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Welcome to second grade at Egremont School!
We are so excited to begin this school year with your children and to partner with you as we support their academic growth, independence, and love of learning. Second grade is a wonderful year of growth, curiosity, and confidence-building, and we are looking forward to all that we will accomplish together.
Classroom Expectations Creating a safe, respectful, and positive learning environment is a top priority. Throughout the year, students will be expected to: . Treat classmates, teachers, and school staff with kindness and respect . Follow classroom and school rules and routines . Listen attentively and participate actively in lessons . Take responsibility for their work, materials, and behavior . Demonstrate honesty, effort, and perseverance, even when learning feels challenging We will regularly review expectations and practice problem-solving, self-regulation, and collaboration skills to help students thrive both academically and socially. Items and Topics We Will Review Throughout the Year During the first weeks of school and ongoing throughout the year, we will review and reinforce the following: . Daily classroom routines and procedures (morning arrival, transitions, dismissal, lining up, etc.) . School-wide expectations and safety procedures . Respectful communication and conflict resolution strategies . Growth mindset and positive learning habits . Reading expectations, including independent reading, reading stamina, and comprehension strategies . Writing expectations, including organization, handwriting, grammar, and editing . Math routines, problem-solving strategies, and mathematical thinking . Use and care of classroom materials and shared spaces . Homework expectations and organization strategies . Use of technology and digital citizenship (when applicable) . Social-emotional learning skills such as empathy, self-awareness, and teamwork . Assessment routines and how students can reflect on their own learning Communication between school and home is very important. Please feel free to reach out with questions, concerns, or celebrations at any time. We value your partnership and look forward to a year filled with learning, growth, and joy. Thank you for entrusting us with your child this year. We are excited for a wonderful second-grade experience at Egremont School! - Ms. Ramos GENERAL CURRICULUM OVERVIEW: Math: -Addition and Subtraction up to 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping -Place Value -Problem Solving Strategies -Word Problems -Multiplication Facts (through 12) -Division Facts (through 144/12) -Measurement (Metric and Customary Units) - Long Division (single digit divisor) -Money -Time -Graphs -Probability -Geometry -Addition of Fractions -Subtraction of Fractions -Introduction to Algebra Reading/Literature: -Oral Reading -Fluency -Vocabulary -Reading Comprehension Test s given weekly -Ramona the Brave Literature Study -Charlotte’s Web (in-house Literature Study/Book Report) -Silent Reading Skills -Fiction -Story Elements/Descriptions -Fairy Tales and Fractured Fairy Tales Literature Study -Compare and Contrast -Fact and Opinion -Critical Thinking -Nonfiction -Sequencing -Researching: Dinosaurs English: -Parts and Types of a Sentences -Personal Narrative -Nouns (changing nouns/Special Nouns/Plural/Pronouns) -Verbs, Adjectives -Contractions -The Writing Process -Story Writing -Writing Instructions -Descriptive Writing -Synonyms/Antonyms -Capitalization/Punctuation/Commas/Quotations -Opinion Writing Social Studies: Unit 1: People and Places Where we live: Types of communities (suburbs, cities, urban areas, rural areas) Map and Globe Skills Unit 2: Places Near and Far (Continent, Country, State) Me on the Map Project Landforms/Climate/Weather Unit 3: Ways of Living Unit 4: People at Work Economics Unit 5: America’s Past Famous Americans Unit 6: America’s Government (Branches of Government) Democracy/Voting Science: Unit A: Plants and Animals (grouping, growing, exploring, types of animals) Unit B: Environments and Energy Unit C: Treasures from Earth (rocks, soils, fossils) Unit D: Patterns in the Sky (weather, seasons) Unit E: Matter and Energy (comparing/classifying/making sound) Unit F: Motion and Forces (observe, measure, test, magnets) mBots Robotics Writing: -Weekly journal prompts -Poetry (Acrostic, Couplet, Haiku, Diamante, Cinquain) -The Writing Process (Brainstorming, Draft, Revision, Edit, Publish) -Types of Writing: Personal Narrative, Descriptive Writing, Persuasive Writing, Expository Writing -Writing Friendly Letters/Invitations/Thank you Letter -Thesaurus Skills/Dictionary Skills -Research Reports (note taking, highlighting, skimming for information) Spelling: Weekly words given every Monday Practiced in a variety of ways throughout the week and included in homework assignments Tests given every Friday with a dictation sentence Handwriting: Review of printing Cursive introduced in second quarter 
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