Curriculum & Instruction
2nd Grade Academics
Curriculum
The California State Board of Education has adopted the Common Core State Curriculum, and that is what Oceanside Unified School District uses as a framework for their educational curriculum. An insight for parents/guardians about what their student is learning as they progress throughout the grade levels can be found HERE.
A three minute Youtube video clip explaining the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) can be found HERE.
Progress Reports/ Report Cards
OUSD now maintains a semester-style grading schedule, meaning there will be only two official Report Cards (aka: Progress Reports) sent home throughout the school year: in January and June. Informal progress reports will also be provided in October (during parent/teacher conference week) as well as in the spring (March/April).
Students are given numeric grades based on second grade standards:
4- Exceeding Grade Level Expectations
3- Meeting Grade Level Expectations
2- Approaching Grade Level Expectations (making progress)
1- Far Below Grade Level Expectations (area of concern/not making progress)
For example: On the 1st semester Progress Report if your student is not reading at an M/N Level (the end of 2nd grade expectation), then they will receive a 1 or 2 (depending on their "letter" determined by district approved Reading Assessments). These numbers should increase as the year progresses, with the ending goal of at least a 3 in the core academic areas. Student specific information will be discussed at our October Parent-Teacher conferences, and on an as needed basis throughout the year.
Core Programs
Benchmark (English/Language Arts - ELA)
Go Math (Mathematics)
iReady (ELA & Math)
Seesaw (additional online learning program)
Reading Levels
By the end of 2nd grade students are expected to be reading at an M/N Guided Reading Level (GRL) or higher. This level is based on fluency/expression, story recall, and comprehension questions provided by the district's adopted reading curriculum. Students should enter 2nd grade reading around the J/K level, and with daily phonics practice, nightly reading, and guided reading/strategy groups/one-on-one conferencing, students should grow 4-5 reading levels throughout the year. Students are taught how to pick "Good Fit" books, that aren't too easy or too hard, in order to promote reading fluency and comprehension with books they are interested in reading. If you have questions throughout the year about your student's reading level then please send me an email and I'll let you know.
Scholastic Books are categorized by Guided Reading Level. If you purchase books check the GRL to make sure you are buying Good Fit Books for your student! :)
Class Code: NCNRC
Math
In Math, we follow the GO Math curriculum, and we will cover 11 different chapters throughout the course of our school year. Each chapter comes with a consumable student workbook that we will use in class and for homework, along with a digital component that individually scaffolds the content for each student (with examples, demo videos, and reteaching/enrichment activities) that we will use during our math center rotations. This is done through Go Math online by accessing the OUSD Portal. Students can log onto this account at home for additional practice, and to show you their scores received on their in-class assignments. However, chapter tests (that count towards the Progress Report grades) will still be done with paper/pencil in order for students to show their work and their thinking, and will be sent home for you to review/keep. If you ever have any questions about these scores please don't hesitate to ask. For online access, see the online resources tab of this website.
Writing Genres
In Writing, we will focus on a three different writing genres throughout the year (Narrative, Informational, and Opinion). Students will write a prompt at the beginning of each genre so I am able to assess areas of strength/weakness, and make appropriate writing goals for each student throughout the semester and remainder of the year. Then throughout the genre we will practice applying our writing skills to our writing pieces. At the end of the genre, the same rubric will be used to assess areas of growth. At the October conferences this will be explained in more depth where you will see how your student did on the Pre-Narrative Writing Assessment (given at the beginning of the year).
Technology Resources:
In order to teach a balanced curriculum that targets the learning needs of all students, technology resources are used as an enrichment to the Common Core curricula framework. Below are a list of technology apps/websites that we use within our classroom. Please feel free to use these resources at home.
Educational Apps:
Epic!
Front Row
Spelling City
Starfall
Educational Websites:
*The Oceanside Unified School District would like us to begin using the OUSD Rapid ID Portal to log-in for certain programs (ST Math, GoMath and i-Ready) at this time. Information for student log-in can be found on the inside cover of their Homework Spiral. You can find the link to the Portal, and other websites, below.
Epic! Class code: iig7284
Spelling City (Funk2nd is what you type in the "Search- Teachers/school" tab on the top right of the website)
First time logging on?
If it's your first time logging onto one of our school websites/apps you might need some school information/activation codes. Below is some information that you may need. If you are still unable to log on to any of the student account sites please email Mrs. Funk.
Teacher Email: Lauren.Funk@oside.us
Student ID/Log In: The numeric code listed on the inside cover of your student's Homework Notebook
Password: student's birthday in numbers only with no dashes (ex: 12122012)