Welcome To Second Grade!

Welcome

To

Second Grade!

Schedule 8:05-8:15 Lunch Count, Attendance, Pledge8:15-8:25 Reading/Journal Writing8:25-9:40 Everyday Math 9:40-10:40 Rigby Reading/Daily 5 Stations/Daily Café 10:40-11:10 Lunch11:10-11:35 Wash up/Restroom/Recess11:35-12:00 Read Aloud Chapter Book/Handwriting12:00-12:50 Specials (See Schedule)12:50-1:45 Finish Lang. Arts from a.m.1:45-2:25 Science/Soc.St./Health (rotate)2:25-2:30 Pack up/Gather “Mail”2:30-2:35 Bus/Car/After School Program Dismissal

Special ClassesMonday: Wellness (P.E.)

Tuesday: Music

Wednesday: Art

Thursday: Library/Media

Friday: Computer Lab

**Specials are from 12:00-12:50**

Responsibility Folder

Goes back and forth to school every day

Please check every night!

Communication Tool

DATA BINDERS!!

We’re going to Learn the College Wood Cardinal Rules like CHAMPIONS this year!(You can download the Cardinal RULE posters at: http://bit.ly/cwepbis (Cardinal Rule Posters))We will earn DOJO

points and Cardinal RULE tickets this year for our good behavior and choices!

REACH for Reading

Reading Log

Benchmark Testing

Guided Reading Groups

Mini-Lessons/Whole Group

On-line component

More challenging than Rigby

The “Daily 5”Read to Self

Read to Someone

Work on Writing

Listening to Stories

Word Work

The “Daily CAFE”

Comprehension

Accuracy

Fluency

Expand Vocabulary

Grammar/English

Parts of speech (Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, etc.)

Finding parts of speech within literature

SpellingList/Packet sent home on Mondays

Words address phonics skills

High frequency words

Spelling in everyday writing

During “Word Work”/Daily 5

Dictation sentence

Tests on Fridays

“Spelling City”(www.spellingcity.com)

WritingDaily Journals

Writing Resource Folders

Writing Binders

Published Works in “Share Binders”

Using Lucy Calkins curriculum

MathEveryday Math curriculum

Hands-on/games

More than one way to solve a problem!

Home Links – every day

Family Letters to introduce new unit!

Math Facts (“Rocket Math”)

Games in classroom and on-line!

www.everydaymathonline.com

Science, Social Studies and

Health•Integrated through REACH

•Book lessons for Soc. St.

•Vocabulary Based

•Hands-on Science

•Book lessons for Health

Handwriting

Manuscript will be used initially, but cursive will be introduced later this year.

Transportation Changes

Media Help Needed!!(Especially on Mondays and Thursdays…or any day in the afternoon!)

CWE PTO and the Fall Donation DriveCWE PTO and the Fall Donation Drive

• PTO membership is FREE and you are all members!

• The goal of the PTO is to promote the best learning environment for College Wood students by providing close cooperation among students, parents, teachers and staff.

• The PTO helps support school-wide events and enhances the education experience of all College Wood students by providing things like:

• Classroom Time & National Geographic Magazines• Two paid field trips per grade• Teacher & Staff Discretionary Funds• Positive Behavior Incentives• Teacher Grants & much more!

• The annual Donation Drive is going on now and ends on Friday, August 29th!

• 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to the school and is used throughout the year.

• The PTO loves volunteers and there is a wide variety of ways you can get involved. To learn more check out the PTO Web site at www.ccs.in.us/cwe/pto.

Misc., but Important!

Dismissal changes-Attendance/Notes

Read weekly newsletter/check website!

Medications

Book orders www.scholastic.com

Homework

Graded papers

“Class Dojo” Discipline System/Cardinal R.U.L.E. tickets

Free Stuff for Classroom/Highlights, etc.

Sticky Notes for Classroom Items Needed

My e-mail address: jgossett@ccs.k12.in.us

Website for information

http://www1.ccs.k12.in.us/cwe/home

Class ListGirls Boys

AbbyAddisonAllisonAlynneClaire Be.Claire Br.GiadaMackenzieNourTessaTiffanyViolet

AdenAidenBenBraydenCalvinChristopherEthanIshanJakeMattiaNathanSamWells