1. Welcome To Second Grade
Parent Orientation
East Hills School
June 17, 2014
Picture of front of school

2. “Community is the tie that binds
teachers, students and parents together in special
ways, to something more significant than
themselves: shared values and ideals. It lifts
students, teachers and parents to higher levels of
self-understanding, commitment, and
performance-beyond the reaches of the
shortcomings and difficulties they face in
their everyday lives. Community can help
teachers, students and parents be transformed from a collection of “I’s” to a collective
“we,” thus
providing them with a unique and enduring sense of identity, belonging, and place.”
Thomas J. Sergiovanni

3. We welcome you to our East Hills
Family…
 The East Hills family prides itself in its dedication
and commitment to provide your children with a
rigorous academic program coupled with the
social and emotional support that will enable them
to achieve at their highest potential. Our
instructional program provides myriad
opportunities for your children to thrive. Our
teachers are lifelong learners who work diligently
to increase their craft of instruction to meet the
diverse needs of our students. Their ongoing
professional development and collaborative
communication has led to continued academic,
and social/emotional gains.

5. Home-School Partnership
There is a positive relationship between family involvement and benefits for students.
When parents and school staff work together to support learning, students:
Adapt well to school and attend regularly
Have better social skills and behavior
Succeed academically, socially and emotionally

6. East Hills continues to pride itself on
building trusting and respectful
relationships by…
Embracing a philosophy of partnership-
The responsibility for our children’s educational
development is shared.
We engage all of our families by recognizing and
respecting our cultural differences.
We encourage involvement and address specific
parental needs in a welcoming environment.

7. Which of the following are you
thinking mostly about?
1. Your child finding
his/her way
around the school
2. Your child making
new friends
3. Your child
becoming a better
reader
4. Homework

8. Your children are thinking about…
 Meeting new friends in the class and on the
playground
 Finding our way around the school
 Seeing our brothers and sisters
 Going to the movie theatre
 Knowing the names of all the teachers in the
school

9. Here come the buses!
Each and every morning, your children will be
greeted with a huge welcome by our East
Hills staff. Once we know that all is well on
the ride to school, they will be dismissed
first.
All second graders will walk right into school
through a designated door and proceed to
their classroom.

10. Our First Visit to EH!

11. Our second grade teachers will
welcome your children into their new
home away from home and begin a
day filled with exciting learning
experiences.

12. Our teachers create a most inviting
environment…

13. A community of Learners…
 Once your child has unpacked
 Put away his/her jacket and backpack
 Decided on their choice for lunch

14. Morning Meeting Begins…
 Calendar
 Weather
 Days in School
 News for the Day

15. What’s next?
 Read Aloud
 Words Their Way
 Guided Reading
 Independent Reading

16. We learn how to work with
letters, sounds and patterns to
make words!

17. Reading Workshop
 Your child will learn how to choose “Just
Right” books. These books will help
improve fluency, stamina and
comprehension.
 They will learn how to “shop” for these
books from their classroom library on a
weekly basis.
 Your child will keep a Reading Log to keep
track of their daily reading both in school
and at home.

18. Choosing “Just Right” Books

19. Independent Reading

20. Writing Workshop
 Your child will learn how to write in a variety
of genres. They will be immersed in
literature that will teach them how to write:
 Personal Narratives
 Realistic Fiction
 Fairy Tales
 Expert Books
 Persuasive Reviews
 Poetry
 Authors as Mentors

21. Books of the Month
2011-2012

22. What are the best items to send in
for snack?
1. Chips and soda
2. Candy and juice
3. Cookies, cake
and juice
4. Fruit, vegetables
or cheese and
water

23. We have Fifth Grade Buddies!

24. Oh, the places they will go and the
people they will meet…
 Physical Education
 Art
 Library
 Music
 Science
 Technology
 Lunch/Recess

25. Grade Two Support Services
 Remedial Reading
 Remedial Math
 ESL
 Special Education
– Resource Room
– Speech/Language
– Occupational Therapy
– Physical Therapy

26. Our new second graders are
ready for lunch…

27. We love recess: playing with our
new friends!

28. And recess…

29. After lunch, the children are brought
back to their room…
 When they get back to the classroom, they
are ready for an afternoon of learning.
 Very often, math and social studies are
scheduled for the afternoon.
 The children use hands-on manipulatives for
problem solving and computation.
 Technology is incorporated into many
lessons.
 Students typically have specials in the
afternoon.

30. We love using Technology!

31. We are all scientists in Science

32. So many school wide activities
 Book Fair
 Swap a Book
 PARP
 Author Visits
 Spirit Week
 Fall Festival
 Cultural Arts Assemblies
 Circus Arts Project
 Health and Nutrition Week
 No Name Calling Week
 Buddy Classes
 East Hills Carnival
 Dinosaur Rocks
 Long Island Children’s Museum
 Long Island Science Museum
 Peaceful School Bus Program
 East Hills Picnic
 Lunch and Learn

33. Spirit Week
Pajama Day Crazy Hat Day

34. We’re in Charge of
Celebrations…

35. Sharing our published writing

37. Field Trip to the Whaling Museum

38. PFA Sponsored Fall Festival

39. Peaceful School Bus Program