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     welcome to second grade

    I feel so lucky to have your child in my class. 

    This will be a great year of learning and fun!

     

    Take our class quokka home for a weekend!

    Quokka Weekend Sign-up

     
     
     Use the link below to order books from Scholastic.
     
     
     Below are a few important dates for the upcoming weeks.
     
    September
    9/3- First Day of School (my birthday)
    9/5- Back-to-School Night 6pm
    9/20- Late Start
    9/24- First night of math homework
    9/26- School Spirit Assembly (wear green)
    9/30- No School (Rosh Hashanah)
     
    October
    10/1- No School (Rosh Hashanah)
    10/7- Hillside School Photos
    10/9- No School (Yom Kippur)
    10/14- No School (Columbus Day)
    10/23- Unity Day Assembly (wear orange)
    10/25- Late Start 9:30
    10/30-11/2- Hillside New Book Fair
     
    November
    11/5- Parent/Teacher Conferences 1/2 day for students
    11/11- No School (Veteran's Day)
    11/12- Parent/Teacher Conferences 1/2 day for students 
    11/20- Hillside Photo Retakes
    11/21- Assembly (wear red)
    11/22- Late Start and HEF Movie Night
    11/27- Early Dismissal Drill (school reopens 12/2)
     
     
    Cody  
     
    All classrooms are nut-free. Please pack a separate nut-free snack for your child each day.
    All food brought in for second grade celebrations, must be prepared or store-bought food with clear ingredient labels.
    Thank you for your cooperation!
     
     
     
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    Please check your child's green folder daily for assignments and important notes.  You can look at the Homework Routine Tips for some helpful ideas for starting a homework routine with your second grader.  
     
    **If math homework takes longer than 20 minutes, just make a note on the homework that you worked on it for 20 minutes and send it back with what was completed.   

Important Information and Documents

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    Dianna DiBenedetto-Clarke
    Second Grade Teacher
    Room 55
    120 Lefurgy Ave.  
    Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
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