Binder:     

 Your child will be bringing home a binder everyday.  This binder will contain an agenda, behavior chart, homework assignments, and any other important information or notes.  Please make sure to put all completed homework in this binder and send it back to school each day.  If you have any notes, money, permission slips, etc. that need to be turned in, please place them in this binder.  This binder will be checked daily for communication from home.

Agenda:     

Your child will be responsible for writing homework assignments in their agenda on a daily basis.  On Monday your child will attach a list of spelling words to practice for the week.  Please look over and initial agenda nightly .  By using the agenda your child learns life skills, such as organization and responsibility.  Do not write important notes in the agenda that may require immediate attention.  Use a separate piece of paper for important notes.

Behavior Chart:

Your child will bring home a behavior chart in their binder everyday.  Please look at the chart daily to see if your child’s chart was marked.  If it is marked, it must be signed by a parent and shown to me the following day.  I will oversee that behavior is recorded correctly, but it is the child’s responsibility to get their chart signed by a parent each night.  Charts are collected and kept for records.  See behavior management sheet for more details about behavior chart.

Weekly Folder:

Your child will be bringing home a weekly folder every Friday.  This folder will contain all their graded papers from the week and possibly the previous week.  All of the work in the weekly folder is yours to keep, unless it is marked “Please Correct and Return” or “Please Sign and Return.”  Also, there will be a sheet stapled inside the folder that you will need to sign each week.  This just lets me know that you have received the folder and have looked over the papers carefully.  Please make sure to clean your child’s work out of the folder before returning it on Friday.

Homework:

  A typical week would be a language arts review sheet on Monday and Wednesday, a math review sheet on Tuesday and Thursday and no homework on Friday.  In addition to review during the week your child is required to read 15-20 minutes each night.  Your child should also practice multiplication/division facts and their current spelling words throughout the week.  I encourage you to review your child’s homework each night and review any mistakes with your child.  It is your child’s responsibility to complete their homework and turn it in the next morning.  Projects may require work over the weekend. 

Newsletters:

Each week you will receive an email letting you know that the following week’s newsletter has been posted on class the website.  Please take the time to read over the information carefully.  There are often times that I request things through the newsletter and give you upcoming important dates.

Website:

The class website is full of valuable information about our class that might be helpful to you and your child.  I will try my best to update it each Friday.  The class website can be found at

http://TeacherWeb.com/GA/VaughanElementary/MrsFowles.

Transportation:

Please notify me in writing any time your child’s dismissal plans change from their usual routine.  For your child’s safety, I must have a written note in order to make any changes from their normal dismissal.

Tardies:

A child will be counted tardy to school if he/she is not in the classroom by 7:50 a.m.  If your child is not in their classroom by 7:50, then a parent must sign them in at the front office.  After your child receives 5 tardies you will be contacted by the teacher.  After 10 tardies you will be contacted by an administrator.  After 15 tardies it will be turned over to the school social worker.  It is very important that your child get to school on time.  Give your child enough time to get in the classroom, unpack and relax before the bell rings.  This will give your child a great start to his/her school day!  Let’s teach them to be punctual!

Early Checkout:

It is very important that your child remain at school for the entire day; however there are times when it may be necessary to check your child out early from school.  If this occurs you can write me a note stating what time you need to check your child out and I will send them to the office at that time, or go to the office and sign him/her out and the office will call for your child to be dismissed.  For the safety of students, we are unable to release a child to their parents without you first checking them out in the front office.

Absences:

Attendance is very important in helping your child have a successful year.  If your child is absent, then you must send a dated and signed written note explaining the reason for your child’s absence upon them returning to school.  Excused absences by Georgia law are as follows: personal illness, illness or death in student’s family, religious holidays recognized by student’s faith, order from a court or other government agency, or conditions endangering the student’s health or safety.

Medication: 

If your child needs to take medication, it must be brought to the school nurse by a parent in the original prescription bottle, and a medication form must be filled out.  Children may not bring their own medication to school.

Lunch:

Child’s Lunch - $1.60                              Adult Lunch - $ 2.50

Extra items are available at an additional cost.  You can request to put a block on your child’s account so that they cannot purchase extra items. 

There will be no charges for lunch this year.  If your child does not have money they will only receive a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a milk for lunch.  To avoid this, make sure your child always has money in their account.  Your might consider having emergency back-up money ($5.00) for your child somewhere in their backpack so they don’t get stuck in this situation.  You may now add money to your child’s account anytime online at http://www.mealpay.com.

Snack Time:

Each day we have snack at 9:10.  Please send in a small healthy snack and/or small bottled water.  Snack time is also Star Student sharing time.

Birthdays:

Birthday parties are not allowed, however a birthday treat can be sent in to share with the class during snack time or lunch time.  You may also like to join your child for lunch on his/her birthday.  Invitation may not be distributed at class, unless the entire class is invited.  This is to prevent hurt feelings.