Jamieson Elementary School

Welcome to Mr. Khoury’s Second Grade Class

Contact Information

Phone Number: 534-2395

Email Address: ekhoury@cps.edu

Communication

Home Folder~ Important notices from school, please sign and send to school.

Assignment Notebook~ There is a section you can write memos back and forth to each other. If you write a note to me, please let your child know so they know to show it to me in the morning.

Email and Phone~ If you have a question or concern that you would like to contact me about and you do not want to send me a note, please feel free to Email or call me. That information can be found in the contact information above. I will return your Email or phone as soon as I can, which usually be after school or the following school day.

Class Webpage~ One of the best places to find information about our classroom is our webpage. Please try to check our class webpage at least once a week. You will be able to find some information about:

~ Homework

~Weekly Spelling Lists

~Information about what we are learning in school

Homework

Make sure you check your child’s assignment notebook every night for homework. Assignment notebooks go home every night and come back to school the next day. Your child will have homework every Monday- Friday. Homework should take about 30 minutes each night. If you find that is consistently taking much longer than 30 minutes, please contact me and we can talk about a plan that will work for your child.

Reading~ Students should be reading for a minimum of 20 minutes each evening. They may read on their own or with somebody.

Math~ Monday- Friday students will be assigned Math homework. The homework is a continuation of the work completed in class and is usually taken from the Math Home Links. Homework is assigned in order to give students more independent practice, as well as to let the teacher know how well they understand the material being taught.

Spelling~ Please look inside the assignment notebook for the list of the spelling words. Each week students will be assigned a list of spelling words. Each Friday of that week we will take a spelling test.

Birthdays

Birthdays are celebrated on the last Friday of each month for all students who have a birthday during that month. On the month of your child’s birthday, you will receive a letter asking you to send an item for the celebration. For those students whose birthdays that falls during Christmas, Spring, or Summer break their birthdays will also be celebrated.

Mystery Reader

We are looking for Mystery Reader to share their love of reading with us this year! Each Friday from 2:30 to 3:00 pm, we will be welcoming a new Mystery Reader into our classroom. If you would like to surprise your child by coming to read to us, we would love to have you!

Our Class Schedule

Reading and Language Art

Specials

Recess and lunch

Writing

Math

Science/ Social Studies

Dismissal

How Can I Help My Child Succeed in School?

1.Read to or with your child every night.

2. Help your child with his/her homework every night.

3. Do not talk negatively about your child’s teachers or about school.

4. Make sure your child is getting plenty of sleep and is ready for school each day.

5. Teach your child to be responsible for their actions and their school work.

6. Stay involved and feel free to contact your child’s teacher with any questions or concerns.

7. Ask your child about school everyday and encourage them to discuss the day.

” Books may well be the only true magic.”

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