Second Grade Second Grade Mrs. Kroeger

A little bit about me… Mrs. Deborah Kroeger This is my 14 th year teaching at Cook Elementary! My husband, Kirk, and I have been married for 10 years and we have 3 remarkable boys (Bryant, Easton, and Trevin). I grew up in West Point, Utah, with 4 brothers. I love to go camping, hunting, and fishing with my family. I also love to read, play games, watch movies, and go on family bike rides! I love teaching!!! (I also love Kit Kat bars and peanut M&Ms.) My favorite part of teaching Second Grade is to see the excitement and eagerness to learn in each student and their educational growth throughout the school year..

Weekly Schedule Monday Tuesday Wedneday Thursday Friday **Lunch: 11:40-12:20** School Begins: 8:50 School Ends: 3:25 Early Out: 1:25

Daily Schedule 8:45- Morning Work (sentence writing, read-to-self) 9:00- Morning Routine (lunch count, pledge, calendar, song, etc.) 9:15- Language Arts 10:15- Recess 10:30- Writing 11:30- Story Time 11:40- Lunch/Recess 12:20- Math 1:15- Specials (Library, PE, music, computers) 2:00- Recess 2:15- Science/Social Studies/Health/Art 3:20- Clean-Up Bell 3:25- Dismiss

Discipline *Classroom Rules: Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Safe *Time Cards: Students earn coins for being responsible, respectful, and safe. Students will be paid each Friday and then once a month they can use the money to shop at our classroom store. *Behavior Cards: Blue- Amazing! Green- Ready to learn- Great job! Yellow- Warning Red- Refocus *School rules are outlined in the Cook Elementary Disciplinary Policy.

Homework *20 minutes of reading EACH week night! *Weekly homework packet (spelling, reading, and math pages)- return homework with Friday Folder EACH Friday! Homework can be returned earlier if completed. *Watch for other homework activities that may be sent home each term such as oral reports, moon observations, rock museum, etc. *All homework assignments (including the 20 minutes of nightly reading) will be graded. *Students that complete all homework assignments for the year will be rewarded with a special Field Trip to 7-11 for a SLURPEE!

Friday/Homework Folder *Please return the blue folder to school by each Friday.

Attendance *Please be sure to have your student to school on time each day. (8:50) *If your child will be absent for the day, please call: (See school handbook for more info.) *School Attendance Contest

Address *If I have your address, I will send a daily agenda of what is happening in class, reports on your student’s behavior, reminders of upcoming events, etc. *Your address will give you access to our private class blog.

Spelling Tests Students will take a pretest on Mondays and the formal spelling test on Fridays. If your student scores 100% on the pretest they will be given a new challenge word list to spell for Friday’s test.

Student Spotlight/Birthdays *Each student will be assigned to bring a scrapbook page showing their interests. Your student will be the “Star Student” for the week and their scrapbook page will be displayed in the classroom. Scrapbook pages are due by September 4 th. *We will celebrate birthdays (including summer birthdays) in class by having a special spotlight day for each student. The student will be invited to bring an item from home in the “Show and Teach” bag. Students can also bring a treat to share with the class (no homemade treats, please.)

Birthdays *To help celebrate your student’s special day, a Birthday Bag will be sent home. Your student may choose what to put in the bag to show the class for their personal show and tell on their special day. *Your child is welcome to bring birthday treats to share, but please, no homemade treats.

Melvin’s Weekend *Melvin Monkey will visit each home once during the school year. Your student will need to record any special activities or events in the journal that is provided.

A.R. *Students read books and then take a comprehension test on the computers at school to earn points. *Students will have a set amount of points to earn each term. *The library is available for A.R. testing every morning and on Monday evenings.

Word Box Words *10 word lists (each with 100 words). *Each time a student can successfully pass off a word list to Mrs. Parkin (on Fridays) they will receive a reward. *Word lists are available on our web page or you can ask us for a copy.

Volunteers Needed! *Field Trip Volunteers *Fluency Reading Volunteers *Library Helper *Read Today Tutor *Correct Friday Snapshot tests *Bulletin Board Designer *Class Photographer *Sharpen pencils *Class Store *Small Group Assistant *Speak to the class for our Continent Fair or Career Fair! *Room Parent *Copy papers *Friday Volunteer *Send a "Math Man" snack to class *Assemble Scholastic Book Order packets to be sent home *File "Art Portfolio" and "2nd Grade Journal Pages” *PTA Sponsored Events Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Donations Individual Student Supply List: (Feel free to write your child's name on these items so that they can be returned at the end of the school year.) *large zipper pencil pouch *pencil box (8" x 5" is best) *dry erase markers and a sock *headphones for technology use Please do not send three-ring binders, folders, extra-large pencil boxes, and/or small pencil sharpeners to school with your child. These items take up too much room in a student's desk and/or cause unnecessary messes (picture a pile of pencil and crayon shavings building up in a student's desk). Thanks! Other Classroom Supplies Needed: (These items are considered donations for the classroom community, so please do not write individual names on them.) *pencils *crayons- 16 or 24 pack *tissues *glue sticks *water bottle for our class emergency kit *index cards *hand sanitizer (large bottle to share) *Clorox Wipes (to clean desks weekly to reduce sickness) *small items to be used for the class store *small wrapped treats such as Tootsie Rolls, suckers, or Jolly Ranchers *small paper plates and cups *glue sticks (Did I mention glue sticks?) *dry erase markers **Notice: The items on this list will be used throughout the school day. They may be brought from home on a volunteer basis, otherwise they will be furnished for the students by school funds.**

Field Trips/Curriculum Enhancement We have numerous first hand experiences planned for the year to help enhance the curriculum. We have several within walking distance of the school, but some require a bus and entrance fee. We will be asking for a voluntary donation of $5.00 per bus field trip. We rely solely on donations received to be able to participate in many of these activities. If you are in a position to donate additional money, that would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU!

Questions?? Concerns?? Comments?? Thank you for your support! This will be a fantastic school year!