If you wish to buy popcorn please put the $1 in yellow daily folders.

It will be passed out at dismissal.

We started with computers today!

Each student has a card to help them (one for school and one for home).

Please DO NOT do Iready pathways for reading or math yet. We need to do the assessment first. Your child can play on Raz Kids, Epic, Abcya in the mean time.

Hello Parents! We have had a fabulous four day week! We started Eureka math squared and our morning Montessori work times. The students are doing great learning to work independently. So far we are not using any materials because we are reviewing first grade work. I am finished assessing phonics and need to assess reading levels next week. Once completed I hope to start reading groups and begin sending home book bags with appropriate leveled books.

Today you are getting an extra math book sent home. We are adjusting to the pacing and work load of second grade however the apply math books seem to be a lot of work after we already spent an hour on the lesson. I am sending them home in case you would like any supplemental things. The students can do them if they would like. It is not required. It is just for extra or a reference. We completed Eureka math lesson 1-4 this week.

Our handwriting books have not arrived yet but are on their way. We will have print in the first half of the year and cursive in the second half. Since they are not here yet we started with just some simple pages I already had.

From now on I will be spot checking planners! 🙂 I do not have time each morning to check but I hope you will be able to continue signing each night. I am hoping to only post each Friday with updates. Most will have information in their planners nightly.

We have begun our star jar for class rewards and are up to 6 compliments in the hallway and classroom! When our jar gets full we will have donuts & bagels together for breakfast one morning. 🙂

Just a quick note that not all math will be corrected. I walk around during math and take notes of who is doing it correct and incorrect. That is how I will pull math groups in the afternoons. If you see something incorrect you can also go over it that night with your child.

Request- We have had lots of spills! I bought a paper towel holder and a couple to start us off. If anyone can donate a roll of paper towels we would be grateful!

Have a great weekend! <3

PTA meets today at 2 pm in the cafeteria!

Reminder tomorrow is our first Early Release! The students are dismissed at 1:50 pm.

Hello families! We have had a fabulous first week of second grade! I am so excited at the possibilities for this year… your children ready to learn and excited. This week we spent time learning classroom routines and procedures. We also learned a lot about each other since we have new friends joining us from other Dearborn schools. Next week we will jump in to some of our curriculum and Montessori work times.

This week we had a visit from Superintendent Maleyko! He came in while we were partner working on fortune tellers. He reminded us 2nd grade is a fun year to to keep doing our best. His Instagram picture he took is attached at the bottom of this post.

A few important reminders:

Planners need to be signed nightly by a parent!

We have NO SCHOOL on Friday & Monday. (Labor Day)

On Tuesday the first lunch choice will be breakfast that will either be waffles/pancakes & sausage instead of grilled cheese.

Have a GREAT long weekend!

We have our first full day of school tomorrow!

Please check backpacks tonight. They will have their yellow daily folders and planners. Lots of important papers to read over and you will need to sign their planners nightly. We will be writing in homework, updates, and important information. Less blog posts in second grade and more responsibility of giving parents planners each night and discussing the important things with you! (I will still post in the beginning until we get into the routine).

Don’t forget to send in a snack for the afternoons and refillable water bottle DAILY.

Dismissal is 3:20 pm!

You may begin dropping off at 8 am for breakfast. Please drop them off at Door 18. They walk down the corridor and a staff member will be at the door to open it for them. The students will have breakfast until 8:20 and then be dismissed to their classroom. Any student dropped off after 8:20 am will need to go to the playground doors and be buzzed in by the office. No parents are allowed to enter the building. Once the door unlocks your child may come in the doors and staff members will be present to help them find our classroom if they do not already know how.

2nd grade dismisses from Door 18 again. Kindergarten will dismiss a few minutes early since they take a little longer. We will be out between 11:25-11:30 am. Please pull all the way up so all cars can fit in the parking lot. No Montessori parents should park in the parking spots…. Those are reserved for Developmental preschool who arrives and dismisses after the Montessori. Once our class comes outside your child will fist bump me and let me know that they see Mom, Dad, etc. Then you are free to leave. Reminder to just be patient. It takes a couple of days to figure out arrival and dismissal for our new parents. It will get faster the more we practice it. If their is not room in the parking lot please do not stop on Ann Arbor Trail. You can loop around the block or park across the street at the Mosque until more space opens in the parking lot. We stay with the kids until 5 minutes after dismissal time. After that we escort them to the office and call.

****If your child has an older sibling in 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. They will be picked up by their older sibling and dismissed outside of Door 20 (by the STEM doors.) Once you pull into the other parking lot security guards will be present to guide you down the sidewalk. You will pull as far forward as possible and line up that way. Once the siblings come out they will come to your car.

Please make sure that you are subscribed to the Howe School blog as well. That has a post with maps and more details about arrival and dismissal.

A couple of quick things:

Please send in a change of clothes labeled in a ziplock bag for your child’s locker.

If you have not sent in supplies you can do that next week also.

Monday is a half day dismissal is at 11:30 am.

(Sorry if you are a returning parent and know some of this already… Just trying to make sure things are as smooth as they can be for the first week of school).

As always please email me if you have any questions! I am super excited and looking forward to a GREAT year in second grade with all of you.

Visit between 12-1:30 pm to see our classroom and drop off supplies!

Bring any purchased supplies to Open House THIS FRIDAY from 12- 1:30 pm.