2nd Grade Team
Mrs. Davis
Ms. Klinger
Mrs. Demmert
Ms. Benson
Mrs. Schoenbauer
Mrs. McNeely
Specialists
•  Phy. Ed with Mrs. Banwart and Ms. Salter
•  Music with Mrs. Ploeger
•  Computers with Mr. Eatchel
•  Media with Mrs. Storms
•  Art with Ms. McDonough
•  Engineering with Mrs. Foss
Title 1 and ELL
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Joey Fritz
Dawn Nelson
Julie Oltrogge
Lynda Thompson
•  Kristi Kissell
•  Cynthia Carlson
•  Mary Lou Sargent
Add+Vantage Math
Recovery (AVMR)
•  Assessment tool
•  Forward Number Word Sequence and
Backward Number Word Sequence
Ex. Skip Counting Forward and Backward
by 1, 2, 5, and 10 beginning on any given
number
•  Numeral ID-Identifying Numbers up to
999
AVMR continued
•  Structuring-the ability to break
apart and put numbers together in a
variety of ways
•  Addition and Subtraction
•  Multiplication and Division
•  Place Value
Cognitive Guided
Instruction (CGI)
•  Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
Division, Money, Measurement,
Fractions, Geometry and Graphing
•  Using efficient strategies
•  Explaining mathematical thinking
•  Differentiation
Math Workshop
•  We are beginning our second year of Bridges in
Mathematics.
•  Math sessions: concepts are taught, investigated,
and practiced.
•  Number Corner: daily routine where we work with
the calendar, money, time, graphing, and number
concepts.
•  Work Places: students practice concepts we are
currently working on and explore upcoming ideas.
During this time teachers can work with small
groups or one on one with students.
–  Visit the Bridges for Mathematics (Second Grade) for more support.
http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/resources/materials/grade-two
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Daily Five and CAFÉ
Guided Reading
Read Aloud
Shared Reading
Word Study (Phonics, Spelling, MustKnow Words)
•  Handwriting
•  Writer’s Workshop
•  Reader’s Workshop
Daily 5
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Read to Self
Work on Writing
Read to Someone
Word Work
Listen to Reading
Comprehension
•  Major focus of second grade
•  Students will be able to do verbal and
written responses to what they have
read
Science
•  This year we will be expanding students’
learning in:
•  Plants (Life Science): life cycle, plant parts, basic needs
and how plants respond to change
•  Motion (Physical Science): objects in motion and forces
•  Weather (Earth Science): using tools and recording
information
Social Studies
My Community
–  Different communities
–  How people use the environment
–  Geography
–  Citizens and Leaders in a community
Health
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Mental/Emotional/Social
Safety and First Aid
Nutrition
Environmental Health
Decision-Making
RAH
Read at Home
•  20 minutes a night at least 5 nights a
week (Goal=100 minutes a week)
•  Books available for sending home
–  School library
–  Classroom book bag
–  Books from reading teachers
Homework
•  RAH - recorded on monthly calendar
in the assignment notebook
•  Word Study Folder
•  Math Home Connections Worksheetsreturn to school
•  Math Home Activities-stay at home
•  Additional Homework as assigned by
classroom teacher
**See Homework Expectations on your
Classroom Webpage for specific details
Friday Folders
•  Filled every Friday (Youngest/Only
children will get school-wide information)
•  Empty over the weekend
•  Return on Monday
•  This is the most important
communication tool between school
and home. (Ex. Field trip forms,
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school updates, homework
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assignments)
Assignment Notebooks
•  Organizational Tool
•  Filled out in classroom
•  Communication log between teachers
and parents
•  Record RAH minutes
•  Location for homework
Dates
•  STEM Family Night- October 11th
6:30-8:00
•  No School-October 12th
•  MEA-No School October 18th and 19th
•  Conferences- October 30th 4-8 and
November 1st 12-8
•  No School- November 2nd
•  After school classes begin- November 5th
•  No School- November 22nd and 23rd
•  No School- November 30th
•  Report Cards- December 7th
Resources at Home
•  Cedar Park Web Pagewww.district196.org/cp
 Use link to District 196 Web Page
 Curriculum
 Areas of Study
 Class Web Pages-Check the Cedar
Park web page under Classroom
Connections within your classroom
Additional Communication
•  Contact the school office (as early in
the day as possible):
–  Change of transportation
–  Student absence (illnesses, vacations,
tardies, appointments, etc.)
**See Student Handbook regarding
policies.
Look for more
information in your child’s
Friday Folder regarding
ways to support your
child this year.