The second grade classes are taking a field trip to Wiard’s Apple Orchard on Thursday, October 30th. All permission slips and money needs to be turned in by Friday, October 24th. If you are a chaperone, you need to fill out the Criminal Conviction History Form and take it the office by Friday, October 17th. The cost is $9.25 per person, which includes cider and doughnut, small pumpkin, hayride, mini golf, petting farm, corn maze, play area and more. Students must bring a sack lunch with a disposable drink on the day of the field trip.

It has come to my attention that many children are not filling out their student planners. The planner is up all day for them to copy into their own planner. It is the students’ responsibilities to fill in their own planners. Please check your child’s planner every night. Parents should be signing planners on a daily basis. If your child has not filled anything in, they did not follow directions in class. If nothing has been filled in by the student and a parent still signs the planner, I will not stamp it the next day. Many children are not filling in the correct information and are not doing their homework, or are doing incorrect homework.
The students are capable of filling in their own planners by copying from the board and listening to directions in class. I know this is a hard lesson to learn, but the children must become more responsible and attentive listeners.

Also, students should be reading 15-20 minutes EVERY night and have a parent sign their reading log. Several students have not been filling in their reading logs. If this continues, I will have to contact those families to talk about expectations as a 2nd grader.

It is important to help the children to become responsible learners both at school and at home. Thank you to all of the parents for keeping up with your child to make sure they are responsible students.