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I cant wait to get started with this school year andget to know all of you and especially your kids!

Your child will be growing so much during this secondgrade year - both physically and educationally! Theywill be learning about multiplication and division, othercultures, motion, time lines and SO much more!

We will continue to build upon the reading skills theyachieved inFirst Gradeand we willalso begindoing morewriting thisyear. Theywill work onbiographies, stories, and reports.

I look forward to this coming year and working withyou and your child!

Warmly,

Nici Roubo

MRS. ROUBOS2ND GRADE NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

KENNEBUNK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - ROOM C118

Welcome!

S ecial Points of InterestEarly Release Wednesdays

are the first Wednesday we

attend of each month!

White milk, chocolate milk,or orange juice can be

purchased for snacks usingthe cafeteria accounts.

Send in money if needed totop off your cafeteria

account or go towww.myschoolbucks.com

INSIDE THISISSUE:

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E a c h s t u den t w i l l b e

provided with a plastic

folder that has their name

on it and is labeled as their

Home/School Folder. It

should be taken back and

forth between home and

school every day.

When you open this folder

at home, you will find

homework materials and

any other notices that are

to be sent home.

Please use this folder to

send in any notes, lunch

m o n e y e n v e l o p e s ,

permission slips, or whatever

else needs to come in to

school!

STAR OF THE WEEK

HOME/SCHOOL

FOLDER

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Allied Arts ScheduleThere are a couple of things your child will need

on a weekly basis.

One of the bestparts about

art is that its

a license to be

messy! Your

child will need

an oversizedshirtto be

put on over their clothing

to be sure they stay neat

and clean.

Sneakers will be neededfor every PE class.Be sure that your childwears or brings sneakerseach Monday.If your child has an extrapair, they are encouraged

to keep them in theircubby so they wont

be without them.

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If your child will be

taking a different

afternoon bus or getting

off at a different stop, the

following information will be needed:

Your childs full name

The name of your childs teacher

The address of where they aregoing and the name of who theywill be with.

If your child will is being picked ufor dismissal, thenthis information willbe needed:

Your childs full nameThe name of your childs teacher

The name of the person who wilbe picking them up.

Pickup students will be dismissed toyour vehicle each afternoon. Eachstudent needs to be checked off ofour list before leaving KES.

Class StoreEach week the kids will have different jobs that help to

make our classroom a place that is both fun and safe.

Each day that they remember to do their jobs, the

children will earn income.

At the end of each month, our class, as well as 2 others,

will open a class store during the math period and the

children may choose to spend their earnings there.

The boys and girls will be able to get authentic practice

using money as well as having fun.

The key factors that make this activity not only fun but

also a valuable and meaningful learning experience will

be parent volunteers to help with counting money and

making purchases as well as donations for our

inventory.

Items can be sent in at anytime during the school year

and will be very much appreciated by the kids!

DISMISSAL NOTES

ScholasticOnlineOrderinghttp://www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

ClassActivationCode: GP8DM

Whenyourchildneeds to

haveachangeinroutine fordismissal,thereare

certainbits ofinformation

thatMUSTbeincludedonyournote:

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Inventory Donation IdeasSpecial penc ils, pens, and/or erasers

Stickers

Travel size games

Pocke t size toys

Key chains

Gent ly used books

Any type of birthday party favors

BookOrders

ApproximatelyonceamonthIwillsendhomeScholasticBookOrderforms.Pleasedontfeelpressuredtopurchasefromthese,however,ifyoudo,itwillgivetheclasspointsthatcanbeusedtoordermorebooksforourclassroomlibrary.

Bookorderscanbeplacedonlineusingacreditcardorwithachecksentinwithyourchild.Paymentcanonlybemadeintheseways-cashcannotbeaccepted. ChecksshouldbewrittentoScholasticratherthantoKES,RSU21,ortomyself.

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Toys&TradingCards

Weaskthat studentsleaveall

toysandtradingcardsathome.

Therehavebeencasesof

misplacedorlostitemsinthepastandinordertopreventany

hurtfeelings,Iprefertojusthav

alltoysstayathome.

Thisincludesitemsmeant tobe

usedatrecesssuchasballs,bats

andgloves.Wehaveplayground

equipmentforthekidstouse

duringrecessincludingjump

ropes, 4squareballs,sidewalk

chalk, kickballsandskip-its.

If theyaregoingsomewhereafte

schoolandwishtobringtoys

withthem,theymaybringthem

toschool,buttheymustremain

insidetheirbackpack.

KESisa5-2-1-0schoolcommunitythatpromotesphysicalactivityandencourageshealthyfoodchoicesformealsandsnacks. Thisextendstoourcelebrationsofbirthdaysandholidays. Freshfruit,frozenfruitpops,ornon-ediblefavorsarethebestoptionstosendinforcelebrations. Thesechoicesalsomakeiteasierforchildrenwithallergiesorsensitivitiestofoodscontainingthingslikegluten,treenuts,peanutsorotherallergens.

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5-2-1-0LetsGo!

SnacksIn our classroom, we will havea morning snack, but noafternoon snack.

Water is always available forthem to drink if they have awater bottle. MIlk (white orchocolate) and juice is availablefor purchase as well.

Please remember that the

cafeteria does not supply

spoons or forks for snack

times. They are available in thecafeteria for lunch, butstudents need to bring them iftheir snack requires them. Iwill try to have some availablefor just in case and Ill alwaysaccept donations too! :)

Golden Sneaker!Mrs. Roubos class has won the Golden Sneaker award

4 times in the past 6 years. We get a star each time we

arrive for P.E. ready to go with all students having

proper footwear and a bonus stars for each pair of

outgrown sneakers in good condition that are donated

to Mrs. Dyers borrowing bins. Send them in! :)

SpareClothes&Sneakers

Irequestthatallstudentsbringasparesetofclothestokeepinazip-topbagi

nthe

classroom. Therearemanytimesthatclothes

getspilledon,ripped,orsoakedthroughat

recessandhavingasparesetis alwayshelpfu

Ialsoencourageallstudentstoleaveapair

ofsneakersintheircubby. Thisishelpfulin

thewintertoalwayshavesomethingtochange

intofrombootsandensuresthattheyhavethe

properfootwearforP.E. days.


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HOMEWORK

Almost every night there will be somehomework for your child to complete. Part ofwhat they will be responsible for is doingsome reading each day. There will be aReading Log each week for you to fill outtogether showing how many minutes wereread each day. At least 15 minutes of readingeach day is expected, but the reading can be

anything they choose. Books, magazines, eventhe comics count! Time that you spend readingto them can also be included in their readingtotals.

Sometime in October, each student will havea weekly Bag Book to bring home. This willbe a book with an activity that they will havea week to complete and return. The timethey spend reading this book will also count

toward their reading totals.

There is also a nightly math Home Linkworksheet. This math homework will be areview of what we worked on during classand should not take more than 10-15 minutes

to complete. It is often reviewed the nextday before moving on with the next lesson,so it is very important that it comes back

with them in their Home/School Folders.

Students are encouraged to have refillable water bottle in thclassroom. Staying hydrated iimportant in the warmer months, bucan also help prevent dry skin an

chapped lips in thcolder Maine climate

They a re a lwayallowed to keep awater bottle at theidesk and can refill athe water fountain.

Water Bottles

Nightly(Mon-Thur)

HomeLinkmathworksheet

Nightly

15 or more

minutes ofreading

Inordertocommunicatewithparentsonaclass-widebasis,Iuseablog. Ihavefoundthatitisaneffectivewaytogetinformationtofamilies,itsavespaper,andalsoprovidesaplacewhereinformationcanbefoundonlineatanytime.

OnceIhaveeveryonesemailaddresses,Iwillenterthemontomymailinglist.YouwillgetanemailmessageaskingtoconfirmandthenwhenIupdatetheblog,youwillgetanotification. Theblogalsohasaclasscalendar,linkstohelpfulwebsitesanddocuments,aswellasourAlliedArtsandStaroftheWeekschedules.

FromtimetotimeIwouldliketosharephotosfromourclassroom,soIwillbeaskingforaseparatepermissionslipjustfortheblog. Nonameswillbeaddedtothepictures,butifyoudontwantyourchildsimagepostedatall,IwillrespectthathereaswellasonotherRSU21sites.

SHARINGWE WILL PICK A SHARING DAY FOR EACH CHILD.

I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT TOYS AND DELICATE

ITEMS STAY HOME.

THEY ARE WELCOME TO TALK ABOUT NEW OR

FAVORITE TOYS AND PHOTOS ARE ALSO A GREAT

OPTION. PICTURES CAN BE BROUGHT IN OR EMAILED

AND WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE SMART-BOARD.

I WILL MAKE EXCEPTIONS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE

RELATED TO THE CURRICULUM WE ARE STUDYING - I

JUST ASK THAT THEY CHECK IN WITH ME BEFORE

BRINGING SPECIAL ITEMS IN.

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Volunteering

Volunteering is so important here at KES. As a

volunteer, you can provide our kids with great role

models. If you have some extra time and the

desire, your help will be very much appreciated.

If you dont have much time to offer, but would still

like to do something to help, there are

opportunities to assist the classroom in other

ways. We always need donations of tissues,

hand sanitizer (with pump tops or sanitizing

wipes), band-aids, plastic zip-top bags, and other

supplies. Donations for our Class Store (see page

3) are always welcome as well!

I have several different kinds of volunteering

opportunities and other needs come up

throughout the year for things like field trips and

PE programs like roller skating and snow

shoeing. You can sign up here tonight or contact

me later. Your support is always greatly

appreciated, no matter how you do it!

Mrs.Nici Roubo

RoomC118-WestWing

985-2383x2504

Mrs.RoubosEmail

[email protected]

http://nroubo.blogspot.com

KESWebsite

http://kes.rsu21.net

I am available by phone oremail. I have found that emailis the most manageable wayto communicate as I cancheck it periodically throughthe day without interruptingclass time. If you dont haveemail or simply prefer the

phone, I do have voicemailand Ill return your call assoon as I am available.

I am usually at schoolaround 7:15 am and I amtypically there until atleast 3:30 on any givenday.

Contact Information

ONELASTTHOUGHT...

Finally,IwanttoletyouallknowthatIamsoexcitedtobeyourchildsteacherthisyearandIcantwaittogettoknowthemandyoubetterduringthisschoolyear!

Stability BallsStudies have shown that the braincan benefit from movement duringlearning. Many of our teachershave implemented the use ofstability balls in the classroom as areplacement for standard deskchairs and found it to besuccessful. I will be continuingthis program as an option to my2nd graders. If your child wouldlike to use a stability ball inreplacement of a chair, they mayuse one. Each child will use onlytheir ball which will be adjusted tobest fit them at their desk. We willbegin the year using chairs andintroduce the balls after severallessons about how to use themsafely and properly.

More informationto come!

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