Welcome to Second Grade at Rosemary Hills Primary School

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Welcome to Second Grade at Rosemary Hills
Primary School
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Math Content

• Number Concepts
• Basic Fact Strategies
• Estimation Strategies
• Fractions
• Number Sense
• Measurement Attributes, Units, and tools
• Geometric Figures (Flats and Solids)
• Beginning understanding of multiplication and
  division
• Problem-solving

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Students actively engaged during math!
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What does math look like?

• Pre-Assessments
• Whole group, small group, and individual
  instruction
• Hands-on activities
• Manipulatives
• Paper and pencil tasks

• Daily informal assessments to guide instruction
• Review and acceleration by topic
• Cumulative Unit Assessment with Parent Report

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Whole Small Group Literacy Instruction
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Balanced Literacy Focus

• Reading for Literary Experience
• Reading to be Informed
• Reading to Perform a Task
• Reading Poetry

• Writing for Personal Expression
• Writing to Inform
• Writing to Persuade
• Writing original poetry

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Balanced Literacy Content

• Oral Language Development
• Modeled Reading
• Shared Reading
• Guided Reading
• Concepts about print
• Strategy Instruction
• Literacy Study
• Critical Analysis
• Discussion
• Independent Reading
• Phonemic Awareness

• Phonics
• Word Recognition
• Vocabulary Development
• Modeled Writing
• Shared / Interactive Writing
• Guide Writing
• Writing process
• Writers Craft
• Independent Writing

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What does Balanced Literacy look like?

• Formal reading assessment 3 times a year
• On-going informal assessments
• Small group guided instruction based on
  assessments
• Independent practice
• Centers to provide reinforcement

• Reading Fluency
• Concepts about print
• Phonemic Awareness
• Word Accuracy
• Oral Written Comprehension
• Forms of Writing
• Letters
• Paragraphs
• Stories
• Poems
• Reports

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Spelling

• High Frequency Words
• Vocabulary Development
• Explorations
• Sounds
• Patterns

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Science Content

• Butterflies
• Balancing and Weighing
• Liquids

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Social Studies Content

• Political Systems in Action
• Economics Changes in the Way We Live
• Biographies Leadership Past and Present

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What do Science and Social Studies look like?

• Integrated into curriculum
• Process oriented
• Hands-on experiences

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Grading Rubric
Practice Assignments / Homework Great!
You really have it! Good! You mostly have
it and should practice a little more.
Look again, you need a little more practice.
Lets work together!
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Grading Rubric Criteria

• 2 Progressing toward the standard
• Criteria Student demonstrates a developing
  understanding wile sometimes performing the
  skills and /or processes but may make errors.
• 1 Needs more practice / instruction to meet the
  standards
• Criteria Students demonstrates a minimal
  understanding while rarely performing the skills
  and / or processes with accuracy.

• 4 Consistently meets the standard
• Criteria Students demonstrates a complete
  understanding while consistently performing the
  skills and / or processes with accuracy.
• 3 Frequently meets the standard
• Criteria Student demonstrates a general
  understanding while frequently performing the
  skills and / or processes but may make minor
  errors.

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What a wonderful year it will be!!