Welcome to Orientation Day

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Welcome to Orientation Day!

• Mrs. LaPoints
• Second Grade Classroom
• September 1, 2009

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Welcome to Second Grade!
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Welcome Students!
Jack Brett Reilly Kaden Peter Louis Mason Jo
seph Triston Joseph Ella Isabella Alexis
Kinzie Gracie Kaelyn
Madison Eva Anna Nora Grace
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Welcome to YOUR classroom!
Make your self at home! Feel free to put your
supplies in your desk. You can make a visor
while your parents fill out paperwork.
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Parent/Teacher Communication

• Conferences in Fall and Spring
• Home /School Folders
• (W.I.L.D.C.A.T. folder)
• Team LaPoint Newsletters
• Weekly LaPoint Links
• E-mail/Phone calls
• Website (coming soon)

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Meet the People You Will Work With

• Mrs. LaPoint
• Second Grade Teacher

• Mrs. Pitzen
• Para-Professional

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We will be called Team LaPoint

• 2 MVP s (Most Valuable Players) will be chosen
  each day.
• These people will help with daily tasks.
• We also take care of our classroom with TEAM
  LAPOINT jobs.

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Book-It Reading Program

• We will participate in the Book-It Reading
  Program. Each night, you will read at home. You
  will record the number of minutes you have read.
  At the end of each month, you will receive a
  Pizza Hut personal pizza if you have read 300
  minutes.

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Lets READ!

• Try to read 15-20 minutes every night.
• This helps to build reading fluency.
• Read out loud as much as possible.
• Book-It goes from October- March.

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Classroom Expectations

• We will come up with our team and individual
  goals for the year.
• Then together, we will come up with some
  classroom guidelines so we can reach our goals.
• We have some school-wide guidelines to talk about
  also.

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Math

• Math Series called EveryDay Math
• Check out the Math Bulletin Board at the back of
  the room for more information.
• Math Home-Links (homework)
• Math Newsletters

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Writing Center

• This is the writing center. We write each day.
• Things you can find there include
• Writing Binders
  Scissors
• Red Folders Crayons
  
• Student Pictures Pencils
• Idea Webs Tape
• Dedication Pages Dictionaries
• Editing Sheets Markers
• Cover Pages Writing Paper

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Writing Notebook/ Friday Journals

• We will write in our notebooks nearly every day.
  Some of our writing pieces will be published into
  books.

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Our Class LibraryWe have lots of books!

• Author Study,
  Book Sets
• Leveled Books
• Non Fiction Books
• Fiction Books

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Students Book Bins

• These book bins will hold our just right books.
  
• Just right books
• are books that are
• at levels that we can
• read independently.
• We may be reading
• different books.

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Listening Center

• MORE BOOKS!
• We have 2 types of listening centers.

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We are going to learn about Social Studies

• Map Skills
• Pioneers
• Native Americans
• Community

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We are going to learn about Science

• Oceans
• Weather
• Forces of Nature
• Environments

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Lets Spell!

• 8 Spelling Words a week plus 5 Challenge Words.
• Spelling Words will go home on Mondays.
• Spelling Tests will be given on Fridays.
• Tests will be taken in a spelling notebook. (It
  will go back and forth each
• week.

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Classroom Tools

• Our new SMARTBOARD!
• It is a touch-screen
• computer, TV, and
• interactive whiteboard!
• Class Computers

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Classroom Areas

• Our carpet area is used for
• Morning meetings
• Reading stories
• Mini lessons
• All - Star Of
  the Week
• Of Week Word Wall
• Reading Chairs

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Trouble-Free Playground Program

• We will continue this format this year
• Recess first, then eat lunch
• Option to play a variety of small group games at
  recess
• Benefits
• More students involved with organized games in
  smaller numbers.
• Students will not have to bring outdoor snow gear
  to the lunch room.
• Students will enjoy their lunch and not race to
  finish so they can get out to the playground.

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Student Pictures

• Pictures are taken in the gym.
• Feel free to stop down there at anytime today.
• All students need to have their picture taken.
• First PTO Meeting Sept. 8 (630)
• Consider attending!

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Please fill out all necessary paperwork and
return to Mrs. Lapoint.
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Thank you so much for coming!

• I look forward to a great year!
• Mrs. LaPoint
• If you have any questions, feel free to ask!