Daily Schedule

8:00 – 8:20        Morning Meeting

8:20 – 8:35        Phonics

8:35 – 9:35        Reading

9:35 – 10:05      PAWS

10:05 – 10:50    Specials

11:00 – 12:00    Lunch & Recess

12:05 – 12:20    Read Aloud

12:25 – 12:55    WIN

1:00 – 1:50        Math

1:50 – 2:15        Writing

2:15 – 2:40        Science / Social Studies

Important Information

• Snacks: please bring a healthy, utensil-free snack every day.
• Birthdays: treats are welcome, but must be store bought with a list of ingredients. Please…no cakes, no nuts, no balloons.
• Toys: please leave all toys, including fidget spinners, at home.
• Parent volunteers
• Most emails will be responded to within 24 hours
• Pick Up/Dismissal:
  ~On-time pick up (2:45)
  ~Only people listed in PowerSchool may pick up your student
  ~Polton Place Sign Up
  ~Call if there are any last-minute changes

Homework in 2nd Grade

• Homework folder
• 20 minutes of reading per night
• Homework packets will be sent home on Friday and should be returned on the following Friday

Classroom Money

• Classroom behavior system that helps promote positive choices and hard work.
• Students will receive 3 pennies every Monday and will have the opportunity to earn more pennies throughout the week for making good choices, working hard, helping others, etc.
• Students will be able to cash in their pennies at the end of the week for a variety of items/activities (ie. pencils, extra free time, lunch with the teacher, etc.)
• Encourage your student by asking how many pennies they earned and what they can do to earn more!
• As the year goes on, pennies will turn to nickels, dimes, quarters, etc.

Literacy

• Reader’s Workshop
• Reading Groups
• Writer’s Workshop
• Phonics and Word Work
• IRLA (replacing DRA)

Math

• Bridges Curriculum
• Place Value to 1,000
• Adding and Subtracting – double and triple digit
• Time
• Money
• Geometry
• Patterns

Science 

• FOSS Kits
  ~ Plants and Animals
  ~ Air and Weather
  ~ Balance and Motion

Social Studies

• Social Studies Alive
  ~ Communities
  ~ Landforms
  ~ Maps

Project Based Learning (PBL), STEM, and Innovation

• STEM Projects
• Engineering Projects
• Encouraging Innovative Thinking