Absences/Lateness:
The school opens at 7:30am. If children arrive after 7:45am, they need to report to the main office for a late slip. They will be marked tardy (unless because of the bus). Children who will be out because of illness must have a parent call main office the day they will be absent.
Children must be symptom free/fever free WITHOUT MEDICATION for at least 24 hours before returning to school. Upon their return, a note must be sent to school stating date(s) and reason absent. If three consecutive days or more, this note MUST also be accompanied by a Doctor's note.
Birthdays:
Celebrations - We will acknowledge all birthdays during our
Morning Meeting/Calendar time.
Party Invitations - If you are having a birthday party for your child,
you may only send invitations through school if the WHOLE class
is invited. If being more selective, please mail invitations.
Snacks/Treats- You may send to school a birthday treat for all students to
be eaten during our snack time.....please check the class list for number
of students. The children are only allowed to bring in prepackaged, store bought treats to share with their friends. Nothing homemade! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation
with this request.
WE ARE A PEANUT & TREE NUT FREE CLASSROOM!
Change in Transportation:
If your child will be travelling home a different way than usual, a written note must be sent to school noting that change for the day. Please DO NOT send an email to me that day stating any changes. I am not on my computer during the school day and would never see the change. In an emergency, please call the front office.
Communications (Parent/Teacher):
Conferences - Parent-Teacher conferences for Kindergarten take place in October for all families. Other times may be scheduled throughout the year as requested by the parents and/or teacher.
Email - Each teacher has a school email address. Please feel free to use this to contact me, but please also allow up to 48 hours for an email response. I will try my best to respond much sooner than that, but my school day (7:30am - 3:30pm) is full and I may not get to see the message right away.
My email address - [email protected]
Notes - A written note is the quickest and best form of communication. Folders are checked every morning and sent home every afternoon.
Teacher Web Page - Please make a habit of checking my teacher web page & side tabs on a WEEKLY basis. This is important information pertaining to our classroom and your child. This does not replace the STC school webpage, so please check both on a regular basis for Kindergarten and school information.
Daily Communication Folder:
Each child will have one folder that will come home daily. School paperwork, homework, and any other classroom or school communications will be included in this folder. Please check and empty each day.
Please send any communication through this folder, it will be guarenteed to be read this way. Please make sure to remember to send it back everyday, it is part of their morning routine.
Homework:
Homework is minimal in Kindergarten. Instructions will come home with any/all homework. It will not start until after back to School Night!
Lunch:
You can pack a lunch for your child (they may have peanut/tree nut products in the lunchroom) or purchase hot lunch through our ARAMARK program. If your child is purchasing hot lunch, they must have an ARAMARK account set up and money in the account. You can help Kindergarten stay organized by filling out and returning the MONTHLY calendar that will be sent home at the beginning of each month. It is helpful to us if we have a record of what your child will be getting on a daily basis. We need to let the lunchroom know all choices selected for the day by 8:30am. Please check out the ARAMARK tab on the STC webpage for more information regarding our hot lunch program.
SNACK (AM only):
All students must pack ONE morning snack in their lunchbox on a daily basis. Please try to make this a HEALTHY snack (no peanut or tree nut products in the classroom). We require that the children bring a small water bottle only (8 oz size max) OR water in a thermos to drink. Please pack this in the lunchbox. We have our snacks at the same tables we work. Spill cleanups are much easier with water. Thanks for your understanding.