second grade parent orientation session
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Second Grade Parent Orientation Session. September 2013. Communication. To be posted on Second Grade Web Page : Parent Letters Sharing Schedules Field Trip Notices Permission Slips http://www.keyschool.org/. Increased Independence. Second Graders are working toward : - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Second Grade Parent Orientation Session
September 2013
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Communication
To be posted on Second Grade Web Page:• Parent Letters• Sharing Schedules• Field Trip Notices• Permission Slips
http://www.keyschool.org/
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Increased IndependenceSecond Graders are working toward:• Unpacking their belongings in homeroom • Taking responsibility for getting homework
to school and home• Packing themselves up at home and school• Tying their own shoes…music every day• Planning appropriate clothing choices for the
daily schedule
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School Arrival Time
• Students may enter the classroom at 8:10 a.m. • Students do much better when they are
unpacked and settled before 8:25 a.m.
• Children who arrive after 8:25 a.m. must sign in through the Manse office before entering the homeroom class.
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Dismissal• Children are accompanied by a teacher to the
second grade check out area or to the bus group.
• Please inform the LS office, in writing, of designated drivers for your child.
• If your child is not picked up by 3:30 p.m., they must go to the After School Program and must be registered. Please fill out these forms – just in case!
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Absences
• Please inform the LS office in the morning if your child is sick.
• With advance notice, teachers will work to gather written class assignments or homework for pick up in the Lower School Office at the end of day.
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Language Arts Groups
• Diagnostic Assessment: (a) reading, writing, spelling skills
(b) learning profile
We anticipate beginning Language Arts classes during the week of September 16th .
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Homework• Math: Given out on Friday, due the following Wednesday
• Language Arts: Weekly phonics/spelling rule will be given out on Friday, with spelling quiz scheduled for the following Thursday.
Language Arts teachers will individualize specific procedures and expectations by class.
• French• Music
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Sharing• Sharing letter and schedule going home• Sharing begins Monday, September 9th
• Alternate weeks by group• If holidays interrupt the regular sharing
schedule, your child will be asked to present the next school day.
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Field Trips
• Naval Academy Planetarium (winter)• The National Colonial Farm (spring)• Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
(spring)
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Snack/Lunch• Children are encouraged to relax and enjoy calm conversations with
classmates during snack and lunch.
• We do not share food. We ask children to return uneaten food vs. throwing it away!
• Thermos containers are a great way to keep food warm. We do not have access to a microwave.
• We have flatware to share with the children when needed.
• We encourage the use of re-usable water bottles.• Bus students are allowed to eat a small snack prior to getting on
the bus as they may not eat while on the bus.
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Dressing for the Weather• We go outside every day.
• We walk all around campus between classes regardless of weather.
• Sweater/sweatshirt left at school is welcome.
• As long as it is not raining hard, we try to go out for at least some part of recess.
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Birthdays
• We welcome special class treats to celebrate birthdays.
• Please contact your homeroom teacher to arrange the best time for a special class treat and to learn specific food allergies.
• Children with food allergies may have an approved special treat provided by their parent, if needed.
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Food Allergies
• Mahoney homeroom is Severe Allergy• Parker homeroom is Allergy Sensitive• Morgan homeroom is Allergy Sensitive
Designated “nut table”, hand-washing before and after eating; table wiped down following snack and/or lunch.
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Second Grade Parent Liaison:Alicia Adams and Anna Wood
ROOM PARENTS
Mahoney HR: Peta Demuren (Gabi)Morgan HR: Katrina Williams (Christopher)Parker HR: Allèna Johnson (Mikah)