AUSTIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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DeKalb County School District
2017-2018
Second Grade
School Name
Austin Elementary
Teacher Name
Ms. Hallie Christensen
School Phone Number
678-874-8102
Teacher Email
[email protected]
School Website
http://austines.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Teacher Website
http://fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~hallie_b_christensen
Curriculum Overview
The following academic concepts will be covered. THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--ELA
On-going throughout the year:
Reading-Using novel studies to learn about story elements and comprehension techniques
Writing Workshop-Narrative, Informative/Exploratory, and Opinion
Word Study-Parts of speech, spelling, using reference materials
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--Math
Unit 1 – Extended Base Ten Understanding
Unit 2 – Becoming Fluent with Addition and Subtraction
Unit 3 – Understanding Measurement, Length, and Time
Unit 4 – Applying Base Ten Understanding
Unit 5 - Understanding Plane and Solid Shape
Unit 6 - Developing Multiplication
Unit 7- Review of all Standards
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW--Science
Unit 1– Matter
Unit 2– Energy and Motion
Unit 3 – Sun, Moon, and Stars
Unit 4 – Changes in Surroundings
Unit 5 - Life Cycles
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW—Social Studies
Unit 1 – Our Georgia
Unit 2 – Georgia’s First People
Unit 3 – Georgia Becomes a Colony
Unit 4 – Becoming a Georgian
Unit 5 – Production, Distribution, Consumption, and Scarcity
BOARD-APPROVED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
My Math, Harcourt School Publishers Georgia Science, Houghton Mifflin Social Studies
ISBN
Replacement Cost
N/A
Online book and/or resources
Think Central, eduplace.com
Online student access code (school specific)
UN: 2classdekalb
PW: dekalbstudent2
GRADING SYSTEM: The DeKalb County School District believes that the most important assessment of student learning shall be conducted by the teachers as they observe and evaluate students in the context of ongoing classroom instruction. A variety of approaches, methodologies, and resources shall be used to deliver educational services and to maximize each student’s opportunity to succeed. Teachers shall evaluate student progress, report grades that represent the student’s academic achievement, and communicate official academic progress to students and parents in a timely manner through the electronic grading portal. See Board Policy IHA.
GRADING CATEGORIES
*GRADE PROTOCOL
Formative Assessment (Pre-Assessment) – 0%
Assessment During Learning – 25%
Guided, Independent, or Group Practice – 45%
Summative Assessment or Assessment of Learning– 30%
A 90 – 100 ~P (pass)
B 80 – 89 ~F (fail)
C 71 – 79
D 70
F Below 70
Notes:
*English Learners (ELs) must not receive numerical or letter grades for the core content areas in elementary and middle school during their first year of language development. A grade of CS or CU must be assigned. This rule may be extended beyond the first year with approval from the EL Studies Program. English Learners must receive a grade for ESOL courses.
~Elementary schools will utilize P (pass) and F (fail) in Health/Physical Education, Music, World Languages, Visual Arts and Performing Arts.
DISTRICT EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
STUDENT PROGRESS
Semester progress reports shall be issued four and a half, nine and thirteen and a half weeks into each semester. The progress of students shall be evaluated frequently and plans shall be generated to remediate deficiencies as they are discovered. Plans shall include appropriate interventions designed to meet the needs of the students. See Board Policy IH.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students will not engage in an act of academic dishonesty including, but not limited to, cheating, providing false information, falsifying school records, forging signatures, or using an unauthorized computer user ID or password. See the Code of Student Conduct - Student Rights and Responsibilities and Character Development Handbook.
HOMEWORK
Homework assignments should be meaningful and should be an application or adaptation of a classroom experience. Homework is at all times an extension of the teaching/learning experience. It should be considered the possession of the student and should be collected, evaluated and returned to the students. See Board Policy IHB.
MAKE-UP WORK
DUE TO ABSENCES
When a student is absent because of a legal reason as defined by Georgia law or when the absence is apparently beyond the control of the student, the student shall be given an opportunity to earn grade(s) for those days absent. Make-up work must be completed within the designated time allotted. See Board Policy IHEA.
SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS FOR SUCCESS
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
Be kind and try your best every day!