Back-To-School Night Is 9/28. a Full Schedule Will Be Sent Home to You

Second Grade Sector Upcoming Events Fanwood account to access this tool. Additionally, I will not grant access to Our class photo will be taken on any other usernames besides the ones Tuesday, 9/19. Forms will be sent home listed on our class roster. This means in your child’s McGinn folder. that I will not be distributing access codes to our virtual classroom. Your Back-To-School Night is 9/28. A full child will only access Google Classroom schedule will be sent home to you. through his/her SPF account. Finally, if you would like to access your child’s Teacher Web Page virtual classroom, then you will need to sign in as your child as I will not be Please visit my teacher page. Much distributing access codes to parents as useful information is posted there: well. http://www.spfk12.org//Domain/720 Word Study

You may click on the direct link above, Currently we are focusing on reviewing copy/paste it into your browser, or sorts and procedures from last year. access it through the McGinn School Please note that the children have not web page by selecting teacher pages. been placed into word study groups, so the content of the sorts are a review of Google Classroom last year as well.

We have not begun to use Google Additionally, each sort contains 10 Classroom yet, but are working on words on pink cards. These words will practicing signing in and out of the be placed on our class word wall after computers. Next, we will begin the we have worked with them during that Google Classroom process. Google particular week. After they have been Classroom is a wonderful tool that placed on the word wall, your child will allows the children to complete their be required to use the correct spelling of learning on the computer. I will be those words in his/her writing. guiding the children in their adventures, and as soon as the children are able to Please check out the “Guide to Word navigate this tool, they will be able to Study Homework” tab on my web page use it from home. Once this happens, for useful information about sorts and Google Classroom is a great way to gain homework. another peek into some of the learning that takes place here at McGinn. Centers

When the time comes, feel free to use Centers is a time for your child to work your child’s username and password to independently on concepts that have sign into his/her account and take a look. already been taught, so I can meet with small groups to complete more In order for me to manage this process individualistic instruction. Currently, we effectively, I am requiring that your are practicing procedures for centers, child only use his/her Scotch-Plains- and how to be an independent learner. Second Grade Sector the needs of your child, so feel free to do Arrival this.

Thank you for being so diligent in Birthdays ensuring a timely arrival each morning. Arriving by 8:20 allows the students to The children celebrate birthdays with have a relaxing transition to the start of their class. They are welcome to bring the day. in a simple treat to share with the class, however, the treat needs to be Class Dojo completely nut free. In order to ensure this, each treat must be dropped off at Please make sure you complete and sign the beginning of the day in the main the consent form so I can begin posting office. Attached to the treats should be a pictures which include your child. This list of all ingredients, and the treats is a separate and additional form from should be labeled with your child’s name the district’s Publicity Release Form. and class.

Homework A list of suggested treats is being sent home in your child’s McGinn folder. Homework has begun this week. Each night, your child will have an There are 21 children in our class. assignment in math and word study. Although we do not do birthday readers Reading Logs and Math Fact Record in our class, during Read Across Sheets will begin in the near future, but America Week, you will be able to sign you can begin practicing math facts and up to visit the classroom to read. reading for at least 20 minutes nightly with your child. It is school policy that there will be no goodie bags or frozen/refrigerated treats. I will send a homework alert via email when your child is missing and/or has Absenses/Vacation incomplete homework. Occasionally, your child may miss Additionally, homework is a general school. All work for lessons missed will practice of concepts that we have be sent home upon the return of your covered in class, however, it does not child as this ensures full understanding represent the full rigor and differentiated of the material presented. instruction that takes place on a daily basis in the classroom. Therefore, I do Please keep in mind that the teaching encourage you to modify the homework philosophy of my classroom is one in to make it more challenging for your which we focus on cooperative learning child if necessary. Each and every and hands on activities. For this reason, student is always encouraged to work at a recreation of classroom learning can be a level with which s/he feels most very difficult to send home as a written challenged, and that does oftentimes assignment to be completed at home. include changing assignments to meet Second Grade Sector Oftentimes, when your child misses school, your child misses much of the learning that took place that day. With this in mind, I urge you to please review the school schedule and keep absences to a minimum.

Ms. Mellusi