This orientation provides an overview of the expectations for second grade. It introduces the second grade teaching team and their vision to be knowledgeable leaders with a positive impact. Classrooms are communities that follow rules and focus on the 7 Habits. Students can earn money through a new market economy program. The 7 Habits of Happy Kids are also overviewed. Homework expectations are outlined. Parents are told how they can help their children at home by reinforcing reading and math skills. An overview of the second grade curriculum is then provided, including details about reading, writing, math, science, and social studies.

1. Welcome Parents of
Second Graders!
We’re glad you are here!

2. Welcome to Second Grade
Orientation!
Our purpose for tonight
is to inform parents of
second grade
expectations.
We are a Title I School
If you have any
questions please don’t
hesitate to ask.

3. Your Second Grade Team
Mrs. D. Clark
Ms. Amber Wollner
Ms. Devin Gaynor
Ms. Amanda Dickerson

4. Our Vision
To be knowledgeable and productive
leaders who have a positive impact on
their school and community.
Our Mission
Dana is a high performing, self-
evaluating community of academic
excellence.

5. Classroom Community
Our classrooms are communities. In
our communities, we have rules to help
us get along with each other.
Students behavior is based on the 7
Habits and our Dana PAWS
(Purpose, Actions, Wildcat Respect and
Sound)
Throughout the Year we will be
focusing on the 7 Habits.

6. Market Economy
New program we have implemented this year.
Students earn $1 for being on time for school and
earn $1 for completing their leadership job.
Sick days- still get paid with note. If no note- they do
not get docked pay they just don’t get paid.
Tardy and leave early- Pay $1
BONUS- When a student meets their personal or
academic goal they earn $5 a goal.

7. 7 Habits of Happy Kids
Overview
1. Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
2. Begin With the End in Mind (Make Plans/Set Goals)
3. Put first Things First (Work First, Then Play)
4. Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
5. Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood (Listen Before You Talk)
6. Synergize (Together is Better)
7. Sharpen the Saw (Balance is Best)
Teaching Children to Self Evaluate
Individually and Cooperatively

8. Homework
Your child will need to read nightly for 15-20 minutes and
practice math addition/subtraction facts for 10 minutes. Calling
out basic facts to your child is one way of doing this.
Homemade or store bought flashcards would work well also.
Homework, this year, will be kept to a minimum.
A Reading activity nightly. Math games and a few problems a
week will be sent home for your child to practice and sharpen
skills being learned in the classroom.
Homework is a chance for parents to see what we are doing
and reinforces the skills being learned in class.
Reinforcing these skills at home will give your child the best
opportunity to master the second grade curriculum.

9. How can you help your child
at home?
•Beginning September 3, 2013 your child will bring
home a nightly reading binder.
Monday: Practice words
Tuesday: Poems
Wednesday: Contractions
Thursday: Phrases
•Please sign agenda that they have read to you.
•Let your child see you reading, writing, and using
math throughout the day. Help them make
those connections.

10. 100 Book Club
Your child may choose to read books of
his or her choice on their just right level.
If your child reads 100 books they will get
their picture taken and will make the
wall of fame!
This is not required but strongly
encouraged.

11. 2nd Grade Curriculum
If you are wondering what
Second grade is all
about....here is what's in
store!

12. Reading
Your child will
receive phonics
everyday.
Guided reading
will cover
fluency, word
recognition and
vocabulary.

13. Guided Reading Lessons
Determining the purpose (author/ reader)
Making predictions
Asking questions
Locating information for specific response
Fact and opinion
Making inferences/drawing conclusions
Comprehending/ examining author’s decisions
Will consist of the following:

14. Writing
Students will learn and gain
a deeper understanding of
the 5 step writing process:
1- Plan
2- Draft
3- Revise
4- Edit
5- Publish

15. Students are expected to spell words
correctly that they have previously learned,
word patterns they have studied, spelling
patterns, and analysis of sounds to represent
all the sounds in a word in one’s own writing.
Students will be practicing writing and
speaking in complete sentences.

16. Math
Number sense 0-999
Place value
Addition and subtraction of multi-
digit numbers
Length, time and money
Working with rectangular arrays
Representing and interpreting data
Number sentences
Quadrilaterals
Sort and classify
Line plots, tallies
Odd or even
Compare three digit numbers
Measurement
Using the number line correctly

17. Science
Science will be taught through
Non-Fiction Reading Time!
Students will be collaborating,
communicating, using
technology and applying the
engineering process through
Project Based Learning.
Science Concepts: Life cycles,
forces and motion, sound, and
weather.

18. Social Studies
Our main study in Social Studies
will be communities. We will
study how communities:
change over time
how individuals and people in
communities are alike and
different.
We will look at relationships
between people and
geography, including how
people depend on their
physical environment and
natural resources.
We will learn about
economic, social, and political
institutions throughout a
community.
Our Learning will be focused
through Nonfiction Reading.

19. Let’s Have a Great Year!