September 14, 020

Dear 2nd grade Parents,
            We are moving right along in 2^nd grade.  We’re doing related facts in math, who’s related to us in social studies, and how we’re all related in God’s family through the church. 
We sent home the packet for the children’s Baptismal poster.  If your child has not been baptized, then they may do a poster about their birth.  They may bring in their finished posters at any time.  They will be due at the end of the month.
            On your child’s math sheet it may say to write an equation in a Math Journal, please ignore that and have your child just write the answer anywhere on the paper.  Thank you for sending back papers which are not your child’s, we will make sure they get to the correct person.
            The first week of school I tested your child in Language Arts of Reading, Grammar, Phonics, and Spelling.  It is not for the report card but to give me information of what your child remembers from 1^st grade.
            I like to move all the children around the room, so every few weeks your child has a different view of the room and the board, (and new friends).  And in a few weeks, I will move students between rooms, so everyone gets to meet everyone.
            During the day, Mrs. Thombs and I purposefully move between the 2 rooms.  The students are all together at recess, music, health, and PE.
Try Google Classroom this week.  You put in your child’s username, password and then go to Classroom, ask for 2^nd grade and the code for my room is :  iud36ol 
If you get in, then go to the CLASSROOM button and I left a question for the children to answer to see who can get on my site.  If you have problems we will send out further directions from the computer department.  No rush, this is just a try.
Today is MUSIC on Monday, some children took their instruments out of their backpacks. Mrs. Wells, asks that the bag of instruments just stays on the bottom, or in a pocket of their backpack at all times.
A lot of tests came home today, if your child finished their tests.  I break the tests into parts, the same parts which are on the report card.  I do not go by %, I go by adding up all the points.
I-means Incomplete work.  I will give them a 2^nd chance and then it needs to be graded.  They need to check their own work before handing in a test.  If they have a # verses a name,  then they have forgotten the basics of putting their name on their paper.