Ms. DeRiso Second Grade My Background Grew up in River Vale, NJ I - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ms. DeRiso Second Grade

My Background • Grew up in River Vale, NJ • I have two younger brothers My Experience • Graduated from Montclair State University undergrad • Bachelor’s in Family and Child Studies with a concentration in Family Services, double minor in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology and Psychology. • Master of Arts in Teaching with a Dual Certification of teaching K-6 and Teacher of Studies with Disabilities from Montclair State University • Student Teacher at Mackay last year! SO back ! SO hap appy y to be be bac

Our Schedule Monday- Spanish and P .E. Tuesday – Library Wednesday – Music Thursday – P .E. Friday – Spanish and Art • Please wear sneakers on P .E. days! • Please return library books on Tuesdays!

Reading and Spelling Curriculum • Read eading ng • Assessments • Daily 5 • Guided Reading Groups • Content Reading (Social Studies and Science) • Sp Spelling • Phonics instruction • New spelling words each week • Spelling homework during the week and tests each Friday

Writing and Math Curriculum • Wri Writing • Planning and organizing writing • Grammar • Daily Writing in Writer’s Notebooks • Genre writing (personal narrative, letter writing, All About books, Author Study) • Ma Math • Everyday Math program – concepts include money, fact strategies, place value and measurement, addition and subtraction, whole number operations and number stories, measurement and data, geometry, multiplication and division • Basic math facts

Science and Social Studies Curriculum • Sci cience ce • Properties of Matter – solids, liquids and gases • Soil and Earthworms (a class favorite! J ) • Habitats • Soci cial Studies • Geography • Tenafly Community • Native Americans

Policy: • Homework will be assigned Mon day ( no Monday-Th Thurs rsda homework over the weekend ) • Students are to re daily in a comfortable spot to read d da nurture their love of reading! • Students will receive spelling and math homework throughout the week. • Spelling tests are give ven on Fr Fridays!

Classroom Expectations • Classroom Rules and Expect ctations • We decided these as a classroom community • “C “Caught D Doing G Good” j jar • I reward students when they go above and beyond the classroom expectations by putting pom-poms in our “Caught Doing Good” jar. • The students decide as a class what they are working towards. • Pom-Poms are NEVER taken away from the class – once they are earned, they stay! • Logica cal co consequence ces are give ven when rules are broken. • 1. You break it, you fix it • 2. Loss of privilege • 3. Rest-stop

Final Thoughts 1. Read, read, read! 2. Encourage independence 3. Support classroom expectations 4. But, most importantly… Your children are so special to me! I am available if you need to contact me via email or a note in your child’s folder. I am looking forward to a wonderful year in 2D! Thank you for all of your support and commitment to your child’s education!