Start of School Paperwork

It has been a great first week in 2S!

If you haven’t already, please print and fill out to the “Start of School Paperwork” on the Daniel J. Bakie school website :  http://www.sau17.net/3/News/55#sthash.wWllKC6i.dpbs. Please have those returned to me by Tuesday, September 5th. Also, please make sure you are checking our class blog periodically. On the right of the blog you may enter your email to receive the updates to your email. Thank you!

First Day of School!

Happy First Day of School to all the 2S families!

It was a wonderful first day, I can already tell it is going to be a great year! Sign up information went home today for you to sign up for ClassDojo. Please be sure to check out the ClassDojo page on this blog. If you would like to sign up for email notifications when new posts are added, please enter your email to the right of this post. Your child's anchor folder was also sent home today, please make sure this comes to school with your child everyday. Thank you!

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I hope everyone's child had a great first day back at Bakie!

Have a great night,

Meg Sullivan

Welcome Back Letter 2017

Hello 2S Families,

       First things first, WELCOME to SECOND grade! I hope you are all enjoying your summers! It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and soon it will be time for school. I wanted to send you a quick letter to introduce myself and send along some information. My name is Meghan Sullivan and I will be your child’s second grade teacher for the 2017-2018 school year. This will be my second year at Bakie Elementary and teaching second grade. I met many of your children on “Step Up Day” in June, and I am so excited to have all them in my class! The included paperwork and supplies can be brought to school at the open house on Friday, August 25^th from 2:00-3:00 or on the first day of school. I will be working in our classroom that day, so please feel free to stop by and say hello. The second grade supply list is posted on the school website and on our class blog. Many of the materials brought in will be shared by our classroom community, so no names are needed! In addition to the school supplies, please bring in a bag of coins (20 pennies, 10 nickels, 10 dimes, and 6 quarters) (labeled with your child’s name). We will be following the Everyday Math program this year and will be working with real coins. These will be returned at the end of the school year. Thank you! Please do not send additional supplies, as there won’t be a place to store the extra materials. School will begin on Monday, August 28th at 8:40, students may arrive as early as 8:30.

On the first day of school students may bring a TREASURE bag. A treasure bag has 5-7 items that your child will share with the class during the first week of school. Please make sure the items can fit inside the bag and can stay at school for a week or two (something your child won’t miss at home). These items should be important to your child and something he or she feels comfortable sharing (please, no electronics J). Some ideas include: family pictures, shells, a special toy, etc. I am looking forward to learning what your child treasures!

Second graders will have a morning snack everyday.  Please make sure that this is a quick, healthy, and easy to eat snack that your child can manage independently.  Please remember to send along a spoon if one is needed.  Water bottles are always welcome in the classroom!

The first few weeks of second grade will be devoted to establishing a caring, safe, and respectful environment.  Together, we will create our classroom rules, practice using materials correctly, learn about each other, practice our math and literacy rotations, and much more!  With this strong foundation in place, we will be able to accomplish a great deal during our year together. 

In our classroom this year, we will be sitting at tables, not desks. We also use flexible seating in the classroom, which I began in January of last year. Students do not have an assigned seat. Instead they will be able to choose a workspace for them throughout the day to help them find the best area to be productive and stay on task. Throughout the first we weeks each student will be able to try out all the different seating options and areas in the classroom. The feedback from the students and other adults that worked in our classroom last year was very positive! Each student will also have a cubby inside the classroom where they can store their backpack, lunch box, and jacket. Please label these items with your child’s name and 2S.  This will help us during the school year! 

On the school’s website there is information about lunch prices and other welcome back paperwork. Please check the website and read through the different letters before school begins. Thank you J.

Please be sure to send in a note if your child will be picked up early or their dismissal plan is different from what they normally do after school.  If I don’t receive a note, I will send your child home by their typical after school plan.  The school provides dismissal forms and they can be found on the school website.

You can find more information on the class information tab on our class webpage: http://2sbakiecrew.blogspot.com/. In the effort to be as “paperless” as a teacher can be, I will be periodically uploading posts about what we are learning, events we have attended at school, and any big 2S news. This blog will take the place of a class newsletter, so please make sure you check it regularly. Check our blog for an “About Me” page to learn more about me and to share with your child. If you are on Instagram feel free to follow our class page. The username is:  2s_bakie_crew. This is a private account that only I have access too. I choose who can view the account so please make sure your name is on your profile if you request permission to follow us. I will not post students’ names or post students’ pictures that do not have permission to be photographed. This account is for you as parents to get a snapshot of our day and to see 2S learning and in action! I have used this in the past and have had positive feedback from parents.

I hope this letter has been helpful to you even though it is just a quick glimpse into 2S! There will be a lot of paperwork sent home during the first few weeks of school so please be on the lookout! I am a firm believer in the teacher and parents/guardians being a team during the school year so please feel free to contact me by writing me a note, calling the school at 642-5272, using the Class Dojo app or by emailing me at msullivan@sau17.net. I check my email Monday through Friday between 8:15am- 5:30pm and typically respond within 24 hours.

I look forward to meeting and working with you all this year!

Sincerely,

Meg Sullivan