Welcome to Mrs. Sisock’s

Second Grade Class

in Room B105

Welcome

• Parents: On the index card on your child’s desk please write– Your child’s name– Your name– Your home phone number and cell phone

number– Your email address if you have one– Anything else you would like me to know

about your child.

Mrs. Sisock• This is my 6th year teaching 2nd grade at

Bermudian Springs.

• I graduated from Shippensburg.

• I live in Dillsburg with my husband and our Brittany Spaniel named Jasmine.

• I have a niece and nephew that I adore that live in Virginia.

Schedule

• Please review the schedule on your desk.– There are highlighters in your child’s desk if

you wish to highlight their specials.

• Special for the first day– Music

• Lunch for the first day is: – Regular: chicken tenders– Alternate: pancake munchers

Curriculum• Math

– Everyday Math• Topics we will be learning about include: single

and double digit addition and subtraction, fractions, temperature, money, time, graphs, measurement, multiplication and division

• There is now a reference book, this will be sent home to help with some homework assignments.

• Report Cards will show math grades but will be in the form of a checklist.

Curriculum• English

– Some topics of study will be kinds of sentences, punctuation, nouns, verbs, adjectives, proper capitalization, abbreviations, synonyms, antonyms, suffixes, prefixes, root words, and pronouns.

• Writing– 6 + 1 Traits and Publishing Center

• Ideas, Sentence Fluency, Organization, Word Choice, Voice, Conventions, and Presentation

• Science• Rocks – 3 different kinds and how fossils are formed• Sound – how sound is made and travels• Habitats – what a habitat is and how it works

Curriculum• Social Studies

– Areas of study include: communities, government, Pennsylvania, our country, history, map skills, and cultures around the world.

• Spelling– Words from the reading series

• Reading– Work on the reading skills of summarizing, monitoring and

clarifying, decoding, evaluating, self questioning, and predicting and inferring.

– Work on individual reading skills through the Daily 5

• Handwriting– slant print and cursive

Daily 5

• We began implementing this program last year and it is used by many teachers

• Daily children should be working on– Writing– Word Work– Reading

• Read to self• Listening to reading• Read to someone

Daily 5• The children will learn to work at their own

levels to improve their reading and other areas.

• Together we will set goals that they will work on while participating in the Daily 5

• The Daily 5 will take place during guided reading and intervention time.

Homework• Reading: Read the story of the week

– Read assigned story and get sheet signed (usually assigned on a Tuesday and must be completed by Friday). Tests are usually on Friday

• Math: Homelink (almost every night)– Refer to the Parent Letter given at the

beginning of the unit if your child is struggling.

Homework• Spelling: List usually given on a Friday and test are

usually on a Thursday.– Monday homework: rainbow write the words in 3

colors– Tuesday homework: sort the words by the pattern– Wednesday homework: study for the test– Thursday homework: none– Friday homework: study new list

Homework

• Science: There is no book but reviewsheets and vocabulary lists will

be sent home.• Social Studies: Study for tests,

vocabulary lists and page numbers to study will be written in homework folders

MondayDay

Math

Spelling

Reading

TuesdayDay

Math

Spelling

Reading

WednesdayDay

Math

Spelling

Reading

Sample homework sheet

Projects• Science: Identify a rock, create a

musical instrument, create a newanimal.

• English: Do a research project on ananimal and create a replica of theanimal in its habitat. Do research and write a biography on a famous person.

• Writing: Write a Publishing Center Story about animals.

Project Examples

Field Trips and Fun Activities• At this point we will take two field trips.

– Rock Quarry and the Utz Factory – dealing with science unit on rocks and social studies we learn about factories.

– Zoo America – this trip ties in with our habitats unit in science.

Field Trips

Other Fun Activities

Fall Festival

Read Across

America

Track and Field

Jungle Theme• This year we have a Jungle/Safari Theme

– A cheetah was adopted in the name of this class.– Goal: to help students understand the reality of

endangered species– At the end of the year we do jungle themed

activities!

Student of the Week

• TOP CAT OF THE WEEK

• Every student will get one turn. They will fill out the poster. It is a way for kids to get to know each other.

• The TOP CAT will also get to be in charge of the stuffed cheetah for the week.

Discipline System• Cards:

– Green – Good where everyone starts– Yellow – Needed a warning– Orange – Lose 5 minutes of recess– Red – Lose a whole recess and get a note home

I also keep track of homework and it is very important that your child keeps up with their homework. I understand emergencies come up and it doesn’t get done. Please send me a note. Students get 3 strikes and then stay in from recess to do their work.

Newsletters

• Class newsletters will be sent home weekly as well as posted on the website.–Called the Sisock Cirrcular

• You will also receive a parent letter with the math program at the start of each unit with the answers to the math homework.

Class Website

• http://sisock.wikispaces.com/

• Sisock.wikispaces.com– Here you can find each night’s homework,

upcoming events, newsletters, resources and more.

– I also include pictures of the students in different activities. A permission slip will be sent home asking permission to put your child’s picture on the website.

Lunch Money

• Send in an envelope with students name and completed yellow slip or add money online

• I do allow for a snack time in class, but I do not provide the snacks they need to be sent in.

Book Orders

• 2 book orders

• You can order online using the code H44KW

• Checks only payable to Scholastic Book Clubs

Parent Volunteers

• Parent volunteers are welcome.– Volunteers: check papers, read with

students, do learning centers, staple, paper cutting, etc.

• Please indicate your interest and availability on the back of your index card.

• Please indicate your interest even if you can only volunteer sporadically.

Important Information and Forms• For the first week bring in the following:

– 4 quarters– 10 dimes in a marked bag or– 10 nickels envelope– 15 pennies– An old clean sock to clean white boards– One binder

• Internet Papers • Designated Homework Person• Other items to consider:

– Pencils, dry erase markers, washable markers

Contact Info for Mrs. Sisock

• Email Lsisock@bermudian.org

Or contact me at the school’s number my extension is 4205

Thank you for coming. I am looking forward to a fun and

exciting year. Have a great night!