Welcome Parents!!!

1. Welcome Parents!!! Grade 2 Parent Orientation 2014-2015 Ms. Haughey Ms. Pashley Ms. Sullivan Ms. Burns

2. Our Typical Day 8:20-Arrival 8:30-Morning Routines/Morning Meeting • Recite the Pledge of Allegiance • Take attendance • Hand in notes • Hang up coats and book bags • Check Homework • Morning Meeting Assistant Fundations • a systematic, explicit, and multi-sensory approach to reading and spelling. Reduces reading failure by teaching essential skills (phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, decoding, encoding, word analysis, vocabulary development, sight word instruction, fluency, and comprehension strategies). 9:07-9:52 – Math GO MATH • Lessons facilitate conceptual development • Students work from introduction to mastery of content standards • Students use manipulatives, models, pictures and symbols to build understanding • Students are actively engaged in reasoning during instruction

3. Our Typical Day (cont.) 9:55-Literacy Reading – ***Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.*** • Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. • Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. • Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently • Recount stories, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. Writing- • Narrative • Opinion/Persuasive Writing • Informative/Explanatory Writing

4. Our Typical Day (cont.) 11:35- 12:25 – Lunch and Recess 12:30 – 1:08 – Homework/Pack-Up • Homework will be given every night • No Homework passes 1:10 – 1:53 – Math or Homework/Pack-Up

5. Our Typical Day (cont.) 1:57 – 2:40 - Social Studies -Students are exposed to various non-fiction resources to support their learning about New York City -Class trips Cluster Teachers Ms. Estrada (Science) Mr. Jennings (Music) Ms. Neidish (Library) Mr. Diaz (Physical Education) (Playground) – 2x a week 2:40 – Dismissal (Exit by the end of the ramp ) Tuesday-Parent Communication

6. Assessments Spelling Test every Friday Math • Show What You Know • Mid-Chapter Check Point • End of Unit test for Math • Addition and Subtraction quizzes • I-Ready Literacy • Running Records • I-Ready • Writing Rubrics Engrade

7. Fun In Second Grade School Store Desk Fairy Scholastic Book Order Student of the Week Mystery Reader

8. Contact Information (appointments, birthdays, questions, concerns) Email: mgregg19@gmail.com School #: (212) 927-8218 Notes, Notes, Notes

9. Second Grade Science Grading System

10. The grade will be an average of the items listed below. • Check lists • Class work • Science Notebook • Exit Passes • Quizzes • Tests

11. Science NotebookBenefits • Documentation - develops organizational skills. • Reference Document - helps students review forgotten facts. • Cognitive Engagement - writing helps students clarify what they know.

12. Components of the Science Notebook • Date and teaching point • Class notes • Vocabulary words • Graphs, tables, and charts

13. Contact Information • Leave a message at school office (212) 927-8218 • E-mail me at Iestrad@schools.nyc.gov • Engrade-leave a message • Parent volunteers are requested to assist during Science classes. If interested, please contact Ms. Estrada