Welcome to Parent Night! Miss Jaconetti Second Grade 2018 - 2019 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome to Parent Night! Miss Jaconetti – Second Grade

2018 - 2019

Miss Jaconetti

• Fifth year teaching 2nd grade at West Elementary

School

• Involved in West Dance Club and West Variety Show
• Attended Elmhurst College
• Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education
• Minor in Spanish

A little bit about my teaching philosophy...

• Instill a love of learning in all students
• Create a classroom community that is safe and

welcoming to all students

• Incorporate social emotional and growth mindset

lessons in our classroom

• Movement and different seating options are

provided for students during the school day

• Open door communication policy with families
• Provide students with the supports they need to be

successful while also challenging them to grow as learners

Second Grade News

• Our classroom website:

https://www.d47.org/Page/2202

• You can access my website through the

West Website → Academic Teams → Second Grade → Miss Jaconetti

• Our weekly update will be posted at the

end of each week under the Jaconetti Journal section

• Weekly updates
• Classroom news
• Changes in procedures/Field Trips
• Unit skills and additional resources
• Twitter: @JaconettiGrade2

Contact Information

• Email: hijaconetti@d47.org
• Feel free to email me but please be aware that I might

not have the opportunity to check emails until after school.

• Voicemail: 815-788-5569
• West School Office: 815-788-5550
• Notes: please date all notes and send them in your

child’s take home folder

• Please send a note or contact the school office if there is

a change in your child’s dismissal from school.

Classroom Information

• Healthy, tidy afternoon snack/water bottle
• Our classroom is peanut and tree nut free – please keep

this in mind when sending a snack with your child!

• The students eat their snack during our math time, so

please try to send a tidy snack!

• Clean pair of gym shoes and Encore shirt (kept in

lockers)

• Birthdays - Simple please – NO FOOD! ☺ 20 kids
• No invitations passed out at school

Your Child’s School Day

• Morning Work 8:50 – 9:05
• Social Studies/Science 9:05 – 9:40
• Shared Reading/ELA Extension Activities 9:40 – 10:10
• Guided Reading and Stations 10:10 – 11:10
• Recess and Lunch 11:15 – 12:05
• Writing 12:05 – 1:10
• Encores 1:10 – 2:10
• Monday - STEM
• Tuesday - Physical Education and Music
• Wednesday - Library
• Thursday - Art
• Friday - Music and Physical Education
• Math 2:10 – 3:15
• Pack Up and Dismissal 3:15 – 3:30

Homework

• Take Home Folder
• Reading – students are expected to read 20 minutes each

night but they will not be required to complete a reading log

• Research from the Journal of Research in Education has shown that

reading logs can have an adverse effect on children’s attitudes toward

• reading. We will have conversations about books students are reading

at home and we will have a “What I’m Reading” chart in our classroom.

• Books from home, library books, guided reading books (will be sent

home in Take Home Folder)

• Math Homework and Remembering
• Family letters will be sent home as additional resources to assist

with new math strategies

D47 Handbook on Homework

• Is used to reinforce and apply previously covered

concepts, principles and skills

• Is not assigned for disciplinary purposes
• Serves as a communications link between the school

and parents/guardians

• Encourages grade appropriate independent thought,

self-direction and self-discipline

• The District recommends that if daily homework is

assigned, it not exceed 10 minutes per grade level cumulative (i.e. 2nd grade: 20 minutes) This does not include nightly reading.

Homework Due to Absence:

• Homework missed due to illness- can be requested

after 1st day of absence. We do not provide homework when a child misses only 1 day of school. Beginning

• n the 2nd day of absences, homework can be
• requested. Please call the office by 9:30 a.m.
• Homework missed due to vacation- Missed class work

is best addressed under the supervision of the teacher UPON RETURN OF THE STUDENT. Upon their return, students will be required to complete such work in a period of time equal to that which was missed.

Friday Letters

• Every other Friday, your child will write a letter to

you to share about their week in school!

• Students are encouraged to write about their tasks in each

subject as well as something new that they learned.

• The letters will be kept in their Friday Letters Folder

(yellow) and will serve as great memories and an example

• f their writing growth throughout the year.
• Please write back to your child each week and return the

Friday Letters folder to school with your child on Monday

• r any day the following week.
• The students keep their folders in their book boxes and they

enjoy reading your messages!

Restorative Practices

• Reward System
• Whole class “W” outside of each classroom
• Our class can earn paw prints on our W for following

expectations as a class.

• Whole class reward and a “Golden Whiskers” when we fill up the

W - students will vote on a classroom reward.

• When we reach three Golden Whisker awards, our class earns a

reward with Mrs. Klinsky and Mrs. Cruz.

• Paw Prides
• Paw Pride Fridays and Paws R Us
• Make Wise Choices Chart
• Open communication with parents
• Phone calls/emails about student behavior
• Majors or minors for student misbehavior

Positive Behavioral

Interventions and Supports

• Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe!
• Classroom and school matrix
• Expectation tours at the beginning of the school year
• Cool Tool Tuesdays - Ongoing lessons about expectations in

the classroom

• Focus on Positive Behaviors and rewarding students

for following the expectations in the school and classroom

• Paw Prides
• Monthly PBIS whole school celebrations
• Classroom rewards when we fill our class W

Reading

• Balanced Literacy Program
• Shared Reading/Close Reading – Journeys textbooks
• During shared reading, all students have access to second

grade level texts in the Journeys books.

• Guided Reading and Daily Five Stations
• Read to self, work on writing, word work, listen to reading,

read to someone

• Students will meet in a guided reading group multiple times

per week for reading instruction at their reading level.

• Read Aloud

ELA Units of Study

• Literature and informational texts
• In addition to having opportunities to read at their

independent and instructional levels, all students will be exposed to grade-level texts

• Academic vocabulary: social language, literature based,

and content-specific

• Text-based answers: close reading for answers,

analyzing the text, and having to synthesize text before answering questions

• Literacy instruction in all content areas: spelling and

social studies integration

Writing

• Traits Writing – Narrative, Informative, Opinion
• Traits → ideas, organization, sentence fluency, word

choice, voice, conventions, and presentation

• Instruction includes mentor texts and mini lessons
• Modeled Writing and Shared Writing
• Writer’s Workshop → students are given time to write

about topics that they choose

• Independent writing
• Writing process → prewriting, drafting, revising, editing,

and publishing

• Conferences in a small group with the teacher
• Students have a writing notebook - place to keep their

ideas and writing pieces

Spelling and Handwriting

• Spelling is based on high frequency words, awareness
• f letter/sound correlation, spelling patterns, useful

rules, and application in writing.

• Words Their Way - word work curriculum
• Students will be completing word sorts that are

differentiated based on student needs.

• EZ Write is used to teach correct stroke and

uppercase/lowercase letters.

• Direct instruction and independent practice will be

used to complete the EZ Write training sheets.

Mathematics

• Math Expressions
• Focus on the Common Core State Standards
• Students study a small number of math concepts and have

the time to build an in-depth understanding of mathematical ideas

• We will spend more time and multiple lessons teaching one math

concept so that the students have additional opportunities for practice and mastery of math skills

• Multiple opportunities for differentiation
• Daily Math Routines – each math lesson begins with math

routines and quick practice

• The routines provide practice in base ten using the number grid,

number path, and money flip chart

• Students will be leading the math routines each day

Math Skills

• Addition and subtraction within 20
• Word Problems
• Addition within 200
• Length and shapes
• Subtracting two-digit numbers
• Time, Graphs, and Word Problems
• Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction
• Arrays and Equal Shares

Math Stations

• TIME Math Stations – students go to one math station

each day after the whole class math lesson

• Technology – students completing math activities

(Seesaw) or games on the Chromebooks or iPads

• Independent Work – students working on math skills,

differentiated for each student

• Math with Someone – students playing math games

with a classmate

• Extensions – students working in a small group with the

teacher to re-teach math skills or to be introduced to more challenging math concepts

Science

• Foss Science Program
• Investigations
• Science written responses and vocabulary
• Units:
• Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
• Balance and Motion
• New Plants

Social Studies

• Materials are presented using Big Books and small

guided reading books.

• Units:
• Our Government: rules/laws
• Mapping Skills: region and landforms
• Environment
• First Americans/Thanksgiving
• Historical Figures/National Holidays
• Children Around the World
• Transportation/How Goods Are Moved

Technology

• iPads
• Students will be using iPads during stations to

complete tasks and to reinforce taught skills

• Some of our favorite apps on the iPad: Raz Kids,

Seesaw, Facts4Me

• Chromebooks
• Students will be using Chromebooks during stations,

small group, and independent work time in the classroom

• Some of our favorite Chromebook websites: Google

Classroom, Math Expressions (games and activities related to our math lessons), Typing Club

Seesaw

• Online portfolio for the students to use throughout

the year

• Students complete tasks on Seesaw during reading

and math stations

• Reinforces skills and allows the students to

independently practice skills on the iPads

• Use the QR code in your packet for access to your

child’s Seesaw account

• View and comment on your child’s work

Parent Teacher Conferences

• You will receive an email blast about scheduling a

Parent Teacher Conference.

MAP Testing

• What is MAP Testing?
• MAP stands for Measures of Academic Progress. It is an

assessment that can measure individual student academic growth throughout the current school year and ongoing growth in both reading and math. The MAP assessment is unique in that it adapts during testing to be appropriate to each child's level of learning.

• Where are students tested?
• Students take the MAP test using Chromebooks or iPads. The

assessments are computerized tests. There are two assessments - reading and math. The assessments are not timed and students will be given time to complete their entire MAP test.

• When does MAP Testing take place?
• MAP Testing takes place three times per year – fall, winter, and

spring.

Progress Reports

• Improvements have been made to the progress

reports

• 2 - 3 pages
• Academics - 4 point scale
• Characteristics of a Successful Learner - 3 point scale

(Excellent, Satisfactory, Improvement Needed)

• Parent and student friendly language
• Standards based progress reports
• Communicates how students are performing based on a

set of defined learning targets

• End of trimester benchmarks for all academic areas
• Email notification when Progress Reports have been

posted and a hard copy will be sent home

Your Turn

• Class Party Sign Up (Halloween, Winter, Valentine’s

Day)- Sign Up Genius on West website

• Weekly classroom volunteers – Reading station helpers
• Sign Up Genius – you will receive an email within the next few

weeks to volunteer for reading stations

• West Directory
• Write a note to your child
• Questions - feel free to ask now or I will be here after the

presentation if you have a question specific to your child

Thank you for coming tonight!

Let’s work together to make this a successful year filled with learning and growth for your child!