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Welcome to 2nd Grade

Contributing Builds Communities

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Contributing Builds Communities

Year-long Inquiry Question presented to students throughout the year:

“We contribute to help build better communities.”

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Students will fulfill these statements:

“I can take an active part in improving my school and community.”

“I can make observations and create experiments that will help us contribute to our natural community in a positive way.”

Inquiry to Action Project:

  • Audubon and Collaborative Committees

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2nd Grade Reading

Science of Reading Focus:

  • Curriculum that is systematic, cumulative, and explicit (builds off of previous learning that is directly taught so no learning is left up to chance).�
  • Essential Questions that explore real word concepts with diverse genres and books to support learning.�
  • The main reading goal of second grade is to build strong decoding skills to help increase reading fluency which ultimately helps with overall reading comprehension.

Sources used:

Reading/Writing/Literacy: Wonders, iReady, Fundations Test, Writing Prompts, Conferences

  • Data is used from multiple sources to identify areas of strengths, along with areas for improvement in academic and social areas.

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2nd Grade Math

Math Focus in 2nd Grade:

  • Place Value
  • Addition and Subtraction Strategies
  • 2 Digit Addition and Subtraction
  • 1 and 2 Step Word Problems
  • Time/Money/Geometry/Measurement

Sources used:

Math: iReady, Benchmarks/Topic Test, Conferences

Data is used from multiple sources to identify areas of strengths, along with areas for improvement in academic and social areas.

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At Home Learning

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  • We encourage that children read at least 20 minutes a day - ask them questions and talk to them about the story.�
  • Students can work on iReady at home, but it is not a requirement.�
  • Students can go on Clever.com for other websites to work on from home.

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Parent Resources

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Communication

  • Weekly 2nd grade newsletter highlightings important information and will be sent out before the next Monday.�
  • Remember that birthday invites cannot be distributed at school - please view the Parent Communication Directory for second grade parent contact information (please see email)�
  • E-mail Protocol - Allow a 24 hour response from your child’s teacher during the school week.�
  • For same day emergency responses - Please contact the school office. Often times, we do not check our emails within school hours.

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“Lone Tree Lion Folder”

  • The Lone Tree Lion folder will be sent home when there is important communication or information that needs to be shared. Please always send the folder back so we have it when we need it. Otherwise, we will communicate through email.

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Other Information

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  • Second Grade Schedule�
  • You will find all of the resources that your child will need on Clever.com�
  • All your child needs is their QR code to log on. They can even access their email from Clever.

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Next steps...

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  • Please fill out and turn in the permission slip for the Audubon and walking field trips before you leave.�
  • If you have any questions or personal things that we need to know about you or your child, please feel free to send us an email!

Thank You!