Welcome to 2A!
Dear Parents,
Thank you for the emails and prayers. I am home resting now and hope to see you all soon. Please feel free to continue to email me but also cc Mrs. Q at lquagliato@saintleothegreatschool.com in case I am unable to see the email. God Bless you all and Have a Blessed Easter.
Sincerely,
Bridget Matthews
Important Dates Coming Up:
April 30, 2019 - 2A Retreat - Students can dress down and bring an extra snack. They will stay with me at dismissal and then will be picked up at 5:30 PM.
May 13, 2019 - Group 3 Communion Practice - 6:30 PM
May 14, 2019 - Group 4 Communion Practice - 6:30 PM
May 18, 2019 - Group 3 Communion - 9:30 AM
May 18, 2019 - Group 4 Communion - 9:30 AM
May 20, 2019 - Marian Service - 10:15 AM - Students come to school in the Communion outfits and then parents come back to the room after the Marian Service to change them into their uniform.
May 28, 2019 - 2nd Grade Class trip to the Turtle Back Zoo. Permission slips went home and need to be returned by Monday, April 29th. One parent per student is permitted to go on the trip with us, but it is not required. They will travel on the bus with us there and back, no one is permitted to meet us at the zoo. There are places to eat at the zoo or you can bring your own lunch.
Our special schedule for Third Trimester is:
Monday - Music
Tuesday - Gym & Library
Wednesday - Science Lab
Thursday - STEAM, Art & Computers
Friday - Spanish
Please label all your child’s belongings with your child's first and last name. This includes school fleeces, sweaters, lunch boxes and book bags. Students should bring in all school supplies. Please label all supplies, including art smock.
Students will have DEAR reading time each day. Students will be allowed to read a chapter book of their choice at this time. Students may bring in a book from home to read. No graphic novels please.
Dismissal
Please write your child’s regular dismissal method inside their red folder on the left hand side. If your child will be riding the bus, please tape his/her bus pass to the left hand side of his/her folder. If they will be a car rider, please write that in the folder. If your dismissal method varies from day-to-day, please do your best to specify the schedule in the folder (example: Bus Rider M/W/F, Car Rider T/Th). Send in a note if there is a change of dismissal at any point during the year. Please call the office as soon as possible if it changes during the day. Please do not depend on your child to know the correct dismissal method.
Snack
Snack will be eaten in the classroom around 9:25 every day, even half days. Please send in a healthy snack and only water. We are a nut free classroom. Please pack your child’s snack in a separate bag so it is not confused with their lunch. Please write your child’s name on his/her brown bags.
Lunch
Tuesday, September 4 is the first full day, so please make sure your child eats a good breakfast! Students eat lunch in the cafeteria at 11:20. Students may bring lunch from home or purchase lunch from the cafeteria. Parents can order lunch via the school’s web site. Please check the school handbook for additional information. If students bring money from home, please place it in an envelope with your child’s name on it. We collect it first thing in the morning so we know who has lunch money or not. If your child has a food allergy, please send us a note on the first day. Please include the type of food allergy and if they need to sit at a peanut free table. Your child’s safety is of top priority to us.
ONLINE TEXTBOOK LOGIN INFORMATION:
Students have access to their Math textbooks online. Please check your child's red folder for their username and password.
Students have access to their Reading textbooks online. Students Username/Password for Reading Street is first initial and last name @stleo & SaintLeo2A. **Some students have a different code please check your child's Red Take Home Folder. I have written their on a post it.**
To access Scholastic GO please see the link below:
Username: stleo
Password: grolier
Your subscription is for the following databases:
Grolier Multimedia
New Book of Knowledge
Popular Science
Lands& Peoples
America the Beautiful
Amazing Animals
Scholastic Code:
2A's Scholastic Book Order class code is GZWT9
Please check the website daily for updates!
Please fee free to email me with any questions you may have at bmatthews@saintleothegreatschool,com