Curriculum
Welcome to the second grade at John H. Castle Elementary School. This is a wonderful, exciting, and transitional year for your child. We currently have five sections of second grade with an average of 22 students per classroom. The framework of our curriculum includes English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies. Cursive Handwriting, Physical Education, Computer, Art and Music. We are proud of the accomplishments of our students at John H. Castle Elementary School. Our goals include encouraging parent-teacher communications and building personal responsibility skills in our students. We believe that the team formed by the parent, teacher, school, and student will enhance the success of your child's second grade year.
Physical Education
S.P.A.R.K. (Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids) Program
The Physical Education Program adopted by Warrick County
In 2000, Warrick County School Corporation adopted a Physical Education program called S.P.A.R.K. This program is designed to teach social skills and enhance kills without reducing activity time. The activities do not stress winning or losing but improving your strength and activity level.
The SPARK program addresses the important public health problem by focusing on increasing physical activity during class in ways that are creative and fun for both student and teacher.
K-3 starts off their unit by learning very important class management techniques and mastering the eight locomotor skills used in most activities. The unit is called Perceptual Power. The children learn creative ways to team up and learn about personal and general space during playtime. After leaning techniques in Perceptual Power that are used throughout the rest of the units, children jump into GREAT GAMES! Each PE session begins with a SPARK STARTER or RHYTHMIC STARTER before engaging the lesson for the PE session. The units in SPARK are as follows: Perceptual Power, Great Games, Bean Bag Boogie, Parachute Parade, Happy Hoops, Jumping for Joy, Having a Ball, Let's Hit It, Dance With Me, and Superkid Stunts. Each year, the students develop their skills a little further with each unit!
Warrick County sent many teachers to training to help implement this program. A coordinator from SPARK came from California to give hands-on training! Money was spent to buy equipment needed to use with each unit. The K-3 levels and the 4-6 levels work together to coordinate use of the equipment. The students and teachers are enjoying the movement and activities of the SPARK P.E. program!
Additional Information
Check out the Indiana Department of Education's website for 2nd Grade Curriculum.
Book Rental and Art Fees
| 2009-2010
School Year |
||||
| Book
Rental |
Art
Fee |
Agenda
Book Fee |
Total
Due |
|
| $
85.00 |
$
4.00 |
$
5.00 |
$
94.00 |
|
SUPPLY LIST FOR SECOND GRADE
PLEASE PRINT YOUR CHILD'S NAME ON EVERY ITEM
PLEASE DO NOT SUBSTITUTE BRANDS
pencils - 24 sharpened #2 lead pencils 2 yellow highlighters 2 boxes 12 count colored pencils 1 FISKARS scissors pointed tip 2 boxes 24 ct. Crayola crayons 2 spiral bound notebooks (70 count) 2 large pink erasers School Box plastic (cigar box size only!) 4 folders with pockets at the bottom (not side) 2 3-prong folders 6 glue sticks (Elmer's) Washable 2 large boxes tissues
4 dry erase markers PLEASE SEND THE ABOVE ITEMS ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
DO NOT BRING THE FOLLOWING:
Individual teachers may request additional items at the beginning of, or at different times during the school year.
Second Grade Web Site Links
Ed Helper Variety of Free Worksheets
Second Grade Skills Mathematics and Language Arts
