Welcome to Second
Grade Parent Night!
My Background
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Four years experience teaching First Grade and
two years teaching Second Grade
Received my Professional Certification in 2008
Received a Masters Degree in Teaching from the
University of Washington in 2005
Received an Undergraduate Degree in Sociology
from the University of Washington in 2003
www.msgruesclassroom.com
Routines
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Take home folders
Transportation
information
Snack and water
bottles
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Calendars
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Birthdays
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Volunteers
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Book Orders
Classroom Community
Students helped to create the classroom rules
Pattern Blocks
Green Cards – Star Student
Teacher’s Helper
Learning Target
The learning target explains to the students
what their academic goal is for the lesson. It
allows them to specifically understand what
they are learning in the lesson and what they
are supposed to be able to do.
Learning Target Cards- Did I reach my
Learning Target?
DRA2- Reading Assessment
The DRA2 Assessment allows teachers to systematically
observe, record, and evaluate changes in a student’s reading
performance.
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Given 2 times a year
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One on One test
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Determines independent reading level
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Allows teachers to know what a student needs to learn
next
Uses specially selected assessment texts
Reading
The curriculum is Good Habits, Great Readers. It is
designed around the seven researched based habits and
strategies of great readers.
Shared Reading – Whole class instruction using model
texts to teach strategies and comprehension.
Guided Reading -Small group instruction using leveled
readers
Reading
The Seven Habits of Great Readers
1. Great Readers See Themselves as Readers
2. Great Readers Make Sense of Text
3. Great Readers Use What They Know
4. Great Readers Understand How Stories
Work
5. Great Readers Read to Learn
6. Great Readers Monitor and Organize Ideas
and Information
7. Great Readers Think Critically About Books
Word Work
• The curriculum used
is Words Their Way
• Differentiated word
groups
• Hands on word
sorting
• The words are
sorted according
word patterns
Read to Self
The student reads independently.
Read to Someone
The student reads with a partner.
Writing
Journal Writing
Making Books
Prompt Writing
Paragraph Writing
Poetry
Book Reports
Letter Writing
Creative Writing
Math Performance
Expectations
The students will be placed in Math groups. This will allow me
to differentiate instruction. We do math groups on Monday,
Lessons on Tuesday-Thursday and problem solving math
groups on Friday.
They do check points during the week in order for me to know
the skills they need to work on.
Count 10’s and 100’s forward and backward from 11,00 from any number.
Identify the ones, tens, and hundreds place in a
number and the digits occupying them.
Write 3 digit numbers in expanded form.
300+40+6= 346
Math Performance
Expectations
Compare and order numbers from 0 – 1,000.
Group three digit numbers into hundreds,
tens, and ones in more then one way.
Add and subtract two digit numbers
Estimation
Create and State a rule for patterns
Math Performance
Expectations
Solve an equation in which the unknown
number appears in a variety of places.
Know the name and value of each coin.
Determine the value of the collection of coins
totaling less then one dollar.
Tell time to the minute.
Math Performance
Expectations
Measurement to the nearest whole unit in
both metric and US Customary Units
Collect, organize, represent, and interpret
data in bar graphs and picture graphs.
Problem Solving and Word Problems
Introduction to Multiplication and Fractions
Math Fluency
Math Fluency is part of the state standards.
6’s – 20’s
Subtraction and Addition
Activities in class to help build fluency
The students have 2.5 minutes to complete
half a page. They can miss 2 and pass on to
the next number.
Pages will be sent home for practice
Science
Life- Insects and
Marine Science
Physical- Solids and
Liquids
Earth- Pebbles,
Sand, and Silt
Social Studies
Our community
Communities meeting their needs and wants
Participating in our community
Homework
Reading each night and Word Work
Whale Reads- 5 throughout the year
Extension Options
Questions?
Please do not take home any of your child’s
books they have written or journals.