Welcome to Grade 2

G2A-Ms. Monique & Ms. Renata

G2B-Mrs. Nancy & Ms. Mana

Teaching Goals for 2015-2016:

Instill the desire to become life-long learners!
Enable students to develop to their full
potential.

Increase every students reading level.

Help students to develop their confidence.

Help students develop their oral language skills.
Develop the attitudes and attributes of the IB
Program.

Our Class Agreements:

Each class discussed and decided on these agreements.

G2A
Be responsible.
Talk in the language being taught.
Be a team player.
G2B
Listen and wait our turn.
Be caring and respectful.
Be responsible.
Be safe.
Always try our BEST!

Classroom Management:
Positive

Consequences
Verbal / Notes / Raffle system / Parent
Communication
Negative

Consequences
Strike 1-Verbal reminder
Strike 2-Write your own name on the
board for a visual reminder.
Strike 3-Consequence, decided upon by
the class.

Homework:
Student Expectations:
15 minutes of reading each night and completing an entry on the
reading log (RAZ KIDS, library book, newspaper, magazine, comic book,
etc).
One math sheet, one writing activity (Words Their Way, paragraph,
journal entry, etc).
One Portuguese sheet.
Return zippered book bag on Friday only with completed homework
inside.
Return planner/agenda daily.
Complete with effort and care.
RAZ KIDS log in-nnogueiraa, mbeckam
Parent Expectations:
Encourage your child to complete homework in the same place, at the
same time, Monday through Thursday.
Encourage student to write a note on homework if they didnt
understand.
Listen to your child read in any language.
We understand the importance of a childs education and feel that after six
hours of instruction and apprximately 20-30 minutes of homework, children
should be children and have ample opportunities to play, explore hobbies

Programs of
Study:

READING

CAFE Board supports:

Comprehending, responding to, and analyzing a wide variety

of literary texts.

Applying skills and strategies appropriate for reading nonfiction texts.

Students will read fluently using decoding and word

recognition skills and strategies

Daily 5 Program

Read to Self, Read to Someone, Work on Words,

Work on Writing, Listen to Reading.

Spelling Program

Words their Way individualized spelling program.

Writers Workshop:
WRITING

Genres:
Poetry, Instructional Text, Recount, Informational Report,
Explanation, Persuasive, Narrative.
Six trait instruction
Gives students a language for thinking about the entire writing
process.
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
+1 Presentation

HANDWRITING
Pencil grip / correct letter formation / letters sitting on line
Good organization in notebooks

EVERYDAY MATH :
Developed by the University of Chicago
Based on everyday situations
Problem solving
Includes lots of practice with basic skills
Reviews concepts regularly
Explores mathematical content beyond basic arithmetic

2nd
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

grade Everyday Math Emphasizes

Numeration
Operations and Computation
Data and Chance
Geometry
Measurement
Reference Frames
Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM UNITS OF INQUIRY

Who we are

How we
express
ourselves

Building
Think, Plan,
Relationships and Produce

How we Where we Sharing the How the

organize
are in
planet
world works
ourselves place and
time
World of
Work

Me On the
Map

Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle

Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Central Idea: Central Idea:
Central Idea:
Working through a People need
Relationships are process helps
specific skills, Understanding People can
enhanced by
people
knowledge, and ones place in establish
the world
learning about other communicate
personal
practices in
helps people order to sustain
peoples
ideas, design
qualities to
perspectives and products and
participate in the orientate
and maintain
themselves
communicating our solve problems. world of work,
earths
own.
and their work and develop resources.
contributes to new
the functioning perspectives.
of society.

Force and
Motion
Central Idea:
Understanding
the way forces
work enables
people to use
them in ways
that benefit their
lives.

You Should Know:

For

a student to be dismissed before the end of the school day,

please notify Aline es@panamerican.com.br and she will notify the
teacher AND give an exit slip.

Children

who require alternative food for lunch must have the

permission of the Principal and a medical note from a doctor.

If

your child requires prescription medication, the prescription and

medication must be given to the nurse by an adult.

3-way

conferences in Semester 1/ Student-led conferences in

Semester 2.

Grading

System: A-above grade level; B-at grade level; C-below

grade level.

Some extras:

Correct uniform and closed toed shoes is a

requirement including school regulation jackets.

Teeth brushing is each students responsibility

following their lunch time. (Toothbrushes are to be
taken home each day.)

Please, be responsible about returning library

materials.

Please name all personal belongings.

Birthday celebrations are to be kept simple, cupcakes

& juice box only for both classes at snack time. No
invitations, decorations, balloons, etc for snacktime
celebrations.

Please refrain from sending birthday invitations to

school.

What support do we want to

see from parents?
Be

at school on time every day-8:00 in the

class (doors close at 8:15).

Think

carefully before taking your child out

of school early and for vacations (you need
permission from the Principal).

Address

concerns directly with the classroom

teacher, not the Support teacher or other
parents, via E-mail or schedule a meeting.

Contact:
Absences:
Please contact the school directly advising us:
(55)(51) 3334-5866

Specific questions relating to school work:

nnogueira@panamerican.com.br
mbeck@panamerican.com.br

All other concerns:

Please contact the school to arrange a personal appointment:
es@panamerican.com.br
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Password: familyg2

PAPERWORK
1.

Acknowledgement of Parent/Student Handbook form

2.

IB form for privacy use

3.

Terms of Committment

4.

AUP

5.

Please help us get to know your child

6.

Introduction letter

Thank you for coming today!

One

word from the G2 Team to

describe how we feel about
working with you to support your
childs learning and growth!

Estatic!