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)• [email protected]• Phone (281) 641-3548
• Kristen Gillen (RELA)• [email protected]• 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.)
•
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.
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