1. WELCOME
Back to School
Patti Roberts
2nd Grade
Room 30

2. Meet Your TEACHER
I have been teaching for many, many years, happily most of them have been in Poquoson.
I am a graduate of Poquoson City Schools and Christopher Newport University. Both of my children are also graduates of Poquoson schools.
Teaching in Poquoson is one of the best jobs a teacher could ask for: great place to work, great people to work with, great students to teach and wonderful families that care.

3. School POLICIES
All of our school’s policies can be found in the Student/Parent Handbook.
A few to remember:
No birthday treats allowed.
Proper shoes should be worn.
I can not send home
student information for
birthday parties or
play dates.

4. Daily SCHEDULE 8:50-9:10 Opening 9:10-11:10 Balanced Literacy
11:10-12:25 Math
12:35-1:05 Lunch
1:05-1:25 Recess
1:25-1:55 Writing Workshop
1:55-2:40 Encore Classes
2:40-3:10 Intervention
3:10-3:40 Science &
Social Studies
3:40 Dismissal

5. Classroom RULES Be Safe Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Kind
Do Your Best

6. Homework POLICY I do not send homework home on a regular basis.
I believe each child should read at least 20 minutes per night.
Any homework I send home is extra practice on a skill that has already been taught.
Each child will need to practice the 5
Focus Words assigned each week
for a graded quiz on Fridays.

7. Attendance POLICY
Attendance each day is very important for this grade level because most of the information is taught orally and there is not textbook.
Of course, children do get sick and family emergencies happen.
Please contact the school
and I will collect work for
your child.

8. School SUPPLIES
Second graders seem to consume crayons and pencils. I have plenty of pencils, but check periodically with your child to see if more/replacement crayons are needed.
I do not mind if children bring colored pencils to school, but they must bring their own sharpener for them since our sharpeners will not work with them.

9. Teacher WISHLIST
I have found that Mr.Clean Magic Erasers are wonderful to use in our classroom. If you would like to donate a box or two, that would be great.
I also have 2 bird feeders on our classroom
Windows that our students love to
Observe. If you would like to
Donate a bag of birdseed,
The students and the
birds would appreciate it!

10. Field TRIPS This year our grade level has 3 field trips planned.
The first will be next month to the Hampton Air and Space Museum.
The second will be to the Virginia Living Museum.
The last will be to Jamestown
Settlement.
More info to follow.

11. Contact INFO
Please feel free to contact me by Remind texts, phone calls to school ( ), or to
I may not be able to get back to you until
after school, so if it is an emergency, please
call the school office and leave a message.

12. Helpful WEBSITES
Please visit our school website to find many great websites for your child to
Visit.

13. Thank you!! Thank you so much for coming tonight!
I am looking forward to a great year with you and your child.