Recommended Parent Resource (Content)

If you would like to become familiar with the content your child will be exposed to this year, this is a great resource.

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Recommended Parent Resources (Spalding)

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Price: $20.80

The 6th Revised Edition includes:

• Updated research on all the instructional components (including handwriting) and principles of learning and instruction that make The Spalding Method effective.
• Part 1 chapter titles and organization aligned to our Grade-Level Teacher Guides.
• Chapter 2 instructional strategies in outline, rather than narrative, format.
• Precise dialogue for cursive writing.
• Sample dialogues for teaching 5 mental actions.
• Updated Children’s Literature Recommendations
• OPR and WPR Cue Words
• A section on Morphology (word structure) in Part 2.

This would be a VERY useful tool to have at home. This same book is used for all Elementary Grades and will guide you through how to best reinforce the skills your child is learning in Spalding. I highly recommend you invest in this tool.

Classroom Decorum

1. I allow students to remain in my classroom as long as they do not cause a problem for anyone else.

2. If they cause a problem, I will ask them to fix it.

3. If they can't or will not fix it, I will do something.

4. What I will do will depend on the situation.

 I use Love and Logic for managing classroom behavior
visit http://www.loveandlogic.com to read more about this approach.

Homework Policy

Miss Hadley's Second Grade Homework Policy:

• Students will each receive a Friday Folder and Agenda.

• Homework is assigned every Monday-Friday when school is in session.

• All homework is due the day after it is assigned unless otherwise indicated.

• Late work will not be accepted, with the exception of student absence.

• Students must write their first and last initial on each homework paper to receive full credit.

• All homework must be completed in PENCIL ONLY.

• Students should spend 20 minutes on homework each night.

• Students should spend 20 minutes reading in addition to assigned homework each night.