Winter

Newsletter

Mrs. Seidl

1/9/12

Dear Parent,

Happy New Year!  I hope all of you enjoyed your Christmas Holiday as much as I did.

I want to thank all of you for the wonderful gifts I received for Christmas.  I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

January looks like another busy month. We have conferences on Jan. 24th and 26th.

Catholic School's Week begins January 29th.  We have lots if fun activities planned.

Remember there is a Staff In-service on Jan. 20th.

Also the students need to bring a bag lunch on Jan. 22.

Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and comes to school ready to work. 

Your child will be bringing home a homework folder each night.  It is important that you check this folder, sign papers if you need to, and return homework to your child's backpack.

Please remind you child to read at home and take an AR test when they return their book to school.

Our class schedule and other school information is at the bottom of this page.

Remember your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home his/her normal way.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

                                                                                                    Sincerely yours,

                                                                                                     Mrs. Seid

Religion 

Reading     

AR Reading Points

This year each child will be given a point goal for each month depending on your child's reading ability.

Math   

Math skills:

Please remember that your child has daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Spelling

A list of spelling words will be sent home at the beginning of each new reading story.  A spelling test will be given on the following Friday.  Your child will have spelling homework each night.  Please help your child learn his/her spelling words.

Social and Science

Library                                       

Your child will visit the library each  Thursday.  Your child may check out 2 books each week providing they have returned their books from the previous week.  Please read these with your child and return them as soon as you have finished reading them.

Class Schedule

	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY
8:15	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER	PLEDGE/PRAYER
8:25	Music	Music	Music	Music	Music
8:50	Milk Break	Milk Break	Milk Break	Milk Break	Milk Break
9:05	Religion	Religion	Religion	Reading	Religion
9:30	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading	Reading
11:00	Social/Science	Social/Science	Social/Science	Mass (11:00)	Social/Science
11:35	Lunch-Recess Duty	LUNCH/Recess	LUNCH/Recess Duty	LUNCH/Recess Duty(Aternating)	LUNCH/Recess
12:30	Math	Math	Math	Math	Math
1:30	Computer	Art/Sara	Computer	Library	Computer
1:55	Phy. Ed.	Phy. Ed.	Phy. Ed.	Phy. Ed.	Phy. Ed.
2:30	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting	Handwriting
2:50	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer	Prayer
3:00	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal	Dismissal
			Bus Duty

                        Computer time will include Keyboarding, Spanish, and AR Testing

 Homework

Your child will have homework in math, reading, and spelling.  He/She will be bringing home a folder each night.  Please go over their homework and return it to your child’s book bag so they can turn it in each morning.

In spelling a list of words will be sent home each Monday and a spelling test will be given on the following Friday.  I hope you will take time to practice these words during the week with your child.

Your child will have daily homework in math.  Take time to help your child as needed and correct mistakes with him/her.  Math homework is expected to be handed in the following morning with your signature.

Absences

If your child is sick, please keep him/her at home.  Coming to school will only prolong and spread the illness. When your child is absent I will be glad to send work home with a sibling or neighbor that is designated by you.  When your child returns from being absent, you should send a note explaining the reason for being absent. Please remember to sign and date it.

Bumpy Day Note

If your child has had a bad night, please feel free to let me know so that I may be aware of the problem and possibly be of some help.

Snacks

Each morning around 8:50 we will have milk break.  If your child would like to bring a snack please send a healthy snack.

Buses

Your child needs a dated note signed by you if he/she needs to ride a different bus home or be picked up by you or someone else.  If a child does not have a dated note, he/she will be sent home.  We cannot accept a child’s oral message.

Book Orders

Monthly book order forms from a variety of different companies will be sent home.  Ordering from these is optional.  If you choose to order books remember to send the order form back with your child’s name.  This year you may also order on-line like you did last year.

 

                                                                                                     2ndgrade@stmarysschoolbirdisland.com