1. Welcome to Life in the Second/Third Grade 2015-2016 Routines, events and how you can help your child this year.

2. Mrs. Summers / This is my 26rd year with the Anchorage School District. / Reading and Writing are my special academic interests. / My family lives in Eagle River. / My goal is to coach my students toward academic success. / This is my 26rd year with the Anchorage School District. / Reading and Writing are my special academic interests. / My family lives in Eagle River. / My goal is to coach my students toward academic success.

3. Start of the Day: Busy / Breakfast is served early in the MPR / Ask the office for prices and forms for low cost meals for your child. / We start right away! Important instruction starts at 9:00. Children should be here by 8:50. Please try to get your child here on time to learn all that they can. / Breakfast is served early in the MPR / Ask the office for prices and forms for low cost meals for your child. / We start right away! Important instruction starts at 9:00. Children should be here by 8:50. Please try to get your child here on time to learn all that they can.

4. Classroom Climate / Teams for seating to promote cooperation, communication and responsibility; / A behavior management system will assist children in reflecting on their behaviors. / Calm Classroom is a program that the whole school will be involved in this year. These are short intervals of time to destress and regain focus for learning. /.Respect for each other with our words and actions creates a safe place for learning. / Teams for seating to promote cooperation, communication and responsibility; / A behavior management system will assist children in reflecting on their behaviors. / Calm Classroom is a program that the whole school will be involved in this year. These are short intervals of time to destress and regain focus for learning. /.Respect for each other with our words and actions creates a safe place for learning.

5. Set the bar high and children will reach for it. / Ask for engagement-the need to become involved in the learning process; / Ask for creative problem solving-the ability to begin to set their own expectations; / Ask for their very best! / Ask for engagement-the need to become involved in the learning process; / Ask for creative problem solving-the ability to begin to set their own expectations; / Ask for their very best!

6. Communication / Parent Guide / E Mail is a great beginning and quick message place. / Phone the school. / Send a quick note with your child. / Use Zangle! For student progress / My website is within the school website. / Parent Guide / E Mail is a great beginning and quick message place. / Phone the school. / Send a quick note with your child. / Use Zangle! For student progress / My website is within the school website.

7. Homework / Reading for 20 minutes a night is the goal. / Math link for 10 minutes (unless done in class with me). / Spelling words: Daily work sheet and choosing their own way to study them with choices from the teacher. / Vocabulary word list to learn each week. (Second grade Optional Assignment) / Lots of sleep. / Reading for 20 minutes a night is the goal. / Math link for 10 minutes (unless done in class with me). / Spelling words: Daily work sheet and choosing their own way to study them with choices from the teacher. / Vocabulary word list to learn each week. (Second grade Optional Assignment) / Lots of sleep.

8. During the Day / Healthy Snacks for morning: even an extra sandwich would work. / Hot lunch students still should bring a snack for the morning. / Warm, comfortable clothing with little distraction; / Water bottles are fine. / Healthy Snacks for morning: even an extra sandwich would work. / Hot lunch students still should bring a snack for the morning. / Warm, comfortable clothing with little distraction; / Water bottles are fine.

9. Major Curriculum Areas: Following Common Core Standards / Multi resources for Language Arts / Go Math + Computation Practice / Science: Change and Form / Social Studies: Native Alaskans/Alaskan Environment / Multi resources for Language Arts / Go Math + Computation Practice / Science: Change and Form / Social Studies: Native Alaskans/Alaskan Environment

10. Technology / Students will increase their keyboarding skills. / Students will learn about important sites for skill practice and research. / Students will have a computer card to take home with their account usernames and passwords to be left at their home computer. / Students will increase their keyboarding skills. / Students will learn about important sites for skill practice and research. / Students will have a computer card to take home with their account usernames and passwords to be left at their home computer.

11. Some Class Business / Several field trips to the museum and junior theater. / Check to Mrs. Summers/or cash in an envelope; / Science Fair Projects in the spring; / Several field trips to the museum and junior theater. / Check to Mrs. Summers/or cash in an envelope; / Science Fair Projects in the spring;

12. Volunteers / My door is always open. / Please fell free to come in and stay awhile. / Any help is appreciated. / My door is always open. / Please fell free to come in and stay awhile. / Any help is appreciated.

13. Any Questions? / Grab a parent guide (Also I can e mail one to you). / Thank you for your time and interest in your child’s learning success. / Grab a parent guide (Also I can e mail one to you). / Thank you for your time and interest in your child’s learning success.