Welcome to 2nd Grade ELA with
Ms Caitlin! 🙂
I am so excited to spend this school year learning and growing with your child. My goal is to create a classroom where every student feels safe, challenged, loved, and encouraged to do their very best. I look forward to partnering with you to make this year amazing!
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What We Will Learn
Reading:
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Reading Fluency
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Reading Comprehension
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Vocabulary
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Phonics
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Small-group Instruction
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DIBELS progress monitoring
Writing:
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Opinion Writing
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Narrative Writing
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Informational Writing
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Grammar
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Complete Sentences
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Paragraph Writing
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Classroom Expectations
Our classroom rules are as follows:
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Listen and follow directions
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Use hand signals to speak or travel around the room
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Stay on task
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Keep your hands and feet to yourself
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Respect your classmates, school, and teacher
Every time a classroom rule is broken, a consequence is given. Our classroom consequences are as follows:
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Redirect (a verbal warning and a stop sign card)
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Side Line (break in a specific area in the classroom & -5min of personal time)
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Break (student-teacher conference privately & -10min of personal time)
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Letter Home (letter home to parent that must be signed and returned)
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Homework Expectations
DIBELS homework is assigned to each student every week from Monday to Thursday for the entire year. Periodically they may receive homework for Fundations and/or Wit & Wisdom weekly work. This included study guides and word lists. There will always be an attached homework agenda in their take home folders.
Based on reading levels, they may receive extra practice in DIBELS related areas.
Students should read at least 20 minutes every night. I will provide texts/passages throughout the year that can be saved and reused.
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Attendance Expectations
Students are expected to:
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Be on time
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Attend School Daily (unless of emergency)
Missing instruction makes learning difficult.
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How Can Parents Help?
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Read to and with your child every night.
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Ask about school.
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Limit screen time many hours before bedtime.
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Make sure homework is completed.
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Encourage your child’s independence.