News You Can Use
General Information:
• School starts at 7:45. Students may come into the classroom starting at
7:20. The tardy bell rings at 7:50.
If you have a note, please place the note in the back plastic pocket of your
child’s agenda.
• All jackets, sweaters, lunch boxes, and backpacks should be labeled with
your child’s name.
• All money sent to school needs to be in a sealed envelope labeled with
the
student’s name, teacher’s name and purpose for the money in order
to be
readily accountable.
• For SAFETY reasons, please ensure that you or any visitor sign in at the
front office. You should also pick up a visitor’s badge.
Going Home Information:
• School is dismissed at 2:45. Students are escorted by teachers to their
dismissal areas. For the sake of confusion and safety, parents are not
allowed to meet your child at the classroom at dismissal time. Please notify
us of any changes.
• Send a note and/or call the office if you decide to change the way your
child goes home. Otherwise, no matter what the student tells us, we are
required to send them home the way you established from the beginning.
Volunteering:
• We will discuss volunteer opportunities at our First grade Parent
Information Night on Thursday, August 22 at 6:00 pm in our classroom.
Lunch:
• Lunch is paid for through the cafeteria. We strongly encourage
parents to
send a check at the beginning of the week or month to ensure proper credit
is applied to your child’s account. If your child does not have sufficient
funds in their account, they will receive a cheese sandwich and milk.
Lunch:
• You can also credit your child’s lunch account online at
www.pamslunchroom.com
• Parents are welcome to eat lunch with their student any time. Please
remember that this time is a wonderful opportunity for your child to develop
his or her friendship skills. Consequently, you and your child might
develop a schedule of when you will be coming to eat lunch.
Snack:
• Your child may bring a healthy snack each day. You are responsible for
sending snacks for your own child due to the state mandated “Food of Minimal
Nutritional Value” (FMNV) law.
• Please remember that snack is a brief time in our classroom.
Your child may bring “peanut” products for lunch. There will be
a “peanut
free” table in our lunchroom. We also have a "peanut free table" in our
classroom.
Birthdays:
• Due to the FMNV law, we must celebrate birthdays after the lunch hour.
Treats must be store bought without nut products. Please call or email
me to schedule a time.
• Your child may pass out birthday invitations at school, provided there is
an invitation for every child in the classroom. It will go home in the
daily agenda.
• There is a “Birthday Book” program offered through the CRE
library. The
library will be sending home more information.
Correspondence:
• Please put notes inside your child’s agenda. We will check it
each day.
A school folder will be sent home on Tuesdays also with general school
information and fliers. I check e-mail on a regular basis, and it is one of
the quickest ways to share information. Please feel free to e-mail me at
anytime.
• Each week you will receive a classroom newsletter explaining our learning
experiences and activities.
• My conference time is from 1:40-2:30 pm each day.
• My school phone number is 424-8053. Please leave a message on my voice
mail. I will return your call ASAP. If there is an emergency or change in
departure, please call the front office at 424-8000.
• Please keep me up to date on all changes in your address (home or e-mail)
and phone number.
Thank you!
