Welcome Back to School Hamilton Families
August 2025
Dear Second Grader,
I hope you have been enjoying your summer vacation. I have had a relaxing time this summer, however, a bit slow for my normal summer vacation but enjoyable. I spent time at my parents’ lake house, with my son and daughter-in-law, and meeting up with some friends from high school. Interesting to see where people are in life now.
I know many of you worry about shopping for your classroom supplies. No need to worry! I have purchased all the materials you will need to get started. Please review the second page for items that I request to run our classroom throughout the school year.
In the meantime, it is very important that you keep all your books and materials in one place in your home. I suggest that you set up a “home office” for yourself. Remember, this should be a place where you will not be disturbed and you can design to your liking. Please feel free to have an adult send me pictures of your office. I will be happy to share them with your classmates.
Oh, before I forget, pack a healthy snack for each day. We will be taking a mid-afternoon snack break. Also, be ready to share what a healthy snack is and why. I would also like for you to have a picture of something you enjoyed doing this summer. We will be sharing them during the morning meeting.
***Please let Mom and Dad know that they have a small assignment that is due the first day of school. Ask them to write me a letter about you. Feel free to help them with this assignment. They can include hobbies and sports you take pleasure in as well as things that may worry you. My only request is that they limit their letter to less than a millionwords. The letter can be emailed to be at: [email protected].
Your assignment is to read for at least 15 minutes each day, practice your addition math facts and heart words from first grade. This will make going into second grade a breeze!
Please read the next two pages for more information.
Fondly,
Ms. Golterman
Your Second Grade Teacher
REMINDER
Back-to-School Nights: 9/4 (K-2) & 9/15 (3-4)
2ND GRADE SUPPLIES
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1 inch floppy red binder (Please NO larger)
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4 black dry-erase markers
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2 highlighters of your choice
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2 Elmer’s glue sticks - Jumbo size
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Headphones (non wireless) ⇨ Place in bag with first & last name
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24-pack of Crayola Crayons
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Any size box of colored pencils to be shared with the class
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Thin markers to be shared by the class
Suggestions
To help our classroom to run smoothly and keep us all healthy, I would like paper towels, anit-bacterial wipes, hand soap, soft tissues, and Honest Sanitizing Alcohol Wipes (They do a wonderful job of cleaning our whiteboard surfaces).
Thank you!
For your information, here is our weekly schedule. Post it somewhere for your child’s convenience.
Daily Schedule
Monday
P.E. 9:20
Library 10:50
Tuesday
P.E. 9:20
Lunch 12:20
Wednesday
Technology 9:20
Music 10:50
Lunch 12:20
Thursday
Art 9:20
Lunch 12:20
Friday
P.E. 9:20
Lunch 12:20