Second Grade Newsletter

Monday 12/16:

• Mrs. Sampson Library: 9:10-9:40
• Ms. Hannan Library: 12:45-1:15

Tuesday 12/17:

• Mrs. Turner Library: 9:10-10:40
• Mrs. Davis Library: 9:45-10:15

Wednesday 12/18:

• Ms. Burns Library: 9:10-9:40
• Mrs. Little Library: 9:45-10:15

Thursday 12/19:

• Movie and Hot Cocoa Day

Friday 12/20:

• 2nd Grade Holiday Party

Looking Ahead:

January

We’re excited to share that audio books are now available for checkout from our school library!

Parents must fill out a permission form before your child can check out an audio book. This is because replacement costs for lost or damaged audio books range from $50 to $80. Please CLICK HERE to give your child permission. Thank you for helping us make these valuable resources accessible to our students while keeping them safe!

All parents are welcome to attend the class holiday parties on Friday, December 20th. An RSVP link will be included in the December J-Lists. Our grade level parties will be held at 10:45-11:30.

The JES Yearbook Store is open and it's time to order your copy of the 2024-2025 JES yearbook. CLICK HERE to go directly to the Balfour JES Store to place your order. The cost is $40, but will increase to $50 on January 1st.

If you plan on volunteering at JES in any capacity this year (including but not limited to field trip chaperones, PTO events, Dragon Wagon, mystery readers, library volunteers/helpers, car drop off line, workroom volunteers, etc.), you must complete a CISD Volunteer application and a background check.

We LOVE having our parents visit for lunch! Please remember that due to student privacy laws, we can not allow other students to sit with you and your child during your visit. Thank you for understanding!

Our DRAGON DIAMOND program was created to cultivate kindness at Johnson Elementary School. Through our DRAGON CODE and monthly lessons on essential values such as generosity, helpfulness, and respect, we are inspiring positive attitudes and behaviors in our kids. This year, we are focusing on being “difference-makers” as we encourage our kids that their acts of kindness can make a difference in the lives of their classmates, teachers, and beyond!

HOW IT WORKS

Teachers who observe students being kind may give them a Dragon Diamond to be entered in a grade level drawing at the end of each week. Winners get to select a prize to remind them of their acts of kindness. While we cannot reward every student with a physical prize, we want to encourage our kids that being kind and doing the right thing is a reward in itself. Here’s where we need you!

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Continue the kindness conversation at home! Ask your kids how they are making a difference at Johnson. Encourage them to include someone who may feel left out, brighten someone’s day with a compliment, help a friend who is hurt, or show gratitude to a grown-up. And when your child earns a Dragon Diamond, celebrate their kindness!

Moving forward, we ask that you use the email below to communicate absences. You are still welcome to call; however, we thought email might be quicker.

JESoffice@southlakecarroll.edu