General+Information+for+the+Beginning+of+the+Year

Dear Parent(s),

Welcome to 2nd grade! I am so excited to have your child in my class, and I am looking forward to a great year! I know that in order for your child to be successful, we all need to work together to communicate. I will be communicating with you in different ways: notes sent home with your child, my wiki (it’s like a web page with classroom information), emails, and telephone calls. This year on my wiki, I will include all of my weekly information for you and your child to use. If you do not have access to a computer, just let me know and I will send home paper copies with your child. Please make sure that you check your child’s “take-home folder” every night for homework and important notes. Homework will be on Monday-Thursday nights. Homework will be posted on my wiki, and papers will be stamped with a homework sign. Examples of homework are: math sheet, flashcards, studying a spelling list (spelling tests are on Fridays), studying for a science test, a reading story, or a reading log. (For the reading log, you and your child keep track of how many minutes he/she reads at home and then returns it on Friday. Fifty minutes a week is the reading goal for the reading log.) Please assist your child only when needed. I will be recording your child’s completed homework all week, and rewarding him/her for it! If your child’s homework is completed and turned in on time for the week, your child will get to play “Homework-opoly.” “Homework-opoly” is a game where students can earn prizes and rewards! I am trying to establish good study habits to help your child become successful. If incomplete homework becomes a problem, I will be contacting you. Your child may bring a water bottle with unflavored water in it. This can be used throughout the classroom day and during snack. During snack your child will have the option of skim or one percent milk which will be charged to the lunch account. Snacks will be provided by the school and will not be charged to the lunch account. Our classroom will have a character plan to help maintain good character. This plan consists of using a stoplight. Each day all of the students start at green. They will only move up on the stoplight if they are not displaying good character. Each student will receive a warning before his/her stick is moved. Here is what each color means:

Green- Everything is going great, and you are showing good character!

Yellow- Slow down and think about your character.

Red- Stop and accept the consequences.

Off the stoplight- Write a note home and visit with Mrs. Bedford and Mr. Graeve. This note needs to be signed by a parent and returned to school the next day.

I think we have an awesome class that has good character. I don’t anticipate many problems, but I do want you to be aware of our character plan. Thanks for all of your support.

Thank you!

Mrs. Bedford

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