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Dear Parents,

    The 3rd Report Card Marking Period is coming to a close.  All missing assignments are due no later than Sunday, March 14th.  This will give us time to grade all the work and transfer the grades into MiStar.  If you do not know what assignments your child is missing remember to go into Schoology, click on Grades in the left hand side column, click Elementary Marking Period 3, then click each subject to see what is missing and or incomplete.  If an assignment is missing it will have an orange hexagon, if it’s incomplete it will have a half an orange hexagon, if I haven’t graded it yet you will see an image of a blue paper colored in without a grade, if it is graded you will see a score.  If there is NO IMAGE OR NO SCORE IT HAS NOT BEEN TURNED IN.  This is where you will find everything you need to check on your child’s assignments. Please keep in mind if a unit is complete, and we have had the assessment assignments for that unit are no longer collected or available to be turned in.  To see what unit we are on, please check your child’s Weekly Lesson Plan located in Schoology.    

Remember all assignments are in Schoology if you need to click back and see what may have been completed but accidentally not submitted.

We hope that this helps, and thanks for your help in advance!

The 2nd grade team,

Mrs. Robins,

Miss Polidori

Along with this we are hoping students will make cards for residents at Beaumont Commons! They can write or decorate a card for senior citizens with a positive message. Please bring them in to school with them Monday or Tuesday!

Please do not write your full name on the card. The information came home yesterday for Group A and today for Group B. The information on this is on the back of the March is Reading Month Calendar which is in the RED EVERYDAY FOLDER in the Homework Pocket.

Thank you!

Dear Parents,

With a very heavy heart, earlier tonight you received an email from Ms. Tiba regarding information on Ms. Black. Due to the circumstances and the impact, ALL Lindbergh Elementary classes will have an asynchronous day tomorrow, Friday, February 26, 2021 with learning labs cancelled.  

Every assignment that your child needs to complete for tomorrow will be in one folder instead of separate subject folders.  As we have done in the past. You will find your child’s asynchronous assignments in Schoology under the folder labeled Lesson Plans for 02-26-21.

If your child was scheduled to come in for face to face Learning Labs please notify me by email that you received this email and are aware they are not to come in tomorrow.  

We appreciate your patience and kindness while we work through this loss.   

Thanks so much, and take care.  

Mrs. Robins and 

Miss Polidori

Welcome to Hybrid Learning!  We are so excited and are looking forward to working with your child in class.  We hope to make this transition to face to face an enjoyable one. Below is some information that we thought you would find helpful to begin the new hybrid learning.  

Group Schedules 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Group A students in person  Group B (needs to follow the special class schedule)	Group B students in person  Group A (needs to follow the special class schedule)	All students virtual	Group A students in person  ***Except for March 4th and 11th will be all students virtual.  Students will follow special schedule for their Group A or B day.	Group B students in person  ***Except for March 5th and 11th will be all students virtual.  Students will follow special schedule for their Group A or B day.

SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST

To help your child get ready for 2nd grade hybrid face to face learning, a recommended supply list was sent to you in an email last week.  You can also find this list posted on our Blogs, and in our Parent Information folder in Schoology.   We have also added one more item to the supply list.  Students will also need a small supply bag/pencil case (or a baggy will be provided).Thanks so much!  To keep students organized and because of limited space, students will only be allowed to put the recommended supply list items in their backpacks. So please do not purchase things they will not be able to use.  

Items to pack in BACKPACK daily

After students bring these suggested supplies there will be items that they need to bring back and forth daily.  These items are their Everyday Folder, lunch box if they are bringing lunch, a spill proof water bottle, their Benchmark Texts for Close Reading, Eureka Math Learn and Succeed Books (please return their practice book and we will keep at school), and if something needs to be added we will inform you.  

Some classroom donations that are always appreciated and welcome are Kleenex boxes, gallon Ziploc baggies, sandwich Ziploc baggies, Clorox Wipes, dry erase markers, and sticky notes.

EVERYDAY FOLDER/ORGANIZATION

An RED folder will become your child’s “EVERYDAY FOLDER”.   Your child’s Everyday Folder has two pockets. The pocket that is labeled “Homework/Return” should only be used for sending your child’s homework back and forth between home and school.  Classroom notes that need to be signed and returned (such as permission slips) will also be considered homework.  The other pocket that is labeled “Take Out/Keep at home” is where school notes or graded work will be placed.  PLEASE EMPTY THIS POCKET DAILY.  Students are responsible for safeguarding their Everyday Folder, bringing them in daily,and also taking them home daily.  We are also asking you to please look over your child’s folder with him or her every night.  Each day at the end of class, we pack our Everyday Folders together to make sure they have what they need.

DAILY SUCCESS CALENDAR

In your child’s Everyday Folder you will also find a monthly success calendar.   This month’s calendar is green. This is to inform you of your child’s behavior (face to face learning).   Please do not take this calendar out of your child’s homework folder.  This calendar is a part of my classroom management, and a way to communicate between home and school.  Each day, your child’s calendar will be stamped to inform you of his or her success.  If your child has a good “green” day they will receive a stamp.  To reward students for extra excellent behavior or acts your child will earn a stamp, and we will also note it on their success calendar.  If there is a day where your child missed getting their success calendar stamped or commented on don’t worry it can be done the next day.  We are also asking you to PLEASE INITIAL your child’s success calendar daily to help inform us that you have seen it. Thanks so much! 

SNACK AND WATER BOTTLES

Currently students are NOT allowed to bring in a snack.  We do have a late lunch at 12:30 so it is important that they get a good breakfast each morning.  Students can bring a refillable water bottle from home.  There are no drinking fountains but students will be able to use water bottle filling stations. Please make sure that your child’s water bottle is SPILL PROOF (no screw on caps or tops that spill once the bottle is lying on its side).  This prevents clean-ups and spills on student work.  PLEASE also make sure that your child’s water bottle is labeled with his or her first AND last name.  Thanks!

ARRIVAL (9:30 a.m.) AND DISMISSAL (2:20 p.m.)

Students should not be at school prior to 9:30.  Parents will not be allowed to enter the building without prior arrangement.  2nd grade students will be expected to line up at the back doors by the basketball hoops.  This is also known as the gym door.  There will be pylons with numbers on them, and our class will line behind pylons #3 and #4 (Mrs. Robins) #1 and #2 (Miss Polidori).  Students will be picked up and brought in by the teacher in the morning and then walked out to their lines at the end of the day.  Students will be excused from the line when picked up by a parent, adult, sibling unless notified they are allowed to walk home.  

STUDENTS THAT TAKE THE BUS (ONLY)

From the bus, students will go into the front door, and go through the building to line up at their proper number outside by the basketball courts.

As you know, hybrid is new to all of us, and we are in this together.  We will notify you as soon as we can on any additional helpful information you may need to know.  We do not want to overwhelm you with too much at one time, and will send information to you on a needed basis.  Please keep in mind, information is shared via blog and/or email.  If you have any fun ideas, questions, or concerns, please do not hesitate to share.  Again, we look forward to continuing to work with you this year. 

Sincerely,

The 2nd Grade Team

Katie Robins and Laura Polidori

Dear 2021 Second Grade Parents (Hybrid), 

I hope students are as excited about returning to school and want to begin school supply shopping. Any supplies other than the ones listed will not be used. We wouldn’t want you to purchase things and not be able to use them. 

To help make this transition easier PLEASE have your child bring these items into school on their first hybrid day.  We will be going over procedures and organization.  

CONSIDER PURCHASING 

–3 pocket folders with 3 fasteners (1 green, 1 blue, and  1 red) 

– 2 to 3  #2 Pencils (Dixon Ticoneroga preferred) 

– 1 pack of 3 to 4 black dry erase markers 

– a small cloth or piece of felt to wipe off dry erase boards (a clean sock will work too) 

– 1  box of crayons with a variety of colors (no larger than a 24 pack please)  

-1 large box of markers (no larger than a 10 pack) OR a pack of colored pencils 

– 1 composition notebook (100 sheets, 9 3/4 X 7 1/2 inches, that have lined paper inside and color doesn’t matter) 

– 1  glue stick (Elmer’s preferred) 

– 1 highlighter any color 

– 1 large eraser (if they want)

-a pair of headphones (may be needed to use at the computer.  We are still getting information on Chromebook usage. Please send in a labeled Zip Lock Bag).  

Classroom Donations appreciated– box of Kleenex, gallon Ziploc bags, sandwich Ziploc baggies, and extra sticky notes are always welcome. 

If anything else is needed a note will follow after hybrid begins or please check your child’s 2^nd grade teacher’s Blog Site for any additional suggestions. 

Thank you for your help with this in advance!  

Thanks! 

2^nd Grade Teachers 

Dear Parents,

Due to needing additional information some students will be taking additional sub tests in learning labs.  The subtests are shorter in length and measure specific skills.  We will be using the NWEA testing link as located in Schoology.

As students may or may not have completed the NWEA we do not have a list as of yet to let you know when we will test your child.

We will send you an email to let you know what the date will be.  They will be tested in the afternoon during Learning Labs.

Thank you for your cooperation, help and understanding as we are trying to get through all this together.

Miss Polidori 

Mrs. Robins

Dear Parents,

    The 2nd Report Card Marking Period is coming to a close.  All missing assignments are due no later than Sun. Jan. 17th.  This will give us time to grade all the work and transfer the grades into MiStar.  If you do not know what assignments your child is missing remember to go into Schoology, click on Grades in the left hand side column, click Elementary Marking Period 2, then click each subject to see what is missing and or incomplete.  If an assignment is missing it will have an orange hexagon, if it’s incomplete it will have a half an orange hexagon, if I haven’t graded it yet you will see an image of a blue paper colored in without a grade, if it is graded you will see a score.  This is where you will find everything you need to check on your child’s assignments.  

Remember all assignments are in Schoology if you need to click back and see what may have been completed but accidentally not submitted.

We hope that this helps, and thanks for your help in advance!

The 2nd grade team,

Mrs. Robins,

Miss Polidori

Today your child will be checking to see if their device is ready for taking the NWEA assessment. I will be doing this with them immediately after lunch and specials break. I am not emailing this info since mass email is currently down for the district. I am also providing the Device Readiness link in the NWEA folder in Schoology if your child is unable to complete it with me. Information about this is already on the letter I provided as a download on my Blog. If your device is not compatible please contact the school office. I hope this helps.