Mrs. Hamilton 1/2 Multiage

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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Classroom Update small medium large Dear Parents, Thank you for your donations towards our basket for Country Christmas! ...and thank you to Madelyn for putting it all together for us. The lucky winner sent us a very nice card - she was thrilled to win the basket! Looking ahead - next Wednesday, the 23rd is a half day and the kids are invited to wear their Pajamas to school. We'll have an all school singalong and breakfast in the classroom. Also, one day before break we'll do a Polar Express Day with the book (and some hot chocolate of course) The kids have been planning this one since October. Look for the day on their Care Bear Card (CBC) In math we’ll be paying a lot of attention to putting together and taking apart. The more your young one finds time to practice the better s/he will be able to work with the facts automatically (without fingers and toes). (No slip due in this week or next, we'll get back on board with that after the New Year! Have a Great week! Warmly, Theresa P.S. Remember, you need return only the Homework slip (signed and activities checked). I'm trusting that if an activity is checked then it was completed to your satisfaction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome ... and Welcome Back! ... to my Multiage class. Our class will become a community of learners in which all members of the class support, participate, share, and celebrate in each other's learning. I consider you an important part of that community as well because you have been your child's first teacher and role model. My goal is to provide all the children with successful and exciting classroom experiences. Some Helpful Tips for a Great School Year! Absent Notes If your child is absent from school, the office requires a note from home explaining why your child was not in school. Please send a note in with your child upon his or her return to school. Purple Folders ~ Everyday Folders Please be sure to check your child's purple folder each evening. If you have a note, pick up request, or other information to send to school, please place it in this folder. I will have the children check them each morning and pack them each afternoon with any items they need to bring home from school. Please empty these folders each evening and be sure to have it back in their school bag for the following day! Homework Your child will have homework each evening. It is important to establish routines early on to develop life- long skills as your child continues through school. Each Monday (or first day of school for the week) your child will come home with a homework sheet and a classroom newsletter inside their homework folder. All homework slips will be due on Friday (or the last day of school for the week). Please help your child establish a time and place to do their homework each evening and encourage them to take their time and do their "BEST" work. Snacks Each day we will take a short break for a snack. You may send a snack with your child if you wish. A healthy and quick snack is perfect! Please do not send drinks for snacks. The children are permitted to have water throughout the day as they wish. Birthdays We love to celebrate special days and BIRTHDAYS are very special for everyone in our room. If you would like to send in a healthy birthday treat please let me know a few days in advance so that we don't plan too many snacks for one day! School Lunches The cafeteria will send home menus each month for Penn London students. If you would like to purchase lunch, please send in the proper amount of cash or a check in a zip lock baggie or envelope with your child's name and account # on it. Please do not send loose money in your child's pocket. It becomes a problem when children lose it, find it, or decide to use the money to buy snacks for their friends and then have no lunch money for the week! Your child has a special pin # to use in the cafeteria to keep track of their purchases. If you need a current balance, please send a note and the cafeteria staff can check it for you. If you pack lunch, please remember that soda and glass bottles are not permitted in the cafeteria. Book Orders I will send a variety of book orders home to offer you and your children a wide selection of books at reasonable prices. Please do not feel obligated to purchase books each month. I find that these clubs do offer wonderful literature and really make it affordable to build home libraries for children. If you would like to order, please send checks only, made payable to "SCHOLASTIC". I would also like to remind you to fill out the entire order form...don't forget your name!! These books also make wonderful gifts for birthdays or holidays. If you would like to place an order without your child knowing about it, please enclose a note and we will keep them in the office until you can pick them up. Toys and Games Please be sure to remind your child to keep all toys and games at home. We will have special days and scheduled events to bring things to school. It is difficult to monitor all of the children with their toys outside on the playground and too much of a distraction in class. Many times items become lost or broken and can create problems and upset. Names please... I cannot stress enough that labeling your child's items is very important!! Our lost and found bins become filled with hats, coats, mittens, sweatshirts, backpacks.... all kinds of things! It looks like a store for back to school shopping! I hate to think of all the money spent on items that sit in a bin until summer clean out! Please mark all items clearly!!!! Keeping in Touch I feel that for your child to get the best education possible, we need to work together as a team. I plan to share what's going on in our classroom by our weekly newsletter to keep you up to date about what we are learning and any special events that we may be planning. I will also contact you individually about your child if I have concerns to share. Please feel free to contact me if you have concerns or questions about something that is going on at school. Sometimes things that happen at lunch or recess might not be brought to my attention. I would much rather you contact me with small problems at the time rather then wait until our conference time. I will get back to you as quickly as I can. Remember, we are a team working together for the benefit of your child. Please reach me how ever you feel most comfortable: ~by email... thamilton@avongrove.org ~by note... On the Care Bear Card ~by phone... at school 610-869-9803 If you don't hear from me the same day, please try again, Thanks! Or, would you like to view and optionally restore one of these previous versions? Password: Forgot your password?

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