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Mrs. Mahaffey
My mom is friends with her on FB

I don’t remember her at all.

Just got teacher assignments - I thought DD would be getting the new teacher but they moved classrooms so she is getting a different teacher - this teacher has taught 6th grade for the last 10 years - I'm a little nervous about that seeing how the age gap is huge but a friend told me that she requested to move and is super excited to teach 2nd grade - I'm hopeful it will be a good fit!

Meet and Greet is Aug 29th and school starts Sept 4th

DD’s teacher is a colleague friend of mine and goes to our church. I think it will be a great year. One of her bffs isn’t in her class anymore so we made efforts for a scheduled play date instead.
Tooth count anyone? DD lost three so far. Is that normal? It is so cuter to take group pics with her friends and they all have a missing front tooth.

I think my 2nd grade teacher is Mrs. Child. I remember sitting on the bus next to her on a field trip, and she pointed out her house. I still pass it on occasion and think about her.

DS had class assignments come in the mail this week. The teacher is new to the school. His previous teachers have taught since the school opened 10 years ago, and they are amazing. Having hesitations with the new one already.

@808love: DS has lost 8 teeth. The first two came out when he turned 6, and the rest came out one after another almost a year later.

@808love: my son has only lost 2 so far, and he’s 7.5 now! He was a late teether, not sure that makes a difference.

We start school in one week. I have no info so far, other than the school supplies, which I still haven’t bought. I keep meaning to go through DS’s stuff from last year to see what we need to replenish, but I’m still jetlagged and swamped with a ton of work. No idea about the teacher (find out the first day) or bus schedule (any day now). I’m not worried though.

@lamariniere: Yes I have heard that how late of a teether you were can impact when they are lost. I think she just lost number 5 last night.

Hi all! We have just under a week left of vacation and are soaking up as much free play and non schedules as we possibly can! DS is starting at a new school this year and we are very excited about it and optimistic that it will be a better fit for him. We’ve been getting emails the last few weeks with all the procedures for drop off, class list, schedule etc. The kicker will be the commute via public transportation...just have to wait and see how it goes.

@Mamaof2: oh no about the mat leave! Hopefully the change won’t be too disruptive.

My husband will be the Mystery Reader for DD's class - any thoughts on what book he should read?

@Mamaof2: what’s a mystery reader?

We had meet the teacher night earlier this week, so it was the first time we got to put a face to a name. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that all of the 2nd grade teachers this year are men (4 classes)! I never had a male teacher until junior high!

Also, I missed it earlier, my son’s super power is reading! I was absolutely astounded at the reading progress he made over the summer. At the end of 1st grade, his reading was still not very fluid and he stumbled over words constantly. We made him do a lot of reading (to himself) and a summer homework book this year (little exercises disguised as games). From the first homework assignment the first week I was blown away. He reads aloud completely fluently now.

@lamariniere: That's awesome that he made so much progress!!

@Mamaof2: I recently found this book at the library "Who's on First" (based on the Costello and Abbott skit) and the kids thought it was hilarious. I think it's perfect for the grade 2 crowd.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15796751-who-s-on-first

I hope it's okay to join this thread? I'm learning it is a big transition from a small private school to a larger public school, and it's been a big learning experience for both my daughter and me.

Her superhero power is super confidence. I am pretty sure she didn't get it from me.

How has the first month or so been for everyone? Things seem to be going well so far, and she has bonded quickly with two girls. This is the first time she is sharing nonstop about school.

How often do you interact with the teachers? Since the parents don't go into the classroom, I've just emailed a couple of times to see how things have been. I have no idea what is the norm.

@gestalt: we have been lucky and had teachers that communicate often. DD's teacher emails weekly with what they have been up to and once a month she plans on sending pictures (just got Septembers).

I have emailed a few questions and the teacher answers promptly.

Curious what kind of homework you guys are seeing. There's definitely more for us this year. For instance, the past couple of nights, DS has had:

- anywhere from 1-3 pages of math (addition or subtraction with regrouping into the hundreds place, i.e. 561-479)
- write four sentences using four of his spelling words, plus practice spelling flash cards (total of eight words)
- write three sentences in a reading journal about whatever he's reading at the time
- as always, read at least 20 mins (though this is part of our bedtime routine anyway)

His teacher says it shouldn't take more than 25 minutes, but in reality, it's been 40-50. I hope it will get faster as he gets more into the groove, but right now, it's a lot.

@Mrs. Yoyo: very little homework - her teacher prefers everything be completed in class. She practices her spelling words (verbally) and reads - that's it!