I T ’ S
Second Grade
Attendance:
 Second grade is an important
academic year for your child.
Attendance is VITAL for your
child because he/she will be in
ongoing small instructional
groups that meet daily.
 If your child is late for school
you must check them into the of-
fice so that they can get a pink
tardy slip.
If your child is ill:
 Remember to send in a note on
the next school day with the rea-
son for his/her absence.
 Please call the school office
before 10:00 AM when your
child is going to be absent. If it is
before 8:00 AM, call 943-3804
and leave a message stating your
child’s name, homeroom
teacher’s name, your name and
the reason for the absence.
How to reach me:
 Phone Number- 513-943-3818
 Email- vaneman_l@westcler.org
E L E M E N
Amelia Elementary
Conferences
 There are 2 scheduled conference
times. The first one is Novem-
ber 16th or 23rd and the second
one is in Feb. 2nd or Feb. 9th.
*Days are subject to change*
Fees
 School fees are $40.00 per child.
($10.00 payments due by the end
of each quarter). Checks should
be made payable to Amelia
Elementary School. You may
send payment for school fees
with your child or make
payments in the school office.
Please try to pay fees by the end
of September.
Report Cards
 Your child will bring home a re-
port card at the end of each quar-
ter. Please sign and return the
report card envelope. Reports
are for you to keep.
Note: School fees must be paid
before report cards can be sent
home.
T A R Y
Created by: Miss Van Eman
PTA
 Our school is fortunate to have a
wonderful P.T.A. Please join the
P.T.A. for $ 5.00.
 WALK-A-THON is May 20th.
 FALL FESTIVIAL is Friday,
October 15 from 6:30-9:00.
Classroom parties
 We love to celebrate birthdays in
second grade so treats are ac-
ceptable.
 We will be having a Winter Party
on Wednesday, December 23rd.
We will not be having a Hallo-
ween Party or a Valentine’s Party
but will do having special
themed activities during the day.
Picking Up Your Child
 If you wish to pick up your child,
you must sign him/her out in the
office first.
 If someone else is picking up
your child please send a note in
with your child. The note needs
to contain the new transportation
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information along with the dates
your child will be following the
new pick up schedule. If your
child is picked up by a different
individual they will be asked to
show identification before the
child can be released.
Bus
 If your child is changing drop off
locations, I must have it in writ-
ing. I need the dates and the
address where your child is
going. If no note is received your
child will go on their regular bus.
 If it is a permanent change, you
must fill out a transportation re-
quest form, which can be found
in the office.
Volunteering
 A classroom is not complete
without parent help. Please con-
sider volunteering for any
amount of time during the week.
Your child will LOVE to see you
in our classroom!
 If you are not available to volun-
teer during the school day please
consider helping with special
projects at home. Projects can
include tasks such as sharpening
pencils, counting reading logs,
creating themed projects.
 All school volunteers must be
fingerprinted before working
with the students. Please stop by
the West Clermont School Board
offices at 4350 Aicholtz Road,
Suite 220, Cincinnati, Ohio
45245 (in the Civic Center
behind Eastgate Wal-Mart) on
Mondays, Wednesdays or
Fridays between the hours of –
10:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. If you
have questions, please phone
943-5000.
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G R A D E I N F O R
Guest Reader Program
 Another way to volunteer is to
read a book to your child’s class.
Each week we will have a sur-
prise guest reader. Guest readers
can be moms, dads, step-parents,
grandparents, aunts, uncles, older
siblings, or anyone that is special
to your child.
 Call or email me to sign up for a
day/ time to bring in your favo-
rite children’s book to share with
the class.
 The best part is that it will be a
total surprise to everyone…even
your little one!
Reading
 Reading Street: This year we
will be using a new reading se-
ries. Reading Street will help to
build readers through motivating
and engaging literature,
scientifically research-based
instruction, and a wealth of
reliable teaching tools. This
program allows for
differentiation in instruction with
a strong emphasis on ongoing
progress-monitoring. Lastly,
Reading Street prioritizes skill
instruction, to assure students are
focusing on the right reading
skill at the right time for every
student.
 The Great Poetry Race: Each
week in your child will bring
home a poem. Your child should
read this poem to as many people
as possible. When your child has
read the poem they will collect
signatures on the back of the
poem and the student who read to
M A T I O N R
the most people for that week
will receive a small prize.
Reading this special poem many
times throughout the week will
help students build two major
reading skills, fluency and
comprehension. Let the races
begin!
 Bag of Books: Your child will
go ―book shopping‖ on Mondays
to collect 3 books to read during
the week. On Fridays the books
are collected and check in. Your
child can check out new books
when ALL 3 books are returned.
Book orders
 Now it's easier than ever to find
the right books for your child —
and help us earn FREE books for
our classroom library at the same
time! With new online ordering
from Scholastic Book Clubs, you
can choose from a much wider
selection of books than in the
printed flyer. Plus, you can send
your orders directly to me online
and use your credit card.
 SIGN UP at
www.Scholastic.com/bookclub.
On the parent page, click the
"Don't have a User Name and-
Password?" link, and then regis-
ter for your own username and
password. Next, enter the Class
Activation Code (GR3HT).
 SELECT the books you'd like to
order.
 SEND your order to me online
by the due date. Books will be
delivered directly to our class-
room, as always.
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Writing
 This year your child will be pro-
ducing many types of writing.
He or She will have a writing
folder where their work is kept
and revisited throughout each
unit of study. At the end of each
unit your child will publish one
piece of writing to display in the
classroom and take the rest home
to share with their family.
 Tiger Tales: This year we will
have a special friend in the
classroom…Tanner Tiger. Your
child will take Tanner home for a
weekend and write about what
they did with Tanner. On
Mondays the student who took
Tanner home will share their
page from the Tiger Tales Binder
with the class.
Math
 Our Math program is Everyday
Math. This program is very in-
teractive and will help your child
connect math concepts to the real
world.
Wednesday Folders
 Our school will continue the
Wednesday folder program.
Each week on Wednesdays your
child will bring home their
orange folder with important
school and PTA information.
G R A D E I N F O R M A T I O N
Homework
 Homework will be given out on
Mondays in your child’s home-
work folder. Please return their
homework and the folder on Fri-
days.
Technology In The Classroom
 This year your child will be using
technology daily.
 Please visit our classroom blog at
http://vanemansecondgrade.blogs
pot.com/ . I will be posting im-
portant information, pictures and
videos throughout the year.
Cultural Arts
 Specials will be from 10:05-
10:55.
 The specials schedule will follow
a color rotation. Each week your
child will visit every special once
with an additional day of art, mu-
sic, library or gym depending on
the rotation for the week.
 Color Rotation Schedule:
Red Day (Art), Yellow Day
(Gym), Green Day (Music),
Blue Day (Library).
 Please help your child remember
to wear their tennis shoes on all
―yellow‖ (gym) days.
Second Grade