Daily Schedule
• Cafeteria Opens 7:10am• First Bell 7:30am• Second Bell/Tardy Bell 7:40am• Lunch/Recess 12:40pm• Specials 9:50am• 2nd Grade Dismissal 2:40pm
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Discipline PlanFour-Star System (Color Change System)
4 Stars – Super Student (Green) * * * *Excellent Behavior
3 Stars – Warning (Yellow) * * *Satisfactory Behavior – teacher will verbally reprimand, redirect
behavior and give rule/expectation clarification.
2 Stars – Teacher Consequence (Orange) * * Needs Improvement – Teacher contacts parent via note home,
signed behavior chart, email or phone call if behavior is persistent.
1 Star – Office Referral (Red) *Unsatisfactory Behavior – Parent is contacted via telephone
call/Phone conference; discipline referral sent to the office.
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Classroom Routines• I do allow snack time. Please send a healthy
snack that does not require a spoon or fork.
• Please sign your child’s behavior sheet each night. – If their folder was marked before recess they will walk
that same day. If it was marked after they will walk the next day during recess.
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Homework
• Each Monday your child will bring home a reading log and a math homework sheet.
– Math homework is due Friday– Reading Log is due the next Monday
» Please read with your child for at least 15 minutes a night.
» They need to read at least 4 nights a week.
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By the end of Second grade your child will have learned:
• Basic knowledge of sentence formation (i.e. nouns, pronouns, subjects, predicates, adjectives, verbs, etc.)
• How to write a complete sentence.• To relate three or more sentences to make a
paragraph.• How to go through the steps of the writing process
(i.e. Brainstorming, rough draft, final copy, etc.)• To write and understand the perspective of an
author and different characters in a story.
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Language Arts
• Words Their Way– Individualized Spelling List– Practice sorting words into word patterns– Child’s word patterns will go home for practice
each week– Have the weekend and a full week of practice
before testing on weekly word patterns
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Spelling
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• We use the adopted math program, Investigations and supplement it with lots of hands on activities and a variety of resources to provide a well-rounded, hands-on math program.
Math
By the end of the year your child is expected to be able to:
• Add and subtract double-digit numbers with and without regrouping.
• Work with fractions, probability, graphs, tell time, count collections of coins, and use mental math.
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Math
Nine Weeks’ Topics
1st – Exploring Matter and Energy2nd – Forces and the Natural World (Part 1)
3rd – The Natural World (Part 2)4th – Living Systems: Grassland vs. Tundra
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Science
• Throughout the year your children will be learning many different skills and expanding their prior knowledge of... – Social Skills– Geography
• Mapping Skills• The States and Seven Continents
– History• Separating Fact from Fiction• Historical Figures
– Economics and Government– Holidays and Traditions
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Social Studies
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Reading
• We will be reading from literature-based basal readers and a variety of additional guided reading books and chapter books.
• We will focus on many skills including decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
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Thursday FoldersInclude:•Graded Work•Flyers from the office/staff
**Please check these each Thursday and empty them out.**
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2nd Grade Assessments
• DRA (Developmental Reading
Assessment) Beginning of year level: 18+
• TPRI (Texas Primary Reading
Inventory)
How to contact me…
• Mrs. Embry•[email protected]
– This is the best way to get a hold of me.
•Call the office at 817-237-5121 and they will transfer you to my voicemail.
•Notes in your child’s folder
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