The ABC’s of 2nd
Grade
(A Guide to Classroom Policies and Procedures)
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A Attendance
Learning
and fun take place every day! Please make sure your child
comes to school every day on time, except in cases of illness or
emergency.
Agenda
– Your child’s agenda is an important link between school and
home. Please check for notes and sign it every night!
B
Birthdays
If
you wish to send in a treat for your child’s birthday, please
remember that the school requests healthy treats. Also, we have
allergies to peanuts, watermelon and cantaloupe in our room.
Donations to the Library are always a great alternative that the
whole school can enjoy!
Box
Tops
– Our school is collecting “Box Tops for Education.”
Each label is worth 10 cents…it adds up fast!
C
Communication
Communication
between home and school is very important for your second grader.
Feel free to contact the school or send a note in your child’s
agenda as I am checking it every day.
Curriculum
Our
curriculum is set by the Diocese of Phoenix. Please visit their
website for specific information.
D Dismissal
School
ends at 3:00 pm on full school days and at 1:30 pm on Fridays.
If your child is to go home a different way than his or her normal
manner please send in a written note.
E
Emergencies
The
school may need to contact you in case of an emergency. If
your phone number or address changes, please notify the school.
This is very important.
F
Family
The
students and I spend a lot of time together and consider one
another part of our “school family.” Please encourage
your child to tell you something about their day at school.
Field
Trips
Occasionally
we will go on a field trip. The permission slip must be
signed and returned for your child to go. All parents
chaperoning must be in compliance with Called to Protect
guidelines.
G
Grades
At
this age, my focus is on academic growth for your child, not
mastery of every concept. We will continue to use P, AP and N
(Proficient, Approaching Proficiency and Novice) on
report cards. Some tests and class assignments will be kept
in your child’s portfolio to monitor progress throughout the
year.
H
Homework
Your
child will have homework Monday through Thursday. Homework is
reinforcement of skills learned in class. Please check your
child’s homework and help only if they ask for it. As a
part of their homework, your child should be reading at least 20
min. every night. Don’t forget, our Cougar Challenge is always
there as an extra goal!
I
Important
Papers
Please
check your child’s Home and School folder for important papers
every night. Newsletters will be sent home each Monday. Friday
Folders with work from the week will be sent home on Fridays. Those
need to be emptied and sent back on Monday.
J
Jesus
Jesus
is the center of all we do!!
K
Kindness
I
have a “0 Tolerance” rule for unkind behavior. This
includes actions and words. Kindness is expected out
of everyone.
L
Lunch
Lunch
is from 11:20 to 12:15. Please see the school website for
the lunch menu.
M
Mass
School Mass is on Wednesdays at 10 AM. You are more than welcome to join
us. I am pretty strict about Mass behavior: Talking should be kept
to a minimum; students should kneel properly – no leaning back
on the pew; when kneeling, students should keep elbows off of the
back of pew in front of them to keep from putting heads down; the
restroom is for emergencies only, and students are expected to
PARTICIPATE! Students do receive a grade for Mass behavior.
Money
If
you are sending money to school, please put it in an envelope and
have it labeled. Often times a student comes to school with
money and does not remember what it is for.
More
Money
Students
get “paid” $3 for coming to “work” each day. Students can
earn extra money for good behavior, but can also lose money for
various infractions. We go to the “bank” on Fridays. When a
student has saved $30, he or she will get a token for the prize
box.
N
Newsletters
I
will send home a Classroom Newsletter each week. It will
have the spelling words we are studying for
the week. A great place for this is on the refrigerator so your child can
study the words any time!
O Organization
Good
organizational habits begin to form in second grade. Please
help by checking your child’s Home and School folder each night
and by signing his or her agenda each night.
P Practice
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
after school for your child to practice their math facts and
reading.
Q Questions
or Concerns
Please
don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or
concerns. The best way to contact me is through your
child’s agenda. I do check my email daily, but some days that
may not be until the end of the day. If an emergency comes up,
please call the school and Mrs. Taylor will get the message to me.
R Reading
We
will be doing lots of reading in 2nd grade.
Please allow time for your child to read to you. Read books to
them that are more advanced than their reading level. Share
with them your love for reading. We also use AR (Accelerated
Reading) throughout the school.
S Scholastic
Book Clubs
Your
child will be bringing home book order forms frequently this year.
This is a great way to purchase books inexpensively, while helping
our class earn points towards other items! I encourage you to
place your orders online.
T Talking
Talking
to friends about feelings and ideas is an important part of
learning. There are, however, appropriate and inappropriate times
to talk. I understand that breaking rules about talking may
seem less important than others, but I encourage you to support me
in the enforcement of this rule, because it does affect your
child's learning as well as other children.
U Unique
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.
V Volunteers
Our
class and school rely on volunteers. Please check to see if there
are any areas that you would be interested in helping in. All
volunteers must be compliant with Called to Protect guidelines.
W Writing
Reading
and writing are closely linked. This year your child will be
writing both expository essays and narrative stories. We
will be trying hard to learn about the correct uses of punctuation
and grammar as well.
X Y Z
I
am
eXcited to work with You and Your child this
year! Make sure he/she gets plenty of Zzzzz’s each
night as we have eXciting days planned for this year.
Blessings,
Mrs.
Stevason
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