Transcript HERE - Hudson Cliffs School PS/IS 187

Welcome Parents!!!
Grade 2 Parent Orientation
2015-2016
Ms. Haughey
Ms. Pashley
Ms. Burns
Our Typical Day
8:20-Arrival
8:30-Morning Routines/Morning Meeting
• Recite the Pledge of Allegiance
• Take attendance
• Hand in notes/homework
• Hang up coats and book bags
• Morning Meeting Assistant
Fundations
• a systematic, explicit, and multi-sensory approach to reading and spelling. Reduces reading failure by
teaching essential skills (phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, decoding, encoding, word analysis,
vocabulary development, sight word instruction, fluency, and comprehension strategies).
9:07-9:52 – Social Studies
• Students are exposed to various non-fiction resources to support their learning about New York City
• Class trips
Skills for Growing (Lions Quest) – provides opportunities for children to learn the emotional and social skills
needed to lead healthy and productive lives.
• Fostering essential life and citizenship skills in:
• Responsibility
• Good judgment
• Self-discipline
• Respect for others
Our Typical Day (cont.)
9:55-Literacy
Reading –
***Read and comprehend complex literary and informational texts independently and proficiently.***
• Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
• Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain,
or describe.
• Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes,
electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently
• Recount stories, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral.
Guided Reading –
• Small-group reading instruction
• Supports students in developing reading proficiency
• Focuses on specific needs of the students.
Text Level
A-D
E-I
J-N
Recommended Time for Reading
Ten minutes
Fifteen minutes
Twenty Minutes
Our Typical Day (cont.)
Writing• Narrative
• Opinion/Persuasive Writing
• Informative/Explanatory Writing
11:35- 12:25 – Lunch and Recess
12:30 – 1:08 – Homework/Pack-Up
• Homework will be given every night
• No Homework passes
1:10 – 2:30 – Math
GO MATH
• Lessons facilitate conceptual development
• Students work from introduction to mastery of content standards
• Students use manipulatives, models, pictures and symbols to build
understanding
• Students are actively engaged in reasoning during instruction
Our Typical Day (cont.)
Cluster Teachers
• Ms. Estrada (Science) ~ Friday
• Mr. Jennings (Music) ~ Monday, Thursday
• Ms. Neidish (Library) ~ Wednesday
• Mr. Diaz (Physical Education) ~ Monday, Tuesday (please make sure your child
wears sneakers or brings sneakers to change into on these days)
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(Playground) – 2x a week ~ Thursday, Friday (will dismiss from playground)
2:35 – Dismissal (Exit by the end of the ramp )
Tuesday-Parent Communication
Assessments
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Fundations
Every one-two weeks at the end of each unit
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Math
Show What You Know
Mid-Chapter Check Point
End of chapter test
Addition and Subtraction quizzes
I-Ready
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Literacy
Running Records
I-Ready
Writing Rubrics
Engrade
Fun In Second Grade
School Store
Desk Fairy
Scholastic Book Order
Student of the Week
Mystery Reader
Class Trips (Inhaler/Epipen)
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Morris Jumel Mansion
Botanical Gardens Train Show
The Skyscraper Museum
Top of the Rock
Fort Tryon Park
Contact Information
(appointments, birthdays, questions, concerns)
Remind app
Class code: @mshaughey
Email: [email protected]
Notes, Notes, Notes
School #: (212) 927-8218
Second Grade Science
Grading System
The grade will be an average of
the items listed below.
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Check lists
Class work
Science Notebook
Exit Passes
Quizzes
Tests
Science Notebook
Benefits
• Documentation - develops organizational
skills.
• Reference Document - helps students
review forgotten facts.
• Cognitive Engagement - writing helps
students clarify what they know.
Components of the Science
Notebook
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Date and teaching point
Class notes
Vocabulary words
Graphs, tables, and charts
Contact Information
• Leave a message at school office
(212) 927-8218
• E-mail me at [email protected]
• Engrade-leave a message
• Parent volunteers are requested to assist
during Science classes. If interested,
please contact Ms. Estrada