Happy Friday!

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.  October 14th will be a Hurricane Dorian make-up day.

Conference Confirmations: Please check your child’s Hawk Folder for confirmation of your conference time.  If you have any conflicts or questions, please contact me.

Transportation Changes: If your child is going home a different way please notify me and the front office by calling (90) 547-8400 or emailing [email protected]. This is just another measure to make sure your child gets home safely and correctly.

Box Tops: We will begin our box top contest on 9/23 and ending on 10/21. Please put SAMUELS on bag and turn into myself or the mailbox by the media center. They need to be turned in on or before 10/21 to receive credit for our contest.

Start With Kindess Week September 23-27: This year, I am focusing on creating a kindness revolution here at Hartley. I hope to teach your students through classroom lessons and activities the importance and benefits of being kind and building positive relationships with everyone. To support this goal this month, Hartley will be participating in “Start with Hello” week, developed by the Sandy Hook Promise organization. This nationwide program promotes awareness of inclusion in school and the community. Please see the schedule below for the daily themes.—Mrs. Kosobucki

Monday: “Hey Day”: Challenge students to say “Hello” to students they don’t know using different verbal and nonverbal greetings.
Tuesday: No one sits or plays alone: Encourage students to invite others to sit or play with them.
Wednesday: Wear your favorite shirt: Teach kids ways to spark a conversion with someone they don’t know yet.
Thursday: Random acts of kindness: Inspire students to perform a random act of kindness for anyone at school/home.
Friday: Green Day: Wear green to school to show support for “Start with Hello” week.

 

Learning and Growing We’ve Done This Week:

Reading: Story Structure
Math: Adding and subtracting two digit numbers within 50
Social Studies: The Constitution, being a good citizen
Writing: Taking part in a writing community

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent in these facts to be successful this school year. Students can practice with Xtra Math using this link. Reading over the weekend is important! Have your students ready to take an AR test when they return to school.

 

Mark Your Calendars:
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/14: Hurricane Dorian make up day
10/24: Trunk or Treat
10/29: Report cards available
11/8: Boosterthon Fun Run

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Samuels

 

Happy Friday!

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.

Hawk Folders: Please check your child’s Hawk Folder for these important items

1. Interim reports and Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) reports went home today. We use the DRA as another tool to help your child’s reading here at Hartley.  Check out this website with more information. Please look over both and let me know if you have any questions.
2. A letter on how to check on your student’s AR progress.
3. A letter about Xtra Math, a great way to build math fluency with students at home. Students who master their addition facts and subtraction facts get to be in the Principal’s Math Club! Use this link to access at home.
4. Graded work so far this school year.
   1. M = Mastered
   2. P = Progressing toward mastery (most grades will be Ps)
   3. I = Improvement needed

Conferences: Conference signups will be sent home next week. Whether you want a conference in person, over the phone, or none at all, please document it on the form and send back with your student.

Learning and Growing We’ve Done This Week:

Reading: Story Structure
Math: Adding and subtracting two digit numbers within 50
Science: How scientists think
Writing: Taking part in a writing community

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent in these facts to be successful this school year. Students can practice with Xtra Math using this link. Reading over the weekend is important! Have your students ready to take an AR test when they return to school.

Mark Your Calendars:
9/16: PTO Meeting 3 PM
9/19: SAC Meeting 3:15 PM
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/24: Teacher Planning Day- no school for students
10/29: Report cards available

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Samuels

 

Happy Friday!

I hope this post finds you all safe and well! If you need any assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.  Book order forms are due 9/13

Picture Day: Picture day will be Tuesday, September 10^th. Order forms will have been sent home today.

Open House: Open House will be Tuesday, September 10^th from 5:30 to 6:30.  Open House will be different this year, as it will be more of a conversation about the curriculum your children will be learning this year.  I will be giving the same presentation twice: once at 5:40 and again at 6:05.  If you are unable to attend either session, the presentation will be posted on the class website.

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent in these facts to be successful this school year. Reading over the weekend is important! Have your students ready to take an AR test when they return to school. 

As you know, students have many different learning needs. I am looking to support those needs in class through the help of volunteers.  Note that these groups need consistent volunteers, so if you are willing and able, please consider donating your time to our class in the following ways:

NEED	DAYS PER WEEK	GROUP SIZE	DESCRIPTION
Handwriting Volunteer	2 x (AM preferred)	4-5	Helping students with their writing mechanics (legibility, spacing, punctuation, capitalization, letter formation)
Sight Word Volunteer	2-4x a week (AM Preferred)	3	Helping students who have not yet mastered sight words from previous years through flash cards, games, and books.
Comprehension Group Volunteer	1-2x a week	6-7	Helping students with their reading comprehension and fluency through book studies.
Fluency Volunteer	2-3x a week (PM preferred)	4-5 at a time	Helping the class memorize/practice their addition and subtraction facts to 20.

 

Mark Your Calendars:

9/10: Picture Day, Open House 5:30-6:30
9/13: Interims available
9/16: PTO Meeting 3 PM
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/24: Teacher Planning Day- no school for students
10/29: Report cards available

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Samuels

Happy Friday!

Fun with Book Buddies

Using Science Tools

No school Monday!

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.  Book order forms are due 9/13

Picture Day: Picture day will be Tuesday, September 10^th. Order forms will be sent home Tuesday afternoon.

Open House: Open House will be Tuesday, September 10^th from 5:30 to 6:30.  Open House will be different this year, as it will be more of a conversation about the curriculum your children will be learning this year.  Look for more information from me about Open House in an email next week.

 Learning and Growing We’ve Done This Week:

Reading: Story structure, long vowel review
Math: Adding and subtracting two digit numbers to 50
Science: Science all around us & inquiry skills
Writing: Taking part in a writing community

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent in these facts to be successful this school year. Reading over the weekend is important! Have your students ready to take an AR test when they return to school.

Mark Your Calendars:
9/2: Labor Day – No School
9/3: SAC meeting in media center 3:15
9/10: Interims issued,  Picture Day, Open House 5:30-6:30
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/24: Teacher Planning Day- no school for students
10/29: Report cards available

Have a wonderful weekend & stay safe!

Mr. Samuels

Happy Friday!

Hawk Folders: Students are coming home with their blue Hawk Folders.  Any important papers and graded work will come home in this folder.  This week, there are several things for you to read, so please check your child’s folder.

Book Orders: Book order forms were sent home today. If you would like to order, please pay with cash (exact change preferred), check, or pay online (using the class code found on the flyer) by September 13^th.

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.

Learning and Growing We’ve Done This Week:

Reading: Asking and answering questions with fiction, short/long vowels review
Math: Adding and Subtracting to 20 fluency
Science: Science all around us & inquiry skills
Writing: Taking part in a writing community

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent in these facts to be successful this school year. Reading over the weekend is important! Have your students ready to take an AR test when they return to school.

Mark Your Calendars:
8/19: PTO Meeting in media center 3:15
8/28: PTO Volunteer Breakfast in multipurpose room 9 AM
9/2: Labor Day – No School
9/3: SAC meeting in media center 3:15
9/10: Interims issued
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/24: Teacher Planning Day- no school for students
10/29: Report cards available

Have a wonderful weekend!
Mr. Samuels

What a great first week of school!

Accelerated Reader (AR): Hartley uses the Accelerated Reader program to engage and motivate students to read.  After completing a book, students have the opportunity to take AR tests about the book.  The point goal in second grade is 50 points with a quarterly goal of 12.5 points.

Reminders: Please send in a snack and water bottle with your students.

 Learning and Growing We’ve Done This Week:

Reading: Asking and answering questions with fiction, short/long vowels review
Math: Adding and Subtracting to 20 fluency
Science: Science all around us & inquiry skills
Writing: Taking part in a writing community

Have extra time at home? Help your students with their addition & subtraction facts to 20.  Second grade students will need to be fluent with these facts to be successful this school year.

Mark Your Calendars:

8/19: PTO Meeting in media center 3:15
8/28: PTO Volunteer Breakfast in multipurpose room 9 AM
9/2: Labor Day – No School
9/3: SAC meeting in media center 3:15
9/10: Interims issued
10/11: First Quarter ends
10/24: Teacher Planning Day- no school for students
10/29: Report cards available

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mr. Samuels

Our “Save Fred” Activity!

Wwe had such a great first day of school! I really enjoyed getting to know your kids. Updates will usually be posted on Fridays, but I wanted to get you some information that will be useful.

About me:  This is my 6th year teaching at Hartley and my 7th year overall. I am a product of the St. Johns County school district attending Hartley, Gamble Rogers, and graduating from Menendez. I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education from UNC-Chapel Hill, and I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from FSU. I want you to know that I am available if you have any questions. Please feel free to email, call or write. Email is the best way to get a quick response from me. [email protected]

Homework: Your child will be expected to read a minimum of 20 minutes per night. The MOST IMPORTANT habit your child can develop for academic success is to set aside a consistent time for independent reading everyday. Math homework will come home as needed to reinforce the skills we are covering in class.

Snacks: Please send your child to school with a healthy snack, (fruit, pretzels, cheese/crackers, etc.) daily. Reusable water bottles with student names are recommended.

Birthdays: Birthdays are a special time to celebrate! We celebrate during recess. If you plan to bring in a special treat to share with the class, please let me know in advance.

Volunteers: I love volunteers! I will begin calling for volunteers in about two weeks. This gives me time to get to know the kids and determine needs.

School Visitation: This is just a reminder that anyone (parent, guardian, friend, neighbor, aunt, uncle) must have school access to attend an event at Hartley, have lunch with a student and/or attend an awards assembly. If you have not already done so, please complete the School Access Form. The process for approval may take up to 4 weeks, so please fill out the application ASAP.

*Thank you for bringing in the required paperwork! If you haven’t gotten a chance to send the paperwork, please do so by Friday.

*Be sure to check the links on the side for other important information.  Have a great day!

Mr. Samuels

Welcome back to school! Meet the teacher – August 9th 8:00 – 12:00!  I can’t wait to meet you all!