Classroom Info

On this website you will see suggestions for helping your child learn and achieve. Look in the "School-to Home Connection" section of each monthly news page. Please take a few minutes to read through these monthly pages so you will know what your child is learning and how you can help.

Each night (Monday-Thursday) your child will bring home their purple homework folder. Please check it daily for important notices and homework assignments. On most nights, homework will consist of a math or language arts worksheet to tie into our lesson for the day. This assignment is extra practice and will help me check for understanding. Please assist your child read the directions and answer any questions they may have. A homework routine is important in Second Grade. If your child is having any difficulty with homework, please send it back to school with a note to let me know. I will revisit the homework at school.

Students in Second Grade should read 20 minutes nightly and record in their Reading Log. The Reading Log should be filled out nightly and returned to school the following day. Additionally, students are expected to practice their spelling words/phonic principle each night.

We will have a snack in the morning around 11:00. Please be sure to send in a healthy snack labeled with your child's name. Please pack it separately from their lunch box. Snacks are kept in the classroom.

Individual Behavior Plan

Our classroom behavior system is tied to Hopewell's four behavior pillars: Responsible, Respectful, Safe, and Caring. Students are expected to show these expectations. Individual behaviors will be handled privately. I will have a behavior clipboard. Students will be given a warning for an inappropriate behavior. After a warning, I will record the behavior on the clipboard. After several records, I will have a conference with the student to discuss they behavior and they will fill out a "Fix It" ticket to reflect on their behavior. I will keep the first ticket at school. If a student receives a second ticket they will take it home for a parent signature.

Classroom Goal

Our class will work together towards a specific goal, such as quiet transitions and being respectful to others. When the class is showing they are working on the goal I will add a star to the goal sheet. When we get all our stars, the class will have a special reward. Rewards may include extra recess or pajama day.

We love to recognize birthdays in school! As part of our healthy eating initiative, I ask that you choose a non-food option for recognizing your child’s birthday. One suggestion is for your child to donate a book to our classroom library. We will include your child's name inside with a special sticker and will be kept on display in our classroom library. As a class, we will make a birthday book for your child to take home. Summer birthdays will be celebrated towards the end of the school year.