Welcome to Second Grades Curriculum Night

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Welcome to Second Grades Curriculum Night!
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Literacy

• Imagine It!
• Themes-
• Kindness Lets Explore
• Around the Town Look Again
• Courage Americas People
• Comprehension Skills and Questions
• Making Connections Summarizing
• Clarifying Drawing Conclusions
• Weekly Vocabulary Development
• Weekly Open Book Test
• Weekly Spelling Test

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Workshop

• Novel Studies within small groups
• Answer varied questions from the novel and write
  reflections upon parts of the novel
• Practice skills for Imagine It!
• Complete anchor activities such as AR,
  handwriting, vocabulary builders, fluency
  practice, spelling/ vocabulary quilts

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Writing

• Elements of the Writing
• Process
• Focus Small Moment Writing
• Organization - Beginning, Middle, End
• Conventions Capital Letters,
  Punctuation, Spelling
• Elaboration Including Details

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Math

• Major Concepts
• Counting Coins and Combinations (Number Sense)
• Shapes, Blocks, and Symmetry (Geometry)
• Stickers, Number Strings, Story Problems Number
  Sense)
• Pockets, Teeth, and Favorite Things (Data)
• How Many Floors? How Many Rooms? (Algebra)
• How Many Tens? Ones? (Number Sense)
• Parts of a Whole, Parts of a Group (Fractions)
• Partners, Teams, and Paperclips (Number Sense)
• Measuring Length and Time (Measurement)
• Problem Solving in ALL Areas!!

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Science

• Unit Topics
• Matter- Quarter 1
• Sound- Quarter 2
• Weather - Quarter 3
• Life Cycles- Quarter 4

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Social Studies

• Unit Topics
• -Citizenship
• -People and their Government
• -Compare/Contrast Individuals,
  Families, and Communities
• -Changes in Communities
• -People vs. Geography
• -Economic Resources
• -Technology in the Home, School and
  Community

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Accelerated Reader

• Tests start September 21st
• Parental access at home.
• Goals and expectations
• Lets get students excited about reading!

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Homework Policy

• Homework should take the average
• student 20-30 minutes to complete.
• 20 min. of nightly reading
• 10 min. of Spelling Practice on your own
• 10 min. of Math or other practice 2 or 3 times a
  week
• Homework should be completed and turned in on
  time. Students who are responsible for getting
  their work done will have more pride in that work.

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Grading

• Grading Scale
• 3 does not A
• 3 Consistently meets assigned grade level
  expectations80-100 of assigned grade level
  items
• 2 Inconsistently meets assigned grade level
  expectations60-79 of assigned grade level
  items1 Does not yet meet assigned grade level
  expectationsFewer than 60 of assigned grade
  level items

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Behavior Plan

• All students start the day on Green
• Initial warning
• Move to Yellow
• Mini conference w/ teacher, 10 min.
  independent physical activity
• Move to Red
• -Independent physical activity,
  communication home
• Conference w/ Parents, Alert Administration
• Students who remain on Green throughout the
  week earn a trip to the Treasure Box

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CommunicationThe Key To A Successful Year

• Email- the easiest mode of communication
  amy.womble_at_cms.k12.nc.us
• Website http//pages.cms.k12.nc.us/amypwomble
  
• River Gate Friday Folders
• Agenda Communication
• Monthly Newsletter
• Weekly Progress Reports

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What Can You Do To Help?

• Ask your child about his/her day
• Read with your child
• Provide a nightly routine
• Encourage your child to keep a journal
• Set goals- Expect your child to do their best!
• Celebrate your childs successes

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Lastly

• Volunteers needed
• Friday Folder helper (Thursday afternoons or
  Friday mornings)
• Junior Achievement (Teach 5 lessons in the
  spring.)

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