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FAQFrequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
The school day begins at 9:30 and ends at 4:00. Children should not arrive at school prior to 9:20. Can I eat lunch with my child? Absolutely! Our class goes to lunch at 11:30. You may come and eat lunch with your child any day of the week. Parents and visitors need to sign in the office for a visitor's badge and meet us in the lobby. Please do! We depend on it! Volunteers are needed on a regular basis. If you are interested, please let me know on the parent survey you receive on Curriculum Night. Can I send in a treat for my child's birthday? Birthdays are special for young children and feel free to send in a treat to help celebrate. Please do not send party invitations to school unless the entire class is invited. We appreciate your sensitivity. Feel free to use the Woodland directory to get addresses if you so desire for invitations by mail. We will have 2 recesses. One fifteen minute recess after lunch and a fifteen minute recess in the late afternoon. Do we get to work on computers? YES! You will explore many things on the computer through scavenger hunts,games,webquests and more! What is the best way to get a hold of Mrs. Haynes? The best way to reach me is by e-mail at jenny.haynes@lakotaonline.com or click on my flashing e-mail sign on my home page. If you need to call the school for time sensitive issues please do not hesitate to reach me at 779- 7775 ext. 18723 and leave a voicemail message for me. How much homework will I have? Every evening you will be expected to read 20 minutes in "Just Right" books. You will also have around 5-10 minutes of Word Study homework each night. How will my child be evaluated? The evaluation tools are selected on the basis of the appropriateness for the concept that is taught. Teacher observation, oral assessments, projects or reports, rubrics, anecdotal records, conferences with students, open- ended question responses, class participation, and performance are examples of evaluation tools that may be used. Reading and Mathematics assessments will be given at the end of each unit of study. Re-teaching and re-testing strategies are used to remediate and strengthen weaknesses. Will you have book orders each month? Books are very enjoyable in our classroom! Almost everything we do centers around reading wonderful literature! And there's no better way to build up both our classroom and your home libraries than with school book clubs! During the year we will use the Scholastic Book Clubs, which offer wonderful, current literature appropriate for the second grade reader! GREAT NEWS! You have 2 CHOICES to place your orders each month from Scholastic Books. #1 Normally each month I will send home two book orders. The book clubs have different names but there is one parent company Scholastic Books. Please make your checks payable to Scholastic Books. There is no need to write different checks for different clubs, they all go together so one check will work great. OR #2 Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs website. Browse the titles with your child and place your order with your credit card. Your order will come to me and your credit card payment goes directly to Scholastics SECURE server. No need to send any money into school. www.scholastic.com/parentordering Class User Name: mrshaynes123 Password: books Ordering online is convenient and you can take advantage of exclusive online- only offers. The best part is that you can order any time, right up until the online order due date. |
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