• Class Information


    Welcome to Mrs. Defond's 2nd Grade 2016-2017 class!

    Important Information:

    Attendance:

    First Bell: 8:05am

    WCUB begins: 8:30am

    Tardy Bell: 8:35am

    It is very important to be here on time because we will begin MATH at 8:35am every morning.  It takes your child at least 5-10 minutes to get settled in every morning (getting to class, unpacking boogbag, handing in homework, saying good morning to friends, etc).

    Homework:

    Our general homework pattern will be that your child will have a Math and a Reading page Monday-Thursday and is also encouraged to read for 20 min. and go on either iReady or Reflex. 

    On Friday your child will bring home a Friday Journal where s/he has written to you; please write a letter back to your child and return journal on Monday.  I also encourage you to have your child read each night over the weekend.

    Sometimes our homework changes.  For example. if there is a book report, your child may not have a Reading sheet.  Or a Math game may be sent home in place of a worksheet. 

    We write our homework in our planners on Monday for the week.

    Please check your child's planner EVERY night for notes and please initial your child's planner  EVERY night so I know you have seen it.  This will be my primary form of communication.  I look at planner's every morning, so I will see any notes you may send as well.  

    A Little Bit About Me:

    This will be my 14th year teaching and my 11th year teaching at DCE!  I was born in New Jersey, attended Penn State Universtity and graduated in 2001.  I moved to FL in 2003 where I began my teaching career in Hendry County.  I moved to Charlotte County in 2006 and have been at Deep Creek since that time. I am married and have 2 step-sons; one is in the Marines and one is a graduate student at UCF.  My husband and I have 2 pugs and a pomeranian.