| Welcome to A4's class website.
Welcome to Kindergarten! My name is April Agvent. If you have any
questions or concerns please feel free to contact me by writing me a note or
calling the office at 783-3537. You may also e-mail me at
aagvent@milforded.org
Snacks
Every morning we have snack. The children may bring a snack or buy one
from the snack cart. Please do not pack any peanuts or peanut products for
snack.
Rest Time
Every afternoon we will have a rest period for about 30 minutes.
Please send your child to school with a towel or small blanket. The
children are also allowed to bring 1 small stuffed animal with them. The
stuffed animal has be a stuffed animal that can be left at school for the
week. It cannot be brought back and forth to school everyday. The
rest stuff needs to be brought in on Mondays. I will send the rest stuff
home every Friday so it can be washed.
Birthdays
We will celebrate birthdays throughout the year. If your child would
like to bring in a special treat for their birthday please let me know a day
ahead of time. Please avoid products with peanuts or peanut products in
them. I can refrigerate items that need to be refrigerated. Cupcakes,
cookies, ice cream cups, ice cream sandwiches, doughnuts are all favorites.
New ideas are always welcome. Any child who has a summer birthday will be
celebrated at our unbirthday birthday party towards the end of the year.
A note concerning birthday invitations: If your child is inviting
the entire class (no exceptions) invitations may be put in the children’s
mailboxes to go home. However, if only certain children are being invited
then it is school policy to have the invitations mailed from home. We want
to avoid hurting anyone’s feeling. The best way to insure the invitations
do actually get home is to mail them.
Take Home Folder
A folder has been provided by the Orange Avenue School PTA. Your child
will use this folder to bring home any classroom notices, newsletters and
student work. Please check the folder each night, and return it to school
every day. Please put papers, as well as any notes for the teacher, lunch
money, etc in this folder when you return it to school the next day. If the
folder gets lost or torn you may replace it with any other folder.
Absences
Daily attendance records are kept at school. Please call the office
before school begins if your child will not be in , 783-3537. Alternatively,
you may call our nurse, Mrs. Kaminski at 783-3713. When your child returns
to school a note must be provided. The note should explain the reason for
the absence and include the following information: 1) date of absence, 2)
full name of child, 3) specific reason for absence. If a parent knows in
advance that a child will be absent, a written note should be presented
prior to the absence. In all circumstances, a written note must be submitted
even if the absence has been explained by phone call.
Make up work
When your child is absent and work is sent home for him/her to complete
it needs to be returned to school promptly.
Dismissal
If your child is going home in a different manner than usual there
needs to be note stating that. For example if your child takes a bus home
and will be a walker one day I need a note or I cannot send them out as a
walker. This is for your child's safety.
Lunch and Snack Money
All elementary students will be using a bar-coded card when purchasing
lunch. The card works like a debit card. You put money in and your child
may use that money. This method allows the school to accept payments to
purchase meals and lunch milk in advance. It would be helpful to the kitchen
staff if you are able to make a lump sum payment (example $10.00) but you
may still pay daily.
Early Dismissals
Early dismissal is 1:00pm. The children will eat lunch before they
leave. Hot lunch is available on early dismissal days.
Delayed openings
When we have a delayed opening school begins at 10:00am. We will
still have snack. The snack cart will still be available for children who
get snack from school.
Homework
Your child will receive periodic homework assignments and family
projects by your child's teacher. These assignments are designed to be fun
ways of extending learning into a home environment.
Toys from Home
Bringing toys from home is discouraged for many reasons. Toys may
become lost or broken and they can cause unnecessary interuptions in our
day. Please remind your child to leave their toys at home.
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