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- 2. About the teacher 13th Yearat Baranoff in 2nd Grade! Trained in Gifted & Talented and taught GT clusters for many many years! Taught Inclusion one year General Education class… but have worked with &/or helped identify Asperger’s, Autism Spectrum, Gifted & Talented, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Learning Disabled, 504, ADHD, and much more!
- 3. Meet the Team RachelDavis Susan Obermiller Jerri Guilette Kelly DeVetter Stephanie Dempsey Lisa Hernandez Iliana Cruz Cristi Kuykendall Plus 4 Student Teachers from University of Texas
- 4. Standards Texas National Standards throughoutthe curriculum are changing, in order to promote rigor across all subjects and college readiness.
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- 6. It is veryimportant for students to understand what is being read, so they can APPLY it. We are moving beyond learning to read and more into reading to LEARN. Students must read various genres: Narrative Historical fiction Fantasy Test taking Nonfiction Instructions Poems Recipes & Menus Magazines Biography Comics Mystery Help your child build stamina and endurance.
- 7. Reading Revisions End of yearreading levels in AISD are now identified in two categories: Satisfactory= 28 College Ready=38 Our goal this year for your child is to reach DRA 38.
- 8. AISD DRA READING EXPECTATIONS SATISFACTORY Beginningof Year DRA 18 Middle of Year DRA 24 END OF YEAR DRA 28 COLLEGE READY Beginning of Year DRA 24 Middle of Year DRA 30 END OF YEAR DRA 38
- 9. How is this administered? DRA & TPRIare administered 3 times a year to identify your child’s reading comprehension, reading fluency & spelling abilities. TPRI tests spelling, oral fluency & comprehension on both fiction and non fiction text, based on 2nd grade level. DRA tests oral fluency, comprehension and predictions based on individual reading levels.
- 10. How will we use the testing data? After testing, studentsare flexibly grouped to focus on specific reading areas. These are our daily guided reading groups. Students will work on independent centers based on the Daily 5 program. Centers will be rich in reading and writing! Read to Self, Word Work, Read to Buddy, Writing, and Technology. Stay informed, ask your child what they learned during Daily 5 centers!!
- 11. Fluency By the endof second grade a student in AISD is expected to be reading independently at 90 words per minute. This is commonly referred to as Fluency. Students will target fluency building in class during Daily 5 Read to Buddy Centers. Have your child read aloud as often as possible to enhance speed and accuracy.
- 12. Parents can make a difference!! We will needvolunteers to work with Stampeding Readers. This group works with struggling and emerging readers to build stamina, confidence and skills to succeed. Email Mrs. Davis if interested. Students must read every night! This includes the weekend. Three Written Summaries are expected Monday through Thursday in the HW Journal. Please see the sample included in the Homework Journal.
- 13. Promote reading asa family! Students are more prone to read if they see family members reading together, and less likely to read if some are watching television or playing video games while they are banished to a homework room.
- 14. The expectations forcollege readiness are central to the design of the new STAAR Assessments.
- 15. Mathematics Revisions More application, less memorization! Statestandards have changed to include a more rigorous path for math. The following are some changes: Students will understand numbers up to 1,200. Previous: Understanding numbers to 999. Students telling time to the nearest minute. Previous: Telling time to the nearest 5 minute.
- 16. Changes: Studentswill have an understanding personal finance. Previous: New to the standards. Students will recall basic facts within 20 with automaticity. Previous: Basic facts within 18. Students will solve multiple step word problem within 1,200. Previous: Multi-step word problems within 999. Students will use standard units of measurement. Previous: Use of non-standard tools. More application, less memorization
- 17. District Benchmarks District BenchmarkTests are administered at the end of the year to see your child’s progress and identify growth areas in Reading and Math.
- 18. Fall Conferences October 14,2013 Conferences will be scheduled through your teacher. There will be a sign up sheet posted tonight to sign up. If a time listed does not work for you, talk to the teacher! Please make sure your child’s teacher has your email address! We use it frequently!
- 19. Spring Conferences February 17, 2014 Spring Conferencewill be Student Led. This is not a 3 day weekend. This is a day your child needs to present the Student Led Conference among his/her peers. Please make plans to attend with your student. It is very important your child have the chance to showcase him/her self for you!
- 20. Homework- Friday toFriday
- 21. Homework AND ClassWork Expectations Late work will be completed during flex time and/or sent home. Consistent failure to complete or hand in assignments in a timely manner will result in a Parent/Teacher Conference. More than 3 late homework assignments prevents opportunity for Citizenship Award. Homework Grade will be affected on the report card depending on the amount of Late Homework. “Completes Work in a Timely Manner” will be affected on the report card for consistently late class work.
- 22. GRADED & CHECKED WORK Please review gradedwork with your child. Work will be sent home on Thursdays. If there is a note to return to teacher, please do so after you and your child have reviewed together, otherwise, it is not necessary to do so.
- 23. Grade Level Project-Mark your calendars now! Winter Market Day- January 30th and 31st Purpose extends across all subjects and curriculum. Students will focus on economics and being a producer/consumer, producing a certain “good” at home and selling to peers across the campus! PARENT INVOLVEMENT IS KEY TO SUCCESS!!!
- 24. Volunteering with 2nd grade Ifyou would like to volunteer at any functions on or off campus including field trips, Market Day, Field Day, and class parties, you must complete a background check with the district. Please go to our PTA’s website, www.baranoffpta.org, for more information. If you have a current background check completed within the past three years, you will need to resubmit your background check to be considered current.
- 25. Let’s be Partners!! By working together,your child will succeed!
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Editor's Notes
- #2 Show website! No password at the moment, but will have one on soon… “deckhands”. Media Consent Form
- #3 If you suspect your child may have special needs, talk to me! I can help point you in the right direction… as well as start the documentation process needed, it is a long process, but well worth it in the end!
- #5 Our state & district standards continue to become more rigorous which means high expectations!
- #8 End of year 1 st grade standards were 16 at a satisfactory level and 24 at a college ready level. Beginning of year reading levels on average are 24 in this class.
- #11 Daily 5 has not started but we are beginning to practice these.
- #12 If your student is a fluent reader already, help build expression and intonation. Model this with them. Make books come alive!
- #13 Show example of the reading log we have done in class.
- #15 The test is written on a DRA 38. They take this as a 3 rd grader. Remember, exit standards for 2 nd graders at State level is 28… that is one reason we push for a DRA 38.
- #19 Goal setting, strengths, weaknesses
- #21 Show HW journal at this point… Spelling Suggestions, Math Log & Reading Log for summaries.
- #22 *Late work is based on teacher discression…. Incomplete bc student is frustrated, giving a lot of detail or lack of focus or effort… I am teaching responsibility , self discipline and time mngt along with all the core subject areas! Talk to teacher if HW is painful! The activities expected are things your student is able to do in the class independently or with minimal assistance.
- #24 Mention details in January and field trip to Gattitown for lessons using money earned.
- #25 In the event of some sort of emergency, you may be called on to be responsible for a student other than your own child and background check is necessary… even on field trips. Talk to Purvis if there are any questions.
- #26 I can’t do this alone!