Second+Grade+2010-2011+Learning+Team+Notes

Grade Level Members: Sonya Preuitt (chair) Mary McClanahan Carol Powell Dena Mayfield

Members present:
 * August 12, 2010 **
 * Signed up for school committees. Printed a copy for each of us and gave a copy to Mrs. Calvert.
 * Talked about possible grouping for reading. Decided we would wait on DIBELS results.
 * Discussed lessons for next week; communicated with Mary through e-mail.

**Sonya Preuitt** **Carol Powell** **Dena Mayfield**

Members present:
 * August 19, 2010 **
 * Discussed Title I concerns/We believe that lower grade levels should have more spaces availabe and more time.
 * Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * Start Lucy Calkins writing program Book 1 on August 23rd.
 * Discussed lessons for next week; communicated with Mary through e-mail.

Sonya Preuitt Carol Powell Dena Mayfield

Members present:
 * August 26, 2010 **
 * Discussed our concerns about differentiated reading groups.
 * Decided who was going to teach each level
 * Planned the fluid flow of classlists in Reading
 * Discussd how to register and log onto Wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sonya Preuitt <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mary McClanahan <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Carol Powell <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dena Mayfield

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Members present: ALL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 2, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Progress reports go home September 10th.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Fundraiser packets are due September 8th.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * Discussed how reading groups were developing.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 9, 2010 **
 * Discussed adding cursive to 2nd grade cos. Turned in count for Mrs. Calvert to order cursive books.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Worked on RTI plans
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned Cook's field trip.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Set grading parameters for each subject for the last half of the grading period.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">September 23, 2010 **
 * Educate Alabama self-assessments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finalized our plans for Cook's.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Will discuss Classwork concerns next week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed goals for "Book IT" program.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 7, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finialized grading parameters in each subject for the year.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registered for Book-It and set reading goals.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Started thinking about ORF grades. Send fluency passages home for homework.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Outdoor Classroom Dedication-wear brown fish shirt, contact homeroom moms to begin making scarecrows.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 21, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Started planning 101 Dalmatians play field trip at the Hartselle Fine Arts building.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Gave a list of technology wants to Mrs. Calvert (student computers, mimio boards,overhead, bulbs)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned acadmic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">October 28, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Registered for Educate Alabama
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finalized 101 Dalmatians field trip.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Expressed concerns about children failing to turn in work. We decided to take 20 points off.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Ordered animals for AMSTI Organisms.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 4, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Prepared for the arrival of our animals.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Signed up for commons for AMSTI night.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 11, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Finialized games for AMSTI night.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Set date and schedule for our stuffing stockings.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Progress reports will go home on Friday.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

Developed criteria for club participation: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student will not go to clubs for the month if: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. they sign the discipline log more than 3 times in a month <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. time-out referral <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. teacher discretion <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. previous disruptive behavior in clubs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5. student misses 3 or more homework assignments in the month
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">November 18, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Set a date for Summerford's Nursing Home field trip
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned dates for practice
 * Planned academic lesson for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 2, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned dates for practice for school play (2nd will perform tunes from Summerford's trip and 2 songs from music)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned special parts for students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 9, 2010 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Made final arrangements for field trip and school show
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the week.

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">December 16, 2010 ** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Members present: ALL
 * Discussed second semester grouping.
 * Looked over unit scores and compared winter DIBELS
 * Finalized last minute tasks for school play

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 13, 2011 **
 * Moved several students for DI
 * Looked over Educate Alabama self assessments; decided on indicators
 * Discussed Classworks training
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. communicate to their parents to encourage their children to return homework and notes <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Binder and reading book must come back to school each day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. send a snack each day <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. practice addition and subtraction facts and spelling words daily <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Members present: ALL
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">January 27, 2011 **
 * Discussed wiki posts
 * Discussed topics to put in parent letter for a great finish:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 3, 2011 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned to continue to do math facts daily for math goal
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed Gifted screening for year
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned day for Mrs. McAbee to come to go over work samples
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 10, 2011 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed ICU book
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed Figural Thinking Activities deadline
 * Discussed science poster fair grading (some will require posters, some will give the option to participate)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">February 24, 2011 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed items to address at the cross grade level meeting with third
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed items to put in note for first garde for great start and summer things to do
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">March 3, 2011 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed plans for field trip to Botanical Gardens
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned academic lessons for the following week.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">March 24, 2011 **
 * Discussed ICU questions
 * Planned academic lessons for the following week

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**April 5, 2011** All were present
 * Discussed PLT meeting with first grade/planned
 * Discussed Field Trip plans
 * Discussed Third grade questions/expectations of learned math facts in second grade from last PLT-will copy additional timed tests

Members present: Dena Mayfield Mary McClanahan Carol Powell Sonya Preuitt Krista Blaxton Kim Peck Sara Woodall Mrs.Calvert visited
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">April 6,2011 **
 * Met with first grade for cross level PLT. Discussed proactive measures to take to help first graders prepare for second
 * First grade will continue to work on math facts to help prepare them for second
 * Advise student's parents to buy the "Bridge from First to Second". Can be found at Learning Tree
 * Encourage parents to visit the city library and get involved in summer programs
 * Planned to have a group meeting in commons to discuss what we expect in second grade.
 * Talked about how to add info to class list to help with divisions ex: Add rating of 3R if student is having trouble only in reading and is good in all other subjects
 * Discussed and planned for first grade to get a copy of our beginning benchmark test to administer before school is out. This info will help in grouping for math.
 * Set up second grade helpers to help first graders to take weekly reading test for Friday.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**April 13, 2011** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All were present
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Met with grade level in Carol's room. We worked on class lists for next year.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed differentiated reading groups for next year.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All were present <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sherry Calvert <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tina Towers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">April 14, 2011 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Data meeting in Mrs. Tower's room
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Discussed unit scores, scheduling, differentiated reading groups,
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mrs. Calvert asked to try to schedule Grammer and Writing as an hour block or 30 continuous minutes for each.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Brainstormed on grading the Writing Assessment. Came up with great ideas that will work for us
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planned to meet again next Thursday to finalize class lists.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">April 20, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Meet with Tina, Kelly, and Calvert to discuss and place students on the third grade class lists. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Discussed any concerns for students heading to third grade, retention, and behaviors <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Present: all grade level members, Calvert, Gates, and Towers

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 5, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Grade level check list was reviewed. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Made changes for new supply list and updated it on web. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Planned for "end of the year" celebration <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All were present

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 12, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Gathered info for textbook inventory. Checked on numbers for next year. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Sonya will get number to Linda for ordering. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All present

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May 19, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Finalized reading list for third grade. Divided into differentiated groups. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Worked on records. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All were present

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">June 14, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* Summer meeting with Mrs. Calvert in conference room. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* We received our class lists for new year. We decided to make classworks a part of our math hour one day a week. Members present: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sonya Preuitt <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Mary McClanahan <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Carol Powell <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dena Mayfield <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sherry Calvert <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Tina Towers
 * Went over schedules and talked about classworks.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">August 10, 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">* Faculty meeting <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">* Workday at school. Worked on packets for open house. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">* Carol told about changes in math COS. We will meet next week to go over changes. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">All members present

August 19, 2011 All were present
 * Discussed new math alignment fro our COS and new core standards.
 * Planned for the next 5 weeks of "Fun Friday" activities.
 * Next week is "Watermelon Day".

August 25, 2011 All were present
 * INOW trouble shooting
 * Entered first categories, activities, and grades. Thanks Mary for your help!
 * Discussed Reading DI and student achievement
 * Made plans for DIBELS-early data meeting to accomodate.
 * Ice Cream next week.