The B.E.E. Book is a 3-ring notebook that your first-grader will use everyday to develop organizational skills and learn responsibility. First grade is a foundational year, and it is important to teach children how to keep up with homework, newsletters, and important notes. This book is a way of maintaining effective communication between home and school. It aims to eliminate lost money, homework, and newsletters as well as keep parents and students informed of important events and academic progress. So if you want to know what the "buzz" is all about in Mrs. Carlton's class, check out your child's B.E.E. Book!

Here's what you'll find inside:

Homework: This section contains any loose homework sheets that need to be completed and returned to school the next day.

Super Work to Keep at Home: This section contains center work, art work, and seat work that may be kept at home for display. Please clean this pocket every night!

Important Notes and Money: This pocket contains any notes from the school and/or your child's teacher. Also, please send notes to me in this pocket. This pocket is also for any money that needs to be sent to school. Please put in an envelope with your child's name, teacher's name, and the money's purpose (i.e. Jane Smith Mrs. Carlton's Class Lunch Money).

 

Spelling: This pocket holds the week's spelling words as well as homework assignments. Leave the homework in the pocket so I can check it daily! I will collect the HW on Fridays.

Conduct: This section will contain your child's conduct report. It LIVES in this pocket. This way, you can view it daily to see if your child got any conduct checks this day.

***Check every pocket of the B.E.E. book EVERY NIGHT!!!

Things to do with your B.E.E. book:

1. Bring your B.E.E. book to and from school every day.

2. Clean out your B.E.E. book daily, removing any work to leave at home and important notes.

3. Keep your B.E.E. book clean and take good care of it. It's the only one the school will provide to you! (If the book needs to be replaced, it is the responsibility of the parent to provide a new one.)

Things NOT to do with your B.E.E. book:

1. Do not leave your B.E.E. book at home, on the bus, or at day care. Keep it in your booksack until you use it, then put it right back in your booksack.

2. Do not put stickers or markings on your B.E.E. book.

3. Do not work ahead in your Math Workbook. Only complete the marked page!