Mrs. Shirinzadeh’s 2nd grade class2010-2011

Arrival and Dismissal

•Your child may arrive at school beginning at 7:15.

•The tardy bell rings at 7:50. • It is vital that your child arrives before

the 7:50 bell. • In the afternoon, dismissal begins at 2:05.

Transportation• One of our top priorities is getting your child home

safely. In order to do that, we need your help. • If there is ANY change in how your child will be

going home, a note must be sent. • Change of transportation notes are on the blog.• Please include the following on all transportation

notes:▫Your child’s name▫Teacher’s name ▫Date

• Place the note in your child’s plastic folder.

Specials

•Our specials time is from 11:00 – 11:50. •We have a six day rotation which includes

PE, Art, Music, Spanish, and Technology. •Please dress appropriately (sneakers!) on

PE days. •The specials’ calendar will be sent home

monthly.

Lunch• We have lunch from 12:32 to 1:02. • Please feel free to join us by meeting us in the front

hall by the cafeteria. • Food from outside restaurants may not be brought in

to the cafeteria. • Please make sure to label all lunch money with

your child’s name, grade, and teacher’s name.

▫ Breakfast $1.00▫ Lunch $1.60 ($2.50 for guests, even siblings)▫ Extra Milk 50¢▫ Ice Cream 60¢

Birthdays

•If your child would like to share a birthday treat with the class, you may bring a birthday dessert to share at snack time outside.

•I will send you the birthday snack guidelines when it is closer to your child’s birthday.

Contacting Me• If you ever have a questions or concerns, please contact me. • You can drop a note in your child’s folder, email me (

Monica.Shirinzadeh@cobbk12.org), or call me (770-437-5945) at school.

• If you call during the regular school day, the secretary will take a message.

• Due to our schedule, we may not receive your message until after the students have left.

• If I have not returned your call by the next day, please drop a note in your child’s communication folder.

• Email is usually the fastest way to reach me. • Please note that transportation changes can not be

left on voice mail or email.

Money• Please make sure any money you send in is marked

properly and in the correct envelope. • ASP money must be in a brown ASP envelope that has

been completely filled in. • PTA money can be in a plain envelope, but needs to be

marked “PTA” and must show your child’s name, grade, and teacher’s name.

• All money for field trips, performing arts, etc. that comes home with the white Teasley envelope must be returned in that envelope. ▫ It must be completely filled in with your child’s name,

classroom teacher’s name and grade and the necessary information at the bottom.

Snack

•Please send in a healthy snack for your child each day.

•Please label your child’s snack.•All snacks need to be in a plastic bag. No

containers. •We do not eat lunch until 12:32 and the

children get very hungry. •Snack time will be after math which ends

at 9:15.

Agendas/Take Home Folders• Please sign your child’s Tiger Pride behavior chart

each night located at the front of the agenda. • You do not have to sign the agenda.• Your child will bring home his/her agenda every night.• The list of words on the right side are vocabulary

words, not spelling words. • You can write notes to me on the right side of the

agenda EXCEPT for transportation changes. • Your child will use the right side of the agenda to

communicate why he/she is on green, yellow, or red. • Please make sure you check your child’s plastic folder

daily and remove the papers on the right side.

Homework•Please help your child take responsibility

for completing and returning homework. •Homework is an extension of study at

school and allows your child extra practice. •Completed homework is due the next day

and should be in your child’s plastic folder.•Your child should be reading for 2o minutes

each night.•All of the homework assignments will be

written in your child’s agenda.

Accelerated Reader

•You or your child must fill out the red A.R. folder to take a test.

•Each child will have their own reading goals and will be rewarded for achieving them.

•STAR test

Handouts

•Your child’s file folder has the math and writing benchmarks, dialogue journal, specials’ calendars (Aug. & Sept.), a change of transportation sheet, and the absent note.

•Dialogue journals will come home every Friday starting this week.

•Please take the time to write back to your child and return his/her dialogue journal on Monday.

Classroom Blog / Teasley News

•I will update our classroom blog throughout the week.

•Please sign up tonight to receive updated information.

•Please read and share the blog with your child.

•Please write your email on the paper provided before you leave, so I can add you to the email distribution list

Medication

•If your child needs to take medication at school or keep an inhaler for emergencies, please send in a detailed note.

•A medication form from the clinic must be completed before any medicine can be administered.

Label Belongings

•Please label all personal items (jacket, book bag, lunch box, etc.).

•Your child’s name should be clearly visible.

•Many children have the same exact bag or coat.

• If an item gets misplaced, let me know and I can remind your child to check the lost and found.

Discipline• Behavior management is vital to creating a

classroom where learning is the focus. • I want to develop a climate of respect and

responsibility. • We will continue to use Teasley Tiger Pride

Behavior Program.• The children are working on being PRO

students!PreparedRespectfulOn Task

Additional Supplies / Donations

•Your child needs a 1 inch binder with a clear cover for his/her portfolio

•We will have different days throughout the year for your child to share his/her portfolio with you.

•We also need two electric pencil sharpeners for the students.

•Thank you for all of the other wish list items!

Thank You!!

•Thank you for coming!•Please let me know if you have any

questions!•I am looking forward to working with your

child this year!!