Welcome to Second Grade!

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Welcome to Second Grade!

• Teachers
• Mrs. Stacie Eller
• Mrs. Leah Johnson
• Mrs. Caroline Pease
• Ms. Carrie Spencer

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Communication

• Email
• stacie_eller_at_nobl.k12.in.us
• Phone
• 773-0582
• Notes in folder
• School Wires page
• Go to www.noblesvilleschools.org
• Go to Schools and select Stony Creek Elementary
• Go to Classrooms
• Select your teachers name
• Class information will be posted on School Wires
  regularly. Please check back often.
• Please contact me anytime with questions or
  concerns.

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Daily Schedule

• 840-850 Check-In/Announcements
• 850-1005 Math
• 1005-1105 Writing
• 1110-1140 Lunch
• 1140-1200 Recess
• 1205-135 Literacy (Language Arts, Whole Group
  Reading, Readers Workshop, Book Clubs, Guided
  Reading)
• 135-205 Intervention
• 210-250 Specials
• 255-305 Computation practice
• 305-320 Content
• 325 Dismissal

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Transportation

• A transportation list is created that states each
  students way home from school (bus number,
  walker, car rider, AYS).
• Anytime and every time your child is to go home
  from school any way other than his or her normal
  way, you MUST SEND A NOTE or CALL THE OFFICE.
  Please do NOT send an email as I may not receive
  it in time.

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Daily Class Work

• We will do a lot of work together, especially at
  the beginning of the year.
• Letter grades will not appear on graded class
  work. Students will receive stars, stamps,
  stickers, happy faces, etc.
• Some work may be marked as a fraction. For
  example 9/10.
• Please go over completed papers at home to see if
  your child understands what was missed.

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Homework

• Homework will be sent home as a packet on Mondays
  (or the first school day of each week). This
  packet is due on Friday.
• Additional math homework will be sent home
  regularly and MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED THE
  NEXT SCHOOL DAY.
• Homework should remain in the blue take-home
  folder.
• This blue folder should be wherever your child
  is. If he/she is at school, the folder should be
  at school. If he/she is at home, the folder
  should be at home.

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Language Arts

• Whole group Interactive Read Alouds for
  comprehension and word chunks for phonics
  instruction
• Small group Guided reading group made up of a
  small group of children who are reading on
  similar levels.
• Homework Sheet will come home on Mondays and
  must be returned to school on Friday. There will
  be a reading log (20 min/night) with response
  questions and word work practice due each Friday.
  Math pages will be due the day after they are
  sent home due to our math program, Everyday Math.

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Spelling

• 12 words per week
• These will follow the Journeys curriculum
  program that we adopted for Language Arts last
  year.
• A dictation sentence including current and past
  words will be given each week as well.
• We will also be looking for application in
  students writing.

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Writers Workshop

• Students will write everyday. Most of this work
  will be done in our Writers Notebooks and
  Journals so you will not see it coming home on a
  regular basis.
• Our focus will be listening for the sounds in
  each word, utilizing the word wall, leaving a
  finger space between words, using capitals and
  punctuation, and writing complete sentences.
• We highly encourage students to choose their
  topics, etc. CHOICE IS VOICE!

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Handwriting

• We use Handwriting Without Tears
• Proper letter formation
• Top down no push ups!
• Use the lines (they are different)
• Our main goal is legibility and no frustration

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Math

• All Noblesville Elementaries use Everyday Math.
• Learning addition and subtraction facts is
  crucial. They will be practiced at school daily,
  and it is an expectation that they will be
  practiced at home each night as well.

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Suggestions

• Bookmark your childs teachers Fusion page and
  refer to it often for updates.
• Check your childs backpack each night.
• Read, read, read every night!
• Practice math facts nightly even if only for
  5-10 minutes!

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Science

• Integrated into Language Arts instruction
• Several Class Experiments
• Hands-On
• Science Journal
• Project Lead the Way
• (see next slide)

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Project Lead the Way

• New curriculum that several Noblesville Schools
  are piloting this year
• Investigative approach to learning
• Similar to Project Based Learning (PBL)
• 2 modules per year
• Properties of Matter
• Form and Function

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Social Studies

• Integrated into Language Arts instruction
• Family
• Community
• Project Based Learning Project
• (see next slide)

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Project Based Learning

• Noblesville Schools will be creating new units
  where students guide their own learning through
  PBL.
• Our unit will be in September. The topic is
  community.
• We will be exploring the community of
  Noblesville, as well as having a visit from Mayor
  Ditslear.
• Students will be designing a new business/service
  that they feel will benefit the Noblesville
  community.

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Parent/Teacher Conferences

• October 2nd 100-800
• and October 7th 100-400
• Please be sure to sign up tonight
• There will only be 15 minute time slots

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Behavior

• We will be using ROCK tickets to reward
  outstanding behavior.
• RRespect
• OOutstanding Attitude
• CCare about Safety
• KKnow and Follow all Procedures
• A calendar will be used to track each childs
  behavior. This will come home daily in the blue
  take-home folder and must be signed/initialed by
  parents each night.

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Birthdays

• We promise to make your child feel very special
  on his or her birthday!
• Due to allergies and Noblesvilles Health and
  Wellness Initiative edible treats will not be
  allowed.
• However, you may provide non-edible treats
  (pencils, stickers, erasers, bookmarks, small
  toys) or a gift of an indoor recess toy or book
  for the class to share.

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Volunteers

• We would LOVE to have your help!
• If you are able to volunteer in the classroom,
  please fill out a volunteer form and return it as
  soon as possible.
• You will be notified after approval.

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Money

• If you send money to school, please be sure that
  it is in a sealed envelope with your childs name
  on it. Also, write on the outside of the
  envelope the purpose for the money.
• Lunch money should always be sent to school in an
  envelope with your childs name and lunch code
  clearly written on the outside of the envelope.

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Questions?

• Thank you for coming!