Welcome to Open House

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Welcome to Open House

• Mrs. Vartenisians and Mrs. Manns
• Second Grade
• August 21, 2014

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The s of Second Grade
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Attendance and Absences

• Please try to have your child arrive at school
  each day before the bell rings at 750 am. If
  you know your child is going to be out, please
  notify us in advance if possible. Otherwise,
  please send a note stating the reason your child
  was out when he/she returns to school. Please
  schedule doctor/dentist appointments after school
  hours.

• Excessive absences/tardies
• 5 absences/tardies A phone call home to parent
• 10 absences/tardies A letter home from school
  counselor
• 15 absences/tardies The school social worker
  is informed and she will contact
  parent.

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ASP and Agendas

• After School Program (ASP) Your child must be
  registered and pre-paid in order to stay in ASP.
  The price per day is 7.00. There is a 10.00
  registration fee for ASP, making the first day
  17.00. Please register your child if you think
  there may ever be a time your child would stay.
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• Agendas Please review agendas each night. Your
  childs behavior number will be written in the
  agenda daily. We may also communicate other
  important information through the agenda. Please
  initial it nightly so that we know you have seen
  it.  

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Blog and Behavior

• Behavior Please reinforce good behavior with
  your child at home. Behavior is based on a number
  coded system. Your child will start everyday on
  a 3. Based on their behavior the clips are moved
  for inappropriate behaviors such as when off
  task, talking, or out of their seat. The first
  move is to 2 for a warning and 5 minutes off
  recess. Then 1 for 10 minutes out. Students can
  also move back up for changing their behavior and
  making more positive choices. If a student has
  remained on a 3 all day, and has gone above and
  beyond with behavior choices in some way, they
  may move to a 4.
• Blog-We have a blog up and running! It will be
  updated weekly. Please check it each week!

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Conferences and Checkout

• Conferences Conferences will take place during
  the week of October 20(Monday - Friday). The
  children will be dismissed two hours early during
  that week.
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• Checkout Your child may only be checked out
  from the main office, not from the
  classroom. Also, no child will be
  dismissed from the classroom after
  145pm.

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Daily Reading

• Read daily with your child for at least 15 to 20
  minutes. Research has proven that reading with
  and to your child daily can and does increase
  their reading abilities! Please write the name of
  the book that you read each night in the agenda.

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Encourage and Early Release Days

• Encourage Encourage your child to read daily
  at home.
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• Early Release Days - Be sure we know how your
  child is getting home on early release days.

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Folders

• Folders Communication folders will be sent
  home
• on Thursday. They contain important papers
  from school, graded work and
  P.T.A. information.
  Communication folders need to be
  checked and cleaned out each
  night and
  returned to
  school everyday.
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Guidance and Georgia State Standards

• Guidance Our guidance counselor is
  Tina Stevens-Carty. She conducts guidance
  lessons every two weeks in our class.
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• Georgia State Standards
• http//corestandards.org

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Help and Homework

• Help Help your child to become more
  independent. This is a huge part of the
  transition to second grade and assists them in
  the higher grades as well.
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• Homework We have a homework notebook. Each
  month your child will have a new calendar of
  homework assignments in that notebook. Please
  check homework nightly, and go over it with your
  child if there are any mistakes. Initial
  homework each night so that I know you have
  reviewed it together.

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Interest

• Please take an interest in what your child does
  in school. Ask them specific questions so they
  can share their day with you.

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Journals

• Your child has a homework journal, writing
  journal
• and math journal. They are used daily to
  complete multiple assignments. So do not keep
  these at home.

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Keep

• Keep your childs work for remembrance.

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Lunch and Library

• Lunch Our class goes to lunch from 1134
  1204. Please join us any time you can. We
  encourage you to pay for your childs lunches by
  the week or month. The cafeteria will keep a
  record of your childs account. The lunch fee is
  2.15 a day. Unless you have been notified
  otherwise.
• Library - Our class will go to the library as a
  class once a week. Please see that your child
  has read his or her library books, and returns
  them to school on time so
  that they can check out new ones.

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Medication and Math

• Medication If your child needs to take any
  form of medication at school, the school must
  have written permission to dispense. The
  medication must be in the original container. You
  (the parent) must turn in the medicine to the
  office. It will be stored in the clinic and
  dispensed by the school nurse. We are not
  allowed to handle any medication.
• EVEN COUGH DROPS SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO THE
  NURSE BY YOU!
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Name

• Please clearly label your childs belongings.
  Please help your child to remember to label all
  work that is turned in! Children should not be
  writing in cursive yet.

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Open and Organization

• Open Please open your childs book bag every
  day! Homework journals are sent home everyday
  along with daily communication folders.
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• Organization This is a skill that many second
  graders will work on during the
  school year. Please encourage
  your child to be organized and
  lend them support
  whenever possible.

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Permission Forms, PBIS, P.T.A.,

• Permission Forms Please sign and return any
  permission forms as soon as you receive them.
• PBIS- Positive Behavior Intervention Support
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• P.T.A. Please take the time to join our P.T.A.
  It is only 7.00. They are very supportive and
  involved in Acworth Intermediate.
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Questions and Quiet

• Questions If you ever have a question, please
  send in a note in your childs folder or feel
  free to e-mail us anytime with questions or
  concerns (britney.vartenisian_at_cobbk12.org,
  sallie.mann_at_cobbk12.org) Our goal is to contact
  you within 24 hours. Please keep in mind that
  e-mail can only be checked at certain times
  during the day. The quickest and best way to
  contact us is by writing a note and placing it in
  your childs folder.
• Quiet Please try to set up a quiet
  and well-lit area for your child
  to complete any
  assignments at home.
  This will help them focus and do their
  best.

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Read and Report Cards

• Read Read to or with your child daily.
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• Report Cards - Report cards will be sent home
  every nine weeks.

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Sign In and Snack

• Sign in When visiting the school, please
  sign-in at the front office.
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• Snack - We have snack everyday when we at recess
  (1015) Please remember to send in a healthy
  snack each day with your child. Students may not
  share their snack unless there is enough for the
  entire class.

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Transportation

• Please send a note if your childs
  transportation will be changing at any time.
  Without a note we must send your child home the
  usual way. No changes will be accepted by phone
  or fax after 130 pm.

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Understanding

• Please understand that second grade is a time of
  change for your child. There is an expectation
  for independence and responsibility that may be
  different from your childs first grade
  experiences.

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Volunteer

• If you are able, please volunteer to help out
  with various activities in the class or within
  the school.

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Weapons Policy

• To be safe, please do not allow your child to
  bring anything to school that is or even looks
  like a weapon (toys included). This is a very
  strict policy within the county.

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eXtra Special

• Each child is extra special in his/her own unique
  way!

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You, the parent

• You, the parent, are the most important factor
  in your childs learning process. Please be
  involved as much as possible.

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ZZZs

• A good nights sleep is needed in order for your
  child to learn and feel great each day.

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• I feel privileged to have your child in our
  class this year. We have an awesome class! We
  look forward to a positive year with lots of
  individual growth and success!

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Lets Have a Great Year!