Welcome to

Ms. Alexander’s All-Stars

Second Grade in Room 4

Daily Schedule with Curiculum:

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with Clifford

7:30-7:55            breakfast (optional)

8:00-9:00            early reading class: Open Court

                             Preparing to read/Word knowledge      

9:00-10:00          (late class arrives)          

                             Open Court Language Arts

                             Reading and Responding/Inquiry

10:00-10:10          recess: restroom, drink,

 healthy snack (optional), play

10:10-11:30          Macmillan McGraw-Hill California Mathematics

5 minute check, lesson, guided practice, practice,

homework

11:30-12:10          lunch/lunch recess

12:10-1:18            Macmillan McGraw-Hill Social Studies, Science Art Friday

Workshop/ELD

Standards Plus

                             (early class dismissal)

1:18-2:18              late reading class

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Library                Tues.                    9:15-10:00

P.E.                       Wed.                    9:15-10:00

Open Court Themes:  Sharing Stories, Kindness, Look Again, Fossils, Courage, Our Country and Its People

On Wednesdays, all students start at 8 a.m. and

end at 1:18 p.m.

CLASS BAKE SALE!

Our class bake sale is scheduled for

 Friday, Feb.5,2010

We need adult volunteers to help set up the sale table and sell our baked goods at each of the dismissal times. We ask all families to please bring in your cookies, fudge, brownies, cupcakes, or candy to the office the morning of Feb. 5 for our sale.:-)

Homework

·    Our homework sheet is given the first day of the week. Turn in completed work packet on Friday. Read Mon.-Thurs. (at least 20 min. per night). Parents, please sign the green “DIRT” log and return it with the homework packet on Friday.

·    Math, reading, spelling, and other assignments may be given throughout the week. Complete math homework Mon.-Thurs. Please check math homework. Spelling tests are given on Friday.

·    Turn in assignments on time.

·    Projects may be assigned during the year.

·     Absences: make up work missed as soon as possible.

Earn our 100% class homework certificate and treat at the end of each trimester!

Thursday Purple folder

·        Notices are sent with students in the purple folder.

·        Corrected work is sent with students in the purple folder.

Keep corrected assignments and decodable books sent home to practice.

· Parents/Guardians, please sign purple folder and return folder to class  on Friday.

Class Expectations

1.     Be on time:  ~to class      ~with work.

2.    Look at the speaker and follow directions.

3.    Know when to talk.

4.    Raise your hand:  ~for help   ~for turn to talk

5.    Keep hands and feet to self.

6.    Leave gum, toys, and candy at home.

Positive reinforcement:

·        Encouraging words

·        Note or award sent home

·        Class points

·        Privileges

·        Treats

         Good work tickets (for a drawing of prizes)

·        Eagle Bucks to be spent at school store

Consequences:

·        Warning

·        Loss of privilege/time out

·        Think it through sheet

·        Parent contact

·        Behavior contract

·        Principal                            

         Citation              

         Suspension

Adult volunteers needed:

·        Room parents for bake sales, parties

·        Correcting papers

·        Preparing materials/gathering materials

·        Working with students

·        Putting booklets together

·        Filing

         Other:?????   

JOIN PTA (PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION) ONLY $6

SUPPLIES LIST:

·        2 gently used books to donate to our class library

·        2 used magazines for cut and paste projects

·        box of Kleenex

· Wet wipes

· Bottle of hand sanitizer

  Have a backpack (no wheels please) to bring to school each day.

                                            Thank you!

Attendance Tardies

It is important that your child attend school, arriving on time every day.  If your child will be absent, please call the office or send a note, stating the reason for the absence.  If your child is tardy, please check in at the office before coming to our room.  For your child’s protection, please send a note or call if there is any change in how your child will be going home.  We will not be able to release him/her to anyone who is not listed on the emergency card unless you call the office.  For this reason, please notify the office of any changes on the emergency card.