Math
Good news! It's the SAME resource as last year. We use iReady math, and we will build on what your child has learned last year.
What are changes in the second grade.
Questioning, 5 finger rule, 3 ways to read, summarizing, fluency, making connections, inferring, *extended response questions that require students to look back in the text. Plus much more!
What are reading strategies your child will use in second grade.
Students will be using the resource Mystery Science, which is a hands on resource full of engaging science experiments.
Students will use TCI for Social Studies, which will include a digital option for reading nonfiction text and vocabulary support.
What are the Disctrict 181 resources for Science and Social Studies.
My child will work ____ on homework each night?
a. 20 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 40 minutes
What is... 20 minutes each night for at least 4 days per week. There is no homework on Friday.
10 minutes per grade level is appropriate. For example, first grade is 10 minutes, 2nd grade is 20 minutes, 3rd grade is 30 minutes, etc...
* Reading is outside the 20 minutes.
Please check your child's green homework sheet for upcoming tests. The teacher will send home a study guide before any unit assessment. (math, language arts, some science, some social studies)
What is second grade assessments and parent communication.
Teachers will be checking workbooks during the lesson. After the new lessons, students will take a 5 question quiz on problems we learned during the week. This will be graded and sent home in the Friday Folders for your viewing. This quiz is a weekly check-in to see what concepts are still not secure prior to the unit assessment.
What is the teacher making sure my child is understanding the new concepts.
T1: Narrative (characters, setting)
T2: Informative/Explanatory (Facts and Information)
T3: Opinion All Year: writing process, writing conventions, responses to reading, free-write time
What are second grade writing standards.
Geography, Economics, History, and Civics
What are the Social Studies topics that will be covered in second grade.
Homework green sheet shows the plan for the evening. Students always have a page of math homework. They should read for 15-20 minutes a night and then practice their math facts on their iPad.
Homework is NOT graded. If your child is struggling to complete an assignment, write a note to the teacher. The teacher will check the homework and pull over students to reteach concepts when needed. Please look for a teacher star or smiley face on the top.
What are homework expectations?
Nope! We don't have that test in second grade. Phew.
What is IAR (Illinois Assessment of Readiness). This test starts in third grade.
Students learn to apply skills to new problems. There is no "one" way of completing math. Students need to be able to share their thinking and write about their mathematical process.
What is Math isn't about memorizing but applying new skills.
Why do teachers use read alouds with the whole class and which one will you start with?
a. to bore the children
b. to engage the children
c. to make the teacher happy
Teachers love read alouds because it introduces second graders to longer books. It allows teachers to model thinking while reading, expression and fluency, and love for literature. It also brings the class together to talk about books and predict what will happen next. Ms. Smith always starts the year with Gooney Bird Green because she is a new second grade student that LOVES language and telling a good story.
States of Matter, Material Properties, Erosion and Earth's Surface, Plant Growth & Interactions, and Animal Biodiversity & Habitats
What are the science topics that will be covered in second grade?
Homework should be very challenging.
a. True
b. False
False. Homework is meant to practice skills that students have learned and practiced in school.
Challenges can be made in iReady or IXL to extend beyond the grade level work.
Academics: S=Secure, DV=Developing toward the standard, E=Experiencing Difficulty
Social Skills: 3=Secure, 2=Doing well but needs some improvement, 1= Needs improvement
What are the grades on the school report card?
Unit 1: Addition, Subtraction, and Data within 20
Unit 2: Addition, Subtraction, Time and Money within 100
Unit 3: Place Value, Addition and Subtraction within 1,000
Unit 4: Measurement: Customary and Metric, line plots
Unit 5 Geometry: Partitioning, arrays, evens and odds
What are math topics are covered in second grade common core.
True or False: A parent can read to their child at night to fulfill the 20 minutes of reading requirement.
True! Parents reading to a child or parents reading every other page of a book with their child is highly encouraged. Epic! on the iPad or reading a magazine counts for reading. The idea is to read everything and incorporate reading into nightly activities.
We usually visit the Hinsdale Historical House and then we visit Naper Settlement towards the end of the year.
What are the Science or Social Studies field trips second grade will go on.
Students can bring fruit and/or veggies to school.
For birthdays, students can bring a nonfood item to pass out.
What is the school food policy.
Measure of Academic Progress. It gives us the ability to measure student achievement and academic growth in math and language arts. Our class will take it on their fully charged iPads. Students cannot prepare for it! This year the test will change from the K-1 (read to them) to the 2-5 test. They will see long passages and scores may not be consistent with 1st grade.
What is the MAP test?
Please set a routine to finish homework at the same time/place each night. Look over their homework to make sure they completed their work, but do not correct it so the teacher knows if your child is missing something. If math is done quickly, your child should work within IXL. The teacher can write down the section to complete on your child's green homework sheet.
What are ways I can support my child's math at home.
My child is stuck on one series and I want them to read something else. Is this a problem?
Stuck on a series already in second grade? What an amazing problem to have! Our goal is to get your child excited about reading. If they are reading one series, then we will help them to keep going. Of course, we will require different reading for school but independent and free choice in reading is very important. Library books should be your child's choosing.
Students will have Social Studies for 8 weeks, 4 times a week. They will then switch to Science for 8 weeks. This will continue throughout the school year.
What is the Science and Social Studies schedule.
Please look over the Friday Folder to see any notes from the teacher or work that has been corrected.
How can I monitor my child's progress in your class?
BAS is yet another acronym in education. It stands for Benchmark Assessment System.
It has to be given individually to each student at the start of school. It will tell the teacher what reading level each student is at and what areas to focus on to become an even better reader.
Once the teacher is done assessing all students, she will have focused reading groups with 4-5 students at the same level in each group.
What are reading groups?