Day #2

Hi everyone!

There was no homework given today. However, many students did not bring in their homework from yesterday (Writing about "My First Day of Second Grade"). I told them I will give them one more day to bring that in before they need to bring a "Yikes" form, our version of a missing homework note. These will be half slips of color paper and need to be signed and returned the next day. There are also full page behavior notes that will be given if your child ends the day on red (and sometimes yellow). Please support this process at home as a learning opportunity and a chance to talk to your child about how to make better choices that will help our learning environment.

Your child colored in his or her behavior calendar today for today and yesterday. I will try my hardest to allow for this important sheet to get filled out before we leave. This is also a learning opportunity for you to help support what we are doing in the classroom. Take a minute in the evening and/or the morning to talk about your expectations for your child for that day.

We had a wonderful day getting to know each other. We accomplished a great deal today. We participated in an activity that forced us all to walk around and talk to each other. Being 2nd graders who like to talk, this was not hard for most of the kids. The class seemed to really enjoy it.

We also took our assessments to determine the levels for starting on Otter Creek (math facts), which we will continue working on tomorrow. You should see flashcards coming home soon that your child will keep in his or her home binder. It will be part of the daily homework for your child to study those nightly!

We read from a read aloud titled Chocolate Fever. The kids loved hearing about his boy who ate so much chocolate that he started to get brown spots all over his skin! Tomorrow, the kids will get to go to the LMC for orientation and book check out. YIPPEE!! I love the LMC!

Here's the final message for the night: Each and EVERY morning, your child will experience the exact same routine in my class. If you could please talk to your child about this routine, it would prepare your child for their day and create a habit. These exact directions will be on the board for the first few weeks until a routine is established. Here is what your child will read:

1. Walk into the room and take your backpack to your seat. Unload your backpack with everything you'll need - home binder included.

2. Take your ZIPPED backpack to your hook.

3. Hang your lunch bag on your hook or place it in the lunch box bin outside the door.

4. Make lunch choice on the SMARTboard. Put your lunch card in your pocket if you are getting hot lunch or milk.

5. (This direction will define the morning activity and it varies day to day.)

Our regular homework sheet will begin next Monday and be placed in the home binder. I will post homework on here daily until then. My email list will be up and functional tomorrow sometime, so look for an email to come to you Thursday! Thank you so much for the support you are giving your child at home.