Welcome To 2nd Grade Please come in and find your childs desk' Write them an encouraging letter abou

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Welcome To 2nd GradePlease come in and find
your childs desk. Write them an encouraging
letter about this year. We will begin in a
moment!Ms. Bradshaws Rainier View
Elementary School
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Dear Parents and Guardians, Thank you for
joining us tonight. I am looking forward to a
very productive and exciting school year! It is
important for your child that you are here
tonight. I strongly believe in a Learning
Triangle to which student, parents, and teacher
all work together to create successful learning
experiences. You are a critical part of the
triangle. I look forward to working with you.
Together we can help your child have a very
successful year. Tonight I will quickly
review the 2nd grade curriculum and our
classrooms routines and procedures. .
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• Outline for Tonight
• Expectations
• Academics
• Homework
• Volunteer / Field Trips
• Birthdays
• Conferences
• Question and Answer
• Feel free to ask questions at any time

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ExpectationsRespectful - treats others
well and take care of property Responsible - am
in charge of my own own work and
actionsCooperative - work well with others
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Enforcing Expectations

• Positive Reinforcement
• Brain Points points students earn in their table
  groups when their table group makes good choices.
• C notes students get nominated to win school
  wide rewards.
• Student Store students will earn pennies for
  good behavior. They will be expected to trade in
  their pennies for larger coins. They can use
  these coins at the classroom student store.

• Behavior Chart
• Each day students begin on green. If they pull a
  card once, they get a chance to go back to green
  by making better choices. After that, their card
  must remain pulled for the rest of the day.
• This is the classroom system. If behavior is
  severe enough, students may need to go straight
  to the office.
• Green Your Doing Great!
• Blue 1st Warning / No Penny!
• Yellow 2nd Warning / Loose 5 Minutes of Recess!
• Orange Loose all Recess / Note Home
• Red Call Home

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A typical day in our classroom 850 900
Morning Routine / Morning Meeting 900 1015
Reading / Daily 5 1015 1035 Recess 1035 -
1050 Read Aloud 1050 1120 Writers
Workshop 1120 1210 Lunch / Recess 1210
150 Math Block 150 230
Specialist 230 - 305 Activities Vary
Depending on the Day 250 320 End of the
Day Routine This schedule is subject to change
to fit in all the learning that goes on each day.
The schedule will also vary until students have
learned all the routines and assessments are
complete.
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Specialist

• 1 - Music
• 2 Health and Fitness
• 3 - Library
• 4 Health and Fitness
• 5 Music
• 6- Library

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• Writers Workshop
• Writers Workshop will enable your child to take
  their own ideas and create them into books. 
  Students will be expected to write both
  narrative, expository, and poetry pieces.
• Writers Workshop will allow your child to
  receive more one-on-one attention from both their
  peers and their teacher, and allow them to grow
  in their understanding of how to communicate
  their ideas.

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Reading During reading, students will take part
in the Daily 5.

• Whole Group
• Shared Reading
• Comprehension Strategies
• Phonemic Awareness/ Phonics Instruction
• Reading Strategies

• Independently
• Read to Self
• Read to Others
• Listen to Books
• Word Work
• Writing
• Centers

• Guided Reading Groups / One-on-One conferences
• Students will be working in leveled
  text that is determined through
  assessments
• All instruction at this time will be at
  the students level.

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MathYour student will have the following units
of study this year in math
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Math Continued
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• Science
• Changes - October
• Pebbles - January
• Insects - April

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• Other Areas Taught
• Social Studies
• Neighborhoods and Communities
• Governing of the People with in a Community
• Peoples Impact on History
• Maps
• Behavior
• Self Concept
• Positive and Negative Choices
• Health
• Technology and Art
• These areas often go integrated in to better
  teach other curriculums

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Other Information

• Homework -
• Reading Log Each Monday a Reading Log. Please
  have your child read each night and answer one of
  the comprehension questions.
• Math Your child will always bring home a
  Problem on the Week home on Monday. Please
  have them use pictures numbers and words to show
  their work. Your child may receive additional
  math pages throughout the week.
• Writing Your child will be asked to write a
  piece to go into a class book.
• Spelling Your child will have ten spelling
  words each week. These words will be written in
  their planners. They are to be practice at home
  and in the classroom to prepare for the tests on
  Friday.
• Snack - Snack will be in the afternoon this year
  around 230. If you can pack a snack for your
  student or if you would like to donate a box of
  crackers to the class, it would be appreciated.
  No candy!

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Other Information Continued

• Volunteering Many of you have said you would
  like to volunteer. Great! We need you! Please
  sign up for a time period that you are
  comfortable with. It would be great if you could
  sign up for a time that would work consistently
  for you each week. If not, we will discuss when
  we can get you in the classroom. TO VOLUNTEER
  YOU MUST HAVE YOUR WASHINGTON STATE PATROL FORM
  TURNED IN! THIS INCLUDES FIELD TRIPS!
• Birthdays we will sing your student a song, and
  they will receive a crown to wear. IT IS A
  SCHOOL RULE THAT NO TREATS BE BROUGHT IN FOR
  BIRTHDAYS!
• Conferences Look for information about October
  conferences to come home at the beginning of
  October. It is so important that we sit and talk
  about how your child is doing and what we can do
  to help them!

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Other Information Continued

• Class Website Please check our class website at
  the beginning of each month for updates on what
  your child is doing in the classroom.
  http//schools.fwps.org/rainierview/staff/bradshaw
  /bradshaw.htm
• Planners - Make sure to check your childs
  planner each night. Let me know you saw it by
  putting your initials. You may also write a
  quick message to me as well. Planners will be
  checked each morning in class.

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Thanks for coming!!!!!
Remember to Return Washington State Patrol
Background Check Write your student a letter for
their Super Star book Please go to your homeroom
and write your child a letter about your visit
to school!