Welcome to 5Th Grade

Parent Reference Guide

Park Side Elementary 1400 East Lyon Street Marshall, MN 56258 537-6948 Welcome to 2nd Grade The Marshall Public Park Side Elementary School 1400 E. Lyon St. Schools develops the 537-6948 potential of each Contact information learner for success in Emily Nuese a changing world. Room 125 Phone ext. 7045 [email protected]

Cheryl Hoff Room 126 Phone ext. 7046 [email protected]

Jodie Holland Room 129 Phone ext. 7047 [email protected]

Dani Semler Room 130 Phone ext. 7048 [email protected]

Brenda Deutz Room 105 Phone ext. 7036 [email protected]

Karissa Jiskoot Room ILC Phone ext. 7037 We are at Park Side [email protected] to learn and have fun Theresa Leek Room 107 Phone ext. 7038 by doing our best. [email protected]

Esther Caron Room 106 Phone ext. 7037 [email protected]

We are available to take phone calls from 7:45-8:00 and from 3:00-3:45. Daily 5 Once again this year we will be using the Daily Five structure during our reading time. Daily Five allows students to be independently engaged in meaningful literacy tasks. These research based tasks are ones that will have the biggest impact on student reading and writing achievement, as well as help foster children who love to read and write. Students receive explicit whole group instruction and then are given independent practice time to read and write independently while I provide focused, intense instruction to individuals and small groups of students. When it is up and running smoothly, students will be engaged in the Daily Five, Early Dismissals which are comprised of:  Read to Self  Work on Writing This year students will be  Read to Someone dismissed at 2:20 p.m.  Listen to Reading  Word Work every Wednesday There are very specific behavior except expectations that go with each Daily 5 October 15th (noon dismissal), component. We will spend our first weeks th working intensely on building our reading and February 11 (all day), and writing stamina, learning the behaviors of th May 13 (all day). Students the Daily 5 and fostering our classroom will be dismissed on community. I will also spend time learning th about your child’s strengths and greatest Friday, February 13 and needs as a reader in order to best plan for th Thursday, May 14 each student’s instruction. Your child will be at 12p.m. taught to select “Good Fit Books” or books they can read, understand and are Please be sure to read the interested in, which they will read during weekly newsletters as we will Daily 5. They will be spending most of their post reminders and any time actually reading, which research supports as the number one way to improve potential changes. reading. Reading Minutes Student Day/Absences You will record the number of minutes your child read . Students need to be in school by 8:00 am nightly on the bottom of their behavior chart which each day. is located in the plastic pocket in their S.T.A.R. . School is dismissed at 3:00 each day. Folder. As part of their homework, we would like him . When illness or family obligations necessitate or her to read at least 15 minutes each night. Please a student’s absence, parents are asked to total the number of minutes read at the end of the telephone Park Side Elementary School at week. Research tells us that the amount of reading 537-6948 between 7:30 and 8:00 am, or leave practice your child has directly correlates with his or a message on the school’s voice mail to inform her success in school. We hope you use this chart as the office personnel of the student’s absence. a way to help your child become the best reader they If parents do not phone, school personnel will can be. phone the parent at home or their place of employment. Homework Your child will have homework in second grade. Math homework will come home weekly. Homework should be returned to school within two school days. We try Child Pick Up to print homework on yellow paper. Assignments will If you have a need to have your child released from be listed on the behavior/homework chart each week. school early or he/she needs to leave school for an There will not be formal spelling homework; however, appointment we ask that you contact the office or it is strongly encouraged that you practice at home your child’s teacher with this information. Please sign daily. Ideas are listed on the beginning of the year your child out of school in the office. This way the spelling letter. If you have questions about an office staff is aware of the release from school. assignment contact your child’s teacher. Go Green Behavior Plan How can I help my child at home? We use a program called Go Green as our behavior 1. Ask your child daily about their day. Ask them plan. The purpose of the program is to provide what they learned and who they played with. educators with a way to address behaviors in a 2. Set up a quiet comfortable area to complete proactive way. It is done through providing frequent homework assignments and assist your child as reinforcement of positive behaviors to encourage a needed. positive environment. Your child has a card in which 3. Read to your child every day. They love being they will start the day on Green. There are four read to and it’s good for them to see and hear you levels: green, yellow, orange, and red. If they move a being a model. level, they will stay there for 10 minutes. Once the 4. Listen to your child read every day. time is up, it will be up to the student to ask the 5. Pick up a book yourself and read. Children learn teacher to move back to green after explaining their from example. misbehavior. We will have Go Green celebrations randomly throughout the day; the students whose cards are on green will be able to participate in the celebration. Here are the 6 rules that we will follow: 1. I will listen and follow directions. 2. I will raise my hand to share ideas. 3. I will use a soft voice. 4. I will walk in school to stay safe. 5. I will use my hands for helping, not hurting. 6. I will use kind words. recognize that different seasons bring different weather. Science nd Physical Science 2 Grade Sink or Float- Matter *Student predicts, observes, and records objects as sinkers and floaters. Curriculum Outline *Student designs a “floater” from clay and tries to improve each design. *Student predicts how much weight each Enclosed is an outline of what design will hold. *Students classify solids, liquids, and your child will learn during their gases. 2nd grade school year. If you Motion *Students will observe how objects move have questions, please ask your in a variety of ways. child’s classroom teacher. *Students will observe push and pull forces. Thank you! Life Science 2nd Grade Staff Plants and their Life Cycle *Students describe the life cycle of plants. *Students will sort plants according to their common characteristics. *Recognize plants have the same needs (air, sun, soil, etc.) but fulfill those needs in different ways. Science of Nature and Engineering *Students will identify a need or problem and construct an object that helps to meet the need or solve the problem. *Students will describe how some materials are better than others. *Students will explain how engineering benefits people and everyday life. Earth Science Environment *Environment project shows how personal use of materials, energy, and water Phonics affects the environment. Weather Alphabet *Students study cycles in nature- (water, Blends seasons). Special vowel combinations *Students will measure, record, and Digraphs describe weather conditions and Phonetic skills Decoding Skills Data and Graphs Probability Counting Money Using money Telling Time Reading

Geometry, Patterns, and Measurement Reading Comprehension Skills: Making connections Solid Figures Inference Plane Figures and Spatial Sense Create Images Patterns Ask Questions Length, Perimeter, and Area

Determine Importance Weight, Mass, and Temperature Monitor Understanding Greater Numbers Fix-Up Strategies Place Value to 1,000 Grammar: Compare and Order Greater Numbers Simple Sentences: Beginning/Ending 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction, Multiplication Punctuation, Word Order, Complete Thought, and Division Subject: Naming Part of a Sentence, Predicate: Telling Part of a Sentence, 3-Digit Addition and Subtraction Subject-Verb Agreement, Telling and Asking Multiplication and Division Concepts Sentences with Ending Punctuation, Commands and Expressive Sentences Health Nouns: Common, Proper, Possessive Pronouns: Personal, Singular, Plural Heart, Nutrition, Germs, Personal and Home Verbs: Action, Linking, Past and Present, Safety, Drugs, and Personal Hygiene Helping, Irregular Contractions and Adjectives Social Studies

Writing Activities throughout 2nd Grade: Governing the People The children will be prewriting, drafting, Students will learn how Americans choose revising, editing and publishing for a variety leaders and make laws of purposes. The writing traits we will focus The World Around Us on are conventions, ideas, organization, Students will learn about the geography of presentation, sentence fluency, voice, and the land, how the climate and seasons affect word choice. how we live and how the regions in the U.S. compare to other regions around the world. Handwriting: Zaner-Bloser People Long Ago Students will learn how life is the same, yet Math different, from long ago. We will study what Marshall was like 200 years ago and compare Number and Operations it to today. Addition Facts and Strategies A World of Many People Number Concepts and Patterns Many different people and cultures are a part Subtraction Facts and Strategies of our country. The children will learn about Place Value to 100 different world cultures and how groups share their traditions and customs with 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction others. Explore 2-digit Addition People in the Market Place Explore 2-digit Subtraction We depend on many different workers to help us live. Students will learn about the Data, Probability, Money, and Time jobs people do to earn money and how they choose to spend their money.