Classroom Procedures

Nightly Folder

Your child will bring home a yellow folder every night.  Please check both pockets of this folder for important school-wide information, homework and graded papers.  It is your child’s responsibility to bring this folder home and return it to school the next day.  Please use your child’s folder to send me notes, send lunch money envelopes to school, etc.  I remind the students to check their folder when they arrive in the classroom. 

Homework

Students will have weekly homework in Reading, Spelling and Math. Homework will come home in nightly folders. A typical 1st grader should spend around 20 minutes completing homework. This includes independent reading, practicing spelling words and math homework. Students will also have occasional homework that relates to specific lessons in class. Homework is not intended as “busy work” but rather an extention of what is learned in class. Please return all homework by Friday.

Money

Any money that is sent to school needs to be placed in the 5x7 envelope that was sent home on the first day.  Please complete the information on the envelope.  The envelope will be returned to you with my initials to show that the money was received.  Please leave this envelope at home until it is necessary to send money.

Snacks

Each afternoon students may bring a snack.  Please send snacks daily, ready to eat.  We ask that snacks be nutritional, and that no candy be sent.  Sometimes students get confused about what they brought for a snack vs lunch.  Please send only one snack item. 

Lunch  11:20-11:40

Student lunches are $2.25, or you  may prepay per week.  Also available are milk ($.35) or juice ($.40).  Parents/family are welcome to eat with their child.  Please remember to send a note or call the office in advance if you plan to order an adult cafeteria lunch.  The cost for an adult lunch is $2.50, and it can be paid when you go through the lunch line that day or you can send it to school with your child. We arrive at the lunchroom at about 11:20 each day. We return to our classroom around 12:00 (after recess).  

Birthdays

Parents are welcome to bring one simple “birthday treat” (donuts, cupcakes, cookies, etc.) to school to celebrate their child’s birthday or ½ birthday if in the summer.  Please arrange this with me a day or two in advance, so I may plan accordingly. You may send the treats with your child, bring them to school in the morning, or come to snack time.  We will not have “parties” with goodie bags, etc as this takes away from instructional time. Please refrain from asking teachers to hand out invitations unless ALL STUDENTS are invited. Thanks for helping us in this delicate matter! We don’t want any hurt feelings.

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