CLASS SCHEDULE:
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT:
In our classroom, to celebrate positive behavior, our class will be earning stars to go into our class reward jar to earn a fun experience as a class. Students will earn stars for following directions, participation, walking through the halls nicely, compliments from staff, acts of kindness, etc.
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If a student is not following the rules, we will be following the discipline policy we adopted as a school last year which is outlined in the Student Handbook found on our school's website:
Grades K-4 Discipline Approach Each teacher, as a licensed professional, will evaluate the needs of each child in each class to determine the most effective approach to discipline for his/her particular students. As a general guideline, the following steps will be in place: 1. The teacher will give one verbal warning for the first infraction. 2. At the second warning, the teacher will discuss the behavior with the child. 3. At the third warning, a behavior notice will be documented in Educate, and parents will receive an email from Educate informing them of the behavior. 3. Three behavior notices in one trimester will result in direct verbal communication with the parent and a recess detention. Any behavior notice after the third one will result in an after school detention from 2:15pm -3pm in a designated classroom. 4. At any time during this process, the teacher may deem it necessary for the child to conference with the Principal to further assist the child in his/her decision-making process.
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Each week, our class has "Fun Friday" for about 40 minutes. If a child has any unfinished work or missing assignments, they will be in "Ketchup" to catch up on their work. If they have completed all of their work, they will have an opportunity to participate in the fun "Relish" activity for that week. Any unfinished "Ketchup" work will be sent home as homework and expected to be completed over the weekend.
HOMEWORK EXPECATIONS:
Homework can be found in your child's STAR Binder each day. Please go through your child's STAR Binder with them each night and empty out the applicable pockets. Below are the homework expectations for 2nd grade students.
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Math:
Students will have Math homework almost daily. They are expected to complete their Math homework the night it is brought home and return it to class the following day.
Reading Minutes:
Second grade students are expected to read 100 minutes per week.
BIRTHDAYS:
We love to celebrate birthdays in our classroom! On your child’s birthday, they are welcome to bring in a store-bought, packaged treat to share with their classmates. There are 18 students in the class. If your child’s birthday is on the weekend or on a non-school day, we can choose a day that works best with your schedule to celebrate. For students with birthdays in the summer, we can celebrate their half birthday.
Please refrain from sending birthday invitations to school as outlined in our Handbook with schoolwide policies.