J. Kuehl - Class Syllabus

Welcome to Sensational Second Grade!

Welcome to Second Grade! I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing summer vacation. Below is some basic information concerning the second grade for this year. I will be continuing to give pertinent information throughout the year on newsletters and the school website. If you have any further questions, please contact me by note or through the school office at (985) 345-0977. I look forward to working with your child and together we can make this a successful school year!

• Arrival/Dismissal

School begins at 7: 35 a.m. in the gym. Students should not arrive at school any earlier than 7:05 a.m. Your child is tardy if they are not in line by the time the bell rings at 7:35. School ends at 2:30 p.m.

Breakfast: 7:00-7:30 a.m. (in the cafeteria) After school care: 2:30-6:00 p.m.

• Sensational Second Grade Newsletter

Parent newsletters will be sent home on Mondays in the homework folder. It will include upcoming events, classroom information, tests, homework, vocabulary words/definitions, spelling words, skills of the week, and any other important information.

• Discipline Plan

The discipline plan I use with my students is a color-coded card chart that is used to help monitor a student's overall behavior each week. A daily behavior calendar will be sent home in the student's blue folder. This calendar will indicate what color card the student had for the day. Please initial each day. A weekly grade will be posted in the graded test folder. A copy of the discipline plan was sent home on the first day of school for you to review. I use many rewards for good behavior.

• Homework Policy

Homework will be assigned and listed in the student assignment pad and online on the school website. All homework is due the next school day unless otherwise specified. Incomplete or missed homework assignments will be made up with the following day's assignment. A note will be sent home for you to sign if a homework assignment is missed.

• Parent/Teacher Conferences

I invite all parents to schedule a conference to discuss their child's progress. If you need to set up a conference at any time of the year, please contact the school office for an appointment or leave a message with the secretary for me to call you for a phone conference.

• Lunch

All students are expected to participate in the lunch

program. Please send a doctor's excuse if the child must bring a lunch from home. Your child will be issued an account number for a prepaid debit account for lunches. Please send all fees in the provided cafeteria lunch envelope.

• Test Folders

Test folders will be sent home on Wednesdays and must be signed by Friday of the same week. This is my way of knowing that you reviewed your child's graded work and conduct grade for the week. All grades will be on Schoolfiles website.

• Correspondence

All money, checks, etc. should come in an envelope labeled with the following information: name, date, amount, and purpose. This ensures that payment for items/services will get to the right recipient. This really helps our homeroom business go much smoother.

Please label everything sent to school with your child's name. Projects, clothing, supplies, etc. should be labeled before reaching school.

Emergency: In case of school closings due to weather or other sudden emergencies, please listen to your local radio or television station. Parent broadcasts will also send news regarding emergency procedures.

Birthdays: I will be celebrating your child's birthday week on his/her Star Student week. I will try to coordinate that week as close as I can to his/her birthday. Summer birthdays will be Star Student on weeks with no other birthdays. I will send home a letter on the Friday before their week with information to be filled out about the student. Please send 2-3 photos of your child with the information on Monday of that week. The Star Student will also be able to bring the class statue of the Blessed Mary home for that week. On Friday of his/her week, you are invited to bring a birthday snack for your child and his/her classmates at about 2:00. Please bring snack, drink, plates, and cups for 27 students. You are invited to stay.

Please do not send party invitations to be distributed in class for home parties unless ALL students in the class are invited. This prevents hurt feelings .

The dates for both of these important events will come to you from the church rectory. This year, the general dates will be Reconciliation during Lent and First Communion right after Easter. There will be parent meetings and a retreat for students about First Communion. Please inform me if your child will not make his/her First Communion and Reconciliation with our class.