Welcome to Second Grade!

1. Welcome to Second Grade! Mrs. Caulfield September 17, 2014

2. About Mrs. Caulfield • I live in Pennington with my husband, daughter, and son- Katie (21) and Jim (20) • 11th year teaching at Toll Gate • Previously a paraprofessional at Toll Gate • My children attended Toll Gate • Undergraduate Degrees in Economics and Political Science Lawyer-tax and pension planning

3. Daily Schedule Morning Meeting & Responsive Classroom Approach • Greeting • Sharing • Building Community • Questions and Comments • News and Announcements • Calendar and Weather • Jobs • Activity

4. W.I.N. (What I Need) • Students are organized into flexible groups according to their needs. Some students will be pulled out for Tier II reading/phonics instruction. The remainder of the class will work to strengthen independent reading skills.

5. Language Arts • Writers’ Workshop • Expository, Creative, Persuasive • Process Writing • Journaling • My Week at School Journal • Reading Response Journal • Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence Construction • Spelling • Fundations Language Program • Word Families • Games, songs, and class work • Handwriting • Fundations Handwriting Program

6. Reading and Literacy • Readers’ Workshop • Small Group instruction with leveled reading materials • Sight words, word attack strategies, comprehension strategies, oral fluency • Center Activities • Reader Response • Word Work (Grammar, Phonics, etc.) • Spelling • Computers (RAZ Kids) • Story Structure • Comprehension Strategies • Independent Reading • Partner Reading

7. Mathematics Everyday Math Program(“Chicago Math”) • “Spiraling” Curriculum: Beginning, Developing, and Secure Skills • Curriculum Topics Addition and Subtraction Number Stories Place Value Patterns and Rules Money Fractions Time Measurement 3-D & 2-D Shapes Decimals Preliminary Multiplication and Division • Pre-assessment • Interactive Games to Reinforce Concepts • Enrichment Activities and Packets

8. Social Studies & Science • Communities & Map Skills • Lego Communities • “Me on the Map” • Flat Stanley • Native Americans - Plains, Southwest, Northwest and Woodland • Light and Matter • Sun and Moon • - Planetarium Field Trip • Ecology and Habitats - Habitat play -Camden Aquarium Field trip ALL PROJECT BASED

9. Art Gym Media Music Special Area Classes Spanish

10. Special Activities -Lego Community -Flat Stanley Project -Planetarium Field Trip -Native American presentation at the Pennington Library Aquarium Field Trip -Habitat Play -2nd Grade Picnic -End of Year Writing Celebration

11. Snacks and Lunch • Snacks • Approximately 10:15 each day • Please avoid snacks with peanuts or tree nuts • Please send healthy foods and drinks to provide good energy • Birthday Celebrations-Quarterly • Water Bottles • Please encourage your child to bring a water bottle to keep in his/her cubby for use throughout the day. • Lunchtime • Lunch from 12:35-1:05 • Recess from 1:05 – 1:25 • Ice cream may be purchased. • Cafeteria Lunch Accounts

12. Homework • Approximately 20-25 minutes per night Monday through Thursday 15 Minutes of Reading each night • Your Child is responsible for completing reading log each night • Reading logs should stay in homework folder; They are checked by me each Friday morning. • Fridays: Parents read My Week At School Journals and write back to child in the journal.

13. Communication • Homework Notebooks • Also can check homework on my website:hvrsd.org/staff/m.caulfield • Or-just go to TollGate Webpage and find my name under “Teacher Websites” • E-mail: margaretcaulfield@hvrsd.org • Phone: (609)737-4008 extension 1018

14. Questions?