Welcome to Second Grade

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Welcome to Second Grade!

• Ell-Saline Elementary
• Room 109
• Alison Williams, teacher

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Mission Learning

• Plan of Action
• Make students feel comfortable by using fair
  and consistent rules and expectations so that
  they are able to take risks and try new things.
• Team Members
• Students
• Parents
• Teachers

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Class Rules

• Be safe.
• Be helpful.
• Be respectful.
• Be responsible.
• Be a hard worker.

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Rewards and Consequences

• We will have class celebrations periodically for
  good behavior.
• Students who choose not to follow the rules will
  receive an office referral.

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Daily Schedule

• 810 Bell
• 815 Bal-A-Vis-X
• 825 Attendance
• 830 Music
• 855 PE
• 920 Art (Monday)
• 920 Class Meeting
• 945 Science/SS
• 1030 Math
• 1135 Lunch and Recess

• 1215 Read Aloud
• 1230 Reading
• 130 Language
• 230 Library/PAWS
• (Monday)
• 230 Recess
• 250 Silent Reading
• 315 Silent Reading
• (Monday)
• 335 Wrap-Up
• 345 Bell

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Science

• Natural resources
• Insects and spiders
• Matter and energy
• Water
• Soil and rocks
• Health and safety
• Sun, moon, and stars

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Social Studies

• Map skills
• Continents and oceans
• Goods and services
• Spending and saving
• Our countrys leaders
• Kansas history
• American history

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Math

• Addition and subtraction strategies
• Place value to 100
• Money
• Regrouping (carrying and borrowing) with
  2-digit numbers

• Time
• Estimating
• Data and statistics
• Measurement
• Place value to 1000
• Regrouping with 3-digit numbers
• Geometry

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Rocket Math

• Students are assessed to find their writing
  speed, and their goal to complete is based on
  this assessment.
• Students are assessed to find out how many facts
  they already know, and their level placement is
  based on this assessment.
• Students complete addition A-Z, then subtraction
  A-Z, followed by two-minute reviews over addition
  and subtraction.
• Students who complete all addition and
  subtraction will start on multiplication.

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Lunch and Recesses

• Second grade eats lunch at 1135 every day.
• If you would like to have lunch with your child,
  please call Karen Smith by 9 am.
• Recesses are at 1155 and 230. Mrs. Peterson
  and Ms. Williams will take turns with recess duty.

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Reading

• Guided Reading
• Running Records
• Other Assessments
• Teachers
• Centers
• Other Units

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Language

• Sitton Spelling
• Word Wall
• Word Lists
• Working with Words
• Animated Literacy
• Write Source
• Writers Workshop

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Library and PAWS

• Classes will be on alternate Mondays.
• Library skills and checkout time
• 6 books/2 at home
• Character education and study skills

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Computers

• Goal to integrate technology into at least one
  subject area per week
• Research, games, programs
• Computer lab
• Wireless labs
• Elmo
• New projector

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Accelerated Reader

• Silent reading time will be from 250 to 335
  Tuesday to Friday.
• Students will read, take tests, and visit the
  library during this time.
• Goals are set based on students reading level
  and time spent reading.
• Students will receive weekly goal cards to help
  them stay on track.
• TOPS reports will be sent home daily.
• Please see incentives sheet for information about
  quarterly and yearly incentives.

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Homework

• Check take-home folders every night
• Word list
• Read 20 minutes
• Unfinished work
• Flash cards
• Occasional- other assignments

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Checklists

• Quarterly assessment
• Nneeds more time
• Ddeveloping
• Mmastered
• Students are not expected to have skills mastered
  until the END of second grade.

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Communicate

• If you have any questions, please ASK.
• School contact information (8 to 4)
• Phone [phone]
• Email awilliams_at_ellsaline.org
• If you know you wont be able to sleep
• Phone [phone]