1. Welcome to Grade Two at ISM!Mr.Winton’s Class http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/29-the-problems-with-training/ How education has changed and continues to do so!

2. Introductions Mr. Winton ES Intern - Ms. Kelly ESL – Mrs. Atkinson TA– Mrs. Ramirez Art Teacher – Ms. Domingo Music Teacher – Ms. Diaz PE – Coach Chapman

3. What’s it like to be in our classroom?

4. What the Children think!

5. My personal favorite !

8. Interconnectedness

9. Everyday Math program. Each child has a workbook. We also use supplementary resources to enhance student learning and for differentiation. In Grade 2 we use small group activities to teach the various mathematical concepts. Every week, a lesson is set aside specifically for the development of basic facts from 1-20 in addition and subtraction. ICT is also used to help develop numeracy skills. Numeracy

10. There will be no spelling homework. Twice a week children will have a 45 minute spelling lesson. The lessons will be activities based around teaching children strategies to help them spell and read words independently. Spelling Inquiry

12. Procedural

13. Script Writing

14. rules,

15. note taking,

16. factual reports,

17. letter writing,

18. interviews,

19. personal recounts,

20. newspaper reports,

21. imaginative writing,

22. fairy tales

23. play scripts

24. Advertisements

25. Invitations

26. Recipes

27. Various forms of poetry.

28. Organization – planning and sequencing of ideas

29. Sentence structure – Grammar, word choice, sentence variety, Paragraphs

30. Mechanics – Spelling, capitalization, punctuation

33. Positive outcomes

34. Issues

35. Clarification

36. Progress

37. Blog Site – www.wintona.ism-online.org

38. E-mail wintona@ismanila.org