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If you need to contact me you can reach my at 810-392-2125

or email me at mhaberichter@memphisk12.org. 

The fastest way to reach me is through e-mail. I do check my e-mail daily.

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Daily Family Circus ComicFamily Circus

By Bil Keane


Family Circus Cartoon for 10/30/2009

Being Five

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness - John Keats

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Grading Scale

Grading Scale

 

A     94-100

A-    90-93

B+   87-89

B     83-86

B-    80-82

C+   77-79

C     73-76

C-   70-72

D+  67-69

D    63-66

D-   60-62

E     0-59

Beginning of the Year Newsletter

Underwater Telegram

Memphis Elementary School          Mrs. Haberichter Second Grade

Dear Parents,

 

 The Underwater Telegram is the classroom newsletter that your child will bring home monthly.  With the Underwater Telegram, I try to attach any important information that you need for that month.  If something happens to come up during the month that I have not attached to the newsletter, then I will send home a note and have the children write it in their daily planner for you to see.

I thought I would answer some questions you might have pertaining to this upcoming school year:

     Q.    How many students are in the class?

A.    Currently there are 22 students.

 

Q. What does my child’s special schedule look like?

A. Our current schedule is as follows: Everyday from 8:50-9:40am

     Monday: Music        8:50-9:40am

     Tuesday: Gym         8:50-9:40am

     Wednesday: Library 8:50-9:40am

     Thursday: Music  8:50-9:40am

     Friday: Computers 8:50-9:40am

 

Q. What does my child need for gym?

A. The state law mandates that your child must have a pair of tennis shoes for physical education class.  Your child can keep an extra pair of shoes at school in their locker, if you desire.

 

Q. Who are the teachers who will be teaching the specials? 

A.  Music: Mrs. Zatyko                   

     Gym: Mr. Demorest “Coach”

     Library/Computers: Mr. Goddard

 

Q. Will my child have snack time?

A. Yes, their snack time will be around 10:30 am every day, please send something nutritious.

 No candy or pop will be allowed.  Your child will also be having lunch from 11:50am-12:30 pm. 

 

Q. Do they have homework in second grade?

A. Yes, Please check the homework journal that your child will bring home every night.  I will be signing it everyday and your child will be writing in any homework that they might have.  Please sign the homework journal every night and return it to school the next day. Anything your child does not complete in school will be taken home for homework.  There is no reason your child shouldn’t finish his or her work in class.  Plenty of time is given for every assignment. If you see your child is bringing home an extreme amount of homework please talk to them about using their time wisely and getting their work completed during class time.

 

Q.  How do their spelling tests look?

A.  Students will be given a list of spelling words on Friday.  This list will contain 15 spelling words that they will be tested on that following Friday.    Your child will also have 3 dictation sentences on each spelling test that will be graded for punctuation and correct spelling of words.  The words in the sentences will consist of past spelling words and sight words that they should already know.  These dictation sentences are used to see if your child is retaining his or her spelling words.  The first spelling list will be coming home this week and your child’s first test will be next Friday, September 16th.

 

Q. How do I get in touch with Mrs. Haberichter?

A. You can contact me at 810-329-2125.  You can leave a message with the office or on my voice mail. You can also E-mail me at mhaberichter@memphisk12.org.   Since I live quite a distance away from the school the best time to contact me is after school.  Please feel free to also just drop in; I know how schedules can be very busy.

 

Q. Would you like parents to send in any special supplies for the school year? 

A. Your child will need a large men’s white V-necked t-shirt (Fruit of the Loom undershirt).  The t-shirt must be white.  Your child will be making a lab coat that they will be wearing throughout the year during science.  Also please continue to supply your child with many glue sticks.  The school runs out very quickly and we tend to do many projects in class. 

 

Q. How will my child receive letters and graded papers?

A.  Each child has a mailbox of their own.  The mail carriers will deliver the mail and at the end of everyday your child is to gather their mail and place it in a folder to take home. The mail will consist of graded papers, papers we did together as a class, and any important notes that need to be sent home.  The mail carriers are new employees and only human so mistakes will be made.  If you receive a paper that does not belong to your child, please send it back the next day and have your child place it in the correct mailbox.  Papers we have done together as a class will have the letters DAT (Done All Together) on the top in crayon or marker. These papers will not have grades on them and do not need to be returned.

 

Also on Wednesdays your child will bring home their Data Binder where they have graphed their weekly tests and quizes.  This binder is to be signed and returned the next day.

 

 

Q. Is my child allowed to have a water bottle in class?

A. Yes, It is a scientific fact that dehydration does affect our ability to learn. The Brain is plastic and shrinks when we dehydrate. If the brain does shrink, then the ability to learn decreases.  Please if you are sending your child with a water bottle it MUST have a top so we can avoid any spills.

 

 

Q.  Will my child have a portfolio this year?

A. Yes, each child will have their own personal portfolio.  They will be using these portfolios store some of their art projects, any 90% or above or A papers, and some writing assignments.  These portfolios will be kept at school.  You are more than welcome to come in and view your child’s portfolio at any time.  We will be having a portfolio sharing party at the end of the year.  This party is to give your child a chance to look through and share their years work.

 

 

Q. Can we bring in treats for the class for my child’s birthday?

A.  Yes, You can bring in treats on your child’s birthday and we will celebrate these birthdays in the afternoon.  If you have a summer birthday and would like to bring in a treat then you are more than welcome to bring in treats anytime you would like. 

               

 

Feel free to contact me if you have any additional question!  I hope you found the Q and A section helpful.  This will help to keep the communication lines open.

 

I am very excited about this upcoming year with your child.  I feel that if a child spends their days in a comfortable, fun environment it stimulates the child’s learning process to new levels.  I am going to do my best to make your child feel at home within the classroom and enjoys coming to school everyday. 

 

Also the best thing you can do with your child is to read with them 20 minutes a day.  This can improve their reading level tremendously and since your child must be reading at a level 28 by the end of the year, this can help them to become well on their way.

 

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me! I hope to meet everyone in the near future!

 

                                                         

Sincerely,

Mrs. Haberichter (Mrs. Habs)

2nd Grade       

Super Star Behavior Program

Super Star Behavior Chart

Information!

Super Student!

If you are going above and beyond by making OUTSTANDING choices, you’ll move your clip up to the top of the chart! You will also get a special star on your clip and receive a prize from Mrs. Habs and a “Super Star” Award to share with your family.

 

 

Excellent Effort!

If you continue to make good choices, I will ask you to move your clip up to this section of the chart!

 

 

Way to Go!

If you make a good choice at school, I will ask you to move your clip up to the “Way to Go!” section of the chart.  Keep up the great work!

Ready to Learn!

Everyone begins the day on green “Ready to Learn” section of the chart. Everyday is a fresh new start.  Students may move up or move down depending on their behavior choices throughout the day.

 

Make Better Choices!

If you are making poor choices, I will give you a warning and ask you to move your clip down to this section.

 

 

 Teacher’s Choice!

If you continue to make poor choices after the warning, I will ask you to move your clip down to this section of the chart.  This will result in a concequence that is appropriate for the choice that was made. Different choices require different concequences.  (Time out, lose of privilage, lose of recess)

Parent Contact!

If you continue to make poor choices, you’ll move to this section of the chart.  Students that move their pin to this section will require parental contact. Depending on the severity of the behavioral choice, a parent will be contacted via phone call by your child or myself, email, or note in the Homework Binder.

 

 

Standards and Benchmarks

2 = PROFICIENT - meets grade level content expectations (80-100%)

3 = NOT PROFICIENT - at basic level (70-79%)

4 = NOT PROFICIENT - below level (0-69%)

Ms. Lozen's Class Supply List

Mrs. Habs’ Supply List

 

·       A backpack

·       2 folders that are strong enough to stand up on their desks and be used for “hiding folders” while testing

·       big box of crayons    

·       plenty of pencils                               

·       markers

·       2 boxes of tissue              

·       scissors

·       Yellow highlighter

·       2 rolls of paper towel, 

·       2 glue stick per month (these are used often and tend to go very quickly)

·       pencil sharpener that hold shavings,

·       1 white V-necked t-shirt (men’s large, Fruit of the Loom)

·       Gallon zip-lock bags

·       Sandwich size zip-lock bags

·       2 containers of disinfectant wipes

·       A smile

Special Schedule

         Monday: Music         8:50-9:40am

     Tuesday: Gym          8:50-9:40am

     Wednesday: Library  8:50-9:40am

      Thursday:   Music     8:50-9:40am

     Friday: Computers     8:50-9:40am

Math

Bookmarks

Number Sense/ Count to 1000

Math Games

money

perimeter and area

Math Manipulatives/Useful Tools

skip Counting

Telling Time

Fractions

Progress Monitoring Your Child

Spelling

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Spelling Tests are on Friday! Study! Study! Study!

 

Also make sure you are reviewing your old words so you do well on Dictation.

Reading

Bookmarks

Book It Program

Reading Games

Bookmarks

Reading levels

Our Reading Book

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Yearly reading progress

Progress of Reading Levels:

This is where you child should be reading throughout the year.

 

September: Level 18 (coming into 2nd grade)

January: Level 20

March: Level 24

May/June: Level 28 (leaving 2nd grade)

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Your child must be reading at a level 28 DRA by the end of the year to move on to the 3rd Grade.  Please read everyday!

Social Studies

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Our Community-City to Country

Science

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Bookmarks

Magazines

Grading Scale/Standards and Benchmarks

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Grading Scale

Grade Scale

 

A      94-100

A-    90-93

B+    87-89

B      83-86

B-    80-82

C+   77-79

C     73-76

C-   70-72

D+  67-69

D    63-66

D-   60-62

E     0-59

 

Trimester Breakdown

Conference Checklist for:                            ____________________

 

Reading:

DRA   September: Level 18  

January: Level 20

March: Level 24

May: Level 28

 

          Phonemic Awareness Testing  (R2.02)

1st Marking Period

September: short vowels

October: long vowels

November: diagraphs and dipthongs

 

                2nd Marking Period

December: r controlled, _le, y (i,e)

January: compounds, synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms

February: plurals, contractions

 

3rd Marking Period

March: possessives, plurals

April: prefixes and suffixes

 

Sight Words (R2.01)

1st Marking Period

      Review Lists 1-8 and Learn 9

 

2nd Marking Period

      List 10 & 11

 

3rd Marking Period

                Dolch Common Nouns

          Unit Tests (R2.04, R2.05, R2.07)

          1st Marking Period

               Unit 1

               Unit 2

 

          2nd Marking Period

                Mid Year Test

                Unit 4

          3rd Marking Period

               Unit 5

                End of the Year Test

          Informational Texts (R2.03)

          3rd Marking Period

               Non-Fiction Reading Selections and Assessments

          Integration of Knowledge and Ideas (R2.06)

          3rd Marking Period

               Venn Diagrams and Comparison Models

 

          Language Standards

          1st -3rd Marking Period

          Sentence Dictation (R2.10)

          Grammar Tests (R2.11)

          Knowledge of Vocabulary (R2.12)

 

Spelling (Sp. 2.01):

          15 words tested weekly:

          1st Marking Period: short vowels, long vowels, oo, ue, ew, ow, ou, ow, oi, oy, are, or, ore, ear, ar, ir, ur, and er

          2nd Marking Period: silent letters, er, ea, long e: y, ey, oo, soft c and g, aw, au, ph, tch, and ch

          3rd Marking Period: c, k, ck, blends, double consonants, sh, ch, th, sh, th, and wh

 

 

Writing:

         

          1st Marking Period

The writer able to:

·        focus writing piece on one Personal Narrative topic (W2.01)

·        completes the stages of the writing process (edit, revise, publish) with help (W2.02)

·        participates in writing projects with the class (W2.03)

·        begin sentences with capital letters (W2.05-.07)

·        end sentences with proper punctuation (W2.05-.07)

·        make correct formation of printed upper and lower case letters (W2.05-.07)

 

          2nd Marking Period

          The writer is able to:

·        focus writing piece on one Fiction topic(W2.01)

·        completes the stages of the writing process (edit, revise, publish) with help (W2.02)

·        participates in writing projects with the class (W2.03)

·        begin sentences with capital letters (W2.05-.07)

·        end sentences with proper punctuation (W2.05-.07)

·        make correct formation of printed upper and lower case letters (W2.05-.07)

          3rd Marking Period

          The writer is able to:

·        focus writing piece on one research topic (W2.01)

·        completes the stages of the writing process (edit, revise, publish) with help (W2.02)

·        participates in writing projects with the class (W2.03)

·        begin sentences with capital letters (W2.05-.07)

·        end sentences with proper punctuation (W2.05-.07)

·        make correct formation of printed upper and lower case letters (W2.05-.07)

Math:

          1st -3rd Marking Period

M2.01: Operations and Algebraic Thinking

·        Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction

·        Add and subtract within 20

·        Work with equal groups of objects to gain foundations for multiplication

M2.02 Number and Operations in Base Ten

·        Understand place value

·        Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract

M2.03 Measurement and Data

·        Measure and estimate lengths in standard units

·        Relate addition and subtraction to length

·        Work with time and money

·        Represent and Interpret data

M2.04 Geometry

·        Reason with shapes and their attributes

Benchmarks

2 = PROFICIENT - meets grade level content expectations (82-100%)

3 = NOT PROFICIENT - at basic level (70-82%)

4 = NOT PROFICIENT - below level (0-69%)

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Your child must be reading at a level 28 DRA by the end of the year to move on to the 3rd Grade.  Please read everyday!

Writer's Workshop

Bookmarks

Adjectives

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Holistic Score

0

1

2

3

Qualities of Writing

0,1,2

3,4,5,6

7,8,9

10,11,12

Ideas

Writing shows little or no

development of story.

Tells a story with ideas

that are minimally

focused on the topic and

developed with limited

and/or general details.

Tells a story with ideas that

are somewhat focused on

the topic and are developed

with a mix of specific and/or

general details.

Tells a story with ideas that

are clearly focused on the

topic and thoroughly

developed with specific,

relevant details.

Organization

The writing may contain an

element of story.

The writing contains

some of the elements of

story.

The writing contains many

of the elements of story.

The writing contains most of

the elements of story.

2nd Grade Elements of Story:

·         Writes a narrative in which they recount three or more appropriately

sequenced events.

·         Includes details regarding what happened.

·         Uses transitional words to signal event order.

·         Provides closure at the end of the story.

 

Style

Uses basic vocabulary and

sentences.

Limited use of language

and begins to use

effective word choice.

Adequate command of

language keeps the readers’

interest by using effective

word choices such as

descriptive words and/or

specific nouns.

Command of language keeps

the readers’ interest by

consistently using effective

word choices such as

descriptive words, strong

verbs, and/or specific nouns.

Conventions

Writing shows little use of

grade level appropriate

writing conventions.

Writing shows consistent

use of a few grade level

appropriate writing

conventions.

Writing shows consistent

use of many grade level

appropriate writing

conventions.

Writing shows consistent use

of grade level appropriate

writing conventions.

2nd Grade Conventions:

·         Uses conventional spelling for grade appropriate sight words and word families.

·         Uses phonetic spelling for other words.

·         Produces and expands complete simple and compound sentences.

·         Capitalizes dates and names of people

·         Uses end punctuation: period, exclamation, question mark

·         Handwriting is neat and easy to read with correct formation of letters both upper and lower case with spacing between words.

 

Grading Scale:                                12= 100% A             9= 88% B+   6= 78% C+    3=68% D+    0= 59% E

11= 95% A   8= 85% B      5= 75% C      2= 65% D

10= 90% A-  7= 80% B-    4= 70% C-     1= 60% D-


Writer's Workshop Tips

Reasons to start a new paragraph:
• A new character comes along
• A new event happens; new idea

Kid Quotes

When your mother is mad and asks you, "Do I look stupid?" it's best not to answer her.

Megham, age 13

 

You should never wear a red shirt with black polka dots because your friends will call you a lady bug.

 

Stefanie, age 8

 

If you do badly on a report card or test that you take home on a Friday, you should wait until Sunday night to ask your parents to sign it.

Hannah, age 14

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Website Release Form

        Website Release Form!

Parents and Guardians:

    With the availability of the internet, we have the opportunity to do some really neat things, such as publish student work and feature students’ accomplishments and achievements.  However, as we all know, internet safety is important, so that’s why I am asking for your input into our class webpage.  Please indicate whether or not you are comfortable with your student’s work and/or picture being placed on the website.  REMEMBER: your child’s last name and school location are never listed.  I take the safety of every child very seriously.  Please select an option from below:

_____I give my permission for my child, _____________________, to have work and pictures published on the class page.

_____I give my permission for my child, _______________________ ,to have work ONLY to be published and no pictures to be published.

_____I do not want my child, __________________, to have any information on the website at this time.

Parent signature______________________

 

Thank you, Ms. Lozen