• Greetings,  

     

                                                                                       

     

               

                  I am super excited to have your child in my class for the 2024-2025 school year. Let's get ready to unleash all "SUPERPOWERS." I am ready to learn all about your "SUPERHERO." ClassDojo invites (Mrs. Oxendine's 2nd Grade Superheroes 2024-2025) will be sent out to all parents through a text message or email. If you have not received an invite within the first week please email me at kelly.oxendine@henry.k12.ga.us to let me know. I encourage all parents to connect on ClassDojo for daily pictures of our Superheroes at work and play, reminders, newsletters, upcoming events, and school/classroom information. During this amazing school year I will need assistance during certain events and will make every effort to keep an open line of communication.  

     

    Important Points

    • Please be sure that your child brings their take-home folder and agenda to school every day. Initial agendas daily.
    • Bring a healthy snack every day. Water only!
    • Be sure to send a water bottle with your child every day.
    •  Wear sneakers every Friday for P.E.
    • You will get more information about their Chromebooks soon.

     

    Content Information

     

    Take-Home Folders:  These folders will come home everyday with either graded papers, class/school information and/or homework. Please send folders back to school every day.

     

    Agenda:  Agendas will come home daily showing their behavior for the day, homework and possible spelling/vocabulary words. Please be sure to initial their agenda daily. Please send agendas back to school every day.

     

     Snack: We will have snack daily. Students may bring in a healthy, dry snack. Water is the only liquid students may bring to school for snack time. Please no candy, soda or fruit cups.

     

     

    Graded Papers:  Graded papers will go home weekly. Grades will be posted to the Infinite Campus district platform weekly. Class projects may take longer to grade. 

     

     

    Homework: Homework will be given on a weekly basis and/or as needed. Daily reading is encouraged. Weekly math practice will be available in their HMH Homework Books that will be sent home and kept at home throughout the school year. These math pages will not be turned-in. Students will have weekly words that will focus on the phonics strategies for the week. All students will receive a Word Choice Board (green) at the start of the school year to help study and retain weekly words. Students will be tested on weekly words every Friday and receive new words every Monday. All students will be required to copy weekly homework and words in their agendas every Monday morning. Homework will also be in the class newsletter, which can also be on my website and ClassDojo.

     

      

    Reading: The goal for reading is for students to reach a MAP score of 186 or higher and a Level M or higher based on Fountas and Pinnell (F&P)reading assessment by the end of the second grade school year. 

     

    Social Studies \ Science: We will rotate subjects weekly and/or bi-weekly, depending on the content taught within that unit. Students will complete assignments daily/weekly in their interactive notebooks and workbooks.

     

    Behavior:   

    The behavior management tool for our classroom will be the “Superhero” clip system. This system will be integrated with ClassDojo and students will receive or lose points at the end of each school day based on their entire day to begin the school year.

     

    Blue-Super Choices: “I am acting like a leader, doing my work and following directions. I am the Ultimate Hero! I am BRAVE! (receive 5 points)

     

    Green- Good Day: I am making good decisions in my learning while being a good citizen. I am gaining power! (receive 3 points)

     

    Ready To Learn: All Superheroes start here each day. (receive 1 point)

     

    Orange- Think About It: I really need to think about my behavior and choices. I am losing my superpowers. I need to do better and get back on track. Be BRAVE! (lose 3 points)

     

    Yellow-Warning: I am still deciding not to change my behavior Now I have been “Warned!” I need to calm down and/or have a time-out. I have to work even harder to get back on track before I move to “Red.” I can do it! (lose 4 points)

     

    Red-Parent Contact: I decided not to change my behavior after many warnings. My parents and/or the office now need to know how I chose to behave. (lose 5 points)

     

    PLEASE ADHERE TO THE STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION!

       

     

    Reading and Math Strategies

    STRATEGIES Good Readers Use: 

    • Create mental images  
    • Reread to clarify  
    • Read ahead  
    • Relate to other texts, self and world
    • Adjust reading rate  
    • Use context to confirm meaning  
    • Use text structure and format 

     

    Strategies that "GOOD" Mathematicians use:

    • Practice addition and math basic facts  
    • using math manipulatives
    • Take time to complete the assignment  
    • Read word problem(s) more than once  
    • Explain math thinking  
    • Draw math thinking  

     

     

    I am looking forward to a “SUPER” school year!

     

    Mrs. Oxendine

    kelly.oxendine@henry.k12.ga.us

    Be the Superhero that you are!

    One Superhero Dream! One Superhero Team!