Welcome to 2nd Grade Parent Orientation 2014-2015

1. Welcome to 2nd GradeParent Orientation2014-2015

2. Check Daily • Sign Behavior Chart • Use Clear Pouch for lunch money and communication • Homework Planner • Reading Responses/Reading Logs • Spelling • Math Homework • PTO Notes Daily Folders Students are sent to the cafeteria in the morning to turn in lunch money and purchase ice cream tickets.

3. Reading • 20 min/night or 120 min/wk • Nightly Reading Responses (Daily Folder • Math • Will vary – check homework planner • Due next day • Spelling • Daily Folder – paper homework • Pretest Thursday • Test Friday • Lists on website & spelling city – no paper copies provided • Spelling will start later in September (wanting on student supplies)

4. Positive • Accountable • Willing • Safe P.A.W.S. School Rules “What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others."  -Confucius

5. We use the campus wide behavior system. If students move their clip down, I will make a note in their folder. Consequences include PAWS to Think, parent contact, office referrals, time out at recess (to complete missed work), change in seating arrangement. We also use I Matters and Mr. Potato Head. Behavior

6. Class Newsletter: Fridays - e-mailed and posted to website • Website: updated with spelling lists on Fridays • Remind :text @vogel to 281-417-3108 • For ASE news, text @asep to 267-867-0922 • Phone :281-641-3644 • Emaildawn.vogel@humble.k12.tx.us • Conference: 9:05-9:55 Tues. Thurs. Fri., • before or after school as needed Communication & Accessibility

7. 7:55-8:05 Morning Work & Announcement 8:05-8:20 Moments Matter 8:20-9:05, 9:50-10:50 Math 9:05-9:50 Fine Arts 10:50-11:10 Social Studies 11:10 – 11:40 Recess 11:40-12:10 Lunch 12:10-1:45 Reading 1:45-2:10 Science 2:10-3:00 Writing 3:15 Dismissal Daily Schedule

8. There will be an afternoon snack- healthy, low sugar foods please! • Water bottle- with their name or initials on it. • Send a sweater or jacket for your child to have if they get cold in the classroom. • When your child has P.E. for Fine Arts, please make sure they wear appropriate shoes. Classroom Items:

9. If items are forgotten, please feel free to drop them off in the front office. The office staff will deliver it to your child. • There is a lost and found area located near the gym. Label all items. Lost and Found & Forgotten Items:

10. Dress Code: Please refer to your Humble ISD Student Code of Conduct Handbook. Bikes: If your child will be riding a bike to school, please write down the serial number for their bike and keep it someplace safe. In the event that their bike is stolen, this will be a great piece of information for the police. Please make sure that your child knows how they will get home in the event of a Rainy Day Dismissal. Miscellaneous:

11. Promotes hand-eye coordination • Strengthens pencil grip to prepare for cursive handwriting • Develops listening skills and following directions • Kinesthetic & visual learning • Creative writing and story telling • Develop character writing and personal narratives • Integrates math (geometry) and science (plants, weather, life cycles) • Serves as an enrichment to the current curriculum The Project

12. Developed by published author and illustrator Wendy Halperin • Wendy has worked for esteemed authors such as Cynthia Rylant, Douglas Wood, Mary Ann Hoberman, and many more. • She has written, illustrated, and published many of her own books. • www.drawingchildrenintoreading.com • www.wendyhalperin.com • www.peacelovekindergarten.com Wendy Halperin

13. The Project In Action

14. The Possibilities…

15. Thank you for partnering with us this year to watch your child grow through 2nd Grade!