Miss Quinlan’s Second- Grade Class

1. Miss Quinlan’s Second- Grade Class Welcome Parents!

2. Second Grade Curriculum Language Arts Reading Students will understand and apply the knowledge of letters, sounds and words to become independent and fluent readers. They will read with fluency and comprehension. *Identify the author and illustrator *Use table of contents and glossary *Decode multi-syllable words *Add or delete a letter to make a new word *Read fluently with attention to expression, voice tone, and rhythm

3. *Recall facts and details *Sequence information in a story *Make inferences and support with details *Identify the main idea and details of a story *Identify cause and effect *Locate information using alphabetical order Students will write in clear, concise language *Students will alphabetize by the third letter *Apply phonics rule for longvowels *Form contractions *Use nouns (common, proper, singular, and plural), verbs, and adjectives correctly *Use correct punctuation *Write a paragraph

4. Students will speak in clear and concise language. *Students will retell a story sequentially Students will listen actively to information *Follow two step oral directions *Students will listen to identify main ideas and supporting details Spelling *Spell assigned words (12 per week) *Applies phonetic knowledge to spelling

5. Religion *Students will understand God’s loving plan of goodness *Students will demonstrate a creedal understanding of the Three Persons of the Blessed Trinity *Students will grow in a life long relationship through the gift of faith *Students will understand the Church as community of faith building God’s kingdom *Students will understand the Communion of saints through a study of Mary and the saints *Students will identify the seven sacraments *Students will make moral decisions based on the Gospel *Students will learn a variety of prayers to express a relationship with God *Students will celebrate liturgical feasts and seasons *Students will understand and receive the sacraments of First Penance and Eucharist

6. Math Students will develop number sense and an ability to represent numbers in a variety of forms: *Recognize and order number words through 20 *Read, compare and order numbers to 100 **Understand base ten “10 ones= 1 ten; 10 ten = 1 hundred; 10 hundreds = 1000 *Use the words higher, lower, greater, and less to compare two numbers *Skip count to 100 by 2, 5 10 *Skip count by 3 and 4 for multiplication readiness **Explore the meanings of multiplication and division *Name the number before, after, and between a given number *Name odd and even numbers *Identify and order ordinal positions to 20th *Identify proper fractions with the denominators of 2, 3, 4, 8, 10 *Count money using dollars and coins *To problem solve addition and subtraction word problems *To insert correct operation signs (+/-) **To demonstrate accuracy and fluency of addition and subtraction facts up to 18 **Addition and subtraction with and without regrouping *To estimate without counting

7. Students will develop Spatial Sense and the ability to use Geometric Properties, Relationships, and Measurement to model and describe. *Identify objects in space and their relative shapes using the words: inside/outside, left/right, above/below, between *To identify 2D and 3D shapes *To describe, identify and create lines of symmetry *Use shapes to make designs, patterns, and pictures *To use a ruler to measure inch, half inch and centimeters *To identify a cup, pint, quart, gallon, liter, pound, ounce, kilogram and gram *To judge whether temperatures are hot, warm, cold and cool *To convert money: pennies to nickel; nickel to dime *Tell time on a digital and analog clock to the hour, half hour, and quarter hour Students will represent, analyze, and solve problems involving Patterns, Functions and Algebraic concepts *Recognize, describe, extend and create patterns *Identify missing numbers in sequence up to 100 *Use symbols < > = when comparing numbers *Adding three numbers *Solving: 5+?=12

8. Students will develop an understanding of Data Analysis and Probability *Collect, generate and organize data *Read, interpret, and analyze data *Read and interpret pictures, graphs, Venn diagrams, pictograph and tally charts *To understand the probability of getting specific outcomes *Sort and classify objects according to attributes *Follow simple sets of directions Students will use the process of Problem Solving

9. Science Physical Science *Matter *Energy – light, heat, and sound; motion, machines, and magnets; electricity Earth Science *Exploring Space – day and night; phases of the moon; solar system*Exploring the Physical Features of the • Earth – land, water, and air

10. *Exploring Weather – seasons; components of weather Life Science *Plants *Animals – characteristics of animals; similarities and differences of animal groups basic needs of all animals *Human Body – five senses; stages of growth/nutrition/hygiene body parts and functions *Ecology – homes for living things; needs of living things; living things of long ago; causes of extinction

11. Social Studies • Democratic Citizenship • The Community – different kinds • Rules and Laws • Symbols of America • Traits of a good citizen • Historical Understanding • Early History • Comparing past and present • Goodsand Services • Importance of saving money

12. Geographical Understanding *The use and features of a map *Identifyland and water forms on a globe/map *Identify aglobe *Identify types of communities *Identify resources and caring for our environment

13. Specials • Monday – Computer and Gym • Tuesday – Music • Wednesday – Library and Spanish • Thursday – Art

14. Classroom Community • Our classroom is a community. In our community, we have rules to help us get along with each other. • Our class rules are: • Pay Attention • Listen attentively • Write Neatly • Study • Love God Above All • Respect Everyone

15. Homework • About 30 minutes of homework every night except Friday. 20 minutes of reading is highly recommended. • Homework is to be done in pencil, neatly. • All homework is to be signed by a parent.

16. Behavior • Having an environment conducive to learning.

17. Field Trips One Field Trip – To Be Announced

18. Let’s Have a Great Year!