Karen Kolokithas

 

Second grade is an exciting year. We will be studying a wide range of topics from communities to animal life cycles. Throughout the year we will be strengthening our reading and writing skills. Math, music, computers, science and art are also some of the other invigorating things to which you can look forward to. Moreover, there will be many great class projects, and wonderful field trips.

 

Today I will do my best to be the best.

I will listen.

I will follow directions.

I will be honest.

I will respect the rights of others.

I can learn

I will learn.

You see, I know it’s all up to me.

Preview

• Look at the cover.
• Read the title and some of the text

Question

• Ask who, what, when, were, why, and how.

• Decide if the text makes sense.

Predict

• Wonder about what will happen.

• Make predictions and read to see if they are correct.

Infer

• Think about what the details tell you.

• Use the details to understand what the author means.

Connect

• Relate the text to your thoughts and feelings and to what you know.

• Compare the text to other texts and the world around you. (Text to Text connection and TT and Text to Self connection TS)

Summarize

• Organize the main details.

• Draw conclusions.

When I READ Non-fiction

 

BEFORE reading I

• predict learning
• ask, "What is this book about?"
• ask questions

DURING reading I

• remember new learning
• ask questions
• connect information
• find important words and facts

 

AFTER reading I

• ask questions
• share new learning
• tell what the book is mostly about

 

Leveled Books for Kids

http://www.leveledreader.com/?gclid=CP7xn4Ov-LUCFahDMgodyH8AeQ

 The Book Source

http://www.booksource.com/

 Scholastic Books

http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they'll love. You can access the TumbleBookLibrary collection from home online any time by logging onto:

http://www.TumbleBookLibrary.com

Username: johnbaldwin

Password: books

 

I'm happy to inform you that your student has access to hundreds of e-books. Children can read and listen to books on Raz-Kids and even record themselves reading. Afterwards they can take a quiz to check for comprehension.

http://www.raz-kids.com

The Spaghetti Book Club web site is a place for kids who love to read and talk about books! It is the largest site of book reviews written and illustrated by kids for kids. The Spaghetti Book Club was created as a way to support and encourage kids' love for reading by giving them an opportunity to connect, on a personal level, with the books they are reading and then share their reactions, thoughts, and opinions with family members, friends, and kids around the world.

www.spaghettibookclub.org

 

We will be starting Star of the Week in September.  Your child will be coming home with a poster one week before their date.  Please help them fill out the poster if need be.  They are allowed to bring something to share each day.  No animals however are allowed for sharing.  Their poster will be hung in our room the entire week, and returned home the following Monday.  To make it fare, I have not scheduled anybody on a week where we have a day or two off.

http://roadtogrammar.com

http://earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/syllables

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_4_6.html

http://www.kidport.com

http://kidsnumbers.com

http://www.bigbrainz.com 

http://www.tenmarks.com

National Geographic for Kids

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

 

Webster Dictionary Kid Central

http://www.wordcentral.com/

 

Scholastic Kids

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/

 

Quiz Hub - All Subjects

http://QuizHub.com

Language Arts

http://www.scoe.net/castandards/agenda/2010/ela_ccs_recommendations.pdf

 

Mathematics

http://www.scoe.net/castandards/agenda/2010/math_ccs_recommendations.pdf

Online Ordering Information
Web address:  http://www.scholastic.com/bookclubs 
Class Activation Code: HPMGW

Dear Parent,

Now it's easier than ever to find the perfect books for your child -- shop our NEW online Book Clubs Web site. Choose from a much-wider selection of books than in the printed flyer. Plus, you can send your orders directly to me online and use your credit card to pay.

Best of all, we earn a FREE book for the classroom library every time a parent places an order online.*

It's so simple! Here's how it works:

• SIGN UP at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs. On the parent page, click the "Register" button in the "First Time Here?" section. Register for your own user name and password. When prompted, enter the one-time Class Activation Code shown above. This unique code ensures that your order is sent to me. 
   
• SELECT the books you'd like to order -- choose from thousands of titles -- many more than in our monthly flyers. 

Ordering online is fast, easy, and secure.



Thank you,

Karen Kolokithas 


 

Please help us keep our campus safe and secure:  

All parents, volunteers, and visitors must enter campus through the front office,

sign-in, and obtain a visitor’s pass.  To help keep our campus safe, any person

who is on campus without a pass will be sent to the office to sign-in and obtain

a pass.  Thank you helping our staff keep our campus safe.

 

Unit 1 - Second Grade Reading Growth Spurt

Unit 2- Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction

Unit 3 - Studying Characters and Their Stories

Unit 4 - Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power

Unit 5 - Reading Nonfiction Cover to Cover: Nonfiction Book Clubs

Unit 6 - Series Book Clubs

Unit 1 - Lessons From the Masters: Improving Narrative Craft

Unit 2 - Informational Writing

Unit 3 - Writing Gripping Fictional Stories

Unit 4 - Poetry: Big Thoughts in Small Packages

Unit 5 - Lab Reports and Science Books

Unit 6 - Writing About Reading

Entering Second Grade

Students who are entering the second grade need to be able to recognize as many of these sight words as possible. Parents, please help your child by putting each word on an index card and quizzing your child. It would be helpful to concentrate on ten words at a time so that your child does not become overwhelmed. Once those ten words have been learned, move on to the next ten and so on...

the	a	is	you	to	we	him	long
in	not	for	at	with	on	little	after
will	are	of	this	your	but	make	three
have	he	I	they	one	me	new	many
had	if	some	up	her	when	said	down
my	very	all	would	any	out	before	other
from	day	go	see	then	no	again	work
by	was	come	get	or	man	did	old
has	them	how	like	our	know	just	put
which	much	his	who	am	she	give	take
that	can	be	about	so	there	boy	were

Leaving Second Grade

Students leaving second grade need to be able to recognize as many of these  sight words as possible. Parents, please help your child by putting each word  on an index card and  quizzing  your child during the day. It would be helpful to concentrate on ten words at a time so that your child does not become overwhelmed. Once those ten words have been learned, move on to the next ten words and so on…                 

saw	home	soon	stand	box	upon	first	came
girl	house	find	because	made	could	book	look
mother	run	school	people	night	into	say	think
back	big	where	am	ball	morning	live	four
last	color	away	red	friend	pretty	eat	want
year	white	got	play	found	left	men	bring
wish	black	may	let	use	these	right	present
tell	next	please	leave	hand	more	why	better
under	while	should	never	each	best	another	seem
tree	name	dear	ran	find	read	over	such
way	too	shall	own	most	sure	thing	only
near	than	open	kind	must	high	far	both
end	also	until	call

Module 4 Videos

 

Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB2mHoinybw&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au8_fsJwS-I&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yckkOhgtXU&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPZXUIw5aU&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pPZXUIw5aU&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urYVOIAIltY&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJH5uN33Sbc&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQN2ISO15dk&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 9

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htHhMUOlkgQ&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVouDyY5QxI&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMdbStwv8QI&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96-k1P-aNEk&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=df3YAB4psXM&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_LeUa5QF5o&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qaPt4WBADQ&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 16

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinn8f8p778&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oLo0L3KRrM&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLfahhgWSno&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKJZJg-F2h8&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbLdKFVpzms&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 21

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXKabm5UW5Y&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 22

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkuxYeZf40U&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl8oH45j4_0&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsqUeeQT2dw&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 25

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmfL5olqXQI&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmfL5olqXQI&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 27

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHqUL9kRuco&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 28

http://embarc.online/mod/page/view.php?id=395

 

Lesson 29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngJlR1da9c8&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2mR2yi2Ams&feature=youtu.be

 

Lesson 31

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kpD56UsP7k&feature=youtu.be

 

 

 

Module 4

Terminology 

 

·       Algorithm (a step-by-step procedure to solve a particular type of problem)

·       Compose (e.g., to make 1 larger unit from10 smaller units)

·       Decompose (e.g., to break 1 larger unit into10 smaller units)

·       §Equation (two expressions with an equal sign between them; that is, an equation is a statement that two expressions are equal; however, there is no guarantee that the statement is true)

·       New groups below (show newly composed units on the line below the appropriate place in the addition algorithm, pictured above on page 4)

·       Simplifying strategy(e.g.,tosolve299+6,think 299 + 1 + 5 = 300 + 5 = 305)

·       Totals below (picturedaboveonpage4)

 

Familiar Terms and Symbols

·       Addend

·       Addition

·       Bundle, unbundle, regroup, rename, change (compose or decompose a10 or 100)

·       Difference

·       Hundreds place (referring to place value)

·       Place value (referring to the unit value of each digit in a given number)

·       Subtraction

·       Units of ones, tens, hundreds, thousands (referring to place value; 10 ones is the same as 1 unit of ten)