2nd Grade Open HouseWest Park Place Elementary School

Room 108Mrs. Ostheimer

Mrs. Ostheimer● Mom of a College Sophomore and 9th Grader. ● Wife of Mr. Ostheimer, awesome 1st grade teacher at Wilbur Elementary

School, Colonial School District.● Teaching since 1987 and a West Park Panda since 2001.● Lifelong Learner!!!!!!

○ Delaware Teachers Institute since 2013.■ Dr. Lynnette Overby, UD. Integrating Arts into Instruction: World Rivers (2013)■ Dr. Joel Best, UD. Numbers and Social Problems: Creating Discerning Consumers

(2014)■ Dr. David Teague, UD. Fiction Writing: Magic in Fiction (2015)■ Provost Domenico Grasso, UD. Ancient Inventions (2016)■ Dr. Joel Rosenthal, UD. What Makes Up the World Around Us? (2017)■ Dr. David Teague, UD. The Fantastic Ekphrastic Scholastic (2018)

○ Yale National Initiative 2014.■ Dr. Tim Barringer, YU. Understanding History Through Images: Taking a Close

Look at Mothers and Pirates

Common Core State Standards

Video on CCSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0rRk9sER0&feature=youtu.be

So, what do we do all day?

Specials 1st TrimesterMonday: MusicTuesday: Physical EducationWednesday: LibraryThursday: ArtFriday: Art

Common Core State StandardsEnglish Language Arts

Reading Literature and Informational Text● Key Ideas and Details● Craft and Structure● Integration of Knowledge and Ideas● Range of Reading and Level of Text ComplexityReading Foundational Skills● Phonics and Word Recognition: Word Work● Fluency and Accuracy

CCSS ELA, continued Writing● Text Types and Purposes● Production and Distribution● Research to Build and Present Knowledge

Speaking and Listening● Comprehension and Collaboration● Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

Language● Conventions of Standard English● Knowledge of Language● Vocabulary Acquisition and Use

What will we read?????Stories Dramatic Play Poetry Informational Texts

Adventures

Folktales

Legends

Fantasy

Fables

Realistic Fiction

Historical Fiction

Staged Dialogue

Readers Theater

Brief Scenes

Nursery Rhymes

Narrative Poem

Limerick

Free Verse

Acrostic

Haiku

Diamante

BiographiesAutobiographiesHistorySocial StudiesScienceDanceMusicArtMapsGraphsChartsDirectionsRecipes

Common Core State StandardsMathOperations and Algebraic Thinking● Represent and solve problems involving addition and

subtraction.● Add and subtract within 20.● Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for

multiplication.Number and Operations in Base 10● Understand place value.● Use place value understanding and properties of operations to

add and subtract.

CCSS Math, continued Measurement & Data● Measure and estimate lengths in standard units.● Relate addition and subtraction to length.● Work with time and money.● Represent and interpret data.

Geometry● Reason with shapes and their attributes.

How will we practice math?Math 4 Today: building foundational skills and focusing on critical math skills and concepts.Bridges Math Home Connection: I will assign homework 3-4 times each week.Problems and Investigations will be presented each day and work places will give hands-on practice.Numbers Corner will target data collection, number lines, computational fluency, and daily rectangle.

HomeworkReading 20 minutes each day The key to education is sharing a book! Read to yourself and read to others!!!!!Practicing math facts each dayContinue learning by using Dreambox Learning at home.Reading and Math Homework 3-4x/week.

HomeworkGo to my Blog!!!!!! http://mrsostheimer.weebly.com/

My BlogButtons to link you to:Dreambox LearningGet EpicKhan AcademyRead Naturally

Important Life SkillsGetting along with others.Following directions.Making smart choices.Organizing yourself.Being responsible.Developing problem-solving skills.

7 Habits of Happy Kids1. Be Proactive-- You’re in charge of yourself.2. Begin with the end in mind-- Have a plan.3. Put first things first-- Work first, then play.4. Think win-win-- Everybody can win!5. Seek first to understand, then be understood--

Listen before you speak.6. Synergize-- Together is better.7. Sharpen the saw-- balance is best.

Class Dojo

CommunicationSend me a note.Message me at Class Dojo.Write me an e-mail: meredith.ostheimer@christina.k12.de.usGo to my blog:http://mrsostheimer.weebly.com/

Smooth Sailing● Start of school is 8:05.● End of school is 2:55.● No classroom pick-ups or drop-offs: all children must be

picked up or dropped off at the office.● No AM or PM conferences in the doorway, please.● Changes of your child’s transportation needs to be in

writing on the day of the change.● Signed note regarding absence needs to be brought to

school on or soon after the day of return.

Thank you for coming!