Our 9 Pillars of Virtue

        Friendship

 We regard others and ourselves as deserving of kind and just treatment. Our conduct is considerate and polite. We look for the good in others and demonstrate compassion. Our attitudes toward others and their property reflect the way we wish to be treated.




 Humility 

We do not brag or compare ourselves to others. We always strive to dour best whether we are recognized or not.







  Perseverance 

 We spurn despair and strive to complete tasks to the best of our abilities, regardless of the difficulty. We respond creatively to overcome obstacles and ask for help when necessary.






Wisdom

 We learn from our mistakes and think before we act. We look to the great thinkers of the past for guidance on making good choices.

          





 Integrity
We are individuals of strong ethical values, who make consistently good choices in keeping with our knowledge of right and wrong. We seek the wisdom of others in cases of moral uncertainty.






Responsibility 

We accept obligations related to our own good and the good of others, and we act on those obligations in a manner suitable to their timely and satisfactory fulfillment. We are willingly accountable for what we do and say, and we seek to learn from our mistakes.





Courage 
We always do what we know to be right despite fear, hardship, and opposition. We resist negative peer pressure, defend our rights and the rights of others, and encourage others to do the same.







Citizenship

We honor rules and laws and respond to authority in obedience. We give of our time and abilities to serve others. We uphold liberty and social equality through respect for individual differences and knowledge of our democratic system.





Honesty

We never knowingly induce another to believe what is false. We are always truthful in what we say and do, regardless of the circumstances or consequences.








All 9 virtues will be introduced to your scholar. We say a pledge to one of the nine virtues every morning for one week each after our the Pledge of Allegiance.
The virtues are  woven into our decorum and expectations everyday. Students regularly highlight virtue (or lack of virtue) in characters from our literature. Students are presented with the opportunity to highlight and nominate peers when virtuous behavior is demonstrated. When students are recognized and acknowledged we place a brass Abraham Lincoln book end on their desk, as an acknowledgement for their virtuous conduct. These "acknowledgements" move about regularly. Students are excited to look for the good in their classmates and learn that they should strive to do their best whether they are recognized or not.

Great App for your phone! Spalding Phonogram Sounds!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.spalding.phonograms

 ^Check out this App for your Phone!

Great tool to change up nightly practice of the 70 phonograms! 

Please practice the phonograms your child struggles with (about 20-30) each night from your phonogram cards. Check out the Spalding website for more resources! I have the link in the left side bar column of the blog.

What your child should be bringing home everday!

Here is a list of what you should find in your child's backpack nightly:

-Their agenda you sign that they read for 20+ minutes and write any urgent messages to me in their agenda (These are checked each morning)

-The Orange Folder  Homework will be found inside their red folder each night. Any papers from the office or school reminders will also be sent home in their Orange Folder

-Spalding Words 

(Monday-10 words will be entered, 
Tuesday-10 new words will be entered, 
Wednesday-the final 10 new words for the week. 
(30 spelling words a week) 
Thursday students will take a pretest, Friday is their test.)

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We also are currently using the Black Folder for their "Friday take-home-weekly work Folder". Please empty the work and return these to school.

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.

See Link:
Resource available here

Recommended Parent Resources (Spalding)

Link to purchase book

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.