelling • Lists are based on a specific phonics skill and corresponds to the anthology text each week • 15 words total • 10 phonics ruled based • 3 sight words • 2 review words • Pretest on Monday and challenge words will be substituted depending on the pretest results

17. Social Studies • Maps • legends, compass rose ,distinguishing between towns, counties, states and country • Heritage • Recognize and appreciate the differences as well as similarities of all our citizens. • Biography Study • Various courageous historic and current individuals • Compare achievements and distinctive qualities

18. Science • Properties of Matter • Fossils • Our Planet Earth

19. Weekly Routinesin the classroom • Star of the Week • Reading Logs (beginning in Oct.) • DEAR • Math Facts quizzes – Thursdays • Quizzes start with 0,1 building up to 9 • Spelling Tests – Fridays (15 words)

20. Weekly RoutinesSpecials Schedule • Monday – Health (9:55) / Library (12:55)(remember books) • Tuesday – Music (1:40) • Wednesday – P.E. (8:25) (remember sneakers) • Thursday – Art (8:25) / Computer Lab(12:55) • Friday – P.E. (10:40) (remember sneakers)

21. Weekly RoutinesHomework • Given Monday (Language Arts) and Wednesday (Math) (20 min.) • Parent initials on homework log. Feel free to check your child’s homework yourself. Inform me of major difficulties. • Each night, students should also: • Read for 20 minutes • Practice Spelling • Practice Math Facts

22. Volunteering! • Opportunities include: • Room Parents (to help coordinate special activities and disperse information) • Computer Lab assistance • Math Games • Mystery Reader • Book Order Secretary • Emergency Snack • CORI Forms

23. Conferences • Please sign up for a conference day/time • First Conference is in place of the first written report card • Alternative times available

24. Let’s Have a Great Year!