Class+Handbook

 CLASS HANDBOOK School Time School begins at 8:15am. Please have your child here at school between 8:00 and 8:10 to avoid being tardy. If you arrive after the bell you must enter through the office and pick up a tardy slip. Students must wait quietly outside the classroom until 8:15; there will be an assigned Teacher. Please say your goodbyes before they enter the hallway, the quicker the easier it will be for all of us. Daily Communication/Home Folder I will be communicating with you daily about your child with the take home folder. I have purchased these folders for you. In the folder will be a behavior calendar, and school notes, as well as my notes. The behavior calendar will either have a stamp for a successful day or a short note telling you about any problems that may have occurred. The day must be initialed by you and returned the following day. Your child is responsible for returning this folder daily.  // I ask that you please follow through at home for any unacceptable behaviors that occur during the school day, this will help your child be more successful in school. Your help is appreciated //// ! //   Discipline Students who have earned all good marks at the end of the week will get to choose a small treat on Friday. At the end of each month, a progress report will go home to you and a copy needs to be signed and returned to school. Grading Procedures In Kindergarten, students do not receive a "letter" grade. Students are required to master certain objectives before they can be promoted to first grade. Among these objectives knowledge of: letter names letter sounds several sight words phonetic spelling counting to 20 numeral identification Also, work habits and maturity. You will receive information throughout the year in the form of test scores and your child's school work. We will also have periodic meetings to discuss progress and set goals together. But always remember you can contact me anytime needed and I am always happy to meet with you. Homework Homework will be sent home on the first day of the week and should be returned by Friday. You may access our Class Blog at anytime to retrieve our daily activities and to find a list of the weekly homework. It is important to complete weekly homework; it will result in a satisfactory grade on the Kindergarten Report Card. The purpose of any homework given will be to reinforce concepts already taught in the classroom. Please write a note on the homework if your child is confused and unable to complete, this way I will know I need to review with them. Parents Involvement and Volunteering I consider it a privilege to work with parents because I believe parents are the primary educators of children. During these formative years your child needs constant support from parents as well as their teacher. Your child needs mutual respect between you and their teacher, this models good mature behavior and relationships. I hope you will all be interested in volunteering; I would love to have your help! Please fill out our “Volunteer Form” with the days and times you are available. Please remember that you must be registered at the front office to volunteer in the classroom! Volunteers will be scheduled with a time that is helpful to the students and teacher. Please if I have scheduled you to volunteer on a certain day or time and are not able to come, please let me know, as this will save me the preparation time. Transportation Please make sure you let me know any changes in your child’s transportation he or she is taking to go home. You must also send in a written notice for the front office, with any changes in transportation. Lunch Money All lunch money needs to be sent in an envelope with your child’s name and my name. Please do not send money without an envelope. You can pay for lunch in advance online; the direct link is on the school site. Please contact the office for any questions on lunch. Snack Please see the monthly snack calendar to see when you will be in charge of brining the class snack. This should be about once a month. The snack should be as healthy as possible and be enough for everyone. Please also be aware of Seminole County School Board Policy that any food served in the classroom must be packaged and store bought and cannot be homemade. Water Your child is allowed to bring his/her own water bottle into class and leave it at his/her cubby. Please make sure you mark their names on them. Birthdays You can bring in treats the morning of your child’s birthday celebration. The Seminole County School Board Policy of only serving store bought and packaged foods also applies to birthdays. Please do not pass out party invitations to the students in our class, even if they are all invited.

