Welcome to 2nd Grade!

September 3, 2019

Mr. Wilkins, Room 6  




Welcome to Yamhill Carlton Elementary second grade!  I am excited and looking forward to a wonderful year with your child at YCES.

Please read this information carefully, as many of your questions about the upcoming school year will be addressed. Items of interest to you may include the following:

Day Packet (Handbook)

Within your student’s backpack you will find the “first day of school” envelope.  Within the envelope you will find a parent student handbook, year-long calendar, lunch assistance form and a volunteer background check form.  Please read through the handbook with your student and sign the blue form.  Please also turn in the green Chromebook agreement form.  Much of the work we are doing in class will be supported and enhanced by the use of Chromebook. Thank you as well for looking through the student profile and updated phone numbers, addresses and other important information. 

TO DO:  Once you’ve read through the student profile, sign the back page and return to the teacher within the envelope.

Water Bottles

You are welcomed to send a refillable water bottle to use during the week.  We have found that individual water bottles for students result in less disruption during our learning time.  Water bottles will be sent home each Friday to be washed and returned.

TO DO:  Please label your child’s water bottle with a first name with a permanent marker.

Clothing

We will be going outside to play in many different types of weather. 

TO DO:  Please have your second grader dress accordingly. Please label all coats, sweaters, jackets and backpacks.

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays and are happy to celebrate if you wish to send a special snack for everyone.  Due to district policy all snacks/treats shared in class need to be store bought.  Please email me to let me know in advance if you are going to send in a snack.

Transportation

If your child’s transportation routine will be different on a certain day, please send a signed note each day stating the change.  Also, it’s a good idea to email me and the YCES office with those details.  If a note is not provided, we will need to follow your child’s usual routine. 

Parent Help (Volunteering)

Parents are an essential part of their children’s success in school and I look forward to your assistance throughout the year.  I would like to take the first several weeks to get to know your child, assess our classroom needs for the year, and develop a volunteer schedule based one the needs for the students and the scheduled activities. 

TO DO:  Please complete and return the volunteer background check.  Email me with a desired time/level of commitment.  We have needs for field trips, parties, and weekly time slots.  We will start with the weekly/ biweekly help starting in October.

Teacher Contact

If you need to contact me, please feel free to call me before or after school hours at (503) 852-7161, send an email to wilkinsj@ycschools.org or send a note with your child.  I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Homework

Second graders will start optional homework as soon as our routines and procedures have been established.  I will send you detailed information for reading and math as time gets closer.

Back and Forth Folder

Back and Forth folders will be coming home every Thursday (except our first week.) 

TO DO:  Please remove and read information each Thursday and return the folder the next day.  Watch for important papers that may need to be signed and returned to the school.

I look forward to a super school year with your child!!