Second Grade Curriculum Night

Welcome parents!

Welcome to Second Grade!Scholars Dream, Believe, Inspire…

Imagine· Seven Habits· Scholarly Behaviors· Depth and Complexity· Global Theme

Second Grade Global Theme

Changes

· Change has a ripple effect.· Change occurs over time.· Change has positive and negative

effects.· Change occurs in patterns

Change is constant.· Change brings about change.

Class Subjects

· These subjects will receive numerical grades:· Reading· Language Arts· Math· Science· Social Studies

· These subjects will receive an E, S, N or U:· Handwriting· P.E.· Music· Conduct· Work Habits· Health

Reading· Basal Readers· Daily Five – Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to

Reading, Writing and Word Work

· Fluency Folders· Reading Homework – Monday thru Friday nights and

one weekend night, 15 minutes, assignment sheet for students to complete based on a reading skill, parent signature once a week

· TPRI (Texas Primary Reading Inventory) - Formal Reading Assessment given at the beginning, middle, and end of the year

· District Goal – 90 words per minute on an on-grade level passage with mastery of comprehension

Language Arts· English:

· DLR (Daily Language Review) Discussed and corrected daily, comes home on Thursday, quiz on Friday

· Spelling:· Pre-test – given on Monday

· List – focus on phonetic pattern, may have regular or challenge list

· Test – given on Friday

· Writing:· Writing Workshop –process

writing format of pre-writing, drafting, revision, and sharing

Math· Hands-On Manipulatives· Textbooks—Envisions and

Investigations· Math Workshop· Basic Addition and

Subtraction facts—mastery of facts to 20

· Homework – Tuesday night

Math

Science

· Units of Study:· Properties of Matter and Energy· Force, Motion and Energy· Earth Cycles and Systems· Tundra Biome· Grassland Biome· Earth and Its Resources

· Science Lab – hands-on experiments

Social Studies· Units of Study:

· Class Community and Good Citizenship· Constitution Week· Maps and Globes· Landforms· Our Physical Environment· Local Community and Government· State Community and Government· National Community and Government· Economics· Science, Technology, and Society· Patriotic Celebrations

· Weekly Map Practice

Learning Environment

· Scholarly Behaviors · Conduct· Work Habits

Tardiness· School starts at 8:10 A.M. · If you come to school after 8:10, please

walk your child into the school office and they will be given a pass to class.

· If you are tardy three times, the school will contact parents. Three tardies equals one absence.

Homework

· Reading – 15 minutes, Monday thru Friday

· Spelling – list comes home Monday on newsletter,

test on Friday

· Math – Tuesday Night

· Language Arts – graded DLR paper comes home Thursday, quiz on Friday

Calling all Volunteers!We would love to have you!

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Art Lesson

Science Lab

Class Activities

Field Trips

Class Parties

Mystery Reader

Publishing Company

Let’s Have a Great Year!