Welcome to Parent Orientation
Night!
Please sign up for a parent/teacher
conference on the table.
2nd Grade Daily Schedule
7:35-7:50 - Arrival
7:50 – 8:05 – Target the Question
8:05 – 8:30 – Calendar/Morning Meeting
8:30 – 9:00 – Knight Time
9:00 – 10:15 – Math
10:15- Listen to Reading and Snack
10:15 – 11:55 – Daily 5
12:00 – 12:30 – Lunch
12:30 – 1:00 – Recess
1:00 – 1:45 – Science/Social Studies/Health
1:45 – Pack Up
1:55 – 2:40 – Specials
2:45 - Dismiss
Folders
• “Knightly” Folder
- Homework
- Any correspondence necessary
• Newsday Tuesday
- Important Messages
- Notes/Letters from PTA
Attendance
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Magic Time – 10:00 am
Attendance graphing
Funding $$
Please come prepared each day.
▫ The office will not be delivering items to
classrooms.
Parent Conferences
• 1st Report cards will be given to parents at
conferences. (Sept. 30 - Oct 4)
• Assessments, progress, goals, observations, etc.
will be discussed at this time.
• Please sign up for conferences tonight if you
didn’t at “Meet the Teacher.”
Report Cards
o Second grade will be using standards based
reporting rather than ‘number’ grades.
Arrivals
• Car Riders:
▫ Dropped off at the front of the building
• Bikers:
▫ Ride to the front of the building – students will walk
their bikes to the bike rack and enter through the
cafeteria.
• Walkers:
▫ Walk around the front of the building and enter in the
main doors.
• School Bus & Daycare Bus:
▫ Bus will drop students off in the back of the school and
enter through the cafeteria.
Dismissal
• Car Riders:
▫ No car tag? You may check your child out in the office after
car line has finished.
▫ Please no cell phones
▫ Expect delays the first couple weeks
• Bikers & Walkers:
▫ Teachers will walk students off school property. Please do not
wait for your child at the playground. We also ask that you do not
park in Madison.
• School Bus & Daycare Bus:
▫ Buses leave from the back of the school
Procedures
• The office will not dismiss students after 2:20 from the classroom.
• If there is a change to the normal transportation routine, a parent must send a
note with your child or email the teacher before 1:30.
(We will not be in the classroom 1:55-2:40)
• Beginning next week, students will need to walk to their own classroom
at the start of the school day.
• After you eat lunch with your child, please check out at front office.
▫ Assume the email has NOT been received if
you do not receive a response from the
teacher.
Nurse Terri
• ALL MEDICATIONS, including over the counter
MUST have a parent note AND a doctor’s
note. Cough drops are considered a
medication. Lip balm that only contains
Vaseline is permitted.
• Fever Free 24 hours without pain
medication
Bad Weather
• In the event of bad weather, we will ensure your
child’s safety by following our district’s safety
procedures.
Birthdays
• Birthdays
▫ You may send a treat for the class with
your child on the morning of their
birthday! No balloons, etc.
 Please make sure they are store bought
because of health issues within our
school.
▫ If you would like invitations handed out
at school, please make sure all children
in the class are invited.
Mark your calendar
• December 20 – Winter Party
(11:45-12:30)
• February 13 – 2nd grade performance
(PTA meeting 6:00)
• February 14 – Valentine Party
(2:00-2:30)
• June 6 – End of Year Party
(11:45-12:30)
▫ Older siblings are not allowed to attend.
Homework
• Homework will be assigned on Monday and will
be turned in on Friday. This will be graphed in
children’s data binders.
• Homework will be on the back of the newsletter
and sent in
the “Knightly Folder.”
Spelling
• Based upon common assessment, students will
be divided into multiple spelling groups.
• Words are given on Monday and test will be
given Friday.
Guided Reading
• Begin after parent conference week
• Blue book bag
▫ Return daily
BIG math stations
• B – Buddy games
• I – Independent practice
• G – Guided practice
Classroom Management Plan
• What it looks like in my class.
▫ Love and Logic
▫ Tickets/Dollars
Items we collect
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Box tops
Sunny D labels
Tyson project A+ labels
Coke rewards
Community Coffee labels
Tyson chicken “labels for education”
Ms. Johnston
940-369-0700
mstearns@dentonisd.org