Behavior:
I expect the
best behavior out of all of the students, but I know that every now and then
we all make a mistake. I have a
STAR BEHAVIOR chart in the classroom that I use as a reminder of your
child’s daily behavior. Every day the students will start on a green. If
they get in trouble they will move their star to a different color. The
colors will go as follows:
Green
– Start Student!!!
Yellow
– 1st Warning (Lose 5 minutes of free time)
Orange
– 2nd Warning (Lose all of free time)
Red –
Behavior Document, phone call to parents, and/or sent to the principal’s
office (depending on the situation)
There will be a “Star Behavior” chart in your child’s
blue folder. I ask that you look
at it daily and initial if your child is NOT on green so I know you are
aware of your child’s behavior. The
students who stay on green all week receive a special reward!
Gold Coins:
I use gold coins
as incentive in my classroom. If I catch a student being good, they answer a
hard question, are a good helper, or do something else good behavior wise in
the classroom, they will receive a gold coin. First semester, after 5 gold
coins they may go to the treasure chest and get a prize. Second semester
they will have to collect 10 gold coins to go to treasure chest.
Attendance:
There is a
lot going on in kindergarten. It is important that your child is at school
and on time! The tardy bell rings at 7:40. We start our day shortly
after this and we will be busy! If your child is late they will miss the
morning routines which are important for building critical kindergarten
skills. Please give your child
the extra edge by arriving on time or even early!
Snacks:
Due to our lunch being so early (we go to lunch at 10:30!), we will have a
healthy afternoon snack. ALL the
students enjoy having a snack, so I ask that
ALL the parents help out with
providing snacks for the class. Please send some individually wrapped snacks
to help fill the snack box.
A few good snack ideas: granola bars, fruit snacks, fruit
cups, Goldfish, raisins, Cheez-its, sandwich crackers (peanut butter or
cheese).
Parent/Teacher Folder:
This
folder is one of the most important components of our communication. I will
send home papers, notes, and other important info in this folder. You should
check the folder every night and return it to school the next morning. If you
have a note for me, send it in the folder. I will check the folders every
morning for notes from you. If you send money to school for any reason
(lunches, field trip, book order, etc) please put it in the Ziploc bag I
will attach inside with a note to inform me what the money is for (lunch
money, field trip, etc) so I know where to send it.
Lunch Money:
The cost to
buy lunch in the cafeteria is $2.35 and milk is $0.35.
If your child is going to be eating school lunches, please make sure there
is money in the account, and also check the balance periodically so that the
account remains useable. I
encourage everyone to put a few dollars in your child’s lunch account. Even
if you do not plan on your child eating school lunches, you never know when
something will come up and your child will need one.
Birthdays:
A special healthy treat may be brought to school to celebrate birthdays.
Please call or email me at least one day before if you plan to do this so
that we can arrange a good time.
