Communication As always if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at school through a note, phone call, or email. If you see a problem in your child’s academic performance or behavior please don’t hesitate. You may reach me at the following: DCES #: (678) 714-5800 Email: jodi_soucy@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Check Outs and Transportation You may not check out your child after 3:00 pm. If you would like to change your child’s afternoon transportation, please send a written note to school. If you would like to change your child’s afternoon transportation to ride home with a friend please indicate the following: 1. friend’s name, 2. friend’s bus #, 3. phone number where you can be reached. Thanks for your support with this endeavor!
Behavior Behavior calendars are sent home daily within your child’s Daily Folder. Please review this information, initial, and return to school the following day. Your child is responsible for completing his/her folder each afternoon and placing it in the Daily Folder basket each morning. Other pertinent information may also be included in your child’s folder. Please be sure to check each day. Thanks!
Homework Homework will be assigned on Fridays and will be returned to school the following Friday. Students are responsible for Language Arts and Math skills each week. You will also see word work, social studies, and science practice. You and your child may break this down as you choose. Please note that math or reading sheets that your child has struggled with during class will come home for extra practice. In addition, 15-20 minutes of reading as well as practicing math facts is recommended nightly.
Snacks, Water, & Bathroom We will have a healthy snack each afternoon. Please try to avoid sending candy as well as other unhealthy snacks. Water bottles are also permitted. Bathroom visits occur 4 to 5 times daily as a class. Please encourage your child to TRY during those visits. Thank you!
Lunch 11:10 -11:35 (25 minutes) Please remember when the music is playing, the children are on silent lunch. You are welcome to come eat with your child and we ask that you meet us at the café. When sitting at the guest table, please take only your child with you. Ice Cream Ice cream will be available for students each day. All sales are $1.00. After silent lunch and a few more dining minutes, teachers will allow students to purchase their goodies. All frozen treats must be finished in the café. No ice cream or slushies will be permitted in the hallways or outside. Thanks!
Birthdays Please feel free to celebrate your child’s birthday with their second grade friends. Lunch time is preferred and individual portions. Please meet us at the café with your special birthday treats and we will celebrate towards the end of our designated lunch time. Thanks!!!