Welcome to 2Welcome to 2ndnd grade!grade!

Welcome to 2Welcome to 2ndnd grade!grade!

Lakeshore Lakeshore ElementaryElementary

Our Contact Information

• Suzanne Barker (Math,Science,Social Studies)• Suzanne.Barker@humble.k12.tx.us• Phone (281) 641-3548

• Kristen Gillen (RELA)• Kristen.Gillen@humble.k12.tx.us• Phone (281) 641-3564

Websites

• Go to www.humbleisd.net• Select Lakeshore Elementary at

the top of the page• Click teacher websites• Click on Barker, Suzanne• Click on Gillen, Kristen

Snacks• Cafeteria sells snacks during lunch. If you do

not want your child to purchase snacks, you may contact the cafeteria at 281-641-3508 and request a lock to be placed on your child’s account.

• We will have a healthy snack break each day. Suggestions include: Fruit, chex mix, cereal, etc. Please do not send chips, candy, cookies, donuts, or snacks that require a spoon, etc.

• You are encouraged to send a sport top water bottle daily.

Daily ScheduleMs. Barker’s Class

7:30–7:50:Arrival 7:50-8:00: Unpack 8:00-8:15: Announcements 8:15-8:30: Den Time8:30-10:45: Instruction (Handwriting, Math, Science/SS)10:45 Switch to Ms. Gillen’s -10:50-11:20 Recess11:20-11:50: Lunch11:50 -2:00: Instruction(Grammar, Reading, Writing) 2:00-3:00: Specials(3:05-3:20: Pack up/Dismissal

Ms. Gillen’s Class

7:30–7:50:Arrival 7:50-8:00: Unpack 8:00-8:15: Announcements 8:15-8:30: Den Time8:30-10:45: Instruction(Grammar, Reading, Writing)10:45 Switch to Ms. Barker’s -10:50-11:20 Recess11:20-11:50: Lunch11:50 -2:00: Instruction(Handwriting, Math, Science/SS)2:00-3:00: Specials3:05-3:20: Pack up/Dismissal

Daily Folder• Please sign or initial the conduct log daily.

Remember…”No news is good new!” • Please send any correspondence via daily folder,

we do not check backpacks.

• A reading log will be included in the daily folder.

• Your child is expected to read aloud for a minimum of 20 minutes per day.

• Record the title of the book on the reading log daily.

RULES:1 Have all needed materials2 Off-task behavior3 Excessive talking4 Respecting authority5 Respecting peers6 Following directions

Leopards Expectations:

Be Responsible, Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be a Learner

Grading ProceduresScores - Definition• 1- Below Basic- working below grade level• 2- Basic- beginning to meet• 3- Proficient- regularly meets• 4- Advanced- consistently meets and often

exceeds

• If your child has a 1 or a 2 on an assignment, please review at home.

• Not all work will be graded

Reading Benchmarks• Each child will receive reading

instruction daily in a small group which is based on their individual reading level. This ensures that each child is challenged yet not frustrated.

• Your child’s reading level is

frequently assessed both formally and informally. Reading groups change according to your child’s needs.

16

BOY

28

EOY

Reading Benchmarks per

9 weeks

• 1st 9 weeks – DRA level 18• 2nd 9 weeks – DRA level 20• 3rd 9 weeks – DRA level 24• 4th 9 weeks – DRA level 28

• (On-level second grader begins at level 16 and progresses to level 28 by the end of the school year.)

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Math Benchmark

s

For Beginning and End of Second Grade

By the end of the year students will be time

tested on 30 addition/subtraction basic math facts in 2 minutes.

*They should complete

with 100% accuracy

Beginning 2nd Grade Story Problem:

Jake had 4 green cubes, 7 blue cubes and 5 yellow cubes. How many total cubes does Jake have?

STORY PROBLEMS:

Explain Story Problem Routine. Solve single step

and multi-step story problems and solve for unknown (addition and

subtraction).

End of Second Grade

Ending 2nd Grade Multi-step Story Problem:

Ms. Jones had 185 ribbons to hand out at her school for perfect attendance. Ms. Jones handed out 35 ribbons to 1st and 2nd graders. She handed out 58 to 3rd and 4th graders. She handed out 62 to 5th graders. How many did she have left for the Kindergartners?

SOLVING FOR UNKNOWN: (“some” is unknown, we don’t

know what we start with)

Karen had some pennies. Her mother gave her 39 more pennies. Now Karen has 52 pennies. How many pennies did Karen have to start with?

NUMBERS: Compare, order, compose and

decompose numbers up to 1,200.

End of Second Grade

GRAPHS and DATA

ANALYSISFor Beginning and End of Second Grade

GEOMETRY:

Compose and decompose as well as

classify attributes of 2-D and 3-D shapes--2-D: # of sides and vertices.3-D: # of faces, edges

and vertices.End of Second Grade

TIME:

Tell time to the minute on analog clock. Know

AM and PM, elapsed time to the hour and half hour. Know how

long a second, minute and hour.

End of Second Grade

MONEY:

Identify and determine value of coins up to a

dollar. (Must be able to identify in black & white

on worksheets)

End of Second Grade

ALSO…Multiplication (adding equal groups)Division (dividing equal groups)Measuring Length (customary and metric)Fractions (as equal parts of a whole or set)

Homework• Each month your child will receive a spelling

menu with a variety of activities to choose from. This menu will be placed inside your child’s take home folder. Homework will begin the week of Sept 2nd.

• A Math Homework Packet will come home at the beginning of the week to reinforce skills we have worked on and will be due on Fridays.

• Homework will be checked every Friday.

Information• Please send the information sheet back

with your child, if you have not done so.

• If you have not received any of my emails, please email me with your name and email address or write it down before you leave.

• Email will be used as our primary form of

communication in an effort to go green.