8/25/2017 0 Comments Mayer Memo 8-25-17Welcome to second grade!
I look forward to a great year with your children! I plan to update you about the happenings in our classroom on a regular basis--every two weeks, or as needed. Bookmark this website or check the district site to find my newsletter and learn our news of the week. If you use the district site, go to schools, select Lincoln, and select staff emails. Then click on my picture! I hope this web site will be helpful and informative. Your comments are always appreciated. I am available ... You can reach me best through email at [email protected]. You can also send a note with your child in the green take-home folder, or call me at 366-7340, ext . 8127. I will get back to you as soon as possible. Attendance Reporting Change As a logistical convenience to our families please utilize the following methods when communicating the absence of your child: 1) Call the School Attendance Line and leave a detailed message: 708.366.7340 2)Send an email 24-7 to lincolnattendance@district90.org Daily homework Check the link above to learn about general homework expectations and find standard forms. I'll update these as needed. Open House is Sept. 14 Mark your calendars for Lincoln’s open house scheduled for Thursday, September 14. I'll share an overview of the curriculum and expectations at this time. I can't wait to meet all of you! Take-home folder Your child's take-home folder must come back and forth to school every day. This take-home folder will include completed schoolwork, homework, and messages from me regarding our class. Any Lincoln school-wide communication is sent via the school’s list serve. If you are not on the list serve, please let me know and I will be sure to get you a hard copy of communication. Any additional flyers or information will be sent home in your child’s red Lincoln take-home folder. Birthday party policy In conjunction with the district’s wellness policy and to complement the building’s non-edible birthday treat policy, I have instituted a birthday celebration that will be fun and memorable for your children. Rather than send in food for your child’s birthday, we will celebrate in class as follows: - The class will sing “Happy Birthday”. - The birthday child can choose a fun activity for the class to do, such as playing outside, playing a game in the classroom, or having free choice time. (This would take the place of the 15 minutes we had normally spent passing out treats and eating.) I know that birthday celebrations are very important to students, and I want to help make your child’s birthday a special experience. If you feel strongly about sending a treat to school for your child’s birthday, please send a non-food item. Students with summer birthdays can celebrate on their half-birthday or at another time during the school year. Thank you, in advance for your support with this policy. Healthy snack & water bottle Please send your child to school each day with a healthy snack and a sport water bottle with a spill-proof lid. Gym shoes Please send your child to school wearing gym shoes as the children have PE each day. If this is not possible, please send an extra pair of gym shoes to leave in the locker.
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Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain better able to generate ideas and retain information. "When we write, a unique neural circuit is automatically activated,” said Stanislas Dehaene, a psychologist at the Collège de France in Paris. “There is a core recognition of the gesture in the written word, a sort of recognition by mental simulation in your brain. And it seems that this circuit is contributing in unique ways we didn’t realize,” he continued. “Learning is made easier.” Parent's attitudes about mathematics affect their kids!
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