Dear Students and Parents,

 

          Hi!  My name is Mrs. Atkins and I will be your teacher this year.   This will be my 9^th year at Fulbright and I have had wonderful experiences here because of the great students, supportive parents, and amazing staff!  I feel so lucky to be part of such a wonderful team… second grade is very focused on student learning and we like to do it in fun and exciting ways.   

          Second grade is a very exciting grade… the students seem to mature quite a bit during second grade and we strive to make the children as independent as we can before they move to third grade.  We enjoy doing hands- on activities, lots of Accelerated Reader (I LOVE to read!), positive behavior incentives, and using games and kinesthetic activities to teach concepts.  The second grade team plans together and uses the same spelling words so that we can stay consistent while preparing students for third grade. 

          We will have homework each day except for Fridays (occasionally, the students will have a week-long project) and the students will have a spelling test each Friday starting the third week of school.  We will also have math facts tests during the school year.   I will send home a newsletter each week so that you will have the spelling words, homework, and information about anything going on in class.  I use a camping theme is my class and the title of the newsletter is Camp News.

          If you ever have any questions or information for me, please feel free to email or call.  Email is easier for me to check during the day, but I do try to check my messages at the end of the day.  If you are leaving information about how your child gets home, please call the office in case I am not able to get to the messages before the students are dismissed.  Thanks! My email is ashley.atkins@lrsd.org and my class phone is 447-4716.

          I am looking forward to meeting your precious children and getting to know your family.  Having a three year old and a three month old of my own, I know the amazing love you have for your children and want to assure you that your child will be loved in my classroom and that their education and safety will be my top priority. 

                                                                             Sincerely,

                                                                             Mrs. Atkins