Second Grade Teachers
    Mrs. Baxter  Room 12
    Ms. DiLorenzo   Room 17
    Mrs. King       Room 18
    Mrs. McBurney   Room 13
    Mrs. Potts      Room 16
                Reading
     Combination Whole Group/Small Group using our newly 
      adopted Journeys Series
     Your child will:
     • Master sound/symbol relationships
     • Blend sounds to form words
     • Read with understanding (comprehension)
     • Develop oral reading fluency
     • Develop literal, logical, and critical thinking skills
     • Develop listening skills through exposure to high-quality 
      literature
     • Your child will also be participating in Daily 5 activities
      
       Reading - Common Core 
     Academic Content Standards
        •
         Approved - AZ. State Board of Education June 2010
        •
         Full implementation of the Common Core Standards
        •
         Performance objectives are very specific
        •
         Represents the skills that are a part of everyday 
        expectations
         The main focus is to deepen understanding with 
          more meaningful, rigorous lessons for our 
          students so they can read and comprehend 
          complex text. Students will analyze and use 
         critical thinking skills to communicate opinions 
           and how to support them in arguments. 
                      Math
      The following are the math concepts 
             that we will be working on 
               throughout the year: 
      • Place Value and Counting
      • 2 and 3 Digit Addition with/without Regrouping 
      • 2 and 3 Digit Subtraction with/without Regrouping
      • Money 
      • Telling time to 5 minutes
      • Fractions
      • Geometry (Shapes, Symmetry)
      • Word Problems will be used with each concept.
                  Math 
                     DOK
               (Depth of Knowledge)
                 Students Will:
      • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving the 
       problem
      • Reason abstractly and quantitatively
      • Model with mathematics
      • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning
      • Come up with multiple solutions to a problem (i.e. 
       5+5=10, 6+4=10, 11-1=10, 10 ones, 1 ten, 10 
       pennies, 1 nickel and 5 pennies.)
      • Use different mathematical strategies to solve a 
       problem.