Welcome Parents!
Before we begin, please take time to :
Read the letter written by your child in the
Friday Journal and write a response.
Fill out the November conference form.
Preview the power point presentation
packet for tonight.
Look around our classroom!
WELCOME
TO
Mrs. Slinka’s
SECOND GRADE
BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT
Who is Mrs. Slinka?
Our Classroom Community
 Our Mission Statement
 Encourage a safe and positive
learning environment
 Character Traits
Respect
Responsibility
Collaboration
Citizenship
 See Behavior Policy in
homework folder for
expectations
 Behavior Chart- Students will
mark where their clothespin
was on the chart at the end of
the day in their homework
folder.
OFF THE CHART
Outstanding
Great Job
Good Day
 Be a Bucket Filler!
Ready to Learn
Slow Down
Teacher’s Choice
Parent Contact
Daily Schedule
Mornings
 8:15-8:50 Arrival/Morning
Work/ Morning Meeting
 8:50-9:40 Writing
 9:40-10:10 Centers
 10:10-10:25 Snack
 10:25-10:50 Reading
 10:50-11:15 Centers
 11:15-11:50 Content
 11:50-12:30 Specials
Afternoons
 12:30-1:30 Lunch/
Recess
 1:30-2:00 Read Aloud/
Class Meeting
 2:00-3:10 Math
 3:15 Dismissal
Specials Schedule
Monday- Computer
Tuesday-Art
WednesdayLibrary
Thursday- Music
Friday – P.E.
Everyday Math
 Spiral Curriculum
 Math Journal, Homelink books with parent letters, Math Reference
Book- Everything is ONLINE at www.everydaymathonline.com
 Tool kit (coins, clock, number grid, flash cards, etc.)
 Fact Fluency– Students will participate in Xtra Math to help with fact
fluency. We will practice on the computer and with paper and pencil.
Our goal is 50 facts in 3 minutes by June. See Fact Fluency on
classroom website for practice sheets.
 Helpful websites for additional practice…
www.everydaymathonline.com (Click on “at home student login”.
Enter teacher name, student name, and password)
 www.xtramath.org
www.aplusmath.com
www.coolmath4kids.com
www.allentownsd.org/EETT
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Reading
Curriculum
 Good Habits, Great Readers
program
 whole and small group instruction
 “Daily Five” Centers:
1. Read to Self (2nd grade
benchmark = 20 minutes of
independent sustained reading)
2. Read to Someone
3. Writing
4. Word Work (Words Their Way)
5. Listen to Reading
Skills
 Fluency
 Accuracy
 Before/ During/ After Reading
Comprehension Strategies
 Finding “Just Right Books”
(appropriate reading level)
 Retelling/ Summarizing
 Writing about reading
 When reading at home…talk
about books!
How Do I PICK a “Good Fit” Book?
 I Choose a book
 Purpose …Why do I want to read this book?
 Interest… Do I like this book?
 Comprehend…Do I understand what I’m reading?
 Know…Do I know most of the words? (use 5 finger
rule)
How Do I Check if the Words are too
Difficult?
The Five Finger Rule
 Open to any page
and try to read it.
 Count the words you
miss.
0-1 finger = Too Easy
2-3 fingers = Just Right
4-5 fingers = Too Hard
Writing
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Types of Writing
Narratives – “Small Moments”
Poetry
Non-fiction (research, “how-to”,
letters)
Opinion writing
Summarizing
Journals
Creative writing
Skills
Complete sentences
Capitalization and Punctuation
Paragraphs (main idea and
supporting detail)
Handwriting/ Spacing
Revising and editing
Generating and developing
ideas
How Will Writing be Assessed?
Pennsylvania Domain Scoring
Guide/ Central Bucks Rubric
 Focus
 Content
 Organization
 Style
 Conventions
Friday Journal
 Students will write about what they did in school
during the week.
 They will bring the journal home on Friday.
 Parents will read and respond in the journal over
the weekend.
 Students will return the journal on Monday for a
sticker.
GOAL: To improve communication between
students and parents about what happens in
school.
Spelling
Words Their Way Program
Materials: Spelling/ Phonics workbook,
Spelling Homework Book
Number of words per week varies/ Study
the words in the homework book
Word lists are available on classroom
website.
Each week focuses on a different
word pattern.
Science and Social Studies
Science
 Habitats
 Rocks
 Sound
 www.learningscience.
org
Social Studies
 Civics
 Kids Voting
 Economics
 Geography
www.teachtci.com
General Information
School Hours: 8:15 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
A child arriving after 8:35 a.m. will be
considered tardy and will need to stop at
the office to sign in.
A note is REQUIRED if your child is late or
absent!
Lunch and Recess
 Lunch:
 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
 Check the menu for daily
choices.
 Please send a check in
an envelope labelled
with your child’s name.
DO NOT SEND CASH!
 Please send a healthy
snack with your child
each day too.
 Recess:
 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
 We go outside whenever
possible.
 Children should dress
appropriately for the
weather. On very cold
days, the time will be
abbreviated.
 Recess equipment is
provided by the school;
items from home are
NOT permitted.
Dismissal: 3:15 p.m.
Children may ONLY ride their own bus unless an
emergency arises or unless child care reasons permit
otherwise.
Please send a note if your child’s regular dismissal
changes or if he/she is leaving early for an
appointment. If there is a change after 1:30 pm,
PLEASE call the main office at 267-893-3700. Do
NOT assume that I have received an email or
voicemail after 1:30 pm.
If your child is being picked up before 3:15 p.m.,
please stop at the office and your child will be called.
Please make sure your child knows how he/she will
be getting home!
Absences
Absences
Vacations
 Please send in an excuse
note the day your child
returns to school.
 Parents may request
work be sent home with a
sibling or neighbor.
Please make requests by
9:30 a.m.
 School work missed due
to absence needs to be
made up as soon as
possible.
 If a child will be absent
due to a vacation, please
notify me prior to the
anticipated absence.
 ALL vacations need to be
pre-approved by Dr.
Garvin. Forms are
available in the office.
Homework Policy
 Homework Folder
 Parents should sign their child’s homework folder each night.
 Approximately 20 minutes of homework each night.
 Independent Reading – Your child should read every night.
 Parents are a resource!!
 If your child is experiencing difficulty or spending a great amount
of time completing assignments, please send me a note.
 When a student does not complete an assignment and does not
have a note from a parent, a Homework Reminder will be sent
home to be signed. If not completed for the following day, the
student will complete the assignment during his/her recess.
 See HOMEWORK POLICY on website and in Homework Folder
Birthdays
 Alternative ways to celebrate birthdays include
being a mystery reader, donating a book to the
library in your child’s honor, sending in bookmarks,
stickers, pencils, etc. You are encouraged to
celebrate in one of these ways rather than sending in
a food item.
 Students will each take the Birthday Bag home for one night.
Please keep the contents of the brown bag at home and return
the Birthday Bag and book.
 It is asked that home birthday party invitations to a small group of
children not be distributed in school due to the sensitivity of other
children’s feelings.
Scholastic Book Orders
OPTION 1
OPTION 2
 Parents order online
 Return form to school
 www.scholastic.com/p  Pay by check made
arentordering
payable to Scholastic
Books
 Set up account
 Books delivered to
 Pay by credit card
school
 Books delivered to
school
Class Website
www.moourl.com/slinka
How to Access the
Website
 Go to www.cbsd.org
 Click on the Elementary
School Tab, then Bridge
Valley Tab
 Click on Teacher
Websites
 Click on Mrs. Slinka
What Does Our Website
Include?
 Class Announcements
and Resources
 Helpful links
 Classroom Calendar
 Curriculum information
Classroom Coordinators
Special thanks to our classroom coordinator
Mrs. Lundquist
lollypup@comcast.net
Announcements….
Classroom Donations
 Glue sticks
 Clorox wipes
 Ziploc bags (snack,
sandwich, quart, and
gallon sized)
 Post-it notes
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Paper towels
Colored copy paper
Index cards
Napkins
stickers
BTSN Reminders…
Don’t forget to…
 Fill out Conference Form
 Write a reply to your
child’s letter
 Leave everything at your
child’s desk!
Questions or Comments
 Please contact me anytime
throughout the year.
 mslinka@cbsd.org
 Voicemail: 267-893-3710
 Main Office: 267-893-3700
THANK YOU!