ABC's+of+2nd+Grade

** ABC’s of 2nd Grade (A guide our classroom’s policies and procedures) **
Learning and fun take place everyday! Please make sure your child comes to school everyday on time. If your child is absent from school, please complete the absence form in their agenda. Then send the excuse note on the first day your child is back stating the date(s) of the absence and the reason(s). School starts at 7:45 AM. If a child arrives after that time, he/she will be marked as tardy. || __**Birthdays **__ Mrs. Smith’s room loves to celebrate birthdays. Please give at least 1-2 days notice. We usually celebrate sometime in the afternoon. So feel free to send the treat with your child that morning or join your child for lunch and bring the treat then! Healthy treats are suggested, but it is up to you and your child to decide what treat you would like to share. Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the school year. Also, please be considerate of our students with food allergies. We have peanut allergies! || If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me and I will be happy to help. You can call into the classroom at 569-5071 before 7:30 AM and after 3:00 PM. If you need to get a hold of me during the day, call the office and ask them to put you through. You can also e-mail me at dsmith@lenoir.k12.nc.us. I will get back to as soon as possible.
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__**Conferences **__ Conferences are scheduled twice a year. You can sign up for a conference time during the Back to School Night at the beginning of the school year. If you want to meet during another part of the school year, please phone, email, or send a note. || This is where you will find homework, permission slips, school work, and notes from school. The Daily Folder is also a great way for you to send notes to school. I check the folders every morning. Also, I would also appreciate the cleaning out of the Daily Folder regularly.
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__**Dismissal **__ School ends at 2:45 PM on full school days and at 12:00 PM on early dismissal days. Please send a note if your child will be dismissed at a different time or is to go home a different way than his/her normal routine. || The school may need to contact you in case of an emergency. Please make sure we have the correct emergency numbers and information on file for your child. || __**Field Trips** __ Our class will participate in field trips this year. Permission slips must be signed and returned for your child to attend. || Second grade students will receive letter grades for Math, Spelling, & Math. They will receive a letter grade for Social Studies and Science. Students are working hard on achieving end-of-the-year benchmarks. Your child will receive four Progress Reports throughout the school year. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Your child will be bringing home homework in their Daily Folder every Monday through Thursday. All assignments are due on the following morning, unless stated otherwise. Assignments may be from the Monthly Learning Activity Sheet, a math or spelling activity, a journal entry or any unfinished class work. The weekly newsletter will list each day's assignment. Your child is also expected to read for at least twenty minutes nightly. You can also check our class website for homework assignments. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Important notices will be sent home periodically. Please check your child's Daily Folder for important papers every night. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Job Well Done **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Please encourage your child to exhibit good behavior and to always do his or her best. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">We will learn to be kind to ourselves and others every day! This includes actions as well as words. || __<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">**Lunch** __ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Students have the option to select a school lunch or bring a lunch from home. Lunch menus are posted on the Lenoir County Public School Website. Our lunch time is from 11:50 – 12:20. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Please send a-la-carte lunch money in the provided envelope that is labeled with your child's name. You can send the envelope to school in your child's Daily Folder. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Classroom newsletters will be sent home every Monday. They will give you some insight on what we have been working on in the classroom. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Organization **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Good organizational habits begin to form in second grade. Help your child stay organized with his or her school work. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Be on the lookout for information regarding classroom celebrations.
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__**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Practice **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Just like any other thing you expect to be good at, the skills learned in school need to be practiced. Please provide time at home for your child to practice his or her math facts and reading. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Questions or Concerns **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. The best way to contact me is through **__dsmith@lenoir.k12.nc.us__**. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">We will be doing a lot of reading in 2nd grade. Please allow time for your child to read to you. Students are expected to read for 20 minutes every night. Talk about the book with your child. Ask him or her about the character/s, the setting, the problem and how the story ended. Read books to your child that are more advanced than his or her's reading level. Share your love for reading! || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">We will have a snack time every morning. Your child may bring a nutritional snack to school or donations for a class snack are welcome. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Tardiness **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Students will be considered tardy if they arrive in the classroom after 8:10; however, morning work and routines will begin as the buses are unloaded at 7:45.
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Talking <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Talking to friends about feelings and ideas is an important part of learning. There are, however, appropriate and inappropriate times to talk. Please encourage your child to follow our class rules about listening and talking. Thank you! || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">I believe that each child has unique learning differences; therefore I will be providing instruction to your child that may be different than his or her peers. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Volunteers **__ <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">We are always looking for parent volunteers. Volunteers are encouraged to sign up as Guest Readers. We use an online calendar to facilitate scheduling. You can sign-up online if you have access to the internet or you can call me to schedule. Additions or changes are also easy to make, either online or by contacting me. Grandparents, aunts and uncles are welcome, too! The online calendar will be ready for you to sign-up closer to the opening of school. || <span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">Reading and writing are closely linked. This year your child will be writing expository essays, narrative stories, friendly letters, and poetry. We will be trying hard to learn about the correct uses of punctuation and grammar as well. || __**<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">XYZ **__
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS",cursive;">I am eXcited to work with You and Your child this year! Make sure he or she gets plenty of Zzzz's each night as we have eXciting days planned for this year. || Please click the document link below if you need a printable copy.