The second grade phonics kits just arrived today. They should be delivered to the room Tuesday or Wednesday. I am looking for a couple parents who would like to come in Thursday and/or Friday to do some laminating, cutting, and organizing. If you are available to come in, please email me at courtney.allen@lcps.org
Thank you in advance!
Mrs. Allen
Monday, September 30, 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Fall PTA Fundraiser: Puma Pomenade Walk-a-Thon/Fun Run (Puma Olympics)
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:· Reading: The students will learn strategies to solve tricky words when reading.
· Writing: We will continue our Writer’s Workshop. Students will begin crafting powerful small moments.
· Math: We continue Unit 2 in math. This unit will cover number sense up to 1,000.
· Social Studies: We will continue our unit on Communities. Students will identify differences between past and present communities. The will also describe contributions to communities, diversity, individual rights, and voting.
Happy Friday!!!
Next week is an A week.
REFLEX MATH - Students need to complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math each week. Students who complete their Reflex Math for the week will be able to participate in FUN FRIDAY! Students who do not complete their Reflex Math will need to work on addition/subtraction facts for half of their Fun Friday. The next time Reflex Math will be checked is on Friday, October 4th. Any Reflex Math students do over the weekend will count towards the Friday, check.
DRA and PALS
Fall Reading Testing will continue in second grade.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized reading test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading. The DRA is administered individually to students by teachers. Students read a selection (or selections) and then make predictions, retell verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part, and/or the author's message.
The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and preventive screening measure that assists teachers in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your child's needs.
1st Quarter Interim Progress Reports:
1st Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Wednesday, October 2nd. If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Wednesday, October 2nd using the email address on file in your ParentVue account. You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.
1st Quarter Interim Progress Reports ("interims") will be issued Wednesday, October 2nd. If your child receives an interim, it will be emailed to you on Wednesday, October 2nd using the email address on file in your ParentVue account. You can update and/or verify your email address by logging into your ParentVue account.
Puma Olympics:
Our Puma Olympics will be held next Thursday, October 3rd. Students will spend time outside participating in a variety of team-building and cooperative games. Please be sure your child comes to school dressed in comfortable clothes and athletic shoes / sneakers.
Our Puma Olympics will be held next Thursday, October 3rd. Students will spend time outside participating in a variety of team-building and cooperative games. Please be sure your child comes to school dressed in comfortable clothes and athletic shoes / sneakers.
Fall PTA Fundraiser: Puma Pomenade Walk-a-Thon/Fun Run (Puma Olympics)
October 3rd and 4th
2019 Fall Fundraiser: The Puma Promenade
When: In school during the Puma Olympics 2nd Grade 8:30am-10:15am
Who: All students will participate with their class whether they register to raise money or not.
Where: Pinebrook Track
How: Students will raise money to walk or run laps around a 1/16 mile track from 15 minutes. Each student will have a website where family and friends can pledge the amount of their choice for the student to walk/run the track.
This Walk-a-thon / Fun Run will be held on October 3rd (grades K-2) and October 4th (grades 3-5) during the school day. It will be one of the events in the Pinebrook Olympics put on by the PE Department. This is a healthy and fun fundraising alternative that promotes physical activity and teamwork, all while supporting our school! Students will have the opportunity to help earn money for their school while having fun with their friends.
Please send an questions to fallfund@pnbpta.org
https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5d3b1ecd5063f
https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5d3b1ecd5063f
Library Schedule
Tuesday A Week (1 hour)
Friday B Week (30 minutes)
Next week is an B Week, so please have students return library books Friday morning.
Test Dates:
Communities Test - October 3rd
Important Dates:
Communities Test - October 3rd
Important Dates:
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
October 3rd and 4th - Fall PTA Fundraiser: Puma Pomenade Walk-a-Thon/Fun Run
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:· Reading: The students will learn strategies to solve tricky words when reading.
· Writing: We will continue our Writer’s Workshop. Students will begin crafting powerful small moments.
· Math: We continue Unit 2 in math. This unit will cover number sense up to 1,000.
· Social Studies: We will continue our unit on Communities. Students will identify differences between past and present communities. The will also describe contributions to communities, diversity, individual rights, and voting.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
· Reading: We will learn about skills to grow our reading. Students will decide how to read, give the book a sneak peek, read in bigger scoops, stop, think, and retell, and also use stop and jots to remember ideas.
· Writing: We will start our Writer’s Workshop. Students will begin crafting powerful small moments.
· Math: We continue Unit 2 in math. This unit will cover number sense up to 1,000.
· Social Studies: We will start our unit on Communities. Students will identify differences between past and present communities. The will also describe contributions to communities, diversity, individual rights, and voting.
Happy Thursday! (I am sending this out one day in advance this week.)
Next week is an B week.
REFLEX MATH - Students need to
complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math each week. Students who complete their
Reflex Math for the week will be able to participate in FUN FRIDAY!
Students who do not complete their Reflex Math will need to work on addition/subtraction
facts for half of their Fun Friday. The next time Reflex Math will be
checked is on Friday, September 27th. Any Reflex Math you do over the
weekend will count towards the Friday, September 27th check.
DRA and PALS
Fall Reading Testing will continue in second grade.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized reading
test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading.
The DRA is administered individually to students by teachers.
Students read a selection (or selections) and then make predictions, retell
verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some
students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part,
and/or the author's message.
The Phonological Awareness
Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and
preventive screening measure that assists teachers in providing
differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your child's needs.
Fall PTA Fundraiser: Puma Pomenade Walk-a-Thon/Fun Run
October 3rd and
4th
2019 Fall Fundraiser: The Puma Promenade
When: In school
during the Puma Olympics 2nd Grade 8:30am-10:15am
Who: All students
will participate with their class whether they register to raise money or not.
Where: Pinebrook
Track
How: Students will
raise money to walk or run laps around a 1/16 mile track from 15 minutes. Each student will have a website where family
and friends can pledge the amount of their choice for the student to walk/run
the track.
This Walk-a-thon / Fun Run will be held on
October 3rd (grades K-2) and October 4th (grades
3-5) during the school day. It will be one of the events in the Pinebrook
Olympics put on by the PE Department. This is a healthy and fun fundraising
alternative that promotes physical activity and teamwork, all while supporting
our school! Students will have the
opportunity to help earn money for their school while having fun with their
friends.
Please send an questions to fallfund@pnbpta.org
https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5d3b1ecd5063f
https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/register?school_uuid=5d3b1ecd5063f
Library Schedule
Tuesday A Week (1 hour)
Friday B Week (30 minutes)
Next week is an B Week, so please have students return library
books Friday morning.
Important Dates:
September 27 - Donuts With Dad 7:00am
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
October 3rd and
4th - Fall PTA Fundraiser:
Puma Pomenade Walk-a-Thon/Fun Run
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
· Reading: We will learn about skills to grow our reading. Students will decide how to read, give the book a sneak peek, read in bigger scoops, stop, think, and retell, and also use stop and jots to remember ideas.
· Writing: We will start our Writer’s Workshop. Students will begin crafting powerful small moments.
· Math: We continue Unit 2 in math. This unit will cover number sense up to 1,000.
· Social Studies: We will start our unit on Communities. Students will identify differences between past and present communities. The will also describe contributions to communities, diversity, individual rights, and voting.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
Important Dates and A Peek At Our Week
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Important Dates and A Peek At the Week
Happy Friday!
Next week is an A week.
REFLEX MATH - Students need to complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math each week. Students who complete their Reflex Math for the week will be able to participate in FUN FRIDAY! Students who do not complete their Reflex Math will need to work on addition/subtraction facts for half of their Fun Friday. The first time Reflex Math will be checked in on Friday, September 20th. Any Reflex Math you do over the weekend will count towards the Friday, September 20th check.
Unit 1 Math Assessment - The first Math Test will be on Wednesday, September 18th. Unit 1 focused on Number Sense. Students need to know odd and even numbers and be able to explain why they are odd or even. They need to know ordinal position, skip counting forward and backward, and growing and extending patterns. There will not be a study guide sent home for math. Please use the homework assignments to review the concepts covered.
Science Experiments
The students really enjoyed practicing the scientific method with our two science experiments this week. We did a Leak Proof Bag Experiment and also a Walking Water Experiment. Take a look at the pictures below.
DRA and PALS
Fall Reading Testing will continue in second grade.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized reading test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading. The DRA is administered individually to students by teachers. Students read a selection (or selections) and then make predictions, retell verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part, and/or the author's message.
The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and preventive screening measure that assists teachers in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your child's needs.
Library Schedule
Next week is an A Week, so please have students return library
books Tuesday morning.
Important Dates:
Happy Friday!
REFLEX MATH - Students need to complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math each week. Students who complete their Reflex Math for the week will be able to participate in FUN FRIDAY! Students who do not complete their Reflex Math will need to work on addition/subtraction facts for half of their Fun Friday. The first time Reflex Math will be checked in on Friday, September 20th. Any Reflex Math you do over the weekend will count towards the Friday, September 20th check.
Unit 1 Math Assessment - The first Math Test will be on Wednesday, September 18th. Unit 1 focused on Number Sense. Students need to know odd and even numbers and be able to explain why they are odd or even. They need to know ordinal position, skip counting forward and backward, and growing and extending patterns. There will not be a study guide sent home for math. Please use the homework assignments to review the concepts covered.
Science Experiments
The students really enjoyed practicing the scientific method with our two science experiments this week. We did a Leak Proof Bag Experiment and also a Walking Water Experiment. Take a look at the pictures below.
Science Experiments
The students really enjoyed practicing the scientific method with our two science experiments this week. We did a Leak Proof Bag Experiment and also a Walking Water Experiment. Take a look at the pictures below.
DRA and PALS
Fall Reading Testing will continue in second grade.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized reading test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading. The DRA is administered individually to students by teachers. Students read a selection (or selections) and then make predictions, retell verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part, and/or the author's message.
The Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and preventive screening measure that assists teachers in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your child's needs.
Library Schedule
Tuesday A Week (1 hour)
Friday B Week (30 minutes)
Next week is an A Week, so please have students return library
books Tuesday morning.
Important Dates:
September 16 - PTA Meeting 7:00pm
September 18 - Unit 1 Number Sense Math Test
September 19 - Scientific Method Test
September 27 - Donuts With Dad 7:00am
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
September 18 - Unit 1 Number Sense Math Test
September 19 - Scientific Method Test
September 27 - Donuts With Dad 7:00am
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
September 30 - October 4 Spirit Week
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Homework
Math 1.8a
Reflex Math due tomorrow Friday, September 13
Library Tomorrow
Unit 1 Math Test: Wednesday, September 18th
Scientific Method Test: Thursday, September 19th (study guide will go out tomorrow)
Reflex Math due tomorrow Friday, September 13
Library Tomorrow
Unit 1 Math Test: Wednesday, September 18th
Scientific Method Test: Thursday, September 19th (study guide will go out tomorrow)
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Library Schedule
Library Schedule
Tuesday A Week (1 hour)
Friday B Week (30 minutes)
This week is a B Week, so please have students return library
books Friday morning.
Monday, September 9, 2019
Homework
Reflex Math (60 minutes due by this Friday 9/13)
I spoke to each student individually and told them how many more minutes they owe this week in order to participate in Fun Friday.
No Math Homework due to Map Testing
Last week the students took a quick math quiz on patterns. This helps Mrs. Peet and I see which students still need additional support in certain areas of the unit. The highest score is a 3 because there isn't a higher level thinking question. Please review the quiz with your son/daughter at home as well. The Unit 1 Number Concepts Test will be next week on Wednesday, September 18th.
I spoke to each student individually and told them how many more minutes they owe this week in order to participate in Fun Friday.
No Math Homework due to Map Testing
Last week the students took a quick math quiz on patterns. This helps Mrs. Peet and I see which students still need additional support in certain areas of the unit. The highest score is a 3 because there isn't a higher level thinking question. Please review the quiz with your son/daughter at home as well. The Unit 1 Number Concepts Test will be next week on Wednesday, September 18th.
Friday, September 6, 2019
Important Dates and A Peek At Our Week
Happy Friday!
Donor's Choose: Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Peet’s Collaborative Classroom
Thank you so much to the wonderful families who have already donated to this project!!!! Your support is appreciative!
WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!!!!
If you haven't had a chance to donate and would still like to, it's not too late. We have until February to spend the remaining funds on more classroom materials to enhance our classroom.
REFLEX MATH - Students need to complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math each week. Students who complete their Reflex Math for the week will be able to participate in FUN FRIDAY! Students who do not complete their Reflex Math will need to work on addition/subtraction facts for half of their Fun Friday. The first time Reflex Math will be checked in on Friday, September 13th. Any Reflex Math you do over the weekend will count towards the Friday, September 13th check.
Timed
Drills
This week we took our
first timed drill of 2nd grade! Timed drills will be sent home
on Monday. Students were given 5 minutes to complete as many addition and
subtraction problems as they could. If a problem was answered, but is incorrect
it was circled. The only problems that are counted towards the grade are the
ones answered in pencil. If you see problems answered in pen/crayon/colored
pencil, those were just for extra practice and not counted towards their grade.
There are two numbers on top. The first one is how many problems they got
correct and the other number is the actual grade that goes in the gradebook.
Please keep in mind, we do not expect students to reach this goal of completing
50 problems in 4 minutes until the end of 2nd grade. This is a
standard we will be working towards all year. Do not worry if your child is not
receiving a 3 or 4 on their timed drill. As the year progresses, students
become more fluent with their basic facts and more comfortable with the idea
that they are being timed and their scores improve. Quarter 1 and Quarter 2,
students will get 5 minutes to work on the timed drill sheet but by Quarter 3
and 4, the time will be dropped to 4 minutes, as this is the standard. We have
students complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math a week to help build fluency of
addition and subtraction facts, as well as, different centers in math that will
allow students to work on this skill. Below is the grading rubric for timed
drills. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
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problems correct: 1
DRA and PALS
Next week all second
grade teachers will begin Fall Reading Testing.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized
reading test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading. The DRA is
administered individually to students by teachers. Students read a selection
(or selections) and then make predictions, retell verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part, and/or the author's message.
The Phonological
Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and preventive screening measure that
assists teachers in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your
child's needs.
Important Dates:
Happy Friday!
Donor's Choose: Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Peet’s Collaborative Classroom
Thank you so much to the wonderful families who have already donated to this project!!!! Your support is appreciative!
WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!!!!
If you haven't had a chance to donate and would still like to, it's not too late. We have until February to spend the remaining funds on more classroom materials to enhance our classroom.
WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!!!!
If you haven't had a chance to donate and would still like to, it's not too late. We have until February to spend the remaining funds on more classroom materials to enhance our classroom.
Timed
Drills
This week we took our
first timed drill of 2nd grade! Timed drills will be sent home
on Monday. Students were given 5 minutes to complete as many addition and
subtraction problems as they could. If a problem was answered, but is incorrect
it was circled. The only problems that are counted towards the grade are the
ones answered in pencil. If you see problems answered in pen/crayon/colored
pencil, those were just for extra practice and not counted towards their grade.
There are two numbers on top. The first one is how many problems they got
correct and the other number is the actual grade that goes in the gradebook.
Please keep in mind, we do not expect students to reach this goal of completing
50 problems in 4 minutes until the end of 2nd grade. This is a
standard we will be working towards all year. Do not worry if your child is not
receiving a 3 or 4 on their timed drill. As the year progresses, students
become more fluent with their basic facts and more comfortable with the idea
that they are being timed and their scores improve. Quarter 1 and Quarter 2,
students will get 5 minutes to work on the timed drill sheet but by Quarter 3
and 4, the time will be dropped to 4 minutes, as this is the standard. We have
students complete 60 minutes of Reflex Math a week to help build fluency of
addition and subtraction facts, as well as, different centers in math that will
allow students to work on this skill. Below is the grading rubric for timed
drills. Please let us know if you have any further questions.
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problems correct: 1
30-39 problems
correct: 2
40- 50
problems correct: 3
To
receive a 4 on timed drills: students must complete all 50 problems correctly
and write a word problem on the back with a matching number sentence that
solves the word problem. This has to be completed in the allotted 4 or
5 minutes.
DRA and PALS
Next week all second
grade teachers will begin Fall Reading Testing.
The Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) is a standardized
reading test used to determine a student's instructional level in reading. The DRA is
administered individually to students by teachers. Students read a selection
(or selections) and then make predictions, retell verbally or complete a written summary. Depending on the level, some students will need to describe their favorite part, the most important part, and/or the author's message.
The Phonological
Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS) is a proactive and preventive screening measure that
assists teachers in providing differentiated, targeted instruction to meet your
child's needs.
Important Dates:
September 10 - PTA Fall Spirit Wear Sale Ends
September 11 - Patriot Day Ceremony 8:05am
September 11 - PTA Volunteer Room Parent and Welcome Coffee 8:30
September 13 - Box Tops for Education Due
September 16 - PTA Meeting 7:00pm
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
Focus Areas for the Coming Week:
September 11 - PTA Volunteer Room Parent and Welcome Coffee 8:30
September 13 - Box Tops for Education Due
September 16 - PTA Meeting 7:00pm
September 28 - Fall Festival 3:00pm
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Map Testing
Today during math, the students took the Mathematics portion of the MAP test. The Map test stands for Measures of Academic Progress (MAP®). When taking these computerized adaptive tests, the difficulty of each question is based on how well a student answers all the previous questions.
MAP assessments are used to measure a student's growth in Mathematics and Reading. The Fall assessment gathers baseline. The Winter assessment measures progress. The Spring assessment measures the students' growth to that point.
I will discuss more about how your child did on their MAP testing during Parent-Teacher conferences.
We will be taking the Reading portion of the MAP test on Monday.
NO MATH HOMEWORK TODAY!
MAP assessments are used to measure a student's growth in Mathematics and Reading. The Fall assessment gathers baseline. The Winter assessment measures progress. The Spring assessment measures the students' growth to that point.
I will discuss more about how your child did on their MAP testing during Parent-Teacher conferences.
We will be taking the Reading portion of the MAP test on Monday.
NO MATH HOMEWORK TODAY!
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Homework
Citizenship Test 9/5
Math 1.3 (some students were given an enrichment optional worksheet as well)
Math 1.3 (some students were given an enrichment optional worksheet as well)
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Homework
Citizenship Test 9/5
Math 1.1 (some students were given an enrichment optional worksheet as well)
Math 1.1 (some students were given an enrichment optional worksheet as well)
Classroom Directory
An updated class directory was sent home on green paper today. Some families chose not to be included in this directory so not all students names are listed.
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