This Exit to Second Grade WELCOME to

This Exit to Second Grade

WELCOME to Back to School Night September 21, 2016

Who’s Who? » Mrs. Cullinane Heather_Cullinane@hcpss. org » Mrs. Kinner » Kim_Kinner@hcpss. org » Aleisha Watkins » Aleisha_Watkins@hcpss. org » Mrs. Watson Kathleen_Watson@hcpss. org

Daily Schedule » 9: 30 -10: 45 ELA/Content » 10: 45 -11: 45 Recess/Lunch » 11: 45 -12: 45 ELA » 12: 45 -1: 45 Related Arts » 1: 45 -3: 00 Math » 3: 00 -3: 45 Content » 3: 50 Dismissal

CES School Wide Behavior Plan R. O. A. R. Respectful On Task Always Safe Responsible

Student Planners At the beginning of each week students will write their homework in their planner to review nightly with their parents. Please sign your child’s planner each night. Communication! Information!

Homework » Monday-Thursday » Every night Math and Reading for 20 minutes, please encourage your child to read a variety of texts!

ELA English Language Arts » » Reading Groups Vocabulary Spelling Writing: » Personal Narratives » Opinion Writing » Informative Writing

Math » » » Money Time Adding and Subtracting Fractions Problem Solving

Grade 2 Back to School Night Canvas Resources Clarksville Elementary 2016 -2017

Canvas - Overview » See your child’s individual classes » Learn about their teachers » What your child will learn (curriculum) » Links to resources » See your child’s grade level course (team information) » Calendar » Announcements » NO grades (that is only for middle/high school)

Canvas – How do I find it?

Canvas – How do I find it? » After clicking on the Canvas Gradebook on the left, click on the link that will now appear under your child’s picture.

Canvas – What will it look like? Click on the Grade level page. Then inks then click oscroll down to Quick Ln Family Resources.

Canvas – How do I learn more? 1. Go to www. hcpss. org/connect 2. Watch the video 3. View guides

Family & Community Information on Canvas

Canvas: Overview • Philosophy of the Elementary Mathematics Office • Videos to support parents

Canvas: What Your Child Will Learn

Major Math Concepts for Second Grade » Number Concepts » Numbers and Operations » Time » Money » Measurement and Data » Geometry

Computational Fluency

Canvas: How To Support Your Child Each resource page includes: » Vocabulary » Suggested activities » Online activities » Links to independent practice sheets

Vocabulary

Activities

Online Activities

Independent Practice

Canvas: Additional Resources » Teaching and Learning Mathematics » Assessments » HCPSS Resources

What Does Math Look Like Everyday? » 75 minutes daily » Begins with a high-quality number routine » Standards based instruction: high quality tasks, variety of representations, purposeful questions, and student discourse » Closure everyday

Rotation Model A • 75 min Number Sense Routine Teacher Group (A and B) Independent Group (A) Teacher Group (B) Daily Closure Opening routine aligned to number/computation concepts taught throughout the year (15 min) Instructional Focus (25 min for each group) Stations for differentiated learning tasks (25 min for each group) Class debrief. Includes opportunity for journaling, class discussion, and possible assessment (10 min)

Rotation Model B • 75 min Number Sense Routine Teacher Group (A) Co-Teacher or Independent Group (B) Co-Teacher or Independent Group (A) Teacher Group (B) Daily Closure Opening routine aligned to number/computation concepts taught throughout the year (15 min) Station rotations for differentiated learning tasks (25 min for each group) Class debrief. Includes opportunity for journaling, class discussion, and possible assessment (10 min)

Collaborative Model • 75 min Number Sense Routine Opening routine aligned to number/computation concepts taught throughout the year (15 min) Intentional math task to apply content through cooperative / collaborative learning. Individual students can work with teachers for focused support as needed. (50 minutes) Daily Closure Opportunity to debrief. Includes opportunity for journaling, class discussion, and possible assessment (10 min)

Balanced Instruction

Differentiated Instruction » Set instructional outcomes that are challenging and rigorous for all students » Select tasks with multiple entry points » Intentional selection of daily structure of math block based on student needs » Encourage students to use varied strategies to make sense of task using their own reasoning » Flexible groupings

Homework Each week students will be assigned homework tasks that will reinforce skills and strategies being taught at school

Science Quarter 1 -Properties of Matter Quarter 2 - Earth’s Features Quarter 3 - Earth’s Changing Landscapes Quarter 4 - Relationships in Habitats

Social Studies » Quarter 1 - Comparing Communities » Quarter 2 - People and the Environment » Quarter 3 -Let’s Go Shopping » Quarter 4 -Citizens in the Community

Health » Quarter 1 - Social and Emotional Health » Quarter 2 - Safety, First-Aid, Prevention » Quarter 3 -Nutrition, Fitness and Disease Prevention and Control » Quarter 4 - Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Drugs

STEM… Airplanes Pollinators Insect Traps

Second Grade Favorites… » » » Breadmake Reading to Perform a Task Field Trips Dentist Visit Fire Safety House Visit Mystery Readers

We’re Looking Forward To A GREAT Year! Thank you for coming!!!