Welcome parents/guardians!
I hope you are looking forward to this school year as
much as I am. I cannot wait to get to know each of your children and work with
them for an entire year. Let me start off with introducing myself. I am Casey Ragan,
your childs 2nd grade teacher here at Sunset Valley Elementary. I recently graduated
from Seton Hill University with a degree in Elementary Education and Special
Education and was hired here at Sunset Valley almost immediately. I cannot express
how enthused I am to be here with the opportunity to work with such a talented
group of young minds.
We have a busy year ahead of our classroom and are anticipating a lot of fun. We
will be focusing on mathematics, language arts, social studies, science, and spelling.
Our students will be gaining knowledge in all subjects, and growing into a mature
student, preparing for the final few years as an elementary student. Like myself, you
as a parent/guardian play an important role in your childs education. I will need
your commitment in following through with practicing concepts and assignments at
home when they are assigned. Parent/guardian involvement is very important to us.
We welcome any parent/guardian in the classroom, as volunteers or guest speakers.
Having you as part of these students education is very important.
Together, I believe we can have a successful and exciting year in second grade.
Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Casey Ragan
[email protected](724)-222-3333 ex. 23
Invitamos a los padres/tutores. Espero que esperan para este ao escolar tanto
como yo soy. No puedo esperar para conocer a cada uno de sus hijos y trabajar con
ellos durante todo un ao. Djenme empezar con presentarme. Soy Casey Ragan,
maestro de su hijo 2do grado aqu en la escuela primaria de Sunset Valley.
Recientemente se gradu de Seton Hill University con una licenciatura en educacin
primaria y educacin especial y contratado aqu en Sunset Valley casi de inmediato.
No puedo expresar entusiasmado Cmo debo estar aqu y tener la oportunidad de
trabajar con un grupo tan talentoso de las mentes jvenes.
Tenemos un ao ocupado por delante de nuestro saln y estn anticipando un
montn de diversin. Seremos centrndose en matemticas, lenguaje, estudios
sociales, ciencia y la ortografa. De los estudiantes sern adquirir conocimiento en
todas las materias y creciendo en un estudiante maduro, preparndose para los
finales algunos aos como estudiante de primaria. Como yo, como un padre o tutor
juega un papel importante en la educacin de su hijo. Voy a necesitar su
compromiso en seguir a travs con practicantes conceptos y tareas en casa cuando
estn asignados. Participacin de padres/tutores es muy importante para nosotros.
Le invitamos a cualquier padre o tutor en el aula, como voluntarios o invitados.
Contar con usted como parte de estos estudiantes educacin es muy importante.
Juntos, creo que podemos tener un ao exitoso y excitante en segundo grado. Por
favor no dude en contactarme con cualquier pregunta o preocupacin.
Casey Ragan
[email protected]
(724)-222-3333 ej. 23
Classroom Rules
The classroom rules play extremely important role in our classroom. Please
review and reinforce these rules with your child at home, as we will be doing
so in the classroom as well.
1) Respect everyone
i) Teacher will explain, students must be nice to everyone; treat others how
you would like to be treated
ii) Teacher will explain students will not call each other names, hit push
pinch, or hit others, or get in each others space without permission
iii) Teacher will explain students must not take others belongings without
asking
2) Respect your school
i) Teacher will explain, students must take of things that belong to the
school (library books, classroom books, classroom materials, etc.)
ii) Teacher will explain, students must not write on desks, walls, tables, etc.
iii) Teacher will explain students need to clean up after themselves, but
putting things back where they belong, and keeping things neat in the
classroom
3) Always do your best
i) Teacher will explain, students always need to try their hardest when
doing school work
ii) Teacher will explain students always need to stay on task and do work
their best ability before they can do another activity
Cultural Awareness
1) Cultural Celebration Day
i) Have parents/grandparents come in a talk about students different
cultures.
ii) Have parents/grandparents create dishes for the classroom to share and
have a cultural lunch with the classroom.
iii) Have students create an activity that reflects what they learned about
specific cultures (for example, cultural flags to hang in the classroom)
2) Cultural Field Trip
i) Organize a field trip to a cultural environment. Since this is more cultural,
a virtual fieldtrip may work best.
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ii) Go through a virtual site and explore different cultures, the way the live,
the way they eat, how they learn, etc.
iii) Have the students compare and contrast the explored culture with our
culture
Home Language Survey
The Pennsylvania Department of Education requires that the following Home
Language Survey be completed for every student enrolled in public schools.
(The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) requires that school districts/charter schools/full day
AVTS identify limited English proficient (LEP) students in order to provide appropriate
language instructional programs for them. Pennsylvania has selected the Home Language
Survey as the method of identification.)
School District:
School:
Student Name:
Grade:
1. Do you need a translator? Yes or No
If yes, what language?
2. Does the student speak a language(s) other than English?
(Do not include languages learned in school)
Yes or No
If yes, specify the language(s) and complete the bulleted questions, if no continue on
to question 3:
.
Can the student READ in this language? Yes or No
Can the student WRITE in this language? Yes or No
Can the student READ English? Yes or No
Can the student WRITE in English? Yes or No
What language is spoken at home?
What language does the students mother speak?
What language does the students father speak?
3. Has the student attended any United States school in any 3 years during
his/her lifetime? Yes or No
If yes, complete the following:
Name of School
State
Dates Attended
Family Involvement:
As part of our cultural awareness program, we invite family members to come and
spend the day in second grade. Family members will get the opportunity to share
their culture with the class. We will allow the students to compare and contrast your
culture to ours. We end the day with a cultural feast, where we have different dishes
from all the different cultures within our classroom. This is a true learning
experience for our kids and we would love to have all families participate! More
information will be around closer to the cultural awareness day!
Are you interested in being a parent helper? Yes or No
Are you willing to participate in student field trips? Yes or No
Student Interests:
1. What is the students favorite subject(s)?
2. What is the students favorite food?
3. What does the student enjoy doing in spare time?
