Welcome to 2nd grade! My name is Anjanette
Hawksford (ahawksford@pps.net) and I will be your child’s 2nd grade teacher.
This is my 20th year teaching for Portland Public Schools and my 7th year at
Grout Elementary. I’m very excited for the school year to begin. It is going to
be a year full of learning and fun! Below I have included some school
procedures and information about our classroom to help get the year off to a
great start.
Breakfast: Supervised breakfast is served daily from 7:30 am
– 7:50 am in the cafeteria. If your child is having breakfast at school please
have them eat in the cafeteria during this time. You may enter the classroom
between 7:50 - 8:00 am. Classroom learning begins promptly at 8:00 am.
After School Dismissal: Second – Fifth graders are dismissed
at 2:15 from the classroom. Children riding the school bus and going to YMCA or
SUN School will be dismissed first. Please fill out the attached after school
pick-up form so I am able to get your child home safely. If you need to
pick your child up before the end of the school day you must first check them
out through the office and then come to get them in the room.
Specials: Your child will be attending Art on Thursday,
Library on Tuesday, and PE on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. Please make sure
your child wears appropriate clothing and shoes on Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
for P.E.
Book Orders: Every few months I will be sending home book
orders. This is a wonderful way for you to purchase inexpensive books for your
child. Make sure that you return the book order or order online by the due
date.
Personal Items from Home: Please do not send your child to
school with personal items (ie. toys, lip gloss, trading cards, phones, etc.)
from home. They are a distraction and often cause conflicts.
Birthdays: We celebrate birthdays on the last Friday of each
month. August birthdays will be celebrated with the September birthdays. June
and July birthdays will be celebrated the last Friday we have school in June.
If your child has a birthday during the month they will receive a prize from
the prize box. I will send a sign up sheet home for treats, fruit, and juice
with students having a birthday that month. Please do not send treats on your
child’s actual birthday.
Back to School Night: This is scheduled for Thursday,
September 12th. I look forward to meeting your family at this time and sharing
what we have been busy doing the first weeks of school.
Homework: A reading log, a math activity sheet, our class
newsletter, and notes will be sent home in student folders on Fridays. Please
send a full size backpack to school everyday. Make sure to remove all items
from backpacks weekly. Folders and homework need to be returned by the
following Wednesday. Please read with your child daily and help them complete
their homework.
Paperwork: Please turn in all of the attached paperwork by
Friday. (Student Verification, Afterschool Pick-Up, Walking Field Trip
Permission, Dental Sealants, Getting to Know Your Child)
Thanks,
Mrs. Hawksford
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