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Welcome to the new school year. Please know that a student has been identified with SEVERE FOOD ALLERGIES in your child's classroom. With an allergy this severe, even the tiniest trace or residue of peanuts, tree nuts (all other nuts), or eggs can cause a FATAL reaction. We would like to provide some useful information regarding food products. The best form of prevention is education! Click here to learn more. |
Our Weekly Newsletter Dear Students and Parents, Happy Carnival week! We hope everyone will have a chance to visit the carnival this week. Thank you to all who have volunteered! So you can enjoy carnival either volunteering or visiting, there will be NO HOMEWORK! Dates to Remember: *Reminder to students celebrating their summer birthday…Please write a short note letting me know which day you would like to celebrate. We want The following is a brief summary of the content we will be covering this week. Have a very blessed week! Language Arts: The theme for this week is Stirring Up Memories. The phonics lessons will focus on the r controlled vowel – ar, are, and air. The spelling words for this week are star, care, shark, hair, care, pair, stare, chair, rare, fair, range and judge. The students will learn about facts and making conclusions. We will learn about the proper use of the article “a” and “an”. We will also be looking at the Greek and Latin origins of root words. The students will review how to capitalize proper nouns and will be working on a book report. Math: The students will be tested the x3 multiplication facts. We will be learning the x4 multiplication facts. We will learn how to identify and show transformations, translations, rotations and reflections. The students will also practice showing and counting back change for $1.00. Religion: The class will learn about our commitment to be Christ-like by receiving Holy Communion. We will talk about how we can bring Christ to others. The class will also begin our Family Life Unit. We will begin by talking about how God has made us all. The students will understand how to respect differences. We will learn how Jesus shows His love by healing the sick. We will learn about giving love and getting love. Social Studies: We are continuing our unit on All About Work. The class will continue to discover how materials get from farms to factories. We will learn about how our country trades with other countries to get the things we need and want. The students will discover inventions as new ways to meet our needs. Sincerely, Melaney Mullineaux |
Dear Parent(s), Welcome to second grade at Mother Seton School! I'm looking forward to an exciting school year. Below you will find an explanation of many of our classroom and school procedures. I hope this information will be a helpful resource. Attendance: As stated in our school handbook, the front office must be notified before 8:30 a.m. when your child is absent. A note is also required after your child returns to school explaining the reason for the absence. If there is a planned absence, please send a note to school identifying the day or days your child will be out. Birthdays: We love celebrating birthdays in Room 105! If your child would like to share a special birthday treat with the class, please let us know in advance. Also, keep in mind that we have a child in our room with severe nut allergies. Please take note of the list of acceptable snacks that is attached. It is important to read all of the labels to check for nuts in the ingredients. When a child celebrates a birthday at MSS, the student is excused from wearing his or her uniform on that day. If your child has a summer birthday, he or she will be recognized during the end of the school year. Folders: Our folders are an important home and school communication tool. Every day your child will bring home their homework folder with assigned homework. On Monday, the folder will include a new homework sheet for the week. On Tuesday, a MSS folder will include our school-wide newsletter, weekly classroom newsletter, filed trip permission slips, fundraising and/or other informational fliers. The Tuesday folder will also include work completed from the previous week. Please empty the folder, review your child's work with them and sign and date the form found on the inside of the folder. Please return the Tuesday folder by Wednesday. Homework: Homework will be assigned Monday through Thursday. Our daily assignments are important because we use homework as a way to practice and review new and old skills. Therefore, it is necessary that your child completes each assignment and that a parent checks the homework before returning it to school. If your child has made a mistake, please have him or her correct it and put a star beside anything that was particularly difficult. Be reviewing the work, your child will see the importance fo checking one's work and learning from a mistake. Inclement Weather: We follow Frederick County Public School's directives. Please see your school handbook for further information. Lunch: Second grade eats lunch in the cafeteria beginning at 11:45 a.m. Students may either pack their lunch or buy a lunch at school. If your child is buying lunch (or a drink), you will use the envelope provided. You will need to: Procedures for contacting me: If you need to get in touch with me, you may place a note in your child's folder or call the front office. I will contact you either by phone or by note as soon as possible. Also, you may email me at school at mmullineaux@mothersetonschool.org. Snack: We will have our daily snack around 10:00. Please make sure your child has a healthful and nut-free snack each day. Supplies: Thank you for sending in the necessary supplies. As the year progresses, we may need to replace some items. We will let you know if your child needs anything. Transportation: It is important that we know how to release your child from school. Please send a note or call the front office, if your child will be dismissed early or in a different manner. We will dismiss your child the normal way unless you notify us of a change. So, if an emergency occurs causing a change in your child's transportation, please contact the front office as soon as possible. Weekly Communication: The daily homework assignments will be put in the pocket of your child's daily folder. If you have misplaced your child's folder, the homework assignments will be posted on the Mother Seton School website under Classroom News. On Monday, the classroom newsletter will be sent home in the daily folder. This newsletter will inform you of any scheduled activities, field trips and the instructional plan for the week. The school newsletter will come home on Tuesday in your child's Tuesday folder. The school newsletter will let you know about events happening school-wide. Both newsletters will be posted on our website too. I realize the adjustment from first to second grade is a significant one. So please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and a lot of encouragement. Thank you for choosing Mother Seton School, and for sharing your beautiful child with me. I pray that God will bless us all with a successful and happy school year! Sincerely, Mrs. Melaney Mullineaux |