South McKeel AcademyParent Night2nd Grade

Welcome to Mrs. Case’s Class!

Classroom Information• Communication: The best way to contact me is via email or a note in your child’s agenda.

• Class & School Procedures:– Agendas: Sign each night after reviewing your child’s homework and behavior.– Weekly folders will come home each Tuesday containing school information and your

child’s graded work/class work for the week. Please sign and return the next school day along with any graded work with a grade of D or U.

– Attendance/Tardiness can hurt a student’s academic performance; please have your child at school when possible.

– Class Website will cover general weekly class information. – Homework: Covers concepts taught during the week. Please have your child read 15-20

minutes silently/orally with you each night.– Volunteers must be approved! Please note areas of interest on our Classroom Volunteer

Information Form.– Classroom Celebrations/Parties will be announced by way of class letter.– Personal Birthday Invitations must be mailed. Invitations may not be distributed at

school. South McKeel celebrates students’ birthdays at the end of the month in the cafeteria.

– Cell Phones/Gaming Devices should not interfere with learning. If they do so, the office may call you. If a cell phone is needed for your child’s afterschool security, it needs to remain off during the school day.

Grading Policy

• Second grade is harder than first grade.• Graded work includes tests, projects, class work, and any other assessment deemed

important by the teacher.• Homework is reflected in the participation grade.• Reading grades include written reading tests as well as oral reading assessments. Second

grade also uses an independent student “cold-read” assessment given periodically.• Spelling will be included in the Language Arts grade on our report card this year. • Math unit assessments will be given as we progress through concepts. Math facts are NOT

graded. Students progress through Addition, Subtraction, Mixed Facts, and Multiplication. • Must have a C average (2.0) or higher in individual subjects of Reading, Math, Science, and

Writing to be considered for promotion.

E=Excellent G=Good S = Satisfactory N = Needs ImprovementA = 100-90 B = 89-80 C = 79-70 D = 69-60 U/F = 59 and below

* Jupiter Ed will be our new grading system this year. Interims and report cards will be sent out via email. Our first Interim Reports will be sent out on September 18th; instructions on how to access your child’s grades/discipline will be sent out on September 19th. Please allow 1-2 weeks for grades to be posted.

Special Scheduled Times8:00-8:30 Activity in Duty Teacher’s Classroom8:35-3:15 School Begins/Ends

• Daily:11:46-12:11 Lunch - You are welcome to join your child (after September 9th)!

• Monday:• 10:30-11:15 Music• 11:20-11:35 Recess• 12:40-1:25 PE

• Tuesday:• 10:20-11:05 Technology• 11:05-11:20 Recess•

Wednesday:• 12:40-1:25 PE

• Thursday:• 10:00-10:20 Library• 12:40-1:25 PE

• Friday:• 11:05-11:20 Recess• 12:40-1:25 PE

Discipline/Behavior• Students earn $1.00 a day• Consequences: Fines - 25 cents each offense• Green Happy Face = No card change, no fines • Yellow Straight Face = 1 card change, 25 cents fine • Blue Sad Face = 2 card changes, 50 cents fine, loss of recess/some

privileges • Red Sad Face = 3 card changes, 75 cents fine, loss of recess/all privileges• Rewards:• Students with no fines during the week ($5.00 earned) will earn a trip to

the treasure box!• Students earning $4.00 or more for the week may participate in “Friday

Friendship Activities”!

Look here! Field Trips:

• December – EPCOT ~ Christmas Around The World

• January – Alafia Rendezvous

• April – Legoland

Volunteer Areas:• Homeroom Parent/ Co-homeroom Parents• Weekly Folders • Book Cook Volunteers• Materials• Field Trip Chaperones• Buying Wish List Items• Tutoring/Small Group Help• Occasional Help/Other

• If you would like to volunteer, please indicate your preferences on our Classroom Volunteer Information Forms.

• You may leave a note for your child on his/her desk using the blank stationary sheet/envelope.

• Don’t forget to check out our Class Wishing Stars too.

I am looking forward to a wonderful school year!Thank you so very much for coming!