Please complete the paper
on your child’s desk:
• Homework Buddy paper
• Write a note to your
child in their journal
Dismissal
Notes to Teachers – A MUST
• telling us where your child is going
after school
My Webpage
• Main Tool for communication
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Watch morning announcements on TV
Pledge
WEEK 1
Day 1:
1. my pet is named pepper
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Spelling
Spelling Pre-Test
Super Spelling Homework
#1 or #2
• Reading
• Listening
• Writing
• Speaking
Harcourt Storytown
Leveled
Readers
Theme Writing Units
• Personal Narrative
• Respond to a Story
• Friendly Letter
• Story
• Report Card-marking indicators (no
• Description
letter grades) are given on the 2nd
• Research Report and 4th grading periods
• Writing activities are done with every reading
lesson also
• We have updated the curriculum in grades K-8.
• Instruction will focus on
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• Problem solving will be emphasized in all units.
• All Pennsylvania Core Standards for Mathematics will be
addressed.
• GO MATH! will be our new textbook series.
• Each student will receive “mini-books” for all units.
• Students can write in their consumable books.
• There are new online resources that can be used at home
for additional practice and reinforcement.
Math
Math Placement
Grade 1
Grade 2
Math Grouping Criteria
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End of the year test
Problem solving test
Basic Facts test-addition and subtraction
Student Attributes
Both Groups
• Similar pacing
• Daily homework
• Differentiate within groups
• Targeted math instruction
(when developmentally appropriate)
Go Math
username: na123456
password: 123456
resources
Oral
practice
1
minute
timed
test
• Practice every
night
Science-Miss Brown
Username: NA123456
Password: Tigers1
Units of Study: Science
1. Life Science
All About Plants
How Plants and Animals Live Together
How Living Things Grow and Change
2. Space and Technology
Earth and Space
Technology in our World
3. Physical Science
Unit 1-People Live in Neighborhoods,
Communities, States, Countries, and
Continents
Unit 2-Landforms, Producers, Consumers,
Conservation of our Natural Resources
Unit 3-People Make Choices About
Earning, Spending, and Saving Money
Unit 4-Government of a City, State, and
Country
Unit 5-Early Settlers of Our Country
Unit 6-U.S. Immigration and Connecting
Landmarks, Holidays and Artifacts to our
Past
Social Studies
Miss Vollmer
Tiger Time-Mrs. Antoon
• Tiger Time is data driven and differentiated
• Topics included during Tiger Time are based on
grade level standards and expectations
• Instruction will align with PES targeted areas of
growth as well as the PA Core
• No specific grade will be given in Tiger Time on the
report card, but items will be graded and given to
the ELA or math teacher for inclusion with report
card grades
Homework
Assignment Book-clip
• Parent must sign daily
• Used as our main tool for parent
communication
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Expectations
Frequency
Wonderful Wednesday
Peebles Folder
Assignment Notice
Report Card
Grade Scale:
• A 90-100
• B 80-89
• C 70-79
• D 69 and below
Marking Indicators:
+ Strength
 Appropriate
- Needs Attention
Peebles Chooses Kindness
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Anti-bullying program at PES
Focus on positive behaviors of students
Schoolwide kindness rules
Schoolwide kindness pledge
Student Paws
– Each student has their own paw displayed in the building
– Paw sticker earned when student is caught doing acts of
kindness
– Paws will follow students to each grade level
• Friendly Friday meetings each week
Peebles Chooses Kindness
Peebles Kindness Rules
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I will show kindness to EVERYONE.
I will help others choose kindness.
I will help others who are being treated unkind.
I will get help from a trusted adult at school and
home to help be kind.
Peebles Pledge:
I pledge to myself on this day,
To try and be kind in every way.
To every person big and small,
A helping hand I’ll lend to all.
When I love myself and others, too.
That’s choosing kindness in all I do
Crisis Training
• Fire drills-monthly
• Lock Down-monthly
• Severe Weather Drill-twice a year
Testing Schedule
for Grade 2
**PLEASE NO VACATIONS DURING TESTING WEEKS
ITBS– Week of January 9-13,2017
CogAT Testing– Week of January 30February 3, 2017
Vacation Homework Policy
Absent and Vacation
Missed Work
• Daily absence-gather their missed assignments
and send them home with their homework
buddy
• Vacation Work-gather all missed assignments
while you are on vacation and give it to your
child when they return; you will have up to a
week to complete & return all work