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Mrs. Walters

Mrs. Alice Walters, 316-8116; alicew@hickmanmills.org

Welcome Message:  I am excited to be joining the team at Truman Elementary School.  This is my sixth year of serving students and families in the Hickman Mills C-1 School District.  In addition to teaching second grade, during my tenure in the school district I have served as a district curriculum writer, elementary literacy coach, and a secondary communication arts and social studies teacher. 

Prior to coming to Hickman Mills, I grew and learned with students, teachers and families in rural and suburban school districts in Missouri as a teacher, curriculum coordinator and administrator.  Professional degrees include a bachelor’s in elementary education from William Jewell College, a master’s in elementary administration from William Woods University, and an education specialist completed last December from Northwest Missouri State University.

Grading Policy:   Work is typically expected the same day it is assigned.  Second grade uses E (exceeds the standard), M (meets the standard), W (working toward the standard), and N (not meeting the standard) for formal grade card.  On most daily work a similar scale is used: Y= Most/all work correct, J= Some of the work is correct/completed, P= Little of the work is correct/completed.

Daily Schedule:

8:30-8:50        Morning Work (attendance, lunch count, & pledge)

8:55-10:25      Reading First 

10:55-11:25    Writing

11:25-11:35    Read Aloud

Prepare for lunch

Lunch --          11:50-12:20  (Wednesday/Recess = 12:20 – 12:40)

                        Restroom & drinks

12:25-1:05      Science or Social Studies

1:10-2:00        Art, Music, P.E. (Wednesday =  1:10 – 1:40)

2:00-2:20        Recess

Restroom & drinks

2:30-3:30        Math

3:35-3:45        Preparation for dismissal

3:45                 Dismissal

First call dismisses LINC students to designated areas

Second call dismisses walkers, and car riders

Third call dismisses 3^rd, 4^th, & 5^th grades

Last call dismisses K-2^nd

Library Check-Out:  weekly 

            Thursday        3:05-3:25       

Counselor Visits:       once a month

            Thursday        12:25-12:55

Class Information:  Mrs. Walters’s Second Grade Class is a mixture of students who have come together to grow and learn as a result of the increased numbers in the second grade.  Our classroom is located in Room 14, the former LINC room, near the school kitchen.  Some things we have we have learned so far are salt poured into soda produces gas (that made us think of nachos and pop in our stomachs), that spheres are like basketballs and cylinders are like cans of soup, and poetry can be fun to read.  We are learning that school is about becoming the best class, not just the best person.

Course Expectations:  Truman’s High Five + One and Truman’s Motto

*Be Kind              *Be Safe               *Be Cooperative              *Be Respectful      *Be Peaceful         *Be Prepared        

“I believe in me, the best I can be.”

Routinely practicing these principles will foster success for students academically, behaviorally, and socially.