ABC's+of+Second+Grade

2nd Grade Alphabet Here is a brief overview Mrs. King's Cobras classroom policies!

**RESPECT: I give every child/adult the respect they deserve. In turn I expect that from ALL my students. Being disrepsectful will not be tolerated and parents will be notifid if this should happen. I always tell my students, __"You do not have to like everyone in your class, but you will respect them"!__** || I am e**X**cited to work with **Y**ou and **Y**our child this **y**ear! Make sure he/she gets plenty of **rest** each night as we have exciting days planned for this year! Your child has lots of choices each day to make. Please encourage positive ones. ||
 * ** A is for... Attendance**- much of our learning will take place together in class. We do lots of hands-on activities and group work. Please plan to attend school every day, except in cases of illness or emergency! || ** B is for... Book** orders-from time to time book orders can be placed on line from Scholastic Book Clubs. This is a great way to purchase books inexpensively, while helping our class earn points towards other items! More information to come. ||
 * ** C is for... Communication**- please feel free to contact me by e-mail or call me at school with questions or concerns at any time. **Class T-Shirt**-We will be ordering these in the near future and we wear them every Wednesday, on Field Trips, and field day. || ** D is for... Dismissal**- school ends at 2:45. You must send a note to school if your child is to go home a different way than his/her normal scheduled way. I take the safety of all my students very seriously! ||
 * ** E is for... Emergencies**- please make sure we have the correct **emergency information** on file for your child. If phone numbers change, you can call or send a note so your child's file can be updated! || **F is for...** **Field** trips- our class will be going on field trips this year. If you would like to chaperone one of these trips, please let me know at that time. Usually so many parents want to atend that I do a drawing. If you do not get picked for the first one then you would be in for the second. Permission slips must be returned for your child to attend. **Please look for information in your child's Tuesday Take home envelope.** ||
 * G is for... **Graded** work- We do so much work in class and in our spiral notebooks that you may not see much of our class work come home until the end of the year. However assessments will come home in a timely manner once they are graded. Look for them in their Las Brisas Purple folder or Tuesday Take Home Enevelope. || ** H is for... Homework**- your child will be given homework on Fridays. If your child does not finish something in class then it will be sent home for homework. An example of this would be math. It should take about 20-30 minutes and must come back to school on the next Friday or the next day if necessary. Homework is meant for your child to practice what has been taught in class. This helps teach responsibility and accountability. **We all have outside lives so homework is not a main point to my teaching. Supporting what is being done in class is appreciated and always read. Further information will come home soon**. ||
 * **I is for...** **Important information**- if you have any important papers that need to come to school, please send them in an envelope with my name on it as well as your child's name on it. || ** J is for... Job** well done-I always try to point out with a note or even a verbal praise when something is done well. We all like to be told when we do something good. If you see positive notes in your child's paperwork reinforce this at home as a job well done! ||
 * ** K is for... Kindness**- we will learn about being kind to others and ourselves every day. Las Brisas has a 0 tolerance policy for bullying as well as my classroom. || ** L is for...Our lunch time has changed this year. We have lunch at 11:30-12:00 each day. ** ||
 * ** M is for... Money-** when sending money to school, please put it in an envelope or bag inside your child's purple folder. I will ask the students to check these daily to ensure the money makes it to the right place. Also remind your child to remember to hand it in to me. This helps them become more responsible. || ** N is for... Newsletters**- newsletters are sent home from time to time but check the website for information. **Nightly Reading**: part of your homework is to read for 20-30 minutes at night. **This is extrememly important**. You may read to them, them to you, or they can listen to reading from another source. Just as long as they are engaged in the reading process. ||
 * **O is for...** Being **Organized**. It is very important that your child shows up to school each day with their purple folder, backpack, and positive attitude ready to learn. ** It is also very importnat that they take pride in their classroom and help keep it neat. This is a high expectation for our class. ** || **P is for...** **Patience- As busy people in this world we all need to have patience. Please have them with your child and myself. I will give each child the same amount of attention.**
 * P is for Patriotism. Each Friday we ask for students to show their pride in our country by wearing red, white, and blue. Once a month we have a patriotic ceremony before school outside with the principal. My husband is in the Air Force and he attends these ceremonies.** ||
 * ** Q is for... Quick and Quiet Hellos- as you volunteer in our classroom or our building, I will urge your child to acknowledge you with a "quick and quiet" wave hello. It is important for them to greet you, but remain involved in class activities.** If they see you in the hall a simple wave is great and then move on. || R is for...**Reading-** students are expected to read at home every night, as part of their nightly homework. Encourage them to bring their library books home to read. We will also take Accelerated Reader tests at school. More information will come home later about AR. Also reading a story more then once is a great way to show voice and gain comprehension. I am going to be working on this in class with the students. They will share any information they have learned with you.
 * ** S is for... Serious**-I take my job very seriously and love what I do. I appreciate it when the students are serious about their work and themselves and come to school each day ready to learn! || ** T is for... Tardies**- students should be at school by 8:00. Arriving after this time causes students to lose instructional time as well as distraction of class activities or teaching. ||
 * ** U is for... **USA- We have patriotic ceremonies on the First Friday of each month. We sing songs about our country and are very thankful for the country we live in. We encourage the students to wear red, white, and blue clothing to show their support. (My husband is also a first seargent in the U.S. Airforce and is almost usually there to patricpate.) These ceremonies are conducted outside on the circular court. If your child has attended Las Brisas before then they are familiar with them. As stated above. However part of our curriculum for 2nd grade we learn about the U.S. constitution. ||  **V is for...**   **Volunteers**- we love volunteers! Moms, dads, grandparents... you can volunteer in class or work on things for class at home. I will send home information soon about volunteering. Please look for that shortly.  ||
 * ** W is for... Website**- I am working on trying to keep this website up and running. It takes time so please have patience with me. I have three kids of my own that keep me busy. Thank you for understanding. My big main goal for this school year is to keep it up to date much better then I have. I also want to upload important papers and documents for you to access. || ** X, Y, and Z are for... **