Mrs. Embry’s Curriculum Night

Parkview Elementary

Eagle Mountain – Saginaw ISD

Daily Schedule

• Cafeteria Opens 7:10am• First Bell 7:30am• Second Bell/Tardy Bell 7:40am• Lunch/Recess 12:40pm• Specials 9:50am• 2nd Grade Dismissal 2:40pm

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Discipline PlanFour-Star System (Color Change System)

4 Stars – Super Student (Green) * * * *Excellent Behavior

3 Stars – Warning (Yellow) * * *Satisfactory Behavior – teacher will verbally reprimand, redirect

behavior and give rule/expectation clarification.

2 Stars – Teacher Consequence (Orange) * * Needs Improvement – Teacher contacts parent via note home,

signed behavior chart, email or phone call if behavior is persistent.

1 Star – Office Referral (Red) *Unsatisfactory Behavior – Parent is contacted via telephone

call/Phone conference; discipline referral sent to the office.

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Classroom Routines• I do allow snack time. Please send a healthy

snack that does not require a spoon or fork.

• Please sign your child’s behavior sheet each night. – If their folder was marked before recess they will walk

that same day. If it was marked after they will walk the next day during recess.

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Homework

• Each Monday your child will bring home a reading log and a math homework sheet.

– Math homework is due Friday– Reading Log is due the next Monday

» Please read with your child for at least 15 minutes a night.

» They need to read at least 4 nights a week.

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By the end of Second grade your child will have learned:

• Basic knowledge of sentence formation (i.e. nouns, pronouns, subjects, predicates, adjectives, verbs, etc.)

• How to write a complete sentence.• To relate three or more sentences to make a

paragraph.• How to go through the steps of the writing process

(i.e. Brainstorming, rough draft, final copy, etc.)• To write and understand the perspective of an

author and different characters in a story.

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Language Arts

• Words Their Way– Individualized Spelling List– Practice sorting words into word patterns– Child’s word patterns will go home for practice

each week– Have the weekend and a full week of practice

before testing on weekly word patterns

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Spelling

Spelling Sort Explanation

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• Lists• Mrs. Ketcham’s groups• “Oddballs”

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• We use the adopted math program, Investigations and supplement it with lots of hands on activities and a variety of resources to provide a well-rounded, hands-on math program.

Math

By the end of the year your child is expected to be able to:

• Add and subtract double-digit numbers with and without regrouping.

• Work with fractions, probability, graphs, tell time, count collections of coins, and use mental math.

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Math

Nine Weeks’ Topics

1st – Exploring Matter and Energy2nd – Forces and the Natural World (Part 1)

3rd – The Natural World (Part 2)4th – Living Systems: Grassland vs. Tundra

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Science

• Throughout the year your children will be learning many different skills and expanding their prior knowledge of... – Social Skills– Geography

• Mapping Skills• The States and Seven Continents

– History• Separating Fact from Fiction• Historical Figures

– Economics and Government– Holidays and Traditions

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Social Studies

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Reading

• We will be reading from literature-based basal readers and a variety of additional guided reading books and chapter books.

• We will focus on many skills including decoding, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.

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Work Skills on Report Cards

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Thursday FoldersInclude:•Graded Work•Flyers from the office/staff

**Please check these each Thursday and empty them out.**

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2nd Grade Assessments

• DRA (Developmental Reading

Assessment) Beginning of year level: 18+

• TPRI (Texas Primary Reading

Inventory)

How to contact me…

• Mrs. Embry•aembry@ems-isd.net

– This is the best way to get a hold of me.

•Call the office at 817-237-5121 and they will transfer you to my voicemail.

•Notes in your child’s folder

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Remind Me 101

Text @mrsembrys2 to the the number 469-518-7370 to receive reminders from me!

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