Mrs. Jessi Pitman

Announcements: November 28

November 20-27 Thanksgiving Break

Monday November 28—School Reopens

Wednesday November 30—Pitman’s Class Chapel

Bible Verse— No Bible Verse Test or Bible Test this week

                                Students will be graded on chapel participation

Spelling Words— ou, ow

flour                      flower                  mouth                  houses

down                    now                       how                       around

south                    towel                    out                         away

hour                      about                    our                         above

Workbook pages for this week are goals. We have play practice every afternoon from 12:30-2:45. If we do not get to a workbook page on the designated day, we will pick up there the next day, please do not complete it at home.

Classwork: please do not work ahead

Test Schedule:

Announcements: November 14

Monday—Texas Roadhouse Giftcard Money Due

Wednesday—No Chapel

Friday—Chapel 1:30; Party 2:30-3:00

Students may wear a Christian t-shirt or Thanksgiving shirt with jeans and school shoes.

November 20-27 Thanksgiving Break

Monday November 28—School Reopens

Wednesday November 30—Pitman’s Class Chapel

Bible Verse— Recite:

Psalm 105:1 Give thanks to the Lord and pray to him. Tell the nations what he has done.

Spelling Words— ch, tch, wh

child       which    chosen       reach

what      where   preacher    pitcher

church  watch    match         write

while     when    lunch           something

Classwork: please do not work ahead

Test Schedule:

Announcements: November 7

Tuesday—No School Election Day

Wednesday—Veteran’s Chapel 10:00 and Spaghetti Lunch 11:00

Bible Verse— Recite:

2 Corinthians 3:12 We have this hope, so we are very brave.

Spelling Words— sh, th

should  brush    shoes    thick

cloth      wash     shine     both

wish       there     with       across

that        then      polish    would

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements:

Monday—Regular School Uniform

Tuesday—Field Trip; Concession money due for Friday’s Pep Rally

Wednesday—Chapel and Eagle Store

Friday—Pep Rally: Spirit Shirt, Jeans and School Shoes

Spaghetti Lunch money and order forms due

Bible Verse— Recite:

Philippians 4:19 My God will use his wonderful riches in Christ Jesus to give you everything you need.

Spelling Words— oo, oi, oy

noise                     shook                    point                     they

too                         room                     good-bye

toy                         join                        football

coin                        cool                       rejoice

stood                    enjoy                      alike

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: October 24

Wednesday—   Chapel and Eagle Store

Bible Verse— Fill in the blank:

1 Samuel 17:47 Everyone gathered here will know the Lord does not need swords or spears to save people. The battle belongs to him! And he will help us defeat all of you.”

Spelling Words—Review of Chapters 7-11

On the test, students will fill in the circle under misspelled words in a sentence

wave          why          easy          goal           new

grade          fire          even          hope          due

today          mild          keep        coat          cute

faith           try              team        over          blue

eight          mind         zero           hold          use

train           wild           peace        obey         knew

weigh          bright        breeze      know        unit

gave           kind             these        older         true

praise        life               teeth         those        blew

played       skylight      leave          grown      flute

railway       Friday       please        spoke       music

neighbor     Bible        cheese         froze        few

enough        story         yours        hundred    been

children      could         upon         high           December

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: October 17

Tuesday—Fireman Visit

Wednesday—   Chapel and Eagle Store

Friday–Spirit Shirt and Jeans with SCHOOL SHOES

Bible Verse—Recite:

Galatians 5:14 The whole law is made complete in this one command: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Spelling Words—long u—u_e, ue, u, ew

new, due, cute, blue, use, knew, unit, true, blew, flute, music, few, been, December

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: October 10-14

Wednesday—   Chapel and Eagle Store

Thursday—4H Cloverbuds Meeting—Wear your 4H shirt and jeans with school shoes

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank– Ruth 1:16 But Ruth said, “Don’t ask me to leave you! Don’t beg me not to follow you! Every place you go, I will go. Every place you live, I will live. Your people will be my people. Your God will be my God.

Spelling Words—long o words: oa, o_e, o, ow

goal, hope, coat, over, hold, obey, know, older, those, grown, spoke, froze, hundred, high

Classwork: Please do not work ahead

Test Schedule:

Announcements: October 3, 2022

Monday-Friday—Book Fair

Wednesday—   No Chapel

Thursday—Christian Tshirt with jeans and school shoes AND Pep Rally volleyball game

Friday—No School  End of the 9 weeks—Enjoy your day!!!

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank–

Joshua 24:14 Then Joshua spoke to the people. He said, “Now you have heard the Lord’s words. So you must respect the Lord and serve him fully and sincerely. Throw away the false gods that your people worshiped. That happened on the other side of the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Now you must serve the Lord.

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: September 26

Wednesday—   Chapel and Eagle Store

Thursday—Pep rally, bring money for concessions and spirit stickers

Friday—No School  Fair Day! Have fun!!!

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank– 1 John 3:22 And God gives us the things we ask for. We receive these things because we obey God’s commands, and we do what pleases him.

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: September 18

Wednesday—   Chapel and Eagle Store

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank– Joshua 1:8 Always remember what is written in the Book of the Teachings. Study it day and night. Then you will be sure to obey everything that is written there. If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything.

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: September 12

Wednesday—   Christian T-shirt with Jeans and School Shoes

Grandparents Chapel and Bake Sale

Thursday—Senior Fundraiser Lunch Alfredo (money is due Tuesday)

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank– 1 Peter 2:17 Show respect for all people. Love the brothers and sisters of God’s family. Respect God. Honor the king.

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements: September 6

Monday—No School—Labor Day Holiday

Wednesday—Chapel and Eagle Store

Bible Verse—Fill in the Blank–Exodus 19:5 So now obey me and keep my agreement. Do this, and you will be my own possession, chosen from all nations. Even though the whole earth is mine,

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements:

Tuesday, August 30—Plant Poster Due

Wednesday—Chapel & Eagle Store

Bible Verse–Fill in the blank: Exodus 15:2 The Lord gives me strength and makes me sing. He has saved me. He is my God, and I will praise him. He is the God of my ancestors, and I will honor him. 

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Welcome to Mrs. Jessi Pitman’s second grade class. I am very excited to start this school year with you. Second grade is my favorite grade to teach, and I am thrilled God has called me to teach here at First Baptist.

I want to begin by telling you a little bit about myself. I have been married to my wonderful husband Andrew for 18 years and he is a CPA at Kissee & Company CPAs.  Our daughter Samantha will be in 10^th grade this year and our twin sons Craig and Seth will be in the 7^th grade. We have a silly standard poodle named Maci who thinks she is a princess. This will be our second year at First Baptist Christian School and we are all very excited to be a part of the FBCS family.

I have always wanted to be a teacher. In high school I went through Slidell High School’s Teaching Academy from 9^th-12^th grade. It helped me confirm that this was the future God had planned for me. I went on to attend Louisiana College and earned my B.A. in Elementary Education.  I began my teaching career in 2005 in the St. Tammany Parish school system as a certified teacher in 3^rd grade. I then moved to 2^nd grade for the next 5 years. After my twins were born, I decided to move to the Early Learning Center at Grace Memorial Baptist Church which is our church home.  I taught kindergarten there for 9 years.

When Covid hit, I had to make the hard decision of leaving the kindergarten position I loved to home-school my children. During the crazy school year of 2020-2021 we remained home as God was planning our next step. While I loved teaching my children, I felt God calling me back to teaching in an environment where I can not only share His word but integrate it across the curriculum. God led me to First Baptist Christian School where a second grade position was available. Last year was a wonderful year joining the FBCS staff and I feel blessed to be here another year.

With this year ahead, I want to thank you for the opportunity to teach your child and to be a part of his/her spiritual and academic growth. We are going to have a wonderful year as we work together for the academic success of your child.

The following will give you an idea of how our classroom will run:

Rules:   1. Listen to and follow directions

2. Ask permission before leaving your seat
3. Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself
4. Demonstrate self control
5. Be kind to teachers and students with your actions and words

Behavior: We will use a behavior chart in our classroom to determine weekly conduct grades. Each day will be worth 20 points for a 100 point conduct grade each week. The students will begin each morning in the middle of the chart “ready for school”. Throughout the day, the students will have the opportunity to work up the chart for following the rules and for displaying outstanding behavior. The students will move down the chart if a rule is broken. Once a student has moved down, that does not mean he/she is stuck in that spot; he/she will have the rest of the day to move his/her clip back up. Students’ conduct points will be determined by the space they are on when they leave for the day.

The behavior chart will be set up as follows:

Super Star 2 Stickers + the daily 20 points

Riding a wave 1 Sticker + the daily 20 Points

Ready for school 20 points

Just keep swimming 15 points

Sinking 10 points

Ocean floor 5 points

Rewards: Students will receive stickers for exceptional behavior through the day as well as a sticker for each time he/she moves up on our chart. 15 stickers can be turned in for a treasure box treat.

Folders: Your child will have 6 folders that he/she is responsible to bring to class and home from school every day. Please check these folders nightly for unfinished work.

1. red-Take Home Folder
2. purple-Bible (and Bible Verse)
3. green– Spelling and Cursive
4. yellow-Science and Social Studies
5. blue-Language and Math
6. Orange-Reading (provided by teacher)

Snack: Please send 2 healthy snacks with your child every day. We will have a morning and afternoon working snack. Candy will not be allowed at snack time. Please send a clear, water-filled bottle labeled with your child’s name for hydration through the day. If something other than water is in the water bottle, we will have to pour it out and fill with water from the water fountain.

Birthdays: Everyone loves to celebrate his/her birthday. Please feel free to send in a celebration snack for your child. If you are planning to invite classroom friends to a birthday party, please send enough invitations for every child in the class. I can only hand out invitations if everyone in the class is invited.

Phonics: In second grade, we will no longer have a separate phonics grade. All phonics will be incorporated into our reading, language and spelling curriculum.

Grading: You will have access to your child’s grades on Headmaster. I will update grades by Monday mornings for the previous week’s grades. Graded papers will then come home Monday afternoon for your review. Please sign the log and return the log and the papers on Tuesday. I will collect all papers on Tuesday.

Homework: Homework will be: handwriting practice, completing unfinished classwork, studying each night (Bible verses, spelling words, math facts, etc) and reading an AR book at least 20 minutes each night.  Any projects sent home will be given at least one week in advance. My website will be updated by Friday, so you will be aware of the next week’s upcoming assignments. Please do not work ahead on any assignments, but if your child is absent, he/she is responsible for the work missed while out.

Website: Please visit our school website weekly: www.fbcseagles.com This website will give you information about school and classroom activities. I will have my page updated every Friday afternoon for the next week’s announcements, assignments, test schedule, special dates, etc.

Communication: I ask that you provide me with your email address so that I can contact you throughout the year. I send out a weekly email every Monday morning that contains the week’s announcements, classroom updates and most importantly study guides. Please feel free to contact me about any concern or question you may have. The most direct way to contact me is through email: [email protected] I will check email before school, during my planning period and after school. If you need something sooner, please feel free to call the school office at 985-643-3725.

I am looking forward to this school year with you and your child. If there is anything I can do this year to help you or your family, please let me know. I will be praying for my students and their families as we go through the next step of their lives—Second Grade!

Jessi Pitman

In 2nd grade we will have textbooks that will need to be covered: reading, language, and social studies.

The video below gives instructions on how to cover books with brown paper.

May 16-20

Announcements:

Monday-Thursday are half days—Lunch will not be served

Friday is Awards Day at 9. Please bring your child with you to the program dressed in his/her school uniform.

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Bible verse: Fill in the Blank: Philippians 1:6 I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Announcements – Sports Awards Night May 3rd at 6 pm.

High School Graduation – May 7th at 7 pm

AR Points due  May 12

Bible verse: Acts 16:31 So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved—you and your household.

Announcements:

AR points are due May 12: Don’t forget they are worth 100 points in Reading

Bible verse: 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up as you are already doing.

Announcements:

Field Trip Thursday April 21

Bible verse: 1 John 3:23 Now this is His command: That we believe in the name of His son Jesus Christ and love one another as He commanded us.

Announcements:

Got Game April 7

Heritage Packet Due April 8

Easter Chapel and Easter Party April 8: Christian/ Easter T-shirt

Bible verse:

Bible verse: 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love and sound judgment

Got Game money due Monday, March 14, 2022

Please complete any work your child does not complete in class. Do not work ahead. Thanks!

Bible verse: John 11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies will live.”

Announcements:

No School Friday March 11: End of the 9 weeks

Bible verse: Matthew 9:36 When He saw the crowds He felt compassion for them because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.

Bible verse: Matthew 1:21: She will give birth to a son, and you are to name Him Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.

Bible verse: Psalm 34:4 I sought the Lord, and He answered me and delivered me from all my fears.

Bible verse: Psalm 138:3 On the day I called, You answered me; You increased strength within me.

Announcements:

4H meeting is Thursday, January 27

Christian T-shirt Day is Friday, January 28. Students can wear a Christian T-shirt (not spirit shirt), jeans, and school shoes.

Reminder: No School Monday, January 17

Bible Verse: Ephesians 4:2 …with all humility and gentleness, with patience, accepting one another in love.

Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break!

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Announcements – Monday is a full regular day of school. Tuesday – Friday are half days. The kids get out at 11:30am. No lunch will be served those days; so if your child is staying for after care send a lunch with them.

The following schedule is for next week:

Monday -Christmas Socks

Tuesday – Add Christmas Hats/Headbands/Etc.

Wednesday – Add Christmas Jewelry

Thursday – Add Christmas Sticker (Temp. Tattoos – if you don’t want them on their faces let me know)

Friday – Add Christmas Shirt/Christian T shirt and Jeans / Free Shoe Day!

Friday – December 17th is the Christmas Party.

Christmas Bazaar is also this week. The kids will get a chance everyday to go buy Christmas gifts at the bazaar.

Classwork

Tests

Classwork

Please do not work ahead, but complete if your child is absent.

Test Schedule

Classwork: Please do not work ahead but complete if your child is absent.

Test Schedule:

Classwork: Please do not work ahead, but please complete if your child is absent.

Test Schedule

Test Schedule:

Classwork: Please do not work ahead, but complete if your child is absent.

Please do not work ahead, but please complete if your child is absent.

Test Schedule

Test Schedule:

Classwork: Do not work ahead, but please complete at home if your child is absent.

No School Friday 🙂 Enjoy your long weekend!

Test Schedule:

Classwork:

Test Schedule:

Classwork: Please do not work ahead

Test Schedule:

Classwork: Please do not work ahead 🙂

Test Schedule

Classwork

No tests this week

Bible

Start working on Bible Verse for next week:

Exodus 4:12 Now go, I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say.

Thursday: Review lesson 3.1 and workbook p. 9

Friday: Lesson 3.2 and workbook p. 10

Reading

Thursday: Workbook p. 31-32

Friday: Workbook p. 33-34

Language

Thursday: Workbook p. 11

Friday: all work is in textbook

Math

Thursday and Friday: Review for chapter 1 test

Science

Thursday: Workbook p. 33-34

Friday: Workbook p. 35-36; Review for Chapter 2 Test (Tuesday of next week)

Spelling

Review lists 1-3

Cursive

Thursday: workbook p. 14

Friday: workbook p. 15

Test Schedule

Classwork

TEST SCHEDULE

CLASSWORK

Please DO NOT complete these pages ahead of time

Monday

Bible pg. 9

Language – Textbook pgs. 34-35, packet pg. 9 (Ch. 2 Test Tomorrow – use their packet pages as their study guide)

Math pgs. 21-22

Spelling pg. 9

Cursive pg. 9

Reading – Reader pgs. 50-55/packet pgs. 21-22

Science – Packet pgs. 21-22 / Backbone Homework page sent home – Due Tomorrow!

Tuesday

Bible pgs. 7-8

Language – Chapter 2 Test – Ch. 2 Packets also due today

Math pgs. 23-24 / SPEED DRILL 1.11A (Subtraction facts to 10 – 2 mins to complete)

Spelling pg. 10

Cursive pg. 10

Reading – Reader pgs. 56-61/packet pgs. 23-24

Science – pgs. 23-26

Wednesday

Language – Chapter 2 Lesson 6 – Writing Assignment (W.A.) 1 (Due Thursday – will complete in class)

Math pgs. 25-26

Spelling pg. 11

Cursive pg. 11

Reading – Reader pgs. 62-67/packet pgs. 25-28

Science pgs. 27-28

Thursday

Bible – Bible Test # 2, Bible Verse Test, Written Bible Verses Due

Language – Chapter 2 Lesson 6 – Finish W.A and turn in today

Math pgs. 27-28

Spelling pg. 12

Cursive pg. 12

Reading – Reading Comprehension Test #1 (100 points)

Science pgs.  29-30

Friday

Bible pg. 9

Language – Textbook pgs. 41-44

Math pgs. 29-30 / SPEED DRILL 1.11B

Cursive pg. 13

Reading –book pgs. 68-74/workbook pgs. 29-30

Science pgs. 31-32

*Picture Day is Monday for Second Grade*

Bible Verse: Psalm 78:1 My people, hear my instruction; listen to what I say.

Tests:

Classwork:

Students will write their Bible verse 3x in class. This will be picked up for a 30 point grade.

Monday

Bible pgs. 1-2

Language Textbook pgs. 17-18

Math pgs. 11-12

Spelling Pg. 5

Cursive – Manuscript Writing Test 2

Reading – Reader pgs. 25/workbook pgs. 13-14

Science – pgs. 13-14

Tuesday

Bible pgs. 3-4

Language –Review over Language Cheat Sheet (will use this paper for their first test which is next week. Like an open book test. Please go over each packet page with them as its completed. You will use their packets as a study guide for their tests. This is usually a harder test each year for the students)

Math pgs. 13-14

Spelling pg. 6

Cursive pg. 5

Reading – Reader pgs. 26-41/Packet pgs. 15-16

Science – pgs. 15-18 (Ch. 1 Test Thursday this week)

Wednesday

Language – Textbook pg. 20-23, review Ch. 2 Vocab (in manila folder)

Math pgs. 15-16

Spelling pg. 7

Cursive pg. 6

Science  – Ch. 1 Test Review (Test Tomorrow and Packets due tomorrow)

Reading – Oral Reading Eval #1

Thursday

Bible –  Bible and Bible Verse Test 1

Language – Textbook pgs. 24-28/ Packet pg. 5

Math pgs. 17-18

Spelling pg. 8

Cursive pg. 7

Reading – book pgs. 43 / workbook pgs. 17-18

Science – Chapter 1 Test (Plant Poster DUE Tomorrow)

Friday

Bible pg. 5 (Lesson 2.1)

Language –Textbook pgs. 29-33/ Packet pg. 7

Math pgs. 19-20 / SPEED DRILL 1.3C (2 mins to complete)

Spelling – List 2 Test

Cursive pg. 8

Reading – Reader pg. 44-49/Workbook pgs. 19-20

Science – Plant Poster Presentation (Make sure your child has all the requirements on the poster listed on the rubric)

*Homework packets will be in the students’ RED folder on Mondays and they are due back no later than Friday.*

Classwork  August 9-13

Monday

Bible-Fruit of the Spirit-Love, Joy

Language-Pretest (completion grade)

Math-Pre-assessment Worksheets (completion grade)

Spelling p.1

Cursive-Manuscript test (print—graded for accuracy)

Reading-First Day Jitters/ How to use your textbooks

Science-pg. 1, pick plants for their plant poster due 8/20/21

Tuesday

Bible-Fruit of the Spirit-Peace, Patience, and Kindness

Language-Ch. 1 Lesson 1-Introduce the chapter

Math-Packet pgs. 3-4

Spelling- p.2

Cursive-p.1

Reading-Reader pgs. 2-10/packet pgs. 3-4

Science-packet pgs. 3-4

Wednesday

Language-Textbook pgs. 2-7/ packet p. 1

Math-Packet pgs. 5-6

Spelling-p.3

Cursive-p. 2

Reading-Reader pgs. 2-11/packet pgs.5-6 (graded comprehension assessment)

Science-review over rubric for plant poster (rubric sent home in red folder and posted on website.

Thursday

Bible-Fruit of the Spirit-Goodness, Faithfulness, and Gentleness

Language-Textbook pgs. 8-13, packet p.3

Math-packet pgs. 7-8/ speed drill 1.3B

Spelling-p.4

Cursive-p.3

Reading-reader pgs. 12-18/ packet pgs. 7-8

Science-Packet pgs. 5-8

Friday

Bible-Fruit of the Spirit-Self Control (all activity pages picked up for completion grade)

Language-Textbook pgs.14-16

Math-packet p.9-10

Spelling-List 1 Test

Cursive p. 4

Reading-Reader pgs. 19-24/ packet pgs. 9-12 (comprehension assessment grade)

Science-Packet pgs. 9-12

Test Schedule August 9-13

Monday

Language-Pretest (completion grade)

Math-Pre-assessment assignment (completion grade)

Cursive-Manuscript Writing Test 1 (writing in print) (graded for accuracy)

Thursday

Math-Speed Drill-Addition Facts to 10 (2 min to complete 10 problems)

Friday

Spelling Test List 1

Welcome to Mrs. Jessi Pitman’s second grade class. I am very excited to start this school year with you. Second grade is my favorite grade to teach and I am thrilled God has called me back to it!

I want to begin by telling you a little bit about myself. I have been married to my wonderful husband Andrew for 17 years and he is a CPA and CFO of the University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation.  Our daughter Samantha will be in 9^th grade this year and our twin sons Craig and Seth will be in the 6^th grade. We have a silly standard poodle named Maci who thinks she is a princess. This will be our first year at First Baptist Christian School and we are all very excited to be a part of the FBCS family.

I have always wanted to be a teacher. In high school I went through Slidell High School’s Teaching Academy from 9^th-12^th grade. It helped me confirm that this was the future God had planned for me. I went on to attend Louisiana College and earned my B.A. in Elementary Education.  I began my teaching career in 2005 in the St. Tammany Parish school system as a certified teacher in 3^rd grade. I then moved to 2^nd grade for the next 5 years. After my twins were born, I decided to move to the Early Learning Center at Grace Memorial Baptist Church which is our church home.  I taught kindergarten there for 9 years. I now have 15 years of teaching experience.

When Covid hit, I had to make the hard decision of leaving the kindergarten position I loved to home-school my children. During the crazy school year of 2020-2021 we remained home as God was planning our next step. While I loved teaching my children this past year, I felt God calling me back to teaching in an environment where I can not only share His word but integrate it across the curriculum. God led me to First Baptist Christian School where a second grade position was available.

With this year ahead, I want to thank you for the opportunity to teach your child and to be a part of his/her spiritual and academic growth. We are going to have a wonderful year as we work together for the academic success of your child.

Here are some explanations for how our classroom will run:

Rules:

1. Listen to and follow directions
2. Ask permission before leaving your seat
3. Keep your hands, feet and objects to yourself
4. Demonstrate self control
5. Be kind to teachers and students with your actions and words

Behavior: We will use a behavior chart in our classroom to determine weekly conduct grades. Each day will be worth 20 points for a 100 point conduct grade each week. The students will begin each morning in the middle of the chart “ready for school”. Throughout the day the students will have the opportunity to work up the chart for following the rules and for displaying outstanding behavior. The students will move down the chart if a rule is broken. Once a student is moved down, that does not mean he/she is stuck in that spot; he/she will have the rest of the day to move his/her clip back up. Students’ conduct points will be determined by the space they are on when they leave for the day.

The behavior chart will be set up as follows:

Super Star +6 points

Riding a wave +3 points

Ready for school 20 points

Just keep swimming -3 points

Sinking -6 points

Ocean floor -9 points

Rewards: I will record each student’s extra points each day. I will add these extra points to any day that is lacking points then keep track of any excess points the student may have at the end of each week. When each student reaches 50 points they can pick a privilege or treat.

Folders: Your child will have 6 folders that he/she is responsible to bring to class and home from school every day:

1. red-take home folder
2. purple-Bible
3. green-spelling
4. yellow-math, science, social studies
5. blue-language, cursive
6. I will provide a folder for their reading workbook pages

Snack: Please send a healthy snack with your child every day. Candy will not be allowed at snack time. Please send a clear, water-filled bottle labeled with your child’s name for hydration through the day.

Birthdays: Everyone loves to celebrate his/her birthday. Please feel free to send in a celebration snack for your child that we will enjoy at our lunch time. If you are planning to invite classroom friends to a birthday party, please send enough invitations for every child in the class. I can only hand out invitations if everyone in the class is invited.

Phonics: In second grade, we will no longer have a separate phonics grade. All phonics will be incorporated into our reading, language and spelling curriculum.

Grading: You will have access to your child’s grades on Headmaster. I will update grades by Monday mornings for the previous week’s grades. Graded papers will then come home Monday afternoon for your review. Please sign the log and return the log and the papers on Tuesday.

Homework: Homework should be minimal in my class this year. I will provide ample time for class work to be completed during the day. Any homework assignments that are given will be sent home on Mondays and expected back on Friday or a designated date if it is a larger project. Students are responsible for studying each night (Bible verses, spelling words, math facts, etc) and for making time to read alone, read to someone, or have someone read to him/her. I will update my website by Fridays so you are aware of the next week’s upcoming assignments.

Website: Please visit our school website weekly: www.fbcseagles.com This website will give you information about school and classroom activities. I will have my page updated every Friday afternoon for the next week’s announcements, assignments, study guides, test schedule, special dates, etc.

Communication: Please feel free to contact me about any concern or question you may have. The most direct way to contact me is through email [email protected] I will check email before school, during my planning period and after school. If you need something sooner, please feel free to call the school office at 985-643-3725.

I am looking forward to this school year with you and your child. If there is anything I can do this year to help you or your family, please let me know. I will be praying for my students and their families as we go through the next step of their lives—Second Grade!

Jessi Pitman