Welcome to 2nd grade!
The First week of School
Classroom News and Reminders
Please make sure to bring all your school supplies on Monday. We will be pulling them out, labeling them and getting everything sorted! I also anticipate diving in and using a lot of them on that first day!
Snacks and Water Bottles
We have a snack every day, so please send your kiddos with a small snack every day, I promise they are always hungry. Last year students could not drink directly from the the water fountains, due to COVID, and I bet this policy will continue, so please bring a water bottle for them to drink from, everyone is thirsty after recess. These bottles will stay in their backpacks during the day, but putting a name on them is not a bad idea.
Take Home Folders and Daily Behavior Log
Each student will be coming home with a green take home folder. Please check these nightly, as you might find in them: important paper work from the school, graded work that your child has completed in class, and weekly spelling lists. In these folders you can send back to school: absent notes, signed paper work, and money (picture money, year book money , etc.). On the back of the green folder you will also find a monthly behavior log. Please look at those daily and initial them.
Homework
2nd graders work hard every day. They work hard on spelling, reading, math, science, social studies and writing! When they get home that is a time to rest, spend time with their family, and pursue their interests (dance, soccer, etc.). So, this year all of our Letterland homework assignments are going to be done at school (first thing in the a.m.), so as long as kiddos get to school on time they will never have Letterland spelling homework (you may still want to review these lists with them). The only thing I ask is that each night your child reads, and this can include you reading to them, or them to you. Reading daily is so important. After you read let them write down what they read, so the next day we can all brag about what great readers we are becoming!
Learning Targets for the Week
I CAN print upper and lower case letters legibly.
I CAN participate in conversations about 2nd grade topics.
I CAN fluently add and subtract to 20.
I CAN discuss ways to be a good friend.