This document provides information about Miss Ali, the second grade English teacher. It outlines her background and experience, as well as details about the classroom language arts and science/social studies curriculum organized into units. It also lists classroom rules and expectations for students. Assessment will be based on participation, evaluations such as tests and projects, and homework/classwork. Details are provided about homework, projects, reading expectations and celebrating birthdays. The teacher's website is provided as a resource for parents.

1. Welcome to
Second Grade!
Miss Ali
English Teacher

2. Miss Ali
• iI am originally from Cornwall, England.
• I studied a BEd (Hons) in Primary Education with
aged 5-11.
• After this I moved to Warsaw, Poland where I
lived for 6 years and worked at a British
international school with children aged 5, 6 and
7.
• I moved to Cancun in July 2015 and I to be living
and working here. I worked with Kinder 3 last
year but I am really looking forward to the year
ahead in Grade 2.

3. Language Arts Program
Unit 1: Neighborhood Visit
Unit 2: Nature Watch
Unit 3: Tell me about it
Unit 4: Heroes and Helpers
Unit 5: Changes, Changes Everywhere

4. Science and Social Studies
• Unit 1: Plants
• Unit 2: Peru
• Unit 3: Animal Camouflage
• Unit 4: Dinosaurs
• Unit 5: China

5. Classroom rules and expectations
- Be responsible and organized.
- Respect other people and their belongings.
- Use kind words and actions.
- Listen to the person that is speaking.
- Raise hand to speak.
- Follow instructions carefully.
- Always try your best.

6. AssessmentParticipation
33%
o Class
Discussions
o Cooperative
work
o Presentations
o Events
o Dojo
Evaluations
34%
o Formal
o Quiz
o Projects
Homework/
Classwork
33%
o Practice
Book
o Workbook
o Research
oAny work
done in class

7. Homework/Classwork
33% of their grade
• Language arts – practice workbook
pages, other worksheets, centers, hands
on activities or websites
• Science & Social Studies: Working on
parts of a project, worksheets, centers,
hands on activities or websites

8. Participation
33% of their grade
• Class Dojo
• Discussions
• Events
• Participation
• Cooperative work
• Presentations

9. Grading

10. Evaluations
34% of their grade
• Formal (at the end of each unit)
• Quiz (every week)
• Projects

11. Star Of The Week
Monday: Student posterphotographs
Tuesday: Favorite English book and favorite song
Wednesday: What I want to be when I grow up (presentation of
their own design)
Thursday: Parent letter and snack to share with class
The "Star of the Week" is an opportunity for your child to
share in English with their classmates their favorite things.
Your child will bring one thing to share per day. There will be 1
child per week taking part in 'Star of the week‘.

12. Extra information
• Raz kids- please try and read 5 books a week, we will read raz
kids at school and I will set for homework, but please read on
other days if you can.
• Homework will be on my website and agendas. It may change
from week to week, so please check this daily.
• Homework – yellow dot for absent to complete at home or a
red dot for not completed – please check through book.
• Spelling city on my website- linked to weekly spellings. Will
use this in class and for homework.
• Birthdays will be celebrated on a Friday (the week of the
birthday) as there is no star of the week this day.

13. My website
http://2ndgradeias.weebly.com/
Thank you for coming!!
Questions?