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Welcome To Second Grade!                           ¡Bienvenidos a Segundo Grado!

Our Philosophy
The second grade team will create a classroom environment that is welcoming and that supports all students’ independent problem solving skills, both academic and social emotional. We will base this on the Bateman core values: be kind, be inclusive, and be empowered. The team will guide  our students in enjoying the process of taking risks, embracing challenges, and celebrating differences.


Nuestra Filosofía
El equipo de segundo grado creará un ambiente de clase que sea acogedor y que apoye las habilidades de resolución de problemas independientes de todos los estudiantes, tanto académicos como sociales y emocionales. Basaremos esto en los valores centrales de Bateman: ser amable, ser inclusivo y estar empoderado.  El equipo guiará a nuestros estudiantes para que disfruten el proceso de asumir riesgos, aceptar desafíos, y celebrar las diferencias.



Instructional Approach
We use a workshop model in reading, writing and math. Each subject begins with a whole-group lesson presenting a new skill or strategy, followed by independent work time when students try out their new learning while the teachers meet with small groups, using differentiation and modification to meet the needs of all of the students.


Enfoque de Nuestra Instrucción 
Utilizamos un modelo de taller en lectura, escritura y matemáticas. Cada lección
 comienza con una clase de grupo completo cuando la maestra presenta una nueva habilidad o estrategia. Despues los estudiantes tienen un tiempo de trabajo independiente cuando prueban su nuevo aprendizaje mientras los maestros se reúnen con grupos pequeños, utilizando la diferenciación y modificación para satisfacer las necesidades de todos los alumnos.
Differentiation: Meeting the Needs of Each Learner
We are committed to helping each of our students grow and develop! We so this in a variety of ways:
  • Using a Co-Teaching model, in which a Teacher of Diverse Learners works alongside a general education teacher to address the specific needs of students with Individualized Education Plans. This helps Diverse Learners be fully integrated into our classroom communities. 
 
  • Organizing students into flexible groups for small group instruction in reading, writing, phonics, and math. For example, during a study of characters, one reading group might be working on paying attention to punctuation clues in order to read aloud just like a character talking, while another group might be working on noticing how a character evolves over the course of several chapters. Students might remain in the same group all quarter, or might meet together just once or twice to reinforce a difficult concept.
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  • Creating opportunities for student choice. From selecting their own books from our classroom libraries for independent reading to choosing where in the classroom--including under the tables!--they do their best work, students make choices about their own learning every day. We help students reflect on these choices in order to help them do their best work.
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Second grade teachers Ms. Reed, Mrs. Slota, Ms. Fitzner, and Ms. Howland.
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Second grade scientists collaborate to build tall, sturdy towers.
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Second graders choosing their best reading spots in Ms. Fitzner's room.
Diferenciación: satisfacer las necesidades de cada alumno
¡Estamos comprometidos a ayudar a cada uno de nuestros estudiantes a crecer y desarrollarse! Lo hacemos de varias maneras:
  • Utilizando un modelo de co-enseñanza, en el que una maestra de alumnos diversos trabaja junto con una maestra de educación general para abordar las necesidades específicas de los estudiantes con planes de educación individualizados. Esto ayuda a los estudiantes diversos a integrarse completamente en nuestras comunidades de aula.
  • Organizar a los estudiantes en grupos flexibles para la instrucción de grupos pequeños en lectura, escritura, fonética y matemáticas. Por ejemplo, durante un estudio de los personajes en libros, un grupo de lectura podría estar trabajando en prestar atención a las pistas de puntuación para leer en voz alta como un personaje que esta hablando, mientras que otro grupo podría estar trabajando en notar cómo evoluciona un personaje en el transcurso de varios capítulos . Los estudiantes pueden permanecer en el mismo grupo durante todo el trimestre, o pueden reunirse solo una o dos veces para reforzar un concepto difícil.
  • Creando oportunidades para que los estudiantes hagan sus propios elecciones.  Desde la selección de sus propios libros de nuestras bibliotecas de aula para la lectura independiente, hasta la elección del lugar en el aula--¡incluso debajo de las mesas! -- donde pueden hacer su mejor trabajo, los estudiantes toman decisiones sobre su propio aprendizaje todos los días. Ayudamos a los estudiantes a contemplar estas opciones para ayudarlos a hacer su mejor trabajo.
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Curriculum Details                                                Detalles del Plan de Estudios

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Second grade mathematicians build their base-ten understanding.
Math
In math we use the Common-Core aligned GoMath curriculum to develop students’ number sense, teach addition and subtraction strategies, build base ten understanding, and introduce concepts of geometry, data collection, and measurement. 
One of the most challenging aspects of second grade math is learning to “regroup” ten ones to form a group of ten, and regroup ten groups of ten to form a hundred. This skill allows us to add and subtract two and three digit numbers. Parents might remember this as “borrowing and carrying.” 

In math we study:
  •  Number Sense and Place Value            
    • Even and odd
    • Place value to 1,000
    • Different ways to represent a number
    • Counting patterns
  • Addition and Subtraction
    • Strategies to add and subtract with automaticity
    • Relate addition and subtraction
    • Using equations to solve problems
    • Regrouping (carrying and borrowing)
    • Various strategies in regrouping
  • Measurement and Data        
    • Money and time
    • Length in customary and metric units
    • Data (graphs)
  • Geometry and Fractions
    • 2-D and 3-D shapes
    • Attributes of shapes
    • Equal parts 
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Matemáticas
En matemáticas, utilizamos el plan de estudios GoMath alineado con los Common Core State Standards para desarrollar el conocimiento numérico de los estudiantes, enseñar estrategias de suma y resta, desarrollar una comprensión de base diez, e introducir conceptos de geometría, recolección de datos y medición.

Uno de los aspectos más desafiantes de las matemáticas de segundo grado es aprender a "reagrupar" diez para formar un grupo de diez, y reagrupar diez grupos de diez para formar cien. Esta habilidad nos permite sumar y restar números de dos y tres dígitos. 

En matemáticas estudiamos:
 Sentido numérico y valor posicional
  • Par e impar
  • Valor posicional a 1,000
  • Diferentes formas de representar un número.
  • Patrones de conteo
Sumar y restar
  • Estrategias para sumar y restar con automaticidad
  • Usando ecuaciones para resolver problemas
  • Reagrupación (transporte y préstamo)
  • Diversas estrategias en reagrupamiento
Medida y datos
  • Dinero y tiempo
  • Longitud en unidades habituales y métricas
  • Datos (gráficos)
Geometria y Fracciones
  • Formas bidimensionales y tridimensionales
  • Atributos de formas
  • Partes iguales​
Social Emotional Learning
Each week, using the Second Step curriculum, we teach and practice social emotional skills that help students understand their emotions, learn strategies to navigate difficult situations and empower them to build strong friendships. We use the Responsive Classroom approach to build a classroom community.
Aprendizaje Social Emocional
Cada semana, usando el currículo Second Step, enseñamos y practicamos habilidades sociales y emocionales que ayudan a los estudiantes a comprender sus emociones, aprender estrategias para navegar en situaciones difíciles y capacitarlos para construir amistades fuertes. Utilizamos el enfoque Responsive Classroom para construir una comunidad de aula.​
PictureSecond grade reading partners support each other's comprehension.
Literacy
Our reading and writing units, which are based on the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project Units of Study, integrate social studies and allow students to pursue their own emerging inquiries. 
By closely aligning reading and writing, students build a deep understanding of different genres. They study how authors craft stories and informational texts to make their work entertaining and educational, then try their hands at doing the same!

Quarter 1: Individuals Shape Our Community
  • ​​Reading: Second Grade Reading Growth Spurt
  • Writing: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing
​Quarter 2: Being A Problem Solver
  • Reading: Becoming Experts by Reading Nonfiction
  • ​Writing: Procedural Books
Quarter 3: Life Lesson Detectives
  • Reading: Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power
  • Writing: Our Opinions about Our Reading
Quarter 4: Our Cultures Shape Our Stories
  • Reading: Series Books & Fairy Tale Book Clubs
  • Writing: Writing Our Own Versions of Fairy Tales
Lectoescritura
Nuestras unidades de lectura y escritura, que se basan en las Unidades de Estudio del Proyecto de Lectura y Escritura de Teachers College, integran estudios sociales y permiten a los estudiantes realizar sus propias investigaciones emergentes.

Al alinear la lectura y la escritura, los estudiantes desarrollan una comprensión profunda de los diferentes géneros. Estudian cómo los autores crean historias y textos informativos para que su trabajo sea entretenido y educativo, ¡y luego intentan hacer lo mismo


Trimestre 1: los individuos dan forma a nuestra comunidad

  • Lectura: Crecimiento acelerado de lectura en segundo grado
  • Escritura: Lecciones de los Maestros: Mejorando la escritura narrativa
Trimestre 2: Solucionar problemas
  • Lectura: Convertirse en expertos por lectura de no ficción
  • Escritura: Libros de procedimiento
Trimestre 3: Detectives de lecciones de vida
  • Lectura: Libros más grandes significan aumentar el poder de leer
  • Escritura: Nuestras opiniones sobre nuestra lectura
Trimestre 4: nuestras culturas dan forma a nuestras historias
  • Lectura: Libros de la serie y clubes de libros de cuento de hadas
  • Escritura: Escribir nuestras propias versiones de cuentos de hadas

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Second grade scientists sort solid objects by their properties.
Science
We use  Full Option Science System (FOSS) to guide students in a series of hands on explorations in science. These units are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. 
We learn about:
  • Solids and Liquids
  • Pebbles, Sand, and Silt
  • Insects and Plants​
Ciencias
Utilizamos Full Option Science System (FOSS) para guiar a los estudiantes en una serie de exploraciones prácticas en ciencias. Estas unidades están alineadas con los Estándares de Ciencias de la Próxima Generación (NGSS).
Aprendemos sobre:
  • Sólidos y líquidos
  • Guijarros, arena y limo
  • Insectos y plantas
Homework
Each classroom has a slightly different approach to homework, but we ALL agree that it’s essential for second grade readers to read for at least 20 minutes every night! Students will benefit from reading in any language they know and can read to themselves, to a family member, or even to a stuffed animal. We encourage families to ask students about their reading, using questions like:
  • What are the characters in this story like? How do you know?
  • What problems do the characters have? How did they solve them?
  • What lesson did the characters learn in this book? 
  • What is this nonfiction book teaching you?
  • Why do you think the author included this part?

Schedule (Varies By Classroom)

8:15 am         Breakfast & Morning Work
8:25am          Morning Meeting

8:40 am         Phonics & Phonemic Awareness
9:05 am         Reading Workshop
10:05 am       Writing Workshop
11:00 am        Math
11:55 am       Lunch & Recess
12:40 pm       Calm Classroom 
12:50 pm       Math Intervention & Fact Fluency
1:20 pm         Science
2:15 pm         Essentials (Art, Music, Physical Education, Health)
3:15 pm         Dismissal

Resources to use at home (links)

https://www.khanacademy.org/
​https://www.raz-kids.com/
​​https://www.khanacademy.org/
​https://www.raz-kids.com/
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