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In our classroom, I have implemented a five-tier behavior management system called Being Unusually
Good. The five-tier system is based around colors. The following is the list of colors and their meanings:
Each morning all students start out in the dark green area (great behavior). At the end of each day, I
reflect on the student’s overall behavior. From those students that end up in the dark green area (great
behavior), I will choose one student who has demonstrated exemplar behavior. If a student ends on dark green
or light green, they earn one or two “BUG” tickets respectively. This is for their great behavior. At the
accumulation of 10 “BUG” tickets students are able to turn them in and take one item from the treasure chest.
Students who are on white at the end of the day will be asked to write a letter home addressed to you, the
parent/guardian, explaining why he/she is on white. Please sign the letter to let me know you have read the
letter. I will contact you if there is a serious or on-going issue that needs your attention. Please encourage
your child to have a GREAT day!
Homework Procedures
The students will be receiving a homework packet every Monday. The packet will have all necessary
assignments stapled together. The packet will include a weekly assignment sheet, assigning work to do each
night. This sheet will also include your child’s weekly spelling list. All assigned work will be due on Friday
of that week.
There are three main components to the homework packet. First, your child’s weekly spelling list will
be listed. Each list will consist of 15 high frequency words. Monday and Thursday nights your child will
complete spelling homework. Second, your child will be asked to read for 15 minutes each night. I have
included some reading strategies in this packet that you can utilize to help your child at home. These are
strategies that I will be implementing in the classroom as well. Math is the last component. Tuesday and
Wednesday nights will be designated for math homework. It will correspond to the concept(s) we are studying
in class. In addition, the second grade teachers are stressing the importance of practicing math facts, both
addition and subtraction, with your child throughout the week.
Throughout the year, the second grade teachers will assign projects, book responses, and activities for
your child the complete at home. These assignments will be given approximately one or two weeks for
completion.
Snack
Each day we have 10-15 minutes allotted for snack. Please send your child to school with one, quick
snack everyday. Lunch is not until 12:30 p.m. and many of them are hungry much sooner!
Contacting Me
Please feel free to contact me at any time with questions or concerns. You may reach me at school by
calling 342-3131. If I am unavailable, please leave a message with one of the secretaries. Also, my email
address is ARaines@vvportlandct.us. I try to check this at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in
the afternoon. Whether you contact me by phone or email, I will do my best to get back to you as soon as I
can. I feel that open communication between home and school plays an important role in your child’s success!
The Sculptors
I dreamed I stood in a studio
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher – the tools she used
Were book, music and art.
The other a parent, worked with a guiding hand
And a gentle, loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toil’d with touch
That was careful , deft and sure.
While the parent labored by his side
And polished and smoothed it o’er.
And when at last, their work was done
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had molded into the child
Could neither be sold or bought.
And each agreed they would have failed
If each had worked alone.
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher, the home.