Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
Please send lunch money in an envelope with your child's name and assigned lunch number on it. Your child's lunch number is located in the front of their binder (as soon as it is assigned).Back to Top
Can I provide any help in the classroom?
Please let me know if you would like to be a volunteer. We can always use help in the classroom and at home (separating materials, assembling math packets, reviewing word cards with students, etc.). Thanks!Back to Top
What must I do when my child returns to school after an absence?
On the day your child returns to school, please turn in a signed note with the reason for the absence. I will submit the excuse to the office. Please note that any child that misses 18 or more unexcused days must be retained.Back to Top
Can I come join my child for lunch?
Parents and family members are welcome to join your child for lunch. The cafeteria needs to be notified at least one day in advance if you are planning on eating with your child. Fast food is not allowed in the cafeteria. Our lunch time is at 11:05 daily . Please make sure to get your Visitor's Pass at the office and wait by the cafeteria for our class.Back to Top
What is my child's daily folder?
This is a binder your child will use and bring back to school EACH DAY! It will contain all homework assignments, reading words/stories, and any notes/information to go home. It has a homework side and a keep at home side. It also has your child's lunch number included. This is where you will send any notes and/or lunch money to me. Your child's behavior calendar is also included with his/her conduct grade for each day.Back to Top
What is my child's V.I.P folder (Very Important Papers)?
This folder will contain weekly graded papers and will be sent home every Tuesday along with a conduct and signature sheet. Please look at your child's graded papers, discuss them with him/her, and then return all papers along with your signature on Wednesday. Your signature indicates that you have seen your child's grades and that you have reviewed the information with him/her. This folder will be kept at school except when it is sent home with your child on Tuesdays.Back to Top
Home projects are non-graded assignments that I send home with your child to complete as a family. They are often based around a theme in which we are learning, a special event, and/or an upcoming holiday. These projects are given with plenty of time to complete at home and then the students bring them in to share with their classmates. They are often displayed in the classroom and/or hallway and they are just a fun way for the family to work together on a project that represents the child's creative ideas. I have had lots of positive feedback from previous classes that have done these projects...I think you will enjoy them, too!Back to Top
How does our classroom behavior plan work?
In my classroom, I have a behavior board where each child in my class has a magnet with their corresponding number on it. Each student begins every day their "number" on E. If a student's behavior is not in accordance with our classroom rules that we created together, that child will be given a verbal warning. If the student's behavior still does not improve after the verbal warning has been given, then the child will move their clip down to the next lower letter (ex: E will move to S,) . When we are packing up our folders at the end of each day, the student will write his/her behavior grade in their calendar for that date. I will check each student's folder before they pack up to make sure that he/she writes the correct behavior letter. Please be sure that you check your child's calendar each night to see his/her behavior grade and discuss their day with them. Also, if your child earns an S- or an N as his/her behavior grade for the day, I will need your signature on that date of the calendar next to his/her behavior grade. This will let me know that you have seen and discussed your child's behavior with him/her.Back to Top