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Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night

Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night. Gateway Pointe August 14, 2013. Formal Assessments. Galileo (quarterly assessments to follow) Taken on the computer District Wide Test Common Core aligned Stanford 10- end of the year assessment given in the Spring Taken on a scantron

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Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night

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  1. Welcome to Second Grade Curriculum Night Gateway Pointe August 14, 2013

  2. Formal Assessments • Galileo (quarterly assessments to follow) • Taken on the computer • District Wide Test • Common Core aligned • Stanford 10- end of the year assessment given in the Spring • Taken on a scantron • Nationwide Test

  3. Reading Curriculum • Reading fluency passages • Reading Strategies • Comprehension of fiction and nonfiction text (focus on higher level thinking questions, judgment, analyze) • Vocabulary/Dictionary Skills • Weekly Tests • Formal Assessments • (Galileo and Stanford 10)

  4. Accelerated Reading Program (AR) • What’s the process? • STAR test • How do I know what level my child is reading on? (Homeconnect letter) • Quarter goals/ rewards • Find AR books at home at: www.arbookfind.com

  5. Math • Number sense, place value • Time/Money • Addition/Subtraction with and without regrouping • Graphing • Measurement • Multiplying/Division • (Yes, we start this in 2nd grade!) • Be able to explain or justify answers

  6. Timed Tests • 3 minutes • 50 problems • Must pass to go on to the next number • Addition 1-9 and mixed • Subtraction 1-9 and mixed • Multiplication (1,2,5,10)

  7. Language Arts/Writing • Daily Language Review (Weekly) • Sitton Spelling (Weekly) • High Frequency Words/Dictation (Weekly) • Write from the Beginning • Thinking Maps • Monthly Writing Prompt • Grammar

  8. Social Studies • Communities • Government • Native Americans/Colonies • Holidays Around the World • Asia • Westward Expansion

  9. Science • Matter • Human Body • Weather • Life Cycles (butterflies, insects etc…) • Inventors

  10. Report Cards • Progress reports will be sent home with your child half way through each quarter. • Quarterly report cards will be sent home with your child. • Conferences: October/February • Grading scale for progress report and report card • 4-Exceeds (beyond grade level) • 3-Meets • 2-Approaching • 1-Falls far below

  11. Homework, News, and Daily Behavior Sheet • Homework is given weekly (goes home Friday and due the following Friday) • Classroom news via email, teacher website • Daily Behavior Sheets, please sign after the week is over • Check homework folders nightly!

  12. School Wide Rules and Expectations

  13. How to Contact Us? • Email is the best: • jenna.johnson@husd.org • natalie.huber@husd.org • jennifer.haines@husd.org • melissa.johnson@husd.org • Phone call (480) 279-7700

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