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The Leader In Me: 7 Habits

Baldwin Stocker, and the other schools in Arcadia, are using The Leader In Me program. This program believes that every student is a capable leader and seeks to teach them 7 key habits that will help bring out the best in themselves. This program is developed from Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, and the child centered book that came from that, The Leader In Me. In lieu of traditional classroom rules, our classroom will be guided by these habits. Check out their website to learn more about the 7 Habits we will be learning and using in class.

Room 1's Classroom Schedule

8:20 School Starts

Morning Business

PE (Tue, Wed, Thur)

Math

10:00 - 10:15 Recess

Phonics Practice

Writing

Reading Groups

11:55 - 12:37 Lunch

Silent Reading

Science / Social Studies

1:20 Early Release day on Tuesdays

1:30-1:45 Break

Art/Music/Coding/Engineering/Gardening

Classroom Cleanup

2:35 Dismissal on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Please note: the packet includes a list of ways students may study their spelling words. Students do not need to do all of the activities, that would be too much! They should choose the activities they need to do in order to be ready for the spelling test on Friday.

I feel that homework is important for 2nd graders to start developing the responsibility and study habits they'll need in high school and college to work and study independently at home. The work I send home should be work that they can complete on their own. I do not want homework to become a major point of stress for my students or their families. I hope the flexibility of the packets will help with this, but if the homework becomes stressful for your family please let me know.

Homework

In Room 1 we will use homework packets. Every Monday students will get a packet that includes their work for the week, including a reading log and spelling list. The packet is due on Friday.