Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What type of snack should my child bring to school?
2. When can my child make additional purchases at lunch?
3. How can my child go home a different way?
4. What do I do if my child is absent?
5. How often should my child bring home an Overnight Express book?
6. When can my child start Accelerated Reader (A.R.)?
7. When can my child move up a level in Accelerated Reader (A.R.)?

What type of snack should my child bring to school?

Please send a healthy snack such as fruit, cheese, etc. with your child to 
school each day. Please do not send cookies, cake or candy bars.  You can 
also send a water bottle to school filled with water only, no fruit juices 
or gatorade.

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When can my child make additional purchases at lunch?

I strongly suggest that you let Friday be a 'special' treat day for any 
additional purchases at lunch to help your child develop healthy eating 
habits.  The final decision is between you and your child but I would like 
to limit these to Friday only.

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How can my child go home a different way?

A note must be sent with your child the day of the change.  The teacher is 
not allowed to take the word of the child.  Remember, it MUST be in 
writing.

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What do I do if my child is absent?

You must send a written excuse when your child returns to school. If a note 
is not sent in, it will automatically be an unexcused absence.

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How often should my child bring home an Overnight Express book?

Your child should bring home an Overnight Express book Monday thru Thursday, 
unless they are doing Accelerated Reader. Your child should read around 15- 
20 minutes each night and write down the title of the book they read in 
their Reading Log. Remember, we do not have Overnight Express on the 
weekends but you should still be reading to your child, with your child or 
your child could read independently.

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When can my child start Accelerated Reader (A.R.)?

In first grade, your child should be reading on a J level book to be in the 
Accelerated Reading program.

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When can my child move up a level in Accelerated Reader (A.R.)?

When your child scores 100% on three AR tests at their assigned level before 
moving up. They may move up one level/point after scoring three 100's.

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