Welcome! I am excited to be starting my fifth year of teaching at Amelia Elementary. I have had the privilege of teaching 2nd grade for the past four years. I look forward to being your child's reading teacher this year!!

Students will have spelling homework Monday-Thursday. They will have a spelling test every FRIDAY. Students should also be reading every night, either from one of their textbooks or from the library book. Other homework will be assigned as needed. Please check your child's agenda NIGHTLY and INTIAL it. All homework will be written in agendas and all important papers will be placed in the plastic pocket in the front of the agenda. I  expect homework to be done and returned to school the next day.

Students have the opportunity to be in the 110 Spelling Club each week. Students who get a perfect score on their test will be in the Spelling Club the following week. They will get to place a star on the sticker 110 Spelling Club chart and receive a trip to the candy jar! After they recieve 10 stickers, Ms. MacCabe will purchase them a ice cream!

Students are graded DAILY on Independent Work. These grades go home daily. Please check your child's agenda to find their worksheets.

The grading scale is as follows:

1 error- 96 A

2 errors- 89 B

3 errors- 80 C

4 errors- 72 D

5+ errors- 69 F

Students are also graded on Checkouts. These occur every 5 lessons. Students are given a passage from the text to read, and our graded for fluency (time) and errors.

The grading scale is as follows:

Every error -5 points

Going over the time limit -20 points

"The more you read, the more things you will know.

The more you learn, the more places you'll go." 

-Dr. Seuss