Welcome To

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• Welcome To
• Ms. Brekkes
• Second Grade
• Curriculum Night

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A Little About Me

• Grew up in South Dakota
• Undergraduate from Moorhead State
• University in 2000
• Masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction in
  June 2006 from NAU
• SEI Endorsement in 2006
• Early Childhood Endorsement in 2006
• DIBLES coordinator, CATS Liaison, CATS testing
  for district, social committee chair, student
  teacher partnership

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Schedule
825-845Unpack, attendance, pledge, morning
work 845-930Reading/Common Core 930-1045Guid
ed Reading Groups 1045-1125Recess/Lunch 1125-1
220RTIenrichment and remedial 1125-1255Speci
als 100-200Math 200-215Recess/snack 215-2
50Writing 250pack up 300--dismissal
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Common Core State Standards

• Forty-seven states across our country including
  Arizona have adopted the Common Core State
  Standards. Please go to this website to learn
  more about the standards that will be taught to
  your child this school year.
• http//www.azed.gov/standards-practices/fi
  les/2011/10/2ndgradeefeb4.pdf

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Reading

• More non-fiction and informational text including
  science and social studies
• Regular practice with complex text and its
  academic vocabulary
• Guided ReadingLeveled groups
• Harcourt Reading Series
• Shared Reading
• DEAR Time
• Book comes home on Thursdays!

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Assessment

• DIBELS/Burst/Progress Monitoring
• RTIenrichment and intervention
• Weekly comprehension/vocabulary tests
• Spelling test
• SAT 10
• DRA reading test

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Ways to Help at Home

• Provide time and space for your child to read
  independently free from distractions.
• All children need to be reading on grade level by
  the end of third grade.
• Model reading by allowing your child to see you
  reading at home.
• Make sure your child has a library card.
• In every day discussion, encourage your child to
  explain his/her thinking and support reasoning
  with facts.
• Encourage your child to write thank you letters,
  journals, pen pals, personal stories and poems,
  etc.

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Spelling

• Words Their Way
• Test on Fridays
• Word list will come home Monday15 words
• Challenge Words--optional
• Sentence Dictation

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Writing

• 6 Traits of Writing
• Journals
• Squiggle Books (kids love these)
• 4 Square
• Step up to Writing

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Math

• More time on fewer skills
• Link major topics from grade to grade
• Connect Math to real world problems
• Math journals, buddy talk, math packets, small
  group, whole group, Marcy Cook

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• Part of Common Core Reading Program
• Harcourt
• Leveled BooksReading groups
• Class Experiments
• Science Fair in January

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• Part of Common Core Reading Program
• Leveled books
• Pioneers, Pilgrims, 13 colonies, Revolutionary
  War (field trip), Map skills, Communities,
  Immigrants, Asian Culture and so much more!

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Homework

• DOT binderEverything you need!
• Independent reading log
• Spelling
• Do homework in pencil
• Unfinished work will come home Friday to be
  returned on Monday
• All homework is a review of what we are doing in
  the classroom.

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Behavior System

• Clip It Up!
• -- Students who clip up and earn 20 punches
  will be able to write their name on the
  King/Queen of the Jungle! They will also get to
  choose an activity out of the behavior catalog.
• -- Students who clip down will first receive a
  warning, then receive a consequence decided by
  the teacher and finally at the lowest level I
  will contact you personally about your childs
  behavior.
• -- At the end of each day, students will bring
  home a behavior report in their DOT Binder.
  Please review this daily with your child.
• Whole ClassBucket Fillers
• Behavior Plans if needed

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Pride in the Pack

• PPositive
• AAchieving
• CCompassionate
• KKids
• --Wear your Basha T-shirts on Friday!
• --Pack awards

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Communication

• Weekly Newsletter-online!!
• Scheduled Conferences
• Email--brekke.heather_at_cusd80.com
• DOT Binderthe best communication!!

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General Information

• Birthdays
• Star of the Week
• Book Orders
• CEF--1 per child
• Tax Creditsthis helps us pay for field trips!!
• Snacksbring your own
• VolunteersRoom mom/dad, daily volunteers,
  website, JA, Art Masterpiece

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• Partnership