Welcome to Grade Two at ISM! Mr. Winton’s Class

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How education has changed and continues to do so!

Introductions

Mr. Winton ES Intern - Ms. Kelly ESL – Mrs. Atkinson TA– Mrs. Ramirez Art Teacher – Ms. Domingo Music Teacher – Ms. Diaz PE – Coach Chapman

What’s it like to be in our classroom?

What the Children think!

My personal favorite !

In Grade 2 we cover four Units of Inquiry.1). Interconnectedness

Essential Questions How are living things connected? Why do living things look different? Understanding Ecosystems can help us to understand

that organisms and their environments are interconnected.

Vocabulary Words Connections, responsibility, habitats,

food web, food chain, features, behaviors, survive, local environment, protect, interconnected .

2). Time3). Discovery 4). Celebration

Units of Inquiry

Interconnectedness

Everyday Math program. Each child has a workbook. We also use supplementary resources to enhance student learning and

for differentiation. In Grade 2 we use small group activities to teach the various

mathematical concepts. Every week, a lesson is set aside specifically for the development of

basic facts from 1-20 in addition and subtraction. ICT is also used to help develop numeracy skills.

Numeracy

There will be no spelling homework. Twice a week children will have a 45 minute spelling lesson.

The lessons will be activities based around teaching children strategies to help them spell and read words independently.

Spelling Inquiry

Writing Focus - specifically linked with the unit of inquiry being studied. Procedural Script Writing rules, note taking, factual reports, letter writing, interviews, personal recounts, newspaper reports, imaginative writing, fairy tales play scripts Advertisements Invitations Recipes Various forms of poetry.

Organization – planning and sequencing of ideas Sentence structure – Grammar, word choice, sentence variety, Paragraphs Mechanics – Spelling, capitalization, punctuation Handwriting - The basic writing skills will also be taught in D’Nelian.

Literacy

Alfie Kohn – “there is absolutely no evidence of any academic benefit from assigning homework in elementary or middle school.  For younger students, in fact, there isn’t even a correlation between whether children do homework (or how much they do) and any meaningful measure of achievement”

Reading Focus - Guided Reading, Reading Folder, CMC, Phonics Program

Homework

Value of Communication in the Education Process

We are partners in making sure that your child has a successful year in Grade Two.

Communication is the key ! Concerns Positive outcomes Issues Clarification Progress Blog Site – www.wintona.ism-online.org E-mail wintona@ismanila.org Book a time and come in and see me

I couldn’t let you leave with out giving you some work to do!!