Welcome to Second Grade!
Mrs. Willette – Room 202
Our year is off to a great start! I’m looking forward to getting to know your student and you. Please take a few moments to review some of the information on this page to help you become familiar with second grade.
Schedules
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: Gym and Spanish
Thursday: Art
Friday: Technology
Additionally, grades k-4 attend Mass every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. (grades 5-8 attend Mass on a different day).
Lunch/Recess is from 11:30-12:15 each day.
Student Work
Student work will be returned throughout the week, but the bulk of it may go home on Fridays. This work does not need to be returned unless marked with a note stating otherwise (“Please complete” or “Please fix and return”). Please take a few moments to look over these papers with your child. Talk about what they’re learning in class, or what they’re enjoying, or what they may be struggling with. Be encouraging and remind students that mistakes are part of learning. Many assignments will be checked together in class. Those taken for a grade will typically have a percent marked on them.
Management Sheets
The weekly management sheet (“Happy Squares”) is used to track your child’s behavior and work habits during the school day. It is not a punishment, but a way to help students understand areas where they may need to make better choices or apply more effort. The chart is divided it to different categories for each day (conduct, homework, etc.) with spaces for the teacher to write notes if necessary. If there was a problem with any area, the teacher will cross off a smiley face or write a note explaining the situation. You should review the sheet daily and sign it, even on Friday (to be returned Monday).
Homework and Homework Notebook
At the end of each day we will review homework and any other important messages together and write them in our homework notebook. My hope is that parents will review the notebook and sign it each day to indicate that work was completed. The homework notebook is a good habit for students to practice, as they will be used now through the 8th grade. Students should also plan on practicing weekly spelling words each night, as well as practicing basic math facts regularly (you can find some good Web sites for practicing math facts listed on my teacher page on the SJA Web site). Additionally, I will send home a couple of extra practice pages 2-3 times per week. The recommendation for second grade homework is that it takes no longer than 20-30 minutes to complete. Please let me know if it ever seems homework is taking much longer than that.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Willette, Room 202
mwillette@stjoan.net