Classroom Procedures

The School Day: School starts at 8:00 a.m.  Please try to have your child to 
school by 7:50 a.m. so he/she is ready to start the day on time.  School ends 
at 2:30.  If your child’s dismissal plans change please be sure to notify me 
by sending a note in your child’s Take-Home Folder or contacting the front 
office before 12:00 p.m. 

Lunch: Students may either bring a lunch from home or buy lunch here at 
school. If your child is planning on buying lunch you may put money into 
their account two ways. You can go online to and put money in electronically 
or you may send money to school on Mondays to your child's teacher (CASH 
ONLY). Whenever your child makes a purchase from the cafeteria it will 
automatically be deducted from your account whether the money was put in 
online or collected and put into the account at school. Please be sure to 
keep a positive balance in your account so your child will be able to 
purchase lunch items as needed. 

Snack: We will have a ten minute snack break each morning.  Please send in a 
nutritious snack from home.  No drinks please!  The students will be able to 
get water from the fountain.  Students will need to bring snack beginning the 
first day of school! 

Birthdays: We will celebrate your child’s birthday from 9:15-9:30on, or as 
close as possible to your child’s birthday.  Summer birthdays will be 
celebrated during the last two weeks of school.  When we celebrate your 
child’s birthday he/she may bring in a special snack to share with the 
class.  Please provide a peanut/nut free snack. (NO CANDLES!) 

Take-Home Folders: Each student will receive a Take-Home Folder.  This folder 
will contain the day’s homework, returned papers, and any other communication 
from teachers or PTA.  The folder should be reviewed each night and sent back 
to school the next day.  Any communication from home may be sent to me in 
your child’s folder as well. 

Homework: Homework will be sent home Monday-Thursday and will reinforce 
skills taught that day.  Homework is designed to be done independently, but 
some support may be required.  Grades will not be given for homework, but a 
record will be kept to see if homework is completed and turned in on time. 

Newsletters: This website will serve as our classroom newsletter. I will be 
updating the site weekly with what we have been working on in class, calendar 
updates, and any other new announcements.